After the long and many years, Mr. Dan Raditch was still the principle. He stood at the podium in the auditorium, grayer than he used to be, but beaming proudly non-the-less. JT, Sean, and Manny all sat down at the same table, one right smack dab in the center of the floor. "He's still here?" JT whispered. "God, I would have thought him dead by now!"

"JT!" Manny said, shushing him.

"Hey, I was just kidding!" JT said.

"I see you haven't lost your sense of humor." A voice said behind him.

"What?" JT said, turning around. It was his old best friend, Toby. "Hey, Toby!" JT said as he stood up from his chair. He pulled him into a friendly, but manly hug.

Toby laughed. "Hey, how are you?"

"I'm great!" JT said, sitting back down. Toby nodded.

"Hey, Sean. Hello, Manny." They both waved.

"Toby why don't you have a seat?" Sean said, pulling out the empty chair to his left.

A pretty woman behind Toby cleared her throat. "Hem…"

"Oh, sorry!" Toby said, smacking his forehead. "Guys this is my wife Kelly-Lynn."

She smiled. "Hi ya'll." Kelly-Lynn spoke with a southern accent.

"May I have your attention please?" Mr. Raditch spoke into the microphone. "Is everyone seated…? Good! Well, what can I say…welcome back Degrassi class of 2007!" Everyone started to clap loudly. "Okay, okay, first off I would like to re-introduce your former Media Immersion teacher, Mr. Archie Simpson!" Mr. Simpson stepped out onto the stage and took a bow. Sean and Manny both rose from their chairs, applauding hard.

"Thanks everyone!" he spoke, "It's so great to see you all again! First, I would like to tell you about someone that you all used to know. She should be here right now, enjoying the reunion with us, but she was taken by cancer her first year of high school. She was my step-daughter, everyone, Emma Nelson."

Sean heard a sharp intake of breath coming from Manny on his right. He looked over at her. She glanced at him, worried about where Mr. Simpson was going with this.

"Mr. Raditch and I talked about it and we decided to make a scholarship program in Emma's honor and under her name. And I thought to myself, where's a better place to kick it off then at this reunion?" Everyone started to clap again, cutting him off. "Alright, thank you. There are two people in this room tonight who were her best friends. She could have asked for better. Would Manny Santos and Sean Cameron please come on stage?"

Manny's and Sean's necks snapped around to look at each other. Manny wore a horrified expression. "I can't." She mouthed at him. Sean gave her a reassuring smile and grabbed her hand.

"Manny? Sean?" Mr. Simpson asked, hoping that he had not made a mistake. His eyes scanned around the room for them.

Sean stood up and lightly pulled Manny onto the stage. Everyone politely applauded. Manny and Sean stood shoulder-to-shoulder, facing Mr. Simpson. He beamed at the both of them. Tears were glistening in his eyes.

"You all remember Sean and Manny, right? Well, if they want, it would mean a whole lot to me if they would help me start the program by refreshing all of your memories about Emma." He stopped there.

Manny's mouth dropped wide open. She couldn't.

"So, could one of you, if you please…?" Mr. Simpson said, trying to hand the microphone to one of them.

"Alright." Sean said, taking the microphone.

"Thank you," Mr. Simpson said, clapping him on the shoulder.