I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
Manny didn't understand why Paige felt the need to go to the hospital. She should be happy that they wouldn't have to worry about Emma anymore. She finally got all she deserved! How can she all of a sudden care for her? Another friend went and betrayed her. She couldn't seem to trust anyone anymore.
Manny looked at the wallet on her desk, she needed to plant it somewhere. But the question was where? It had to be somewhere believable. She didn't have much time to do it, she couldn't get caught with it her possession.
There was a knock on her bedroom door. Manny stopped suddenly, heart sank, was it too late she thought. "Manny can I come in," her mother asked.
There was a sigh of relief to know it wasn't the cops. "Sure mama," she answered.
Mrs. Santos walked through the door, and sat on her bed next to her, "I just heard on the news that Emma was attacked, and put into the hospital."
"Yeah, I heard that too mama," not really caring, since she was the one that had put her there. In her thoughts, that's where she belonged.
"Then why aren't you there, you two used to be so close, inseparable," confused by her attitude, she didn't know about the whole situation that happened between them.
"She stole Craig away from me," she said with bitterness to her voice.
"I knew he was never good enough for you," trying to make her daughter feel better, but still didn't like the fact that she didn't seem to care.
Remember the good times that we had?
I let them slip away from us when things got bad
How clearly I first saw you smilin' in the sun
Wanna feel your warmth upon me, I wanna be the one
Craig needed some air after what he just heard Paige confess. This was all too much for him to take in all at once. What would be next?
He couldn't leave though, he needed to be close when they she finally awoke. He needed to be there for her in her time of need, even if they weren't on the best of terms. He wasn't able to go see her though; the doctor would only allow immediate family, which he wasn't officially.
"Craig…Craig," he heard someone holler. He turned to see Joey coming his way. "I came as soon as I could, how are they?"
"Adrian is just fine, but Emma it's doing too good." He was overwhelmed with emotions, he finally broke down, "And it's my entire fault."
Joey put his arms around him, "No it's not."
Removing his arms, "Yes it is, if I would have reported Manny's abuse earlier than she wouldn't be here."
"What are you talking about?"
"I caught Manny attacking Emma one day, and found out she had been doing it for a while, it was just Emma was hiding it. But I thought since Manny realized that I finally knew what she had done that she would stop it."
"Oh Craig," he didn't know what else to say.
"I mean Joey I don't know what Adrian and I would do if she wasn't here no more, she's our world. She makes a rainy day seem like it's sunny. She so caring and loving, she has been the only one that I was able to open up to about everything."
Thinking back, "I remember when you two met each other when you were young."
Emma was sitting at the table with her mom, as she spoke with a friend. When Joey came up with a little boy.
"Hi Emma," Joey said.
"Hi," she said a little shy as she noticed that he wasn't alone.
"I would like you to meet my step-son Craig."
"Hi," she blushed, looking at him.
Craig came right out, and greeted her with a hand shake, "Hi, my mom says that I should ask you to dance."
"Oh, okay," she replied.
Craig grabbed her little hand, and brought her out onto the dance floor. All Joey could think was how cute they looked together. The rest of the night, they spent together.
"I remember that, we were inseparable that night. She was one of the only kids my age there. When she came back into my life I don't know why I didn't go for it, I guess I didn't want to lose the only guy friend I had at the time."
"Maybe you weren't quite ready for each other at the time."
I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
The police arrived at Manny's home just as she was walking up the path herself. She knew why they were here, but she knew she had to act as if she didn't otherwise they would get suspicious and may find out her secret.
Manny brushed past them, smiling, acting all so sweet, "May I help you."
"We're looking for a Manny Santos," one of them said.
"I am her," she said cheery.
"We like to ask you a few questions."
"Alright."
"Where were you this afternoon?"
"I met a friend at The Dot for something to eat." This was true, but had been after the fact of the attack.
"Can this person verify that?"
"Yes she can," oh this was working out just so simply.
"Is it true that you attacked Emma Nelson a few weeks back?"
"Yes it is," she couldn't lie about that one since Craig had seen it all, but she could twist it a little since he wasn't there to see the start of it.
"And why may we ask you did that?"
"Because she said a couple of rude things to me, and she just wouldn't quit. I know I shouldn't have done it, but she got the best of me," she said acting as if she had been the victim. She had to make it seem like she didn't want to do it, but she couldn't handle all the things she was saying.
"Has there been any other time that you've attacked her?" They had been told that Emma had confirmed that she had hurt her more than once, but of course, they couldn't prove that since there were no witnesses.
"No sir. Is there anything else you want to know?"
"Do you know of anyone that might not like Emma?" they needed to ask incase there was someone that had been badmouthing her that they didn't know of.
