Part 12

Monday at school... Everyone was talking about the party... About Sean being drunk, about the break up of Ellie and Sean, the blow-up of Erica to Manny... Erica is wearing her cow pajamas with a black tee-shirt and matching cow slippers... She's standing by her locker, with her headphones on listening to the strokes, looking really drowsy like, and she feels like crap. J.T comes behind her, and wraps his arms around her waist... and Jimmy just happeneds to be right there when he does it...

"hey J.T. ..." she says sleepily

"oh.. whats the matter with Erica?"

"Erica feels like crap and is really super tired"

"will this make Erica feel better" he softly kisses her neck...

"that did just a little.." Erica starts to sing along with the song she is listening to, " .. Now she's staring wide-eyed cant close her eyes..."

"thats was cute..."

"lets get to class.... please"

"okay my sleepy little cow..."

"hahaha..."

J.T and Erica walk down the hall hand in hand.. Erica is leaning on J.T's shoulder... when They walk pass Spinner and Paige... Paige comes up to her and talk to her...

"why'd you yell at Manny at the party?" askes Paige

"Paige, ask me that tomorrow... I'm not the energizer bunny wanting to explain everything to everyone today..." Erica responds

"answer me now..."

"Paige... for once... quit being yourself and understand that I am tired and dont feel like telling you the whole story..."

"well.. it was rude for you to yell at Manny in front of everyone saying the things you said.... after you left with J.T she was in the bathroom crying saying that you made her look like a slut" she starts to get louder

"Paige... please dont yell.... i am really really tired.. I did not get any sleep this weekend..." she starts to walk away.

she yells at her back, "why.. because you were too busy screwing around with Sean?"

Erica becomes furious, she turns around and says, " what did you just say?"

"everyone knows what happened in the bedroom between you and Sean at the party..."

"what are you talking about...?"

"You and Sean hooked up at the party..."

"If you weren't Spinner's girlfriend I would slap you in the face.. how dare you spread such rumors about me... I would never hook up with Sean and i would never cheat on J.T... Sean was drunk at that party.. Sean made the moves on me..." she starts to cry, " Sean was just... I dont know anymore... I'm not like Manny, Paige... I don't dress revealing for the attention or hook up with guys for them to like me.... so screw you Paige..." she walks away... crying, with J.T following he

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"I've never been so insulted in my life" she says in disbelief

Spinner comments, " what you said was un-called for though babe... you can't just call someone out their name without knowing the whole story..."

"so you believe what she said? that Sean made the moves on her..."

"Erica is old fashion.. she doesn't make the first move on any boy... And Sean was wasted at that party... you should feel sorry for her... you knows what its like to be taking advantage of..."

"Go talk to her Spinner... I know you want to go help your friend instead of backing me up..."

he starts to walk away from Paige, " you were wrong Paige.. and you know it... face the facts..."

Erica is sitting in class crying.. she politely askes Ms. Kwan if she can go to the washroom... Ms. Kwan excuses her... When Erica gets to the bathroom... She sees Ellie crying in the washroom stall...(because the door is open...of course....).. But anyways... Erica askes Ellie why she is crying

Ellie replies, "Because, Sean is telling people that he broke up with me... I broke up with him...."

"Ellie, that is one stupid reason to be crying like you are...So what if Sean is saying that he broke up with you.. Let people think what they want to think. You can tell people that you broke up with him and yadda yadda... and if they believe you... then they believe you.. if they don't.. then they dont.."

"says the girl who also came in here crying..."

"it's just Paige.. I understand if you are friends with her... but she's been on me since the first day... for no reason.. now she's going around the school telling people that me and Sean hooked-up at the party on friday night..."

"So did you... hook up with Sean?"

"No. All I did was dance with him.. he was drunk.... his words were slurring and everything... he wanted to talk... so we went into a room where it was more.. less intense...if that makes any sense...he started feeling on my legs and tried to kiss my neck... You have to understand Ellie, I didnt make the moves on him... he made the moves on me... I have a boyfriend... who is just amazing... why would I try to make moves on Sean?"

"I don't know... I shouldnt have gone out with Sean in the first place...."

"You did what you felt was right... and you cant blame yourself for making yourself happy instead of everyone else..."

Ellie changes the subject," So... what'd you and J.T do the whole time that you were at Ashley's?"

"Lets just say... we were busy the whole time..."

"you sure.. J.T seems like a very shy guy..." she gets up of the toliet

"Ellie, I dont want to sound like Paige. But, sometimes.. you cant wait on a guy to make the first move... you have to take things into your own hands..." she looks at the mirror, " I look like crap.. I feel like crap... it's that Friday night that killed me..."

"by the way.. you looked stellar.. I loved that dress you were wearing"

"that.. my theripest from New York got it for me.. when I use to live there... I gotta get back to class..."

"wait, why were you in New York?"

"I'll tell you at lunch" she starts to walk back to class....

Erica, can be a weird person when she wants to be... She walks back to class like there is still something making her so sad.. But really she feels alot better than she did before... She sits down in here seat and puts her head on the desk... J.T askes her if she is okay... she replies that she is alot better than before but really tired... and then she leans on his shoulder and before she falls asleep... she tells J.T if she starts to talk in her sleep.. to wake her up... and then she goes to sleep... Now I know what you might be thinking... What if she drools or snores? well she doesnt drool or snore... only talk in her sleep... Liberty.. whom still has this obsession with J.T.... see Erica sleeping on J.T's shoulder and finds it the perfect oppertunity to tell on her..." Ms. Kwan.. isn't it against the Student Code of Conduct not to sleep during class..."

"Yes Liberty.... it is... why?"

"Because, Erica is sleeping during class.. and it'll ruin her education... I believe your suppose to get the right amount of sleep before you come to school..."

Erica wakes up, " Well.. Liberty.. unword like you.. I actually have a life...so I didnt get enough sleep..." she leans back down on J.T's shoulder, " I'm sorry Ms. Kwan.. please continue with you lesson, before you were rudely interrupted by the walking talking school rules book of whatsit"

"Thank you Erica..."

"No problem" she yawns, "No Problem"

"and I would like not to have anymore interruptions during class....From both of you"

"yes ma'am" says Liberty

"If it makes you happy..." Erica says, " Teach me... I feel like learning..."