Author's Note: I know it's been ages since I last updated this story. I got busy with school and stuff and I pretty much gave up on it. I wrote three Desperate Housewives fanfictions since I last updated this, so if you like that show, maybe you want to read those. So tonight I was trying to think of something to write and I remembered this abandoned story. Once before I'd tried to write another chapter and got stuck, but this time it seemed to flow more naturally. So, here's the next chapter. And I plan to keep updating and finish this story! Please review with any comments, good or bad! I hope you enjoy it!

Two weeks had passed since that night out, and it was now time for them to share the Power Point presentation part of their projects in front of their media immersion class. Kayleigh and Craig went first.

"For our topic we chose depression in teenagers," Kayleigh began, "And what causes some teens to commit suicide."

"We found that many teenagers feel that they have to much stress in their lives. Stress can also trigger panic attacks, and if they occur often it becomes an anxiety disorder." Craig added.

Kayleigh picked up, "Both anxiety and depression can be treated with antidepressants. They can only help balance the chemicals in your brain and possibly reduce symptoms, but not cure you. Therapy is usually needed to discover the real problem and begin to fix it."

"Also, these medications can have negative side effects and studies have found that they are sometimes linked to teen suicides."

They provided a few more facts, discussed some symptoms, and rattled off statistics, before showing images of a chemically imbalanced brain compared to a normal one.

"Anxiety and depression are sometimes linked, but not always. So if someone is feeling many of these symptoms, they should tell someone they trust, and go to a school counselor or someone like that to get help." Kayleigh concluded.

"Great job guys!" Mr. Simpson commented, "I'll read the written report of your project, but if it's near as good as this presentation, you'll definitely receive an 'A.' Great teamwork too."

Kayleigh and Craig smiled and took their seats.

"Okay, next. How about Jimmy and Hazel?"

As they presented their project on teenage binge drinking, Paige felt her heart begin to race and her arms were shaky and numb. She had a big knot in the pit of her stomach. She'd been listening intently when Craig and Kayleigh were presenting their project, but now she couldn't concentrate on the presentation in front of her. She didn't know why she was so nervous.

'I did the research. I know my topic. This should be easy!' she thought to herself.

A few minutes later she heard Mr. Simpson say, "Next up is Paige."

She took a deep breath and walked to the front of the room.

"Um…my topic is eating disorders. The people most commonly affected by this are teenage girls, but guys can also develop an eating disorder."

She paused, and then continued, "The most commonly known ones are anorexia a-and bulimia, but overeating is… also a problem." Paige said hesitantly.

After that she seemed to relax and the rest of the presentation went more smoothly. Usually confident with herself, this time she looked to Mr. Simpson for approval when she had finished.

"Good job Paige!" he said.

She hurriedly walked back to her seat with her head down, instead of her normal chin-up slow stride. She sighed once she sat down.

"Paige, I've never seen you so nervous over a presentation." Hazel commented, "What happened?"

"Nothing! I'm not-I wasn't nervous." Paige insisted.

"Okay." Hazel replied, knowing that Paige was lying, but now wasn't the time to talk. She turned her attention back to the front of the room where Ellie was about to start her presentation on sexual orientation.

Paige timidly raised her hand, "Mr. Simpson, may I be excused?" she blurted out before waiting for him to look in her direction.

"Yes." He answered.

Paige walked quickly down the hallway to the girls' washroom, past a group of grade 10 girls by the sinks, and into one of the stalls. She knelt in front of the toilet and threw up. After flushing the toilet, she stood up slowly and leaned against the stall door, tears spilling down her cheeks. 'What's happening? What's wrong with me?' was all she could think. She was so involved in her thoughts that she didn't hear the whispers of the grade 10 girls.

"Oh my gosh! Did you see that?" one of them asked.

Her friends replied, "Wasn't that Paige Michalchuk vomiting?"

The third girl questioned, "Do you think she did it on purpose?"

"Of course she did. I knew she had an eating disorder." The first girl answered.

Meanwhile, Paige had managed to stop crying. As she emerged from the stall, she wiped her eyes, and glanced in the mirror to make sure no one could tell she'd been crying. The grade 10 girls stopped whispering and stared at her,

"What is your problem?" she snapped, "Take a picture it lasts longer!"

Paige walked out of the washroom and popped a mint in her mouth as she walked back into the classroom. Five minutes later the bell rang and she walked out with Craig and Kayleigh.

"Great job with the project guys; you really deserve a good grade with all the work you did!" Paige complimented.

"Thanks. It was cool working on it together." Craig replied.

"Yea, it was." Kayleigh agreed.

She looked at Paige and knew something was wrong. Kayleigh was always very good at seeing peoples' feelings. She didn't say anything though, for fear Paige would just snap at her. Kayleigh knew Paige put up a tough front to hide her emotions. Kayleigh knew that all too well; she put on a happy front to hide her own.

'Maybe Paige and I aren't so different after all.' She thought.

"So, Kay, to celebrate our great presentation, wanna go to The Dot after school for shakes?"

"Sure!" Kayleigh exclaimed, sounding more excited than she wanted to.

"You can come too if you want." Craig said to Paige. Kayleigh nodded.

"No thanks." She replied simply.