Summery; After Manny is batter By her Step- dad she feels she has nowhere to turn to. Emma's always busy with Jay. And her mom is always drunk. People at school think she's a slut and can't be trusted. What can Manny do. Rated M for language and drug use in further chapters.

DiScLaImEr: I do not own Degrassi but I do own my cat Kammie.

Ch.3

Cover-up doesn't always work.

After what happened to Manny Friday night and what was repeated on Sat. and Sun.

Manny spent A LOT of her time trying to figure out how to hide her bruises and cuts.

The best she could come up with was cover-up.

Monday morning Manny woke up at 4 O'clock am which is way earlier than usual for her.

She went to take a shower and she locked the bathroom door. She undressed and started the water. Then she heard a knocking on the door. She quickly grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her body and opened the door, to see her Step-dad standing there looking quit pissed.

He stepped into the bathroom closing and locking the door behind him.

" Manuela what have I told you about locking doors?" he said calmly.

" You said not to lock them, even if it's the bathroom door, sir."

"Exactly so why did you lock this door?"

" I forgot sir"

" Oh you forgot, well that doesn't work in this house."

Manny's Step-dad told her to sit on the toilet facing the wall. Manny knew what to do.

She let go of the towel revealing the bare flesh on her back. She placed her hands on her legs

To steady herself. As he undid his belt, Manny counted in her head, one, two, three… and he started hitting her across her back. She counted to twenty-five in her head. When he was done

He left the bathroom in silence. Manny closed the door, but did not lock it. She took her shower

Allowing herself to cry then and only then. After her shower she applied her cover-up where it was needed. She decided to wear slightly more covering clothes. Thinking it would help cover

The bruises.

When Manny got to school she was really late. She got her tardy slip and headed to the bathroom. She didn't notice Ellie in there and she started to look at the fresh bruises that

She had gotten this morning. When Ellie saw them she Gasped louder than she expected.

" Oh my God, Manny what happened you look like you where attacked by a wild animal!"

" Ellie I'm fine. Just leave me alone. I don't need this right now." Manny snapped.

" Manny you are clearly not fine, or you wouldn't be all beaten up." Ellie lashed back.

When Manny looked up in the mirror Her and Ellie both saw her crying. Ellie walked up to her,

" Manny you can trust me just tell me what happened."

" Ellie I can't ok, I just can't."

HE HE HE well that's all for now I'll update soon bye - krys