Note: I am finally updating my degrassi fanfiction. It has been months since I have added a new chapter even though I have had ideas written for most of that time. I had a lot of fun writing this chapter because I was listening to my new CD and really relaxed when I wrote my final copy down in my notebook. I hope that despite the new episodes being shown and my long absence that everyone that has read it before will come back to read this chapter. Reviews are appreciated but since I can't tell if more people are reading then reviewing I'm not going to be discouraged if I only get one or two. This fanfiction could probably go on for a long time, But I don't know if I have the energy of time to keep it beyond 20 chapters. If you go by the title this story sounded over in the 5th chapter with the poem, So if you are at this chapter and haven't really read much of this and are looking for a shorter story reading from 1-5 should be good enough with the first chapter being an exception since it was my first every chapter and its format is horrible. On with the story...
Chapter Sixteen
Manny POV
I finally finished my homework two hours after I had talked to Spike. Emma still hadn't come out of her room in obvious attempt to avoid me. If I had finished my homework already then Emma shouldn't be working on it still. She was down in her room studying before I even got home according to Spike. For all I knew she could be sneaking Sean/Chris in or maybe even sneaking out. But being Emma that didn't seem like a very big possibility, Especially with how she frowns on my current situation.With Emma you never really can tell though sometimes.
I decided it was time to attempt to talk to her again. When I knocked on the basement door, I couldn't hear any kind of movement inside indicating that Emma was making an effort to come to the door. After a few minutes I figured out that unless she heard Spike yelling for her to open the door she had no intention of letting someone in willingly. With slight hesitation, I opened the door and shut it behind me as I began to walk down the stairs. It only took me a few moments to notice the sound of tropical music playing low in the atmosphere of the basement. Sure enough, Emma was sitting on her bed without acknowledging my presence, reading a magazine.
As I reached the bottom of the staircase, Emma finally looked up from her magazine and looked at me emotionless. Then she began to glare at me as I walked to my part of the room. It turned into one of those 'what do you want now' looks as I glanced over at her, trying to think of what to say. It became one of those "If looks could kill..." moments before I decided to just speak whatever came to mind. All I could do was hope that Emma would find it in her heart to give a positive response.
"Emma, I know you are mad at me and don't approve of what I did, But it is going to be hard enough dealing with school after Paige spreads the news around about my pregnancy. I really don't need another enemy right now. Please at least try to forgive me. I've attempted to support you with your problems and now that I am in a tough situation too, I really could use your support in return."
My POV
Manny sat in silence and waited for Emma's reponse. Emma had taken extra time apart from homework to think about the situation herself. She knew it would be a lot harder to continue on this way then to help. If her mom hadn't gone through with her pregnancy then she wouldn't have been alive now. It was not fair to give Manny a hard time when she was going to have a baby that would grow up just like she had with a teen mom. With Craig's help, Manny was going to raise the baby, just like her mom had done alone. It was a lot to take in, Having her BFF pregnant at such a young age. But the silence and hate had to stop. It was time to be a good friend liked she had always tried to be.
Manny POV
Emma sat in a daze for a while and looked like she was deep in thought. My hopes were that she was thinking positive and not negative thoughts. After what had to of been 15 minutes, Emma began to speak.
"Manny, I am sorry for being such a bad friend since you moved in. You don't deserve to be treated like that when you have enough to worry about already. My mom went through the same exact thing in order to give me life and I hope your baby grows up to know how fortunate they are that you decided to keep and raise them. You are very brave to go through this birth and I promise to be by your side with support all the way through. Do you forgive me? "
"Of course I forgive you. You do not know how greatful I am that you are willing to be here for me. With you, your mom, and Craig I should be able to get through this okay."
Emma came over to me and gave me a hug with a friendly smile on her face for the first time in months. In a complicated situation it is always good to know you have another person joining you for support. If we got through this conflict then our friendship could probably get through anything.
