Dear Emma,

I can't find the words to thank you for being such a good friend to me. All I can say is that, you're too good of a person to let people boss you around like I did. I also want you to know that you're a great person and you deserve only the best in life. I know you're wondering why I'm writing you this letter… and the reason is because I might not have another chance to tell you this…I have decided to get an abortion. I know me and Craig aren't ready for such a big responsibility and I'm sorry if you're disappointed in me. But if you're going to remember something of me, please just remember this and understand that my decision wasn't out of selfishness or stupidity. I love you Emma and I will never forget you.

Love, Manny

P.S. Keep an eye out on Craig for me.

Dear Craig,

By the time you'll be reading this, I'll be gone already. I'm not going to tell you where I'm going because I think if we're meant to be, faith will bring us together someday. But someday isn't now. I'm away from Degrassi now because I think I can make a better life at where I am going. People won't know about my past or whisper things about me like I don't hear it. I truly think that this is for the best. I also want you to know that I'm sorry for getting you into this mess and I'm sorry for ruining your realationships and reputation. I didn't mean for it to get out of hand. But always remember what we had, because I know I won't. I truly hope to see you again someday and you'll always be in my thoughts. I love you, Craig.

Manny

Manny reread these letters over and over again, contemplating on if she's doing the right thing. She did not want to leave Degrassi, but she knew it would be better for everyone this way. She thought up how everything would be different without her. Would people be sad? Would they be happy? She honestly didn't know and didn't want to find out. Manny didn't want to think about this no longer.

"Manulla! Get in the car now!"

"Coming, Mom. Can we stop by somewhere first?"

Craig, Spinner, Jimmy, and Marco gathered into the garage to practice. Spinner was the first to spot Manny's letter on the couch.

"Craig, dude. You got mail."

"Huh? Who's it from?"

"It doesn't say. Maybe it's a love letter from who- knows. I guess you can't keep track of your admirers, nowadays."

"Shut up Spinner. Give me it."

Craig opened the letter and recognized Manny's handwriting.

"It's from Manny." Craig read the letter from start to finish, waiting to see if there was some good news anywhere in the letter. But there wasn't. After a few seconds, his eyes started to water.

"Uhm… guys, I forgot. There's something I have to do. We can practice tomorrow."

"What? Is many coming over? I can totally understand if she is. Wink,wink." Spinner joked.

"Just go…"

As the boys got up to leave, Emma walked in. You could tell she had been crying for awhile. Craig stayed silent.

"Did you get one of these? It looks like you did. I can't believe she's gone. She didn't leave an address or anything…"

"It's all my fault…"

Emma did not know what to do. She didn't have a best friend to be comforted by anymore. And it pained her to see Craig this broken. The only thing she knew was to put her arms around him. She looked at him and couldn't help but feel sorry for her friend.

"Emma, We might never see her again…"

"She'll come back. It just… wont be that soon."

For the next few days, Craig and Emma spent their whole time after school talking about Manny and consoling each other. She was kind of glad Manny wasn't here right now. It would kill her to see Craig like this.

"I wonder what Manny is doing now. Maybe she met a new guy. Maybe she forgot about me."

"Craig, I bet you Manny is thinking about you right now. You're a very hard person to forget. Plus, she was in love with you."

"I was in love with her too."

"Ya know what I think? I think we shouldn't sit around all day moping around. I know Manny isn't. Come on Craig, You should start dating again. Maybe things with you and Ash might start working again."

"I don't want Ash. I care about her, but I don't think we can go back to being a couple anymore."

"I heard she's still hung up on you though."

"Then let her be hung up. I don't care, because I just want to be her friend."

"Sure Craig."

They talked about Manny for hours and watched TV. together until they watched all the late night talk shows and they started seeing the same infomercials again and again.

"I think I should be going home now, Craig. It's pretty late."

"Wow. Time really went by fast. I'll walk you. Just let me get my coat."

"Alright."

It didn't take that long to get to Emma's house. So there was no point in starting a conversation. As they approached Emma's house, things started feeling uncomfortable.

"Emma, I thought these last couple of days were going to be miserable, but they ended up being not so bad."

"Yeah. Thanks for talking and helping me with my problems."

Before Emma stepped into her house, she looked up at Craig. His eyes were gleaming in the moonlight. For the first time, Emma understood why Manny was so attracted to Craig. She always thought he was cute, but never realized how gorgeous he was when you really stare at him. Not thinking about what she was going to do, she leaned in and gave him a kiss. But surprisingly, he leaned in too and did not pull back. The kiss was interrupted by the loud noise of Jack's crying. After breaking the kiss, Emma just smiled at Craig leaving him stunned. After Emma went into her house, Craig just stood there, amazed at what just happened. He didn't even realize what had just happened.