Chapter 5: Mystery Girl
"Yeah, I think I do," Emma replied smiling. She looked at Manny, who suddenly had a hurt look on her face. She and J.T. had gone out for a while in Degrassi. Now that they had broken up, it seemed like Manny had never quite recovered.
"Well congratulations," Manny growled, climbing back into her bed. Emma shot her a concerned look.
"And the girl Chris was with looked just like you, Manny," Emma retorted, crossing her arms.
"Really?" Manny questioned. Emma nodded. Manny began to look worried.
"Manny, what's wrong?" Ashley asked as she wrote in her notebook, which was labeled, "Sweet Nothings…A.K.A. Songs."
"I have a cousin who goes here," Manny explained, quivering her lip.
"So?" Emma said, wondering how this went with the girl in Chris's room.
"So it might've been her."
Emma smirked as she crawled into her bed.
"Manny, it could've been any girl with long black hair," Emma said.
"No Emma, it was her," Manny pressed.
"Sure, Manny," Ashley scoffed.
"Whatever," Emma said, rolling over. She pulled the covers up on her body.
"It was her!" Manny said, coming to a conclusion. "My cousin talked about having a boyfriend who loves Phat Farm stuff! All the matches I can think of fit Chris's description!"
"Uh-huh," Emma replied to let Manny know she was listening.
"Well I asked her the other day what her boyfriend's name was, but she just laughed and didn't say! I'm sorry, Em. If I had been more suspicious or more alert or whatever," Manny was beginning to talk fast.
"Okay Manny, I believe you. What's your cousin's name?" Emma asked, on the verge of dozing off.
"Nicolette Santos," Manny replied.
"Cool, I'll ask Chris what he has to say about that tomorrow," Emma smirked.
"Em, just give it up. You broke up already! Why keep coming back?" Ashley persuaded.
"I need answers, Ash," Emma answered before drifting off into a restful sleep.