Chapter One
Ellie was walking down the halls of Degrassi, when out of the corner of her eye she was a very angry Craig coming at her. She quickly dove into an empty classroom, hoping he didn't see her. But it was too late, he had.
"You missed band practice last night. And Marco can't lie you know." Craig yelled.
"I know. I missed band practice because. . ." Ellie's voice trailed off. Why did she miss band practice? Because she was having trouble fighting the urge to kiss him? But she couldn't tell him that.
"Well?" Craig's voice shook her out of her daydream.
"Because my mom needed my help at her job."
"Really? Well don't miss tonight's'". Craig's voice changed. "Listen, I don't want to have to get another new drummer. Please try not to miss any more unless you're sick."
"Okay. I'm sorry. It's just with my mom doing so well, I didn't want to make her feel like I was too busy for her and make anything change and go back to the way it was."
"I know. I'm sorry."
"Especially since we found out dad has to stay in Iraq for longer than we thought." Ellie told him.
Craig just looked at her.
"What? You never told me that!" Craig exclaimed.
"I know. I didn't want anyone to know."