Note: In this fanfic I decided I would not mention Snake's cancer at this point because I want to be able to concentrate on Manny and the people/issues surrounding her. There are no plans written down for my next chapter yet but I'll try to get some thoughts out soon. I've noticed I have had some OOC, But since it is fanfiction it is to be expected, right? There is no beta for my fics and my new Microsoft Word is not installed yet, So please try to be patient with the mistakes I do not catch. It is hard to tell when I will be updating or get a chance to but I really will try to make it much shorter then the last break between chapters. The last chapter was posted during spring break and it is the middle of summer break now...So I really doubt that kind of gap will happen again. I wrote 3 full pages for this chapter, So it is longer then my RFR chapters have been lately. I think it is a decent length. Give any kind of feedback you want and hope you enjoyed.
Chapter Sixteen
Manny POV
I finally finished my homework two hours after I had talked to Spike. Emma still hadn't come out of her room in obvious attempt to avoid me. If I had finished my homework already then Emma shouldn't be working on it still. She was down in her room studying before I even got home according to Spike. For all I knew she could be sneaking Sean/Chris in or maybe even sneaking out. But being Emma that didn't seem like a very big possibility, Especially with how she frowns on my current situation.With Emma you never really can tell though sometimes.
I decided it was time to attempt to talk to her again. When I knocked on the basement door, I couldn't hear any kind of movement inside indicating that Emma was making an effort to come to the door. After a few minutes I figured out that unless she heard Spike yelling for her to open the door she had no intention of letting someone in willingly. With slight hesitation, I opened the door and shut it behind me as I began to walk down the stairs. It only took me a few moments to notice the sound of tropical music playing low in the atmosphere of the basement. Sure enough, Emma was sitting on her bed without acknowledging my presence, reading a magazine.
As I reached the bottom of the staircase, Emma finally looked up from her magazine and looked at me emotionless. Then she began to glare at me as I walked to my part of the room. It turned into one of those 'what do you want now' looks as I glanced over at her, trying to think of what to say. It became one of those "If looks could kill..." moments before I decided to just speak whatever came to mind. All I could do was hope that Emma would find it in her heart to give a positive response.
"Emma, I know you are mad at me and don't approve of what I did, But it is going to be hard enough dealing with school after Paige spreads the news around about my pregnancy. I really don't need another enemy right now. Please at least try to forgive me. I've attempted to support you with your problems and now that I am in a tough situation too, I really could use your support in return."
My POV
Manny sat in silence and waited for Emma's reponse. Emma had taken extra time apart from homework to think about the situation herself. She knew it would be a lot harder to continue on this way then to help. If her mom hadn't gone through with her pregnancy then she wouldn't have been alive now. It was not fair to give Manny a hard time when she was going to have a baby that would grow up just like she had with a teen mom. With Craig's help, Manny was going to raise the baby, just like her mom had done alone. It was a lot to take in, Having her BFF pregnant at such a young age. But the silence and hate had to stop. It was time to be a good friend liked she had always tried to be.
Manny POV
Emma sat in a daze for a while and looked like she was deep in thought. My hopes were that she was thinking positive and not negative thoughts. After what had to of been 15 minutes, Emma began to speak.
"Manny, I am sorry for being such a bad friend since you moved in. You don't deserve to be treated like that when you have enough to worry about already. My mom went through the same exact thing in order to give me life and I hope your baby grows up to know how fortunate they are that you decided to keep and raise them. You are very brave to go through this birth and I promise to be by your side with support all the way through. Do you forgive me? "
"Of course I forgive you. You do not know how greatful I am that you are willing to be here for me. With you, your mom, and Craig I should be able to get through this okay."
Emma came over to me and gave me a hug with a friendly smile on her face for the first time in months. In a complicated situation it is always good to know you have another person joining you for support. If we got through this conflict then our friendship could probably get through anything.
Note: In this fanfic I decided I would not mention Snake's cancer at this point because I want to be able to concentrate on Manny and the people/issues surrounding her. There are no plans written down for my next chapter yet but I'll try to get some thoughts out soon. I've noticed I have had some OOC, But since it is fanfiction it is to be expected, right? There is no beta for my fics and my new Microsoft Word is not installed yet, So please try to be patient with the mistakes I do not catch. It is hard to tell when I will be updating or get a chance to but I really will try to make it much shorter then the last break between chapters. The last chapter was posted during spring break and it is the middle of summer break now...So I really doubt that kind of gap will happen again. I wrote 3 full pages for this chapter, So it is longer then my RFR chapters have been lately. I think it is a decent length. Give any kind of feedback you want and hope you enjoyed.