MISTAKES I'VE MADE IN THE LAST CHAPTER: haha. this is the mistake:
sMiLeYgUrL: you know, you seem like a great guy. and any girl who's your girlfriend should be thankful.
sMiLeYgUrL: and you seem like a great girl
AHHHHHHH. The second message was suppose to be from Jimmy!!!! Sorry about that! Please forgive me!
A/N: THIS IS A BIT OF A CONFUSING CHAPTER !!
Chapter Four: The Degree Of Hope and Awakening
JIMMY POV
It was Monday and people were already talking about the site of Hazel and me. Girls came up to me and told me 'It was sooooo sweet!' and guys came up to me saying 'Yo, my girlfriend was bugging me about making a site, dude, thanks for the idea!'
Yeah, I was in complete shock too.
"Oh, man, Jimmy we've got NOTHING to do this weekend." Spinner said opening his locker and getting pissed when a bunch of papers fell on him.
"Spin, the weekend just ended, why are you thinking about this coming up?"
"Because school sucks. So, wanna do another of those double date things?" Spinner asked.
"No way."
"Okay, how about just, you, me, Craig, and MAYBE Marco go do something."
I closed my locker and we made our way to homeroom.
"I guess."
"I know! Boy's night at your place!" Spinner exclaimed entering homeroom.
"Boy's night??!!" Hazel and Paige exclaimed as Spinner and I took our seats.
"Spin!" Paige frowned.
"Yeah, Jimmy!" Hazel frowned at me.
Jimmy shrugged. "Whatever, you guys can come too."
Hazel smiled and gave me a hug. This.. weekend.. I gotta end things. With her.
I gave her a fake smile and went back to tell Marco and Craig the news.
"Can I bring JT?" Paige asked.
"What!" Spinner exclaimed.
"Not as date, silly. As a friend!"
"JT? Fine, whatever." I said not really thinking about it.
"Oh, come on, JT will just bring Toby and it will be all stupid." Spinner said.
"Toby isn't that bad." I said remembering what he did at Saturday detention. Hazel nodded her head in agreement.
"Whatever, man." Spinner said although he was looking at me like I was crazy.
"Wouldn't JT want to bring Manny?" Hazel said.
"No, they broke up. JT tried to have SEX with her." Paige said.
Spinner shook his head. "That's totally stupid of JT. After my man Craig got her all pregnant and shiz."
Craig glared at him.
"I feel sorry for Manny. She was all smiles before she lost her virginity." Hazel said.
"Can we stop talking about these personal things??" Craig said angrily.
I didn't make a comment like I would usually do. Instead, I went to think about what Hazel said 'all smiles' reminded me of sMiLeYgUrL. And that JT trying to have sex with Manny. That sounded like what happened to sMiLeYgUrL.
What if sMiLeYgUrL was Manny Santos??
HAHA. Yeah, right. sMiLeYgUrL seems wwaay cooler.
I considered my week VERY boring because my computer SHUTDOWN. Yes, after the whole blackout thing my computer never started up again and the computer guys aren't coming to fix it until Thursday. We're not aloud to go into public chatrooms in school so that very much SUCKED since I couldn't talk to sMiLeYgUrL. Man.
So, the week was okay only for me playing basketball, school, contemplating the 'Should I break up with Hazel?' question, and thinking of the topics me and sMiLeYgUrL talk about over and over again. I have to MEET her.
On Thursday afternoon, I watched the guys do stuff with my computer.
"How does a blackout do this?"
"Well, the storm probably hit the power wires and messed part of connecting ones that go through your computer." (A/N: Lols, I totally made that up, can that really happen?)
"Oh."
"Well, it's all good now. That'll be $250." The man said. I quickly handed him the check made out before she went to work and I immediately signed on.
sMiLeYgUrL: lol. where have you been.
badChicken: SORRY. computer brokedown.
sMiLeYgUrL: OHH.
For that one day, we forgot about meeting each other and stuff. But that wasn't until the next day, when had that little gathering, I had something BIG stored for me when JT and Toby saw me talking to her online.
-[MANNY'S P0V]-
Monday was a disaster. I hated the fact that JT kept popping up everywhere trying to apologize to me. I was NOT going to buy it. Because I was a total idiot for not seeing what he really wanted me for. For my body, not for me. It'll probably turn out even worse than what happened with Craig.
I am just a big screw-up, aren't I?
I was kind of disappointed that badChicken wasn't online. Okay, ALOT disappointed. The week was boring. The only thing I did was schoolwork, help Emma with her S.I.T.E club again, and reading the kabiziliion e-mails from JT trying to apologize. I even got one from Toby saying that JT was really sorry.
I felt miserable. My life was a disaster. Or until THURSDAY. badChicken was on.
sMiLeYgUrL: lol. where have you been
badChicken: SORRY. computer brokedown.
sMiLeYgUrL: ohh
badChicken: so, what happened to the dude?
sMiLeYgUrL: what dude
badChicken: you know, the jerk
OHH. He was obviously talking about JT.
sMiLeYgUrL: i haven't talked to him since
badChicken: well, you gotta face him sometime. it's been almost a week.
sMiLeYgUrL: err.. yeah.
