Always Second Best
Rating- R
Disclaimer- I do not own Degrassi or any of the characters used blah blah blah. . .
Authors Note- As usual I have NO IDEA where this is going. Umm...Let me know what you think.
Chapter One
1- The Old Jacklyn
Jacklyn