"There's no one in town I know,
You gave us someplace to go,
I never said thank you for that,
I thought I might get one more chance,
What would you think of me now?
So lucky, so strong, so proud,
I never said thank you for that,
Now I'll never have a chance,
May angels lead you in,
Hear you me my friends,
On sleepless roads the sleepless go,
May angels lead you in."
Jimmy Eat World- Hear You Me
Manny decided to go to school that Monday. She couldn't stand being at home. It just reminded her of the phone call she had with Emma. To think, she had been on the phone while her friend was killing herself. It was just too much to bear. Manny slug her backpack over her shoulder and began walking to school, trying hard not to think about how just three days ago Emma had been walking to school with her.
She walked up the steps entering the school, ignoring J.T. and Toby who were calling for her.
"Hey, Manny, wait up!" J.T. called. He and Toby ran to catch up to her. Manny ignored them both, looking straight ahead as they described all the mischief they'd gotten into over the weekend.
"So, where's Emma?" Toby asked casually, not knowing the effects his innocent question would have. Manny broke into tears. Embarrassed she ran into the nearest bathroom, plowing right through Sean and Craig. Toby, J.T., Sean and Craig looked after her confused.
"Did I say something wrong?" Toby asked J.T. who shrugged. Craig and Sean walked over to Toby and J.T.
"What's up with Manny?" Sean asked them. Toby and J.T. shook their heads.
"I don't know," J.T. said. "Toby just asked her where Emma was and she started crying."
"You think her and Emma are fighting or something?" Craig asked.
"Probably," Toby said. "Let's wait for Manny to come out and try to cheer her up or something." The boys nodded and went to stand by the entrance of the girls bathroom. This peeked the curiosity of Paige, Hazel, Spinner, Jimmy and Marco who were passing by.
"Hey, what are you all standing around the girls bathroom for?" Paige asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh, hey guys!" Craig said greeting his friends. "Manny flipped out and we're trying to see what's up."
"Not like you would care, though," Toby said to Paige.
"You're right, I don't," she said smugly, pulling out a compact mirror and checking her reflection. Toby gave a disgusted sigh and shook his head. Manny emerged from the bathroom looking around curiously at the group. Her eyes were dark red from crying. Lowering her head she began to walk quickly away.
"Manny, wait!" Craig called after her. Reluctantly, Manny stopped and turned to face the group.
"Please," she said before anyone could say anything. "Could you all just leave me alone?"
"What's wrong?" J.T. pressed. "Tell us that and we will."
"Yeah, hun," Paige piped in. "You've attracted the attention of all of us. So please, do tell. Plus, red eyes are just not you."
Manny glared at Paige.
"Leave me alone," she said through gritted teeth. Finding amusement in Manny's anger, Paige decided to keep it up.
"What's wrong, hun? Tell me and I'll let you get back to your nerdy ways. By the way, where's your friend Emma? Still at home planning out every single thing she's gonna do today?"
Hazel and Spinner laughed at Paige's comment. Manny's nostrils flared in anger. She just couldn't take it anymore.
"She's dead, Paige! Dead! So just fuck off and leave me alone. All of you!" Manny screamed and ran through the startled group, out the doors of Degrassi and all the way home, never once looking back.
You gave us someplace to go,
I never said thank you for that,
I thought I might get one more chance,
What would you think of me now?
So lucky, so strong, so proud,
I never said thank you for that,
Now I'll never have a chance,
May angels lead you in,
Hear you me my friends,
On sleepless roads the sleepless go,
May angels lead you in."
Jimmy Eat World- Hear You Me
Manny decided to go to school that Monday. She couldn't stand being at home. It just reminded her of the phone call she had with Emma. To think, she had been on the phone while her friend was killing herself. It was just too much to bear. Manny slug her backpack over her shoulder and began walking to school, trying hard not to think about how just three days ago Emma had been walking to school with her.
She walked up the steps entering the school, ignoring J.T. and Toby who were calling for her.
"Hey, Manny, wait up!" J.T. called. He and Toby ran to catch up to her. Manny ignored them both, looking straight ahead as they described all the mischief they'd gotten into over the weekend.
"So, where's Emma?" Toby asked casually, not knowing the effects his innocent question would have. Manny broke into tears. Embarrassed she ran into the nearest bathroom, plowing right through Sean and Craig. Toby, J.T., Sean and Craig looked after her confused.
"Did I say something wrong?" Toby asked J.T. who shrugged. Craig and Sean walked over to Toby and J.T.
"What's up with Manny?" Sean asked them. Toby and J.T. shook their heads.
"I don't know," J.T. said. "Toby just asked her where Emma was and she started crying."
"You think her and Emma are fighting or something?" Craig asked.
"Probably," Toby said. "Let's wait for Manny to come out and try to cheer her up or something." The boys nodded and went to stand by the entrance of the girls bathroom. This peeked the curiosity of Paige, Hazel, Spinner, Jimmy and Marco who were passing by.
"Hey, what are you all standing around the girls bathroom for?" Paige asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh, hey guys!" Craig said greeting his friends. "Manny flipped out and we're trying to see what's up."
"Not like you would care, though," Toby said to Paige.
"You're right, I don't," she said smugly, pulling out a compact mirror and checking her reflection. Toby gave a disgusted sigh and shook his head. Manny emerged from the bathroom looking around curiously at the group. Her eyes were dark red from crying. Lowering her head she began to walk quickly away.
"Manny, wait!" Craig called after her. Reluctantly, Manny stopped and turned to face the group.
"Please," she said before anyone could say anything. "Could you all just leave me alone?"
"What's wrong?" J.T. pressed. "Tell us that and we will."
"Yeah, hun," Paige piped in. "You've attracted the attention of all of us. So please, do tell. Plus, red eyes are just not you."
Manny glared at Paige.
"Leave me alone," she said through gritted teeth. Finding amusement in Manny's anger, Paige decided to keep it up.
"What's wrong, hun? Tell me and I'll let you get back to your nerdy ways. By the way, where's your friend Emma? Still at home planning out every single thing she's gonna do today?"
Hazel and Spinner laughed at Paige's comment. Manny's nostrils flared in anger. She just couldn't take it anymore.
"She's dead, Paige! Dead! So just fuck off and leave me alone. All of you!" Manny screamed and ran through the startled group, out the doors of Degrassi and all the way home, never once looking back.