Part 66---)
Erica was at Craigs house in 15 or so minutes.
She knocked on the basement door, where the band rehearses. Of course there wasn't a band rehearsal today. Craig was in his basement though. I'm not very sure what came over Erica, but she playfully tackled Craig down and started making-out with him. When she stops he says, "it's okay for you to kiss me by surprise, but if I do it, I get slapped in the face."
"That's because you like it." she replies. She kisseshim on the lips. "There's rave tonight. Please come."
"What about Michael?"
She kisses him again. "He'll be there... I hope."
"Why didn't you just call me?"
"One" she kisses him. "I don't have your number. Two." she kisses him again. "This is a better approach to convincing you."
He smiles slightly. "I'm not so convinced."
"I don't know why... But I'm suddenly attracted to you." She leans in a kisses him hard on the mouth.
Between breaths he says. "It was that kiss in Saturday school"
Minutes pass before they stop kissing. Erica acted so casual too.
"Well, I've got a rave to get ready for. Hopefully I'll see you there." and she left.
Emma was thinking about what to wear... She was thinking back to last time she went to a rave, and Erica choose out this completely outrageous, but awesome outfit. Don't jump to conclusions now readers, Emma is definately not gonna go crawling back to Erica. She's just gonna go to the rave in a casual outfit. Tight flares and her hot pink halter. She thought that was good enough for her. No fucking ludicrously high boots. No fucking band shirt of a band she'd never even heard of. Just plain and simple. She called Paige and asked her if she could catch a ride with her. Paige said sure.
Alex went out of town. Her and her mom do this thing where they just leave Degrassi and go somewhere foreign and where there's a beach to hangout. I know, this seems a girly thing for Alex to do. But she enjoys spending time with her mom.
So that leaves Jay all alone on a weekend. Nothing to do. Until Sean calls of course.
"Manny says there's a rave tonight." Sean told Jay over the phone.
"Like I really wanna go to some rave?"
"Why not? You're not doing anything else productive."
"But I just went to Darts iof Pleasure's gig and all."
"Erica's gonna be at the rave."
"How do you know?"
"She always goes to raves and she was there last time."
"Fine," said Jay, giving in. "I'll go."
Part 67--)
Erica has on her red bell bottoms with a red, white and blue halter top and blue chucks. She was feeling a bit patriotic. So she sprayed in some red and blue semi-permanent hair color. Afer all, her name is America.
Ellie was wearing a Yellow and orange plaid skirt with an orange tank top that said "Louis XIV" on it. Ellie explain how she had seen them open up for the Killers during the summer.
Theodora decided to wear Erica's white go-go boots with a neon green skirt and a white tank top with neon green stripes on it.
Naturally they did there make up to go with the outfits. And once they were ready Julian was downstairs waiting for them and they all drove to a rave.
The people who are at the rave are: Erica, Jay, Sean, Paige, hazel, Manny, Julian, Ellie, Theodora and Craig. Of course there were more people, but they aren't that important, now are they? Craig arrives a little late. By the time he arrived. Erica was already dancing with Jay in a very naughty way. she was having lots of fun though.
Emma goes, "Can you believe Erica is dancing with Jay like that?"
"Isn't he the reason why Erica and J.T. broke up in the first place?" asked Hazel.
Manny had overheard them and said. "no. Emma is the reason why Erica and J.T. broke up."
"Eat me." said Emma.
Manny just shrugged her shoulders and danced off.
"where's Alex?" asked Erica.
"Out of town. Why?" replied JAy.
"Just wondering why you're hear, dancing with me, and not here, looking tough, with Alex."
"I enjoy your company." he said. "Wanna get some fresh air real quick?"
She smiled at him. "Yeah."
Erica and Jay walked outside together. He kissed her.
"I've been wanting to do that for a long time." he said.
"Oh really?" she asked, flirtatiously.
"Yeah."
"Then do it again." she whispered even more flirtatously.
So they made out. Erica is such a bad person. What is her probelm, making out with everyone?
"I've got a van over there." Jay said. "Wanna go in there for a intimate more setting?"
"Sure." she said.
They walked to van. Jay's arm around her waist. When they got in the van. They started making-out and Erica took Jay's shirt off and started to kiss his chest. Jay took of her shirt also. Jay unzipped his pants and Erica started working her way down...
Theodora and Julian were hanging out by themselves. Enjoying the music. Theodora really wanted to glowstring, but she didn't want to leave Jules behind. She really did fancy him.
He leaned in and kissed her. "This is fun." he said.
"Can we dance?"
"Sure."
So they started to dance together when Sean asked Julian if he's seen jay. Julian and Theodora shook their head no. Sean has been loooking for Jay for the past 10 minutes. He asked Emma if she's seen Jay.
"I saw him walk out with Erica about 10 minutes ago." said Emma.
"Oh, alright, thanks."
"Want me to come with you?"
"Only if you want to."
Emma followed Sean outside. They walked towards the van. Sean knocked on the van door. "Jay?" he called outside of the van. "You in there?"
