"Good Morning Class, it is agina the beginning of the year. And I'm glad to see so many of you back and so many new faces. I hope those of you who are new will get along with all the students, and all students please treat the new ones with respect. Well I am not going to badger you on your first day back, so what I am going to do is have some 'getting-to-know-each other' games." Mr. Simson told his students during first period. "All of you are to get into groups of 3-not so fast- stay in your seats, I am assigning you to your seats, thank-you. Okay, Sean you over there by…hold on im not good with names, ah yes, Desiree. Ms. Santos can join them. Emma over there by…let's see…excuse me what is your name?"
"Derrick" The boy replied.
"Right over there Emma oh and Kendra you too." Mr simson kept putting the class into a trio. When he was all finished Toby raised his hand and asked "Mr. Simson? Can I ask why we have grade tens in here? Isn't this a Junior class?"
"Well, the school has put together a new system, you see all the sophomores, they are advanced for their grading level. So they have been put in an older class group. If you notice there aren't that many." He thoroughly explianed. "Right so what you'll be doing today is asking each of your partners these questions (pointing to the board) and record their answers on a sheet of paper. Right, any questions? Well then off you go. And yes these will be graded Mr. York."
JT placed his hand back down in a defeated way.
"Okay, so Chris…what did you do over the summer?" JT read from the paper.
"I went up to LA with my cousin for a record deal he got." Chris replied.
"How bout you Liberty? What were you up to?" Chris turned the question to her.
"I was at home…and just relaxed." She said solemnly.
Moving over to Manny's group.
"So whats your name?" manny asked the new girl.
"Desiree."
"That's a pretty name" Sean told the girl.
"Oh please…so what grade are you in?" Manny questioned.
"Grade ten." Desiree replied.
"Right, okay any questions for me?" Manny said after looking up from her paper.
"Yea, what did you do over the summer?" Sean read aloud.
"I spent the entire summer with my boo!" She said smiling.
"Manny I can't put on the paper that you slept with all of Degrassi." Sean said.
"That's not even close to funny Sean." Manny replied aggrivated.
"Okay sorry, well whos your new boo?"
"Derrick."
"The new guy?"
"No, Mr. Simson changed his name. Duh." She asid sarcastically.
going over to Derricks group.
"So your new here huh?" Emma asked the guy.
"Yup, just moved over the summer." Derrick said.
"Met anyone yet?" Kenra jumped into the convo.
"Yea, she's great." He grinned looking in Manny's direction.
"Her?!" Emma and Kendra both said in a scandalized voice.
"Yea, why?" HE said offended.
"Well, she's not really that innocent."
"Yea she has quite a reputaion."
"And not a good one either." Both girls explained.
"I know, but I love her for who she is now. And nothing in the past can change that. Let me guess you're the emma that used to be her Best friend?"
"Um, yea. How did you know?"
"Manny tells me everything. She's the only girl that we can talk about anything that I know of." Derrick sighed doodling on his paper.
Going to Toby's table.
"So?" He said to the buff looking guy to his right.
"So what?" The guy said angrily back.
"Nevermind." Toby said in a scared voice.
DING DING DING.
"Okay class put your name on the paper and hand it in on my desk." Mr. Simson tried to say over the noise of kids wrestling their back packs. Manny got up and walked over to Derrick. They held hands walking out of class together. Desiree had gotten up and followed the herd of students out, with Sean close behind her. Emma watched jealously as Manny stepped out with Derrick, and Toby carefully dodged the glare of Kendra.
The next couple of classes went by quickly as all the teachers had their students play the 'get-to-know-eatch other' games. And lunch soon rolled by. Mann yand Derrick had found a nice spot down at the rivine and all the new couples that seemed to form over summer had regrouped. Spinner with Ellie, Jimmy and Hazle, Paige and JT, Ahley and Craig, Emma and Chris, Alex and Jay, Towerz and Liberty. All seemed well.
The new girl Desiree wandered out into the school halls and stayed at her locker. Then Sean came up behind her.
"Hey."
"Hi." She said a little taken abakc.
"Whatchya doin?"
"Nothing, just organizing my locker." She replied.
"Oh…looks fun."He said sarcastically. "Hey you want to come join me and my friends for lunch?"
"Well, I don't know…"
"Come on…what harm could it do?" And he grabbed her by the hand and led her to his group at lunch.