Chapter 20: Somebody's Watching Me

"Ellie!" Craig called out to Ellie who had just left from the Rec center. "Oh I'm so glad I caught you."

"Hey Craig, your a little late for the meeting today and your really late for the one we had last week." Ellie replied in a harsh tone.

"I completely forgot." Craig put his hand on his forehead "DD is taking so much out of me it's hard to do anything else. I'll be sure to be at the next meeting, next week. Right now I need to know if the room is empty me and Hazel need to practice for the show."

"Hazel." Ellie looked around her. "Is she meeting you here later?"

"What are you talking about Hazel was just right behind me." Craig looked behind him but there wasn't a sign of Hazel anywhere. "Where did she go?"

Ellie rolled her eyes. "Craig this isn't the time for joking around."

Hazel ran around the corner and tapped Craig on the shoulder. "Craig you know you could slow down a little." Hazel said between breaths.

"See." Craig pointed out to Ellie. "She was behind me the whole time."

"Barely." Ellie replied.

"Do you think everyone is gone now?" Craig asked.

"I don't know, I think so. I know Hector the janitor was still there when I left."

"Well I guess I have to find out myself." Craig said to Ellie before looking at Hazel who was still wheezing. "You ready."

"Ready for what?" Hazel asked.

"Well Craig here is going to sneak you into the rec center." Ellie replied. "You thought you were running before well you haven't been chased by the night watchman's guard dogs."

"What!" Hazel exclaimed."Craig are you insane!"

"Ellie's only kidding." Craig said while looking at Ellie who was smirking. "The only one we have to worry about is Hector the janitor who has a huge crush on Ellie."

"Don't even think about asking what I think you're going to ask." Ellie replied.

"Please, Ellie." Craig pleaded. " I won't ask anymore favors from you ever again."

"Fine, but you owe me."" Ellie said before walking into the Rec Center."

"And I'll gladly repay it." Craig said while following Ellie.

"What exactly are you two planning on doing?" Hazel asked while following behind Craig and Ellie into the Rec Center.

"I can't believe it." Manny said in a surprised voice. "Toby in jail. Out of all the people in Degrassi I can think of going to jail I would have never thought in a million years Toby would be one of them."

"I know it's so weird but it happened." Emma replied while chomping on a bag of chips she had stashed in her room."Ash said he was brought in for attempted car theft but he claimed he was rescuing a puppy he thought was locked in a car."

"Awww, I could see Toby rescuing a puppy it is kind of inhumane but Isn't he allergic to dogs?"

Emma shrugged. "That's not the point Manny. I really think he wasn't trying to rescue a dog."

"You don't think he would actually steal a car? Toby can't even drive yet so what would he do with a car?"

"Who said Toby wanted the car, I think it was Jay's idea."

"I still can't get over Toby even hanging with such a jerk especially since he was the one who set up Ri...Umm I just don't think it's possible."

"Well it is I seen them together with my own two eyes, plus Spinner told me all about their plan."

"Spinner, don't tell me your talking to that jerk. Emma have you completely lost it."

"Manny, if it weren't for Spinner I wouldn't even know about Toby and Jay. Toby really needs help but he won't answer my calls and after what happened yesterday with him hitting me."

"What!" Manny grabbed the bag of chips from Emma."Toby hit you."

"He accidentally hit me when I tried to grab his arm, it wasn't intentional."

"That still doesn't make it right. I know Toby isn't really Toby now a days but that still doesn't give him the right to hit you."

"I know. Toby tried to apologize but I ran away. I could've sworn I heard noises after I came home from Toby's,you know like someone was watching me."

"Is he stalking you?"

"No, well I don't think he is. He was before but not anymore."

"Em' first Toby hits you and now he's stalking you. I usually don't interfere but I think we should call someone. Toby needs help."

"Well yeah we all do. Me, Toby, Sean, Craig and even Spinner and Jay. We all played a part in Rick's demise in someway so it's going to effect us. Jimmy seems to be the only one getting help because he not only has mental scars but physical as well. But the rest of us besides Craig that I know of we haven't even talked about it. It's like it never happened."

"So what do you think we should do?"

"I don't know. I really don't know."

"I can't believe Ellie and that guy are going out for drinks at the Dot."Hazel laughed.

"Yeah you could see that she was really pleased about that." Craig replied. "I can't wait to see how I'm going to have to repay her back."

"Yeah I want to see that too." Hazel giggled while looking at the room they were in. It was a large room with a small stage at that end complete with musical instruments including a grand piano. "Thanks Craig this room is great."

"Yeah I found it when I was coming here for a..umm guitar lessons."

"Don't you already know how to play?"

"Yeah, well there's always room for improvement."

"Agree." Hazel walked on the stage and started to play on the piano.

"Wow I didn't know you could play."

"Your not the only one who gets lessons. I'm not as good as Ash but what do you think of this?" Hazel started to play More Then Words

Craig pulled out his guitar and played along while singing the lyrics."Saying I love you. Is not the words I want to hear from you. It's not that I want you. Not to say, but if you only knew."

Hazel kept playing but she just couldn't sing the words. "I really can't sing this." Hazel took her hands away from the keys on the piano." It's not you Craig well OK maybe it is. Did you know Manny wanted me to think of someone I love to get into it. But it's hard to visualize anyone especially with you and a hundreds of eye's staring right at me. Your cute Craig but your defiantly not my type why didn't Manny just sing the stupid.."

"Manny why would Manny sing it if you were the...Oh I should have guessed. She was the one that Jimmy heard not you."

"Yeah she was. Look don't tell anyone I told you Manny doesn't want anyone to find out."

"Why not? If she was the one that Jimmy heard then it's only fair we tell."

"Would you really want to sing the song Ashley picked out especially for you two and then to have Ashley see and hear you on stage with your ex girlfriend singing it. It would crush her."

"Your right." Craig looked at Hazel. "So Manny said she visualized someone to help her sing the song so why don't you just do the same." Craig started to strum on his guitar. "Close your eyes, think really hard and repeat after me. Saying I love you. Is not the words I want to hear from you. "

"Saying I love you." Hazel song timidly. Is not the words I want to hear from you."

"That's good now sing it with a little more feeling."

Hazel song with a little more confidence but not too much. "Saying I love you. Is not the words I hear from you.It's not that I want you. Not to say, but if you only knew "

"See you got it and I didn't have to give you the lyrics." Craig congratulating Hazel. "Now sing this." Craig strummed on his guitar.

"Wait you got an eyelash right on your cheek let me get it."Hazel interrupted before wiping the eyelash of Craig cheek. "You know if make a wish on it and blow it from it your wish will come true."

"Your serious." Craig smirked. "OK well here's to my wish coming true".Craig blew on it. Just as he was about to say something he heard a big crash in the background.

"What was that?" Hazel asked.

"I don't know but I'm about to go find out." Craig ran out of the room but he didn't see anything. He walked back into the room.

"Do you think it was Hector?" Hazel asked while looking around.

"No it was probably just a mouse or something."

"A what!"

"It was nothing." Craig assured Hazel. "Oh yeah where were we. The wish do you think I could ask you a question."

"What?" Hazel asked still looking around the room for any signs of vermin.

"Did Manny happen to tell you who she was thinking about?"