Chapter 4 Alexis is Revealed

Alexis went to her room shutting the balcony's French doors and fell onto her canopy bed. Her room showed her personality very well and only because she decorated herself. The bed was on the right side of the balcony doors. The sheets where black, and purple while the hangings were red and silver. She looked around satisfied at her own work. The walls were painted a metallic silver on opposite sides while the other two where painted black with words written on them. The song lyrics she thinks of when she has nothing better to do and she wants to write them down before she forgets. There was a desk in the right corner opposite the door to her closet and next to it the door out.

"I hope they don't find out who I really am." She closed her eyes as dream world became very apparent. Fog set in and people flooded her mind. Laughs came from every direction. Alexis awoke in a cold sweat breathing heavily. "Damn not again." The next day the dream came true as she walked in the door people pointed and whispered. Then Manny came up to her and told her what had happened.

"You see people know your story now."

"But how would they?"

"Word spreads fast at Degrassi."

"Well I doubt they know the truth."

"Would you tell me?"

"Okay, but don't tell anyone."

"Won't promise."

"I was a little girl who grew up in London, England. I got the usual royal treatment with butlers and maids. But for some reason I wasn't happy. My family pushed me into opera and ballet. The ballet stuck but everything else was a falsification of me. My parents never took time out to know the real me so I was basically raised by Martin my butler at the time and the maid Jessica but we call her Jesse. I wasn't really appreciative of all my parents had done I saw only the negative, but they died in a car crash before I realized the truth. So I inherited the money and came here with my now adopted parents Martin and Jesse who were married secretly the whole time and didn't tell me till after the accident. So now I am Alexis McCain."

"But who were you before?"

"Now that is going to far Manny."

"I'm sorry I just want to know more about you."

"Why because I like Craig?" Manny had a blank expression. "Yes I know all about your love triangle from last year as you said word travels fast at Degrassi." With that said Alexis went off in a huff. She walked right by Craig bumping his shoulder at full speed and making his hand go directly to the spot of impact. He saw Manny going in the other direction and went after her. "Manuela Santos." He said full voiced which he never called her unless he was mad. He had only used this once in their relationship, but since they broke up he figured it didn't matter.

"What Craig?"

"What the hell did you do to Alex?"

"Oh, so its Alex now is it?"

"What business is that of yours?"

"Look I just talked with her and don't tell me you haven't heard the rumors of her past."

"Sorry but I haven't." He turned and left not even bothering to look back. He found Alexis sitting on the steps outside crying. "Alex what's wrong?"

"Haven't you heard my life story is going around Degrassi and there are many different versions apparently."

"No I haven't and besides I would want you to tell me not some gossip crazed person."

In that moment of sheer simplicity their eyes met and they were certain they wanted nothing more then to be with the other.