A/N: I'm sorry that I started over my last story got deleted somehow, I probably hit the wrong button. Sorry.
Chapter Two: Believing can be deceiving.
Sean had forgotten about being halfway in halfway out of the intersection, and from somewhere in the distance the sound of a car horn reminded him. He looked in his rear-view mirror to possibly see where the horn had come from, but when he looked behind him, there wasn't a car in sight. He looked back in the intersection towards Jay and Emma, but they were running down the street to a car that had come to a stop in the middle of the street and whoever it was waited for Jay and Emma to get in before taking off. Sean had no clue where they were going and really didn't have time to think about it. He had to get up to Degrassi Community School before 3 p.m. if he was going to register in time, but his stomach had other plans. Instead of turning, he pulled his car back to face forward and sped off through the middle of the intersection, even though the light was red.
About 10 minutes later he arrived at the little restaurant called the DOT. He pulled into the parking lot and parked his car. He stared at the small building for a minute before going in. It was surprisingly empty for a Friday afternoon, people probably at work or on vacation. He walked up to the counter and hit the little bell to get some service. A few moments later a guy walked out through the swinging doors and Sean immediately recognized him.
"Spinner?" he said.
"Huh?" said Spinner, obviously not recognizing Sean.
"It's me, Sean," he told him.
"Cameron?" Spinner said, his face turning from confused into a smile. "Wow, it's great to see you, why you back are you staying?"
"Whoa, slow down," said Sean laughing. "It's great to see you too, and I'm back because I had a nice long time to deal and I'm ready to come back and yes I am staying."
"Wow, wow, this is, wow," said Spinner, obviously at a loss for words.
"So, I see you're still working here," Sean commented.
"Yeah, I was actually fired for awhile, but I ended up being called back because I was the only one who could put up with Mr. Lorenzo without going nuts," said Spinner laughing.
Sean nodded his head. "Think I could get some service?"
"Sure," said Spinner pulling out his tablet of paper, "What'll ya have?"
"How about a coke and a hamburger? Is that cool?" asked Sean.
"I think I can handle that, seeing as how you're only the second person to be in here so far today," said Spinner turning around and heading back through the double doors.
"Do I know the other person by chance?" asked Sean, taking a drink of the Coke Spinner brought back out to him.
"Yah, it was your partner in crime and my ex-friend Jason Hogart," said Spinner.
Sean nearly choked on his coke. "Jay? Jay works here?"
"Yup, started almost a week after you packed up and left," said Spinner from behind the double-doors. "I wish he wouldn't have though."
"Why?" asked Sean.
"He's the worst influence on anybody," Spinner told him. "Got me into more trouble with my old friends in one day than I would have in one week."
"Well, duh, it's Jay we're talking about here," said Sean laughing.
"I don't think you'd be laughing if you found out that he was the reason that Jimmy was put into a wheelchair," said Spinner, reappearing with Sean's hamburger with a look of complete disgust.
"Say what?" said Sean, ignoring the hamburger.
"The paint, the paint that fell on Rick was Jay's idea," Spinner took a breath, "And mine, but we didn't think that he would bring a gun to school! It was just to tell him that he wasn't wanted at Degrassi. But when I told Mrs. H what happened she expelled me and Jay."
"So you and Jay had to repeat the 11th grade?" asked Sean shocked.
"Yeah, that was a load of fun," said Spinner sarcastically.
Sean thought for a moment, why did Rick shoot Jimmy, why didn't he go for Spinner and Rick?
"Why did Rick shoot Jimmy then, if you guys were the ones doing the prank?" said Sean aloud.
"Jay noticed that Rick was in the bathroom when we went in after the paint fell, we made up some bull-shit story about how Jimmy had planned it perfectly to fall on him when he won the final round. It was so stupid," said Spinner hanging his head.
Sean thought for a moment, Jimmy was on the same team as Emma and Toby for the Whack Your Brain competition, that's why he was going to shoot Emma, and possibly Toby.
"I almost died because of him," said Sean quietly, "Because I was trying to save another person he wanted dead."
"Emma," Spinner told him.
Sean nodded. "I think I'm going to get going, I have to get up to Degrassi before 3 in order to register on time, otherwise I have to pay some kind of fee. By the way how much for lunch?"
"Forget about it," said Spinner, pulling the plate towards him. "I'll take care of it for you. Oh and welcome back."
"Thanks," said Sean, turning around and going out the doors and heading back out to his car, his head swarming with different thoughts. If his eyes weren't mistaking him and that really was Emma and Jay he saw in the crosswalk, that probably means Emma didn't know that Jay was the reason she almost died, the reason he almost died, but then again he was just taking a shot in the dark. Maybe Jay had told her and begged to be forgiven for his stupidity, and then again maybe it was just one of those things he had 'forgotten' to mention. Either way, Sean would find out soon enough, but as of right now, his mind was focused on getting to Degrassi on time.
