A/N: hey kiddies, what's up? Well, listen here, the truth of the matter is that I don't even know what I'm doing this for. I mean honestly, I just had this idea, and I figured, why not. So, that being the case, I really don't know if I'm gonna end up finishing this. The first segment you're about to read is more of a summary of what happened, in my own mind, after the Rick incident. The second segment is more towards the end of my story/saga. I'm just using these as test runs to see if you all like it. I mean, if enough of you do, I'll expand the idea and eventually expand upon it. Thanks a load.
Disclaimer: obviously I don't own the Degrassi characters in any way shape or form.. Kinda bland, I know,
but I'm not clever enough to come up with something original.
It's been one year since Rick went postal and turned the Degrassi Community school into a shooting range. The days that followed were littered with candle light vigils on almost every corner and in depth reports on the "safety of your children's schools" to fill the five o clock spot on the evening news. The tradgey itself threaten to tear the town apart, but it was the aftermath, with all of the interviewing and all of the extra attention, that had blown it to pieces. But as the weeks continued, the candles began to fade, and the news found some other story to report to death in their "exclusive story" slots. And the town moved on. Of course, if you asked anyone in that town how you get over something like that, they'd probably tell you that it's not about getting over, it's about getting on. And that's what those who were affected and closest to Rick did. And by far, the most affected and most adjusted to his life was Jimmy.
After the bullet severed his spinal cord, Jimmy was confined to a wheel chair. At first, it was a rather hard transition, I mean, can you honestly blame him? How does one go from the all star athlete that Jimmy was, to how he saw it, a cripple? Well, the answer lies in not only a strong will and iron clad resolve, but also in the friends that you make throughout your life. And fortunately, Jimmy had many. With swerving support of his friends, and the unyielding love of his girlfriend Hazel, Jimmy had began to see the brighter side to life again. It wasn't a struggle to get through the day anymore. He was getting through one step at a time (pardon the pun)…..
Ellie Nash, while at first by Sean's abrupt departure from her live is finally over him, or so she thinks. Deep down there's that part of her that still wants to know why. And of course, it didn't help that everything she owned reminded her of him, even in the smallest of ways. She was still living in the apartment that they had more or less furnished together, and she was always struggling financially to maintain it. He had left her an ATM card and a pin number with a note that simply read "I'm Sorry", she'd found it one night while she rooted through his tee shirts and her memories. But there was only enough money to keep the lights and water running for a month….
Sean Cameron who is now living with his parents in Wasaga Beach has made no attempt to contact anyone, except for Jimmy. And that was to bury their long standing hatchet, and to wish him a speedy recovery. Respecting Sean's wishes, Jimmy has told no one about their contact.