"yeah..." Jay practically moaned. Erica was kissing Jays lower stomach. Well, atleast she was until Sean came out of nowhere screaming Jay's name. So, Erica just layed on top of Jay. Topless(with the acception of a bra) and all.
"Come on in." said Erica. She was fearless.
Sean opened the door.
"Holy shit." said Sean and Emma at the same time.
"What's this?" asked Sean.
"Oh notihng." said Jay.
"Looks like something to me." said Emma.
"If we say it's nothing." said Erica. "Then it is nothing."
Jay handed Emma an X pill. "Take this, and relax."
"Is this an Extacsy pill?" she asked.
"Try it and find out."
"Is this what's getting you guys down each others pants?"
"No. Not at all. You of all people know me better than that Em." said Erica.
For some odd reason. Emma swallowed the X pill. Sean just looked at her. "I need to find Manny," he said as he walked away.
"See ya later, Emma" said Jay, as he closed the van door in her face. Emma went back to the rave.
Erica got off him and layed on her back. Jay was the one who was on top of her this time. "I wanna give you something special." He unbuttoned and unzipped Erica's pants and took them off. He also took off her underwear. But he has no intention on fucking her... More like.. Well, you can connect the dots, can you?
Theodora and Julian decided to go home early. They were on the verge of hooking up. Oh indeed they were. They got to Julian's place and were making out in the alcove like it was out of fucking style. While Julian and Theodora were taking out their sexual frustrations on each other. Emma was at the rave dancing her ass off. She felt as if she were on her ultimate high. she was having the time of her life. Paige and Hazel just staring at her like she was crazy. But they got use to it after a while. A couple minutes later, Jay and Erica walked back into the rave. Erica had this look of exahaustion on her face, she was still breathing hard. Jay had this sly smile on his face, he felt over confident because of the fact that he gave Erica one of her biggest oragasms with the strongest muscle in his body. They were holding hands. Jay and Erica were. Craig went up to Erica.
"You and Jay are dating now?" he asked.
"No. Don't ask why we are holding hands. Wanna dance?" She asked.
"Sure." he answered. "you don't mind, do you?" he asked Jay.
"No, of course not." Jay gave Erica a kiss on the cheek. "See you later."
Erica smiled. "Of course."
Erica started dancing with Craig. "Would you like to know what that was all about?" she asked Craig.
"No. I'm afraid it'll disapoint me."
She nodded and started dancing really close to him and then she kissed him. She really did like Craig. She really did like Jay too. Or maybe she really liked him at the moment because of what just happened. She could never explain her feelings. She never knew what was going on with herself anymore. All she knew was that when she's with a guy, in a sexual situation, she likes the feeling. SHe can't explain why she likes the feeling, either.
Manny and Sean were dancing together also. when Sean sees Ellie danciing with Erica(who had jst finished dancing with Craig.) Sean was about to go up to Ellie and ask her how she was doing and such, when he hears this loud scream. Erica heard it too and immediately knew it was from Paige."She's passedout!" exclaimed Paige whens he saw Erica. Erica looked down and saw Emma sprawled across the floor. "Holy shit." said Erica. "We need to get her out side and call an ambulence and we need water, ice cold water."
Once they got Emma outside, Paige dialed 911 from her cellphone and told her that it was an emergency that her friend just passed out from taking extacsy. Erica, Ellie, and Craig were trying to cool Emma down by wiping water on her face, neck, and arms.
"Where's Theodora?" asked Ellie.
"I saw her leave long time ago...With your brother, Erica." said Craig.
"Fuck. How are we suppose to get to the emergency room?" said Erica.
"Uhm... I drive..." said Craig.
"Where's your car?" asked Paige, who'd just gotten off the phone. "All the ambulences are gone already and won't be able to get to Emma immediately, we'll have to drive there."
"Then what the fuck are we waiting for?" said Erica.
Craig carried Emma to his car, he threw Paige his keys and Paige got in the front seat with Ellie and Erica, Craigm and the passed out Emma got int he back. Erica was still wiping her with cold water.
"Why are you doing that?" asked Craig.
"I'm trying to keep her temperature down. X can bring your temperature up so fucking high it'll be in envy of the center of the earth."
"Wow..."
Finally. They got to emergency room and explained that their friend passed out from the use of extacsy The nurses got Emma immediately...Then Erica noticed that her dad was being wheeled in infront of Emma. "Doctor! Docter! That's my dad, what happened!"
"Your dad got in an accident with a young man who's just about to come in now." said the doctor, and he rushed off.
Erica watched as the trp;;ey pulled in another body...The body belonged to...Jay.
"Holy fuck."
Julian and Theodora. Naughty naughty them. Making out like crazy those two. Taking of each others clothes, those two. When Julian gets a phone call.
"Hi." answered Julian.
'Julian, you fucker."
"Hello Erica. Need a ride home from the rave?"
"No. You need to get down here at the hopsital. Dad's here."
"You serious? What happened."