We DIDN'T talk about meeting each other, and I was glad. I mean, this guy doesn't sound like a pyscho but there was too much bad stuff happening and I don't want to take any chances that would make it even worse. Regardless, meeting someone I think goes to my school. Who I think is one of Craig's friends....
Friday wasn't that good either. Emma was busy with Chris, I still couldn't talk to JT, I heard there was a little gathering thing at Jimmy Brooks's house (like he'll ever invite me), and even Liberty had to do something with Towerz.
It just sucks. Boring.. Friday.. nights. At least badChicken was on. And we talked.. and I was surprised when I got his message that said:
badChicken: I know who you are... Manny.
[JIMMY'S POV AGAIN]
I sat on the couch looking at the videos Spinner had rented. I frowned.
"Dude,these are all teen sex-based movies."
"So? They're funny!"
I rolled my eyes.
"Oh, come on. I like it, Paige likes it, Hazel-- you're girlfriend likes it, why can't you?"
Jimmy shrugged. "Oh, what about Craig, Marco, JT, AND Toby."
"So, who cares? Oh, Craig said he's bringing Ashley. You know, they're back togther."
I sighed. I was REALLY uncomfortable having Ash back at my place, it was so weird... she's my ex-girlfriend and all.
"Pizza? Chinese?" Spinner asked grabbing the phone.
"Order both." I said heading back to my room. Even though only a few people were coming over, I KNEW this place would be trashed, so I thought I'd have a chat with sMiLeYgUrL so I could be there to prevent anything from that happening.
I logged onto AIM. (We started having separate chats, obviously after going in the chatroom.)
badChicken: hey, so you have anything planned for friday..??
sMiLeYgUrL: nope, i sound anti-social, don't i?
badChicken: not at all.. you seem like the type of girl who people think is a great friend
sMiLeYgUrL: i WISH. what about you
badChicken: just some people over. nothing big.
sMiLeYgUrL: oh...
"Hello, James." Paige said barging in with Hazel at her side.
Hazel smiled and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
I was conviced, I'm ending with Hazel.. TONIGHT.
I put my away message on and went back to the living room where Craig, Marco, Ashley, JT, and Toby were sitting.
We sat around the televison and Spinner started the first movie. Everyone laughed and commented on it, even Toby wasn't being shy. Was I the only one who was VERY bored at this?
"Jimmy, are you ok?" Hazel whispered to me where I was sitting on the couch next to her. She said it loudly over JT making a joke and everyone laughing loudly.
"YEAH. I'll be right back." I can't take this. I grabbed a slice of pizza and went to my room.
sMiLeYgUrL: you're bored? usually the reason u hang out with friends is to.. have fun. =P.
badChicken: not me.
sMiLeYgUrL: oh, right... you're too GOOD for movies.. hmm.
badChicken: um... i didn't say..
sMiLeYgUrL: i like guys with an ego
badChicken: haha. you sound bad
I can't believe I was still flirting with her.
Toby and JT banged the door open and waltzed in.
"What the heck!! Are you trying to give me a heart attack?"
"Not at all." JT smiled as he and Toby crowded me around the computer. I minimized my conversation with sMiLeYgUrL.
"Why are you all smiling? Didn't like something bad happen between you and Manny?" I asked.
JT frowned. "Nothing's bad between me and Manny. She just needs.. space."
"Yeah, right." Toby said.
I restored our conversation knowing JT and Toby wouldn't care what I'm doing.
sMiLeYgUrL: and my mom practically forced me to study all night
sMiLeYgUrL: i think i'd die
badChicken: please, i just handed in a book report. and she assigned a new one the very next day.
sMiLeYgUrL: harsh.
Toby's eyes widened. I looked at him.
"Dude, what's up?"
JT stopped for a moment from talking and said, "Come on let me finish this one joke!"
"JT.." Toby stared at my computer screen. I looked from Toby back to the screen.
"Toby?"
JT looked at Toby looking at the screen.
"sMiLeYgUrL...." JT said his voice toning down.
"Yeah, I met this girl in a chatroom. She's really cool. I think I even LIKE her. Yeah, I know weird, since I don't even know her name. But she has the same things in common with me, she's funny, she's great. I even thought of trying to meet her. I wish Hazel was like her."
JT stared at me. "JT?"
Toby sighed, "sMiLeYgUrL is Manny."
My jaw literally dropped. "Santos? As in Manny, Manny? The once-pregnant one?"
Toby nodded. JT stared at me and then the screen. I can't believe I said I thought I liekd her! JT LOVED her.
sMiLeYgUrL: you're GREAT. better than the jerk who tried to have sex with me is.
JT read that, and it clicked in his head, I could tell. My.. goodness.
badChicken: I know who you are... Manny.
A/N: I KNOW, I KNOW. This was kinda of a bad/sucky/messy chapter but please review if you want me to continue this.
In the next chapter: Jimmy continues to talk to Manny more and more with him knowing FINALLY. Manny is still questioning who he is, since he never told her yet. All he told her is that he goes to Degrassi. Jimmy thinks of just not speaking to her again, since of the whole 'REPUATATION' (boyfriend-stealer/abortionist). But he can't s stop thinking, of HOW great she was, of the things he learned about her before he knew. He agrees to meet her in front of Degrassi. Will Manny finally know who he is, or will Jimmy BAIL?