CHANGING TIES
After all the drama from last year, the seniors and juniors start a pen pal program to deal with the aftermath. Jay, Spin, and Sean are back at Degrassi, relationships are on the rocks, and what's with Emma's Pen Pal ? You know, the one she's falling in love with.
This is my first degrassi fic so be nice! The bold and regular italics are Emma's thoughts. She has a bit of a split personality sorry if you get confused.
CH: 1 A CHANCE TO BE MYSELF...
As Emma Nelson swung her bag into her new locker she tried to ignore all of the whispering around her. A new year. a fresh start . Every things so different I used to be innocent...perfect... Emma, who cared...Save the world Emma. This year is a chance to be myself. The only question is do I want to go back to young Emma or stay Broken . Sure I'm healing But...
" Emma I've been looking all over for you!"" have you heard? Toby and I 've started a pen pal program. After last year people needed to vent, so we decided to have people matched up to talk about their feeling. It's really helpful." Liberty was practically jumping from excitement.
Emma looked at Liberty. Joy, more work talking to people who weren't there who don't care at all..did I used to be like that ,caring? "That's cool," Emma said. "When do we find out who our person is?"
"Well today. You get their email."Jt cut in smiling.
RING RING
"Libby we gotta get to class. Hey Em, Bye Em" Jt yelled at he grabbed Liberty's arm and pulling her after him down the hall to the announcement room.
What's he so excited about?
Grabbing her notebook she raced into home room.
Taking a seat in the back. Last year she would have been seated in the very front now she just wanted to sit...not bothered.
"Good morning class"
"Hey Mr. Simpson" they chorused
"now thing are going to be different this year, we are starting a pen pal program to help with last year."
"Liberty will be filling us in on this in a second."
He turned to the tv that replaced the ones that had been stolen by jay and his crew.
JAY that name sent bad and different emotions through her, "hate and other things that should be gone after the ravine..."
"Hello Degrassi" as liberty's familiar face centered on the screen, Emma came out of her thoughts
"Before I start with the usual announcements, I would like to tell you about our new computer program, it is an anonymous pen pal program to help you vent from all that has happened ."
Toby cut in from behind Liberty.
"You are randomly assigned to someone and sent their email address that we made up according to their personality or just because. I do not know who is paired with who or my own pen pal. This is so you can let loose without worrying what the person thinks of you or just talk to."
Liberty smiled "you'll be getting you pen pals e-mail in the computer lab . Thanks Toby and back to our usual announcements."
Emma tuned the rest of the announcements out...
"what , like I want to spill to a complete stranger or friend or random acquaintance!" " besides if I spill they'll know its me who else almost got shot, watched rick die, is a girl, went to the ravine with jay, had an std, and who's step-dad works here and is in remission...uhhh NOONE!..."
Her thoughts were yet again disturbed as she heardliberty's final announcement
"I mean I'm such a slut with what two friends okey three Liberty ,Jt, and Manny."
"and jay."
"no! Not a friend, nope a user, not a friend !I mean..."
"we have three students returning to us this year Gavin Mason, Sean Cameron , and Jayson Hogart. I really can't imagine why anyone would let them back in but to each his own." Liberty finished.
" LIBERTY!" exclaimed some teacher.
Liberty rolled her eyes "Thanks Degrassi and have a great day!"
(A/n Libby's going to be cool in this fic she kinda buggs in the show so I needed to change her a bit)
Emma stared at the now blank screen her mind swarming out of control an a few things.
"oh god oh god"
"oh god..."
"One) jayisbackjayisbackjayisback!"
"Why the hell did they let him and spinner back in?"
"Two) what kind of a name is Gavin?"
"Sean is back? why now ahh?"
"Three) what happened to Libby?"
"Sean will know about jay uhh this is not good!"
"No shit"
Manny turned around in her seat and gave her a concerned look Emma blinked a few times until she noticed her friend.
"EM are you okey? I know jay and Sean messed up but this is a big school you just ignore them or..." Manny laughed "Spin and jt will beat them up for you."