"Car accident. Come now. I don't care what base your getting to with Theodora."
"How'd you know?"
"Get the fuck here NOW JULIAN!" and she hung up.
Part 68--)
Emma, Jay, and Erica's father had to be pulled threw the emergency room. Erica felt like crap. The guy who went down on her, the girl who she was best friends with and the closest relative to her, were all in the hospital. Julian arrived in minutes as well as Jay and Emma's parents. It's quite funny how Emma is in the hospital because of Jay and now Jay is in the hospital also, thought Erica. She didn't care how much she hated Emma at the moment, she didn't want her to die. She didn't want Jay or her father to die either.
Paige was freaking out about Emma too. The words "She will get hers." repeated in her head. THose are the words that Erica said to her just on Thursday during lunch. Was it possible that Erica gave Emma the X pill to get her back for spreading rumors about her? But then, why would she be so worried and so keen on making sure Emma didn't die? ...Guilty conscience, of course. Concluded Paige in her mind.
Craig did not know Jay much... He had no sympathy for him. But he didn't want him to die. I mean, no one seriously wants anyone to die, thought Craig. But Emma... He knew Emma from when they were younger. He wouldn't know how he would take Emma's death. Alot better than his fathers, he can admit that. He defiantely would not be laughing at Emma's funeral like he did at his fathers. He would most likely cry. He put his face in his hands and sighed. Then looked at Erica. Who looked blankly ahead, as if hypnotized. "It'll be alright." said Craig.
"No it won't. Even if she does survive." replied Erica. He wondered what she meant.
Ellie. Poor Ellie. Ellie hardly knew Emma, but was pretty close with Jay when her and Sean were going out. Jay was such a nice guy. Quite the troublemaker But he was cool and fun and didn't deserve to die in a car crash. Ellie could think of many other ways that Jay would prefer to die than a car crash. She would remember hanging out with Alex while Sean would help Jay fix up his car. "...Alex." she whispered. She would want to know. The trouble was, she didn't know where Alex was. Alex could be on Mars for all Ellie knew. Alex took these trips with her mom before, and she wouldn't tell not a soul where her and her mother were going or a number she could be reached by. And Ellie never seen Alex with a cellphone. Ellie sighed heavily.
Then. The police came. They wanted to talk to Ellie, Paige, Craig, and Erica. They wanted to know exactly what happened. From the begining of the rave to this moment now. They wanted to know any other imformation that might've helped, also. Erica was first to go.
"Miss. ...America." the officer smirked. Damn did she ever hate her name. "I'm going to record you while asking you a few questions regarding Emma Nelson."
"Alright." said Erica.
The officer said the time, the date, and who he was interviewing. Then he asked. "Were you friends with Miss. Nelson?"
"Yes. Until she became a major bitch. I don't like people who are bitches, officer." said Erica.
"Please use appropriate language." said the officer.
"I thought I had freedom of speech, officer?"
"Fine. Have you gotten in any fights with Miss. Nelson?"
"Well. She started spreading rumor about me, officer, and i hate it when people do that. I am a very honest person. So I would rather someone tell me something that hearing it from someone else. Me and Emma did, indeed, get in a fight. But it was a verbal one."
"Do you remember what was said in the verbal argument?"
"Not really, officer. Just stop spreading rumors about me or I'll kick your ass. She didn't seemed frightened though."
"So you threatened her?"
"Naturally. Part of my tough tomboy persona. But I never did 'kick her ass' and never will. I don't jump people, officer, I fight them. The old fashioned way."
"Did you encounter Miss. Nelson at the rave?"
Erica paused. Her heart skipped a beat. She thought about being topless laying on Jay's bare chest, how he threw her the X pill. "Well... Yeah."
"And...?"
"I was with Jay... In a van...We were... Hooking up, I guess. When we get this knock on the van door. It was our friend Sean."
"Cameron? The police station knows him only too well."
"Well, officer, he was with Emma. Who was quite shocked to see us two in the van together."
"And why was she shocked, Miss. America?"
"Erica, please. And because. Jay has a girlfriend and I have a boyfriend."
"A teenage affair. Continue."
"So." she gulped. "Emma asked what was going on. We both said nothing. Actually, jay said nothing and Emma said 'doesn't look like nothing to me' and I said 'if we say it's nothing. Then it is nothing.' Thats when Jay threw her an X pill and told her to relax. I didn't expect her to take it, or else I would have stopped her. I thought she was going to throw it down and step on it and smashed it into the ground. But she didn't...To my amazement, she swallowed it. Emma is... or was this very uptight good girl, you know? Just trying ot save the world and the enviorment and such. Bit boring...Until she met me. DO NOT GET ME WRONG, officer. I never did any drugs, as I have told Ellie, I've never did drugs, drink, or smoke. I'm too groovy for that. But Emma... She looked alright when i saw her dancing with Paige and Hazel...Goddess knows where Hazel went... Then all of a sudden, I hear Paige scream, and now we are here."
