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Chapter Five: So Take a Look

Keep it cool, Manuella. Keep it cool.

badChicken: I know who you are... Manny.

He knew me? What the...? How did he know?

sMiLeYgUrL: you do? how?

badChicken: so you got pregnant with Craig and the jerk who tried to have sex with was JT.

sMiLeYgUrL: how do you know

badChicken: manny santos.. i can't believe it.

sMiLeYgUrL: HOW DO YOU KNOW

I gulped with frustration. It was scary that this person knew practically my whole life when I didn't even know his first name.

badChicken: i go to degrassi. i'm craig's friend.

Oh. CRAIG'S FRIEND. I got the impression that they all hated me like Ashley. Wow.

sMiLeYgUrL: who? spinner, marco, jimmy?

badChicken: meet me in front of the school after last period on monday.

Oh no..

sMiLeYgUrL: but wait... you still want to meet me?

badChicken is no longer online

Shit.

Craig's friend? Craig's FRIEND????? There was Spinner, but I knew he didn't want to meet ME, he had Paige and everything. Marco was gay, so he was pretty much out of the question. It couldn't have been Jimmy, he had Hazel. It's just couldn't....

My fingers stayed frozen in home-row position on the keyboard as I stared at me and badChicken's conversation.

Not Spinner.

Not Marco.

Not Jimmy.

I think I would know if Craig had anymore closer friends. It's just... so unexplainable.

On Monday, I waited in anticpation for school to be over. badChicken, badChicken, badChicken.

"Manny, what's up?" Emma whispered to me during math class.

"Huh, nothing, nothing." I said.

"Please, your leg keeps jiggling and you keep looking up at the clock. "She said

Ugh, Emma is great but nothing gets past her.

"I'm meeting someone after school."

"Who?"

"This guy I met on the Internet. I mean it was so weird that we both go to Degrassi. At first I didn't tell him who I was, because, well, yeah. Turns out he found out who I was first and he says he's Craig's friend. I am SO nervous that he said to meet him in front of the school after-school. I'm so nervous." I said sighing looking at the clock again. This was the last period and it was going so slow.

"Wow. How come you never told me? Who do you think he is?"

"Whoever he is, he seems like such a GREAT guy when he talks. But all of Craig's friends I know are taken." I said realizing that.

"Oh... maybe you never heard of him. Maybe he might be your next boyfriend!" Emma smiled brightly.

I smiled, too. I've been so lonely lately, I hope, just hope.

Someone tossed a note on my desk. It was from JT.

Dear Manny,

I'm very sorry about what happened again. Please stop ignoring me! It's so hard not to do this when you won't answer me. I LOVE YOU. Please, forgive me.

-JT-

I sighed. Maybe, I should forgive him. But only to be friends, no way will I be able to date JT so quickly again.

Stupid love.

It's just so damn hard.

"And so, just those two pages of homework and remember to study for the quiz. Have a nice day." Mr. Armstrong said as the bell rung. I jumped out of my seat without waiting for Emma. I ran to my locker, grabbed all my books and slowed my pace once I got out the door.

The butterflies in my stomach were going fulltime.

I looked around crowd. I tried my best to scan the crowd as fast as I can. Bad location. So many kids. Why did he say front of the school?

I spotted Spinner but of course his arm was around Paige's walking to Paige's car. I saw Marco but he was laughing with Dylan.

I sighed making myself tried to be seen so badChicken will see me. I looked around. No sign of supposed badChicken.

I waited for about ten minutes and still no sign. I am RIGHT HERE.

Where are you badChicken?

JIMMY POV

I looked back at JT nervously.

sMiLeYgUrL: you do? how?

badChicken: so you got pregnant with Craig and the jerk who tried to have sex with was JT.

sMiLeYgUrL: how do you know

badChicken: manny santos.. i can't believe it.

sMiLeYgUrL: HOW DO YOU KNOW

badChicken: i go to degrassi. i'm craig's friend.

sMiLeYgUrL: who? spinner, marco, jimmy?

badChicken: meet me in front of the school after last period on monday.

I quickly signed off.

"JT, I'm sorry."

"You have Hazel. I love Manny."

He glared at me and stomped out with Toby following. I heard them leave.

I went back to the living room.

"What happened to Toby and JT?" Paige asked.

I didn't say anything.

"Um, Jimmy, me and Ashley are going to my house." Craig said with his arm around Ashley.

"Yeahh.." Marco, Spinner, and Paige left also leaving me on the couch with Hazel.

"We're all alone." Hazel smiled trying to kiss me.

"Hazel..."

Hazel smiled at me.

"I think you're great."

"I think you're greater." She said leaning in for the kiss again.

"But I think it would be better if we were just friends."

Hazel's jaw drop in shocked.

"What..."

"Hazel."

Hazel stood up as she teared up. "So much for paying that much on image hosting on the website." She said angrily and left.

This is all so dramatic. I sighed.

On Monday, I tried avoiding Spinner from any questions. He probably heard about the break-up from Paige.

"So why'd you do it? Don't tell me your gay. Can't handle being the only straight guy around here."

"Shut up."

It was eighth period (Yeah, close to meeting Manny). I sat away from Spinner in homeroom, avoided him in the hallways, and made up an excuse to go to the nurse.

"I'm not gay. Just not into it."

Spinner rolled his eyes. "Whatever. She probably dumped you, you loser."

I sighed staring at my computer screen (MI Class).

I didn't realize how long I had been staring until I looked at Spinner with his stupid smirk still on his face and the bell rang. I quickly ran out of school but hid behind some bushes.

"Where is she... " I muttered to myself.

"Where's who?" I jumped when Marco sneaked up on me.

"Jeez, Marco. Well, you see, Manny Santos."

"Why?" Marco said looking at me like I was crazy.

I told him the story. The whole story. The whole party messed-up story. I JUST had to go to the damn chatterbox and nearly fall in love with a person through the internet. And let's not mention that that person is Manny Santos, the girl with the worst reputation at Degrassi.

"Wow, many, wow."

I looked at him blankly.

"Well, you do know about Manny's story and stuff."

"Yeah.."

"Well, I don't know. It's your life." Marco said spotting Dylan and leaving me.

That's when I saw her. I never realized how pretty she looked until now.

Actually, I never really bothered to look at her at all.

I just shrugged her off my Important-People list because she was just 'That Girl With Craig'.

But now, I'm looking.

I'm looking.

A/N: Thank for the reviews. Sorry VERY LONG, I know but internet was down. Thanks.

Next Chapter: Jimmy goes up to Manny. But will he still bail? Hazel is still crazy about Jimmy and JT is still crazy about Manny. What will they do to when them back? And what happens when Craig and Ashley break up, and Craig gets thrust into it? Please look out for the next chapter.