Emma stared at her as if not knowing who she was then smiled "ya big bad Jt'll beat them up, Degrassi's bad boys."
"I wish"
Manny nodded happy that Emma had shown some sign of life other than when she was hooking up with Jay.
"Girls"
they looked up to see Mr Simpson looking at them.
"Talk after class please not now ,you'll be getting your pen pals e-mail address at lunch and I'm telling you the rules so be quite"
Emma for the fifty -millionth time tuned him out.
By the end of class Emma only knew when she got her persons e-mail not any thing else.
Leaving her class about three classes later on her way to lunch she heard her name being called by a very well known voice. "Emma!"
Jay
she looked coldly at him
what did he want?
"emma, I wanted to talk to you about last year. I just wanted to say...
Emma expected a crude remark or to be humiliated but not what came next...
"Emma, I'm really sorry." " and I know that's not enough but it's true."
Nice ,serious jay hogart? Wow I died somewhere between science and now or
this hottie
bad thoughts, badass, is sorry!"
Emma looked at him frowned then nodded "ok"
"Thats all I get is an ok? I jay badass just said I'm sorry and all you say is a fucking ok!"
Emma glared at him her old fire shown through for a moment "yes that's all you deserve."
Jay slammed his fist into a locker "damn it greenpeace you are sucha stuck up bitch!"
"Ya well you're a asshole you don't see me crying about it do you?"
Jay looked ready to kill her until Jt and liberty showed up right next to Emma.
"Bitch" he muttered before stalking off to the lunch room.
'what was that about?" jt asked concerned. over the summer Libby and him had taken Emma with them everywhere and Manny had spent the summer with em as well ,trying to make he the old Emma again.
Trying to make me th old Emma I used to be innocent...perfect... Emma, who cared...Save the world Emma. This year is a chance to be myself. The only question is do I want to go back to young Emma or stay Broken . Sure I'm healing not very fast thoughnow seeing jay is tearing me apart again .in a good and bad way. No not a good way!
"Nothing just jay being stupid!"Emma replied
Liberty grinned she didn't know why she had made sure to check who em's pen pal was but she was sure that it was a good choice. sparkege.
Jt rolled his eyes. His Libby had come up with some scheme.
"Idiot, a hh lets go find out our penpals, em!"
They all raced into the computer lad grabbed a computer and entered the degrassi website.
Emma pulled up her name and typed in her password. my screenname is blackholly532 what kind of name is that?
Duh your acting emo so black and your nature girl so holly!
Thanks I have the stupidest screenname ever!
Paige's is probably biggestwitch or something that jay called you.
Imao oh jay now I'm mad!
I need to write something to my penpal..wait whats their screenname?randombadboy101? ohjezze thats uhh interesting soo here it goes.
dear random person aka randombadboy101,
I am being forced to write to some stranger about my problems. no one can understand my problems! I hate this life im stuck in I'm supposed to be perfect and I hate it I rebelled and I was destroyed end of my story!
Blackholly532
send
omg I cant believe I just vented to some random person! I was just mad about jay they didn't need that!
Okey its sent ,calm down!
beep
already?
My penpal types fast uhoh
dear blackholly532,
wow anger management! then I shouldn't be talking. What got you so pissed?
Not that I need to know. Next letter you talk about basic facts okey don't kill yourself! I'm a guy. I'm a senior, I hate school! I live with my mom and I love cars.
See I can talk about myself without blowing up like a freaking balloon. jk.
. chill out and I know everyone in this freaking place says it but be yourself if people don't accept you tell them to go to hell.
randombadboy101
Emma grinned a real smile wow she liked this random guy a lot! glancing at her watch she realized she had only a few minuets left for lunch and went to grab Manny from her computer while dreaming of her random new friend.
a/n: The last bit is boring but its 3:00 in the morning and im dead. Jay is soo hot! I love him! Should I do different povs or just Emma's and other peeps thoughts? thanks and please review!