"Did you try to help Miss. Nelson in any way?"
"Yeah. I suggested we call an ambulence and to get some ice cold water for her. So we could wipe it on her and try to cool her down so her temperature won't get as high as the center of the fucking earth."
"And why didn't you prevent her from taking the extacsy pill again?"
"Because, I was out of breath from making out with Jay and I didn't think she would take it. As I have said before, Emma is not one to break such rules, Emma is a good girl... I didn't think she would take it until she actually swallowed it."
"That'll be all for now Miss. America. Stay out of trouble."
"I'll try." said Erica and she left
Paige was the next to be interrogated.
"Miss... MichaelChuck. I will be recording you while asking you questions regarding to Miss Nelson. I want you to be completely honest with me."
"Excuse me, sir. Are you saying someone planned for this to happen to Emma?"
"Anytime someone passes out from extacsy. It is necessary for an officer to question a few people so we are more aware of the situation of how it happened. Sometimes if a person dies froma drug, such as extacsy. It can be seen as a murder, even if it was an accident."
Paige nodded. The officer said the time the date and who he was interviewing. Then he asked his first question. "Were you friends with Miss. Nelson?"
"I am friends with Emma. We are partners in a silent protest that we were about to do at school."
"Have you ever seen Miss. Nelson with Miss. America?"
"They were the best of friends I don't know how their friendship ended, but Erica had a party, a birthday party to be exact. And rumor has it that Erica was making moves on Emma."
"Interesting..."
"But that's not true, officer, another friend of mine, spread this rumor about Erica being a lesbian."
"Who might this friend be?"
"...Manny. Her and Erica got in a fight way back when. The begining of the year. But this was the second fight of Manny and Erica. Apparently, at another rave, Manny started a fight that she lost and claimed that it was unfair and wanted a rematch. Manny and Emma haven't been the best of friends lately, either."
"Let me get this straight. Emma and Erica were friends, but aren't anymore. Erica got in a fight with Manny who isn't friends with Emma, either?"
"Right.."
"Was Manny at the rave you guys were attending tonight?"
"Yes. She was there with Sean. They're dating."
"Second time Sean has been brought into this. Tell me your experience at the rave."
"Me, Emma, and Hazel went to the rave because we were bored. We asked Manny if she knew anything about a rave going on and she said she would have to call Chris. She also suggested that we just go to Exotic Rose. We complained how we were just there and haven't been to a rave in awhile. Actually, I have never been to a rave, this was my first one. But we found out that there was a rave and we went to it and danced. Emma disapeered with Sean for awhile. Sean was looking for Jay, who is friend."
"Second time Jay has been mentioned. And Sean and Jay are friends, is that correct?" asked the officer.
"Yes. Emma was gone for a good 15, maybe 20 minutes. When she came back. She was full of energy and dancing her little ass off. Just like Ashley was."
"Who's Ashley?"
"Ashley is a friend of mine who in 8th grade took an X pill that... that...Sean gave her. She was out of control. But Ashley wasn't at the rave. Althogh we did invite her. She said she wasn't going to pay money to see people twirling glowsticks and taking extacsy."
"Did you try to help Miss. Nelson in anyway?"
"Duh. I called 911. There wasn't an ambulence in Canada who could get to Emma A.S.A.P. So I had to drive Craigs car."
The officer nodded. "Who do you think gave Miss. Nelson the extacsy pill?"
"Either Erica or Sean. Someone, I don't remember who, told me that Erica loves going to raves and says that she goes to them almost all the time. And Sean was the one who gave Ashley the X pill waaaay back when."
"That'll be all. Please get Elenore Nash."
"Alright."
Part 69--) Ellie was questioned next. Ellie was SO not in the mood for it. The officer told Ellie the ordeal and said the time, date, and who he interviewing. Then said, "Were you friends with Miss. Nelson?"
"Nope. Hung out a few times, wouldn't consider ourselves friends." answered Ellie.
"Who did you go to the rave with?"
"Julian, Theodora, and Erica."
"Who are Julian and Theodora?"
"Julian is Erica's older adopted brother who drove us to the rave. Theodora is our friend who went with us to the rave."
"Were they there when Miss. Nelson passed out? Where they anywhere near Miss. Nelson?"
"Nope. And not that I know of. All I know is that they left early because Erica had to call Julian to tell him to come here. Their father got in a car accident."
"I'm sorry to hear that. Tell me about your experience at the rave."
"I was with Erica most of the time. Until she started dancing with Jay, then I was flying solo, getting to know people and dancing with them. When Sean asked me if I have seen Jay. I told him that I saw him dancing with Erica. Then I started dancing again. About 35 maybe 45 minutes later. I saw Erica and Jay walk in and Craig approach them. Erica started dancing with Craig while Jay walked away... I guess he left. Then Me and Erica started dancing together when we heard a scream. We both would know that scream from anywhere that it was from Paige. We found Emma passed out and now we are here."
"Who do you think gave Emma the extacsy pill?"