This was the perfect moment to bring in her plan, so that they would find the wallet and stop suspecting her. "Well she hasn't been that popular with anyone since they found out she got pregnant with my ex's baby. But there is one person that especially doesn't like her because she has a thing for Craig."
"And who may that be?"
"Paige Michelchuck, she's been saying that she wanted to get back at her, so that she could have Craig to herself."
"Well thank you; we'll contact you if we have any further questions."
Manny felt relieved is seemed like they may actually believe her. However, she still had to be careful to stay on track.
I'm so tired but I can't sleep
Standin' on the edge of something much too deep
It's funny how we feel so much but we cannot say a word
We are screaming inside, but we can't be heard
The police showed up at Paige's home, after finding more info that allowed them to get a search warrant. Dylan answered the door. "Hi can I help you?"
"We have a warrant to search Paige Michelchuck's room," showing it off to him.
"Can I ask what this has to do with?" Dylan worried why they would need to go through her room.
"We have reason to believe that she is behind the attack of Emma Nelson."
Dylan's face went white; he couldn't believe what they had just said. He knew his sister and there was no way that she could be capable of this. There had to be some kind of mistake, this couldn't be real.
They went through everything in her room, tearing the room apart. It looked like a tornado had been in through the room. They were just about to give up, when they saw in the corner of the closet a wallet. They decided that they would check it out, and without a doubt, it was Emma Nelson's wallet.
But I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
The doctor came into the waiting room with a blank look on his face. He began to shake his head, "We lost her, I'm so sorry."
"No…………..," Craig screamed. He pulled on the doctor's arm, "You've got to do something, this can't be her ending." He couldn't bare this; he had already lost so much in life. No this had to be a bad dream that he could wake himself up from.
"I'm sorry there's just nothing that we can do, it's too late." He felt bad watching him with so much desperation, he was only a teenager, and now he was left to be a single parent. This was always the hardest part of his job.
Snake grabbed Craig, and made him look at him. "Craig….she's gone."
"She can't be gone," he cried, "Not when the last thing I said to her was how I hurt I was by her. She probably died thinking I hated her and her hating me because she thought that I cheated."
Snake hated to have Craig think those awful things, "Craig, she loved you, and deep down she knew you loved her too."
"How am I going to live without her?" He couldn't think of living without her, she had been the best to come his way.
"Take care of that little boy of yours, and make sure he knows how great of a mom he had," trying to get him to realize that he still had a part of her with him.
"Why did God have to take her away when she has a son that needs her so much?" he wailed, thinking how this was especially unfair for Adrian.
"I don't know," he didn't know an answer for that, he himself couldn't figure out why God would take her away.
Snake left him to go to comfort his wife who was crying uncontrollable. He knew she wasn't taking this any better, he himself had to keep it strong for their sake. He had to be the one to help them through this; they were both in such fragile states.
Paige walked up to Craig; she wanted to make him feel better. She now wished she hadn't been apart of Manny's plan. It was mean and cruel, and she realized that now. The only way she knew that she could repay them was by being there for Craig. He needed a friend in a time like this.
Putting her arm around him, "I'm so sorry."
"This isn't fair; everything always seems to be taken away from me. What will be next, my son?"
Paige didn't know what to say, so she just embraced him as he cried on her shoulder. She felt bad for him, for the first time she realized how much he had really changed. That he wasn't the same guy who had been the cheater. He was so much deeper than that, he was a little boy who feels alone, who has a hard time letting someone close enough to his heart to see his true colours. Some how Emma was able to break through that.
I'm so afraid to love you, but more afraid to loose
Clinging to a past that doesn't let me choose
Once there was a darkness, deep and endless night
You gave me everything you had, oh you gave me light
The police after searching found out where Paige was, and came right to the hospital. They didn't want her anywhere near Emma incase she decided to do something to her again. They didn't want a dead girl on their hands.
Craig spotted the cops, and wonder what they were doing here, Could they have picked up Manny. He really hoped so, he thought she deserved to go to jail for what she had done to Emma.
"Did you find Manny? Did you find Emma's killer?" Craig asked.
Oh no this was now a murder investigation, "Yes, but she's not our girl."
Craig had a surprised look on his face, "What, then who?"
They came up to Paige, one stood behind her, "Paige Michelchuck you're under arrest for the murder of Emma Nelson."
Paige's eyes popped out, and so did Craig's, "What!" They didn't just say what they thought they said. This had to be a joke.
Craig's attitude soon changed, "So this is why you wanted to be here, so that I thought nothing of you, that you had been just a victim in all of this."
"No, it's not true. I could never do this," she cried. She couldn't figure out why the police would suspect her, she hadn't done anything.
"Take her away from here, I can't stand to look at her," he sneered, turning his back on her. He couldn't believe he fell for what he thought was sincerity, what a fool he was.
And I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