"I think Emma could've gotten it from anyone who was carrying it."
"Is it true that Erica goes to raves all the time?"
"Pretty much so. SHe told me that her hobby was raving and partying. But she doesn't smoke, do drugs or drink. Told me how this one time she saw someone snorting coke-cocaine, officer- at a rave and she was out of there."
"Interesting. Would you happen to know why Miss. America and Miss. Nelson aren't friends anymore?"
"That's Emma's fault. This rumor went around that Emma liked J.T., Erica's boyfriend at the time, and once Emma found out that Erica had the slightest crush on Jay, Emma told J.T. From what Darts of Pleasure told me, Jay kissed Erica infront of an audience and J.T. broke up with her infront the band. From what the band told me, Erica flipped out on J.T. after he broke up with her infront of the band and when she got home, Emma had the nerve to call her and appologize. Erica gave Emma the cold shoulder and that's why Emma and Erica are not friends anymore."
"Thanks Miss. Nash. Can you bring in Craig Manning, please?"
"Fine."
Craig came in and saw the tape recorder and the officer with a clipboard and writing down notes.
"You wanted to see me?" he asked
"Yes. Take a seat."
So Craig took a seat and the officer said. "I am going to ask you a few questions and record you at the same time. I want you to be completely honest with me."
"Alrighty then. Ask away."
"were you friends with Miss. Nelson."
"Naturally. Our parents knew each other in high school. We sorta, kinda grew up together, you know?"
He nodded. "Why aren't Emma and Erica friends anymore."
"emma told J.T. something about Erica that Erica did not want J.T. to know."
"Do you know what that was?"
"Nope. That's the basics that I know."
"Do you know why Manny and Emma aren't friends anymore?"
"Because I was dating Ashley and me and Manny were somewhat fooling aorund. Manny was innocent until freshman year, and Emma did not appreciate that."
"Tell me about you experience at the rave."
"Well, I arrived late. Erica invited me to go because she said that she was suddenly attracted to me and that she would deeply appreciate it if I went. I asked her if Michael was going to be there. She simply said 'I hope'"
"Who's Michael?"
"Her boyfriend... When I arrived at the rave, Erica was all over Jay and I asked them if they were dating, Erica said that they weren't and she wanted to know if I wanted to dance. So we danced for awhile then Erica wanted to dance with Ellie. So while they were dancing, I hear this scream. I knew that it was Paige. We all went ot Paige and saw Emma passed out on the floor. We carried Emma out, got some bottles of water, and wiped it on Emma's face and such occasionally. I asked Erica why she was doing this, she said so Emma temperature wouldn't rise so high to envy the center of the earth. Paige drove my car to the hospital and now we are here."
"Who do you think gave Emma the extacsy pill?"
"I'm not sure... It could've been Erica, or any random person at the rave tonight." he paused. "Are you going to question Emma?"
"When she is stable. Yes."
"Oh."
"Thank you for your time, Mr. Manning."
"Sure. Anytime, man. Anytime."
Part 70-- Erica went to visit Jay first since he was ready to have guests, unlike her father, who the nurses said wasn't ready to have guests until the morning.
"Hi Jay." said Erica.
"Hey. Was that your dad I got in an accident with?"
"Yes. It was."
"I hope he isn't hurt. That would suck major ass."
"It would. Emma is here too."
"Really? She passed out from the X pill, didn't she?"
"Yes. The police questioned us." she paused. "I told them that you gave her the pill."
"I'm mad at you now. I don't want to raise my blood pressure though."
"I'm sorry, Jay. I really like you and all but I couldn't not tell them. I'm not the bad girl
that Alex is, I just answered his questions honestly." once again, she paused. "I'm so sorry."
"Were you the only one questioned?"
"No. Me, Paige, Ellie, and Craig were questioned." Erica changed the subject. "The nurses said that Emma is going ot be fine. I took good care of her." she smiled a bit.
"I didn't think she would take it." said Jay.
"Me either. What you did was amazing though." said Erica, changing the subject
"You enjoyed it then?"
Erica grabbed his hand. "Yeah. But i need some time to think things over. There's you, Craig, Michael, and possibly J.T. I think I need to get away from here. But not until I find out how my father is doing."
"I understand. I guess I'll wait for you. There is always Alex, you know."
"I know."
That's when the nurse came in and said tht Jay needed some rest. Jay wasn't going to die. But he was pretty bruised up and his arm was seriously broken. She would hate to see what condition her dad was in. She walked in and saw her dad. He didn't look half bad.
"How the hell are you, dad?" she asked.
"I've been better." he replied. "Got in an accident. The little bastard ran a red light. we both got smashed up though, no way in hell I'm suing."
"I'll take care of you if you want me to. Were you on your way back form being out of town?"
"Yeah. Why were you already here, anyways?"
"Emma is in the hospital." Naturally, her father didn't know that her and Emma were no longer friends.
"Oh. I'm sorry to here that." he blinked slowly. "The pain killrs are kicking in now, I think I'm bound to fall asleep on you. Julian will take care of you until I get back in the hospital."
"Did you talk to him ?"
"Yes. He wants me to feel better. I'm not going to leave that boy, we're the only family that he has. And what good are you to him when he doesn't have a father?"
Erica didn't take that as an insult. She understood what her father was trying to say. She nodded and kissed her father on the forehead. "Get some rest dad. I'll visit you after school on Monday."
"Alright, beautiful disaster. Stay out of trouble."
She had been hearing that quite alot lately. She asked the police if it were okay for her to go home now. The police asked for a number where they can contact her by. She gave them hr house number and Julian and Erica went home. The car ride was quite awkward.
"How'd you know about me and Theodora?" asked Julian..
"I'm not stupid. Theodora didn't get her drink from downstairs yesterday. That. And the fact that I didn't see you or Theodora the whole time at the rave."
"Doesn't mean anything."
"So I'm right, then? You and Theodora are an item? She's young, Jules. You sure you wanna date her?"
"Positive... But we don't want everyone to know."
"Your secret is safe with me."
Michael was waiting for Erica on her front porch when her and Julian. Erica walked to Michael and stared at him. "What wrong?" he asked.
"I cheated on you." she said. "Twice. Hurts, doesnt it?"
Michael was speechless... He did not know what to say. Actually, he did. "Why?"
"I do not know. But I think we started dating for the wrong reasons and I need some time to think things over."
Michael nodded and said. "Stephen kidnapped us and we drove around... We ran into this really cool store that sold band tee shirts and I thought I would get you this Strokes tee-shirt." He pulled out a Strokes tee-shirt that said the strokes on the front and had U.K. tour dates on the back.
She took the shirt and smiled. "did you get yourself one?"
He smiled back at her. "You know I did. They were having some crazy sale. Buy one get one free. Buy three get three free... So on and so forth. I got about ten shirts..."
"Nice. I'll have to check them out osme other time. For now, I think I'm going to pack soem clothes and run away for a bit. I'll be back before ya know it."
Michael gave her one last kiss. Erica started crying ab it. Nothing beats a make out session like crying. So sexy. But Michael pulled his lips away from Erica's and said "I'll be waiting for you." and walked inside his house.
Erica walked inside her house and started talking on the internet to her friends back in Maryland and New York. When the phone rings... It's Spinner.
"Hey, Erica. You alright?" he asked.
"Yeah. Hey... What do you say we go for a three-day road trip?" she asked.
"I can't. I have work and school and..."
"I have work and school too, Spin. Please... I really need a vacation to clear my mind and such. Please. Please. Please."
"Fine. When do you want to leave?"
"What time is good for you?"
"Tomorow morning. I'll be at your house at 6 in the morning."
"You're kidding? I'll have to go to sleep now."
"Nighty night." he said thenhung up the phone.
So Erica signed off and went to sleep.
The next morning. Erica got a back pack filld with clothes and CDs. Spinenr picked her up and they drove off... Where they were going, no one knows...
Part 71---
It's ridiculous how rumors can get spreaded so easily. Once everyone found out that Emma was somehow unconcious and Jay was in the hospital for being in a car accident. They immediately connected the two events. Then when they found out that Erica was gone to. They immediately suspected that she killed herself or something.
"Funny. Emma isn't even here and rumors are still flying around about her." said Manny to Sean.
"Yeah I know. I'm starting to get sick of it."
"But it is a shame that she's in the hospital."
"Hey, you." It was Alex.
"The names Manuella. Manny for short." said Manny, turning around to face Alex.
"Manny. Is this true, Emma and Jay got in a car accident?"
"No." answered Sean. "Emma is unconcious somehow from an X pill and Jay got in a car accident with Erica's dad."
"Where is she, anyway? Heard she was all over Jay."
Seans face turned pale. "Erica was nowhere near Jay. People are just making rumors about what happened to Jay and Emma."
"That's true. Erica is Public Enemy Number Three when it comes to having rumors spread about her." said Manny.
"And they always turn out true, don't they?" said Alex. She walked away before Manny or Sean could debate about anything.
Jimmy, Marco, and Craig were talking. Jimmy and Marco were trying to talk Craig out of telling them what happened at the rave. But Craig did not want to talk about it at all.
"Come on. Paige told me that Emma passed out and the police questioned her." said Marco.
"Then that's all you need to know." said Craig.
"Did they question you?" asked Jimmy.
"Of course they did. I was there. Please quit asking me about it."
"Where were you?" said Paige to Hazel at Hazel's locker.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"Where were you when Emma passed out?" asked Paige. She had a bit of a tone.
"I went to get help." Hazel mumbled
"Help? There were a group of people around us. What do you mean to went to get help?" Paige practically screamed. People were looking at them now.
"Why is this such a big deal to you? You never talked to her before she agreed to help you get Rick kicked out of school!"
"That isn't true."
"It is true."
"It doesn't matter. What matters is the fact that your friend passed out and you fled like the coward you are! You didn't even have the guts to admit that you were Muslim!"
Hazel gave Paige her worst look. Then Hazel slapped Paige in the face and walked away. Paige just stood there for a second, she was shocked that her best friend slapped her in the face. But as Hazel walked away with a smirk on her face, Paige practically tackled her down and started attacking her. So, here were two of the most popular, beautiful girls of Degrassi, fighting each other on the floor. Everyone, or atleast most of the guys, didn't take the fight so seriously. They just liked the fact two of the hottest girls of Degrassi were ontop of each other fighting. That's when Jimmy and Ellie came. Ellie pulled Paige pulled off of Hazel and Jimmy grabbed a hold of Hazel and held her back from Paige.
"You're a bitch." said Paige.
"Well, you're a slut who got rapped." said Hazel
And all hell brooke loose. Paige got released from Ellie... Well, Ellie didn't let Paige go on purpose, of course... But you know... Paige kicked Hazel in the shin and threw her fist at her face. Somehow, even though Jimmy was holding Hazel back, Hazel kicked Paige in the stomach and Paige fell down the floor clutching her stomach.
That's when a teacher came.
Miss. Hatsilakos, herself... Boy was she angry.
Spinner and Erica are at Wasega Beach. God only knows how they got to rent a room for free. Turns out, Erica danced with one of the guys at the rave and he really thought she was cool. SO he decided that he would let Erica and Spinner crash at his place with him and his older brother for the next three days. Erica was more than grateful. As long as this guy didn't want tha tmuch out of her. He didn't though. HIm and his brother were pretty cool. They surfed all day slept all night. And they were planning on having a barbeque of their roof on the last day that Spinner and Erica were there.
Part 72-- Emma had finally awoken from whatever was keeping her sleep. She was sorta wondering how she go from a rave to the hospital. Then thought about the X pill. There was a cop sitting at her bedside, waiting for her to wake up. Emma quickly thought about what happened at the rave because she definately knew that she was going to b questioned so they can get whoever put her in this so called in a heap of trouble.
"Emma Nelson?" asked the cop.
"Yeah... That's me."
"I'm sorry to bother you at this exact moment. But I would like to ask you some questions about that rave that went on about three days ago."
Emma stretched out her arms and said. "Okay..."
"Are you friends with Miss. America?"
"Who? Erica? Oh, no I am not." and she left it at that.
"Did you encounter Erica at the rave?"
"While she was with Jay in the his van." her answers were sweet, simple, and short.
"Who gave you the X pill?"
"Some guy with colorful glasses." she lied. She didn't want anyone to get in trouble for anything that was her fault. "Never knew his name or anything... I was feeling a bit rebelious if I do say so myself. I've always been such a good girl."
"You sure it was a guy in colourful glasses?"
"Why, officer?"
"Well... One person said it was Jay, another person said it could be Erica or Sean, another person said that it could've been any random person, and the last person said it could've been Erica or any random person at the rave."
"Turns out it was any random person... Who had very colourful glasses."
"Thank you for your time Miss. Nelson."
"You are Welcome. Can you get me a nurse, please?"
So there you have it. Emma lied for Jay. Who knows why? Maybe because she didn't want to hear any shit from Alex when she got back to school, finally. When the nurse came in, Emma asked if she could be released. The nurse said that isn't a very good idea. Emma debated that she felt alot better, that she only passed out and it took her body a while to react to whatever was going on with her body. The nurse said that the only way she can be released early is if her docter and parents said it she was stable enough for her to be released.
"Well, can I atleast visit Jay? I heard he was in the hospital also."
"I guess that's fine, then. Would you like me to wheel to there?"
"Sure."
The nurse left and came back with a wheel chair. She helped Emma into the wheel chair and wheeled her to Jay's room. Jay just stared at Emma as the nurse backed out of the room.
"What do you want? To tell me that you're suing me or something?" said Jay.
"No. I covered for you. Just to let you know. I didn't tell them it was you who gave me the X pill."
"Who'd you blame it on, then? Erica? Sean? Who is it that you really hate enough?"
"I blamed it on no one that any of us know! I made up some guy. No one who was at the rave is getting blamed for me passing out, alright? So quit giving me crap."
Jay nodded. "Alright. The police haven't questioned me yet. I guess they aren't now, huh?"
"No... You know... I'm glad I took that pill... I had the most fun that I have ever had in a long time... Until I passed out, of course."
"I knew you would like it. But I didn't think you would take it."
"I bet no one did... That's why I took it." she paused. " I think I'm gonna go now."
"Thanks, for not snitching on me, Emma."
"No problem. Just to let you know, only one person said it was you... Everyone else thought it was Erica, Sean, or a random guy at the rave."
"Erica was the one who said it was me."
"Lovely. Hooks up with you, then snitches on you."
"She's not a bad girl, Em. I would've blamed it on the guy who gave it to me."
"Who gave it to you? You were with Erica the whole time.. Or atleast most of it."
"Some really odd guy with coloful glasses. He just randomly gave it to me."
"You're shitting me."
"No..." He stretched. "Painkillers... Got to love them... Wanna get high? Just get in a car accident..." And he nodded off.
Emma smiled at Jay and wheeled herself out of the room. Then she thought how ridiculous she must look, so she got out of the wheel chair and pushed it back to her room, where she saw her docter.
Hazel and Paige are in the office. Paige was still clutching her stomach and Hazel had an ice pack to her face. Both of their hair was out of place and messy. A true chick fight. Mr. Raditch was lecturing them of course.
"I am very disapointed in the both of you. You may not notice, but alot of people look up to you two. And to start a fight in the middle of the hall? Did you know that the county school board was visiting the school? If they would have saw you... You have set a bad example for this school. I have no choice but to suspend you both for a week. Starting today. Both of your parents have been called, they should be here any time now. You can wait in the office."
"Week vacation." said Paige to herself. "Looks like I'll be working on my tan."
Hazel snorted under her breath.
Part 73--)
By the end of the day, everyone knew about Erica's disapearance, Jay's accident, Emma unconciousness, and the fight between Hazel and Paige. And when I say everyone, Rick is included. Actually. Ellie told Rick. They're starting to become pretty good friends. Rick finds Ellie quite attractive, but in a friend way. Naturally, Ellie got dirty looks for this. But she didn't care what everyone else thought. In a matter of fact, she had a date with Davey. She told Rick she would she him later when she saw Davey out in the front of the school, waiting in his car for her. She got in the passenger side and gave him a kiss.
"How's it going?" she asked.
"Alright. Michael's kinda depressed, though. Erica dumped him... He said that Erica cheated on him."
"Oh... That sucks. I hope it doesn't screw up the band or anything."
"We, me and Stephen, would not let that happened." said Davey simply.
Paige was at Wasaga Beach by the end of the day. She was with Dylan and Marco and she was sun bathing. Marco and Dylan were having a water gun fight and Paige paid no attention to them. Then she looked at passerby's and surfers. She twisted up her fce because she thought she saw Spinner. But Spinner could not have possiblely be here. At Wasaga Beach. But why? And what was with his new hair cut? And... Was he with Erica? And what was with her new hair cut also? She decided to go up to them... If it were even them.
"Erica? Spinner?" she asked.
"Paige!" said Spinner, and he embraced her ina hug.
"Paige, What are you doing here?" asked Erica. Her hair was cut in some groovy bob. The end of her hair touched her jaw line and her bangs touched her brows.
"I got suspended and I love your hair cut." replied Paige.
"I'm gonna put some streaks in it later. Or atleast Rollo's girlfriend is."
"What?"
"Let's explain it over ice cream." said Spinner. "Are you here with anyone?"
"Yeah. Dylan and Marco."
"Marco! Where?" said Erica. She saw him and immediately ran up to him.
Spinner gave Paige a longing kiss. "I've missed you." he said.
"Me too. I didn't see you at all in school today.. When did you get here?"
"Sunday morning. Me and Erica just left... Erica wanted to leave... And she wanted me to
come along with her. So I did."
"Oh... Well, Hazel had her boyfriend holding her back at the fight." said Paige.
"You and Hazel got in a fight?"
"Yeah... And Ellie had to hold me back from Hazel. Of course she couldn't though. She's not big and strong..."
"You honestly didn't want me holding you back, did you?"
"Not really... But I just want to make you feel bad for not being there when I could've needed you."
"I'm sorry."
So Paige and Spinner sat there talking about how Spinner and Erica ere staying with Rollo and his older brother. And how they were just hanging out and talking and listening to music. How tomorrow afternoon, they were going to have a barbecue on the roof of their house and blah blah blah. Paige asked about his hair cut. Spinner told him how he pretty much did it himself and how he thought it didn't look too bad.
Erica was telling Marco and Dylan about her timehere as well. How she was going to get her hair streaked after she hung out at the beach. Dylan said she should dye it black and start wearing short skirts. "Oh you would just love that, wouldn't you?" said Erica. Although she put it into consideration. Marco told her all about the rumors going around school. Erica wasn't surprised that a good majority of them had to do with her. She thought it was fabulous that people actually noticed that she was missing.
"So what are your plans for the rest of the day?" asked Erica.
"Well.. Paige got herself suspended and she wanted some company at the beach. We've been the a fabulous gay club here and wanted to go to it again." explained Dylan.
"Oh. I wanna go."
"Why?" asked Marco
"I dunno... Maybe it'll be fun." she srugged her shoulders.
"Maybe you shouldn't..."
"Why not?"
"Because... You said you wanted to lay low for awhile... And you still have some things you would like to think over. Right?"
"You are completely right." said Erica.
"And besides. With Paige and Spinner most likely hanging out, and me and Marco at a gay club, you'll be able to sit out here and think about what you really want." said Dylan.
"Well... I'm gonna head back home, now... Rollo's girlfriend should be here by now. See you guys on the flipside." she said and she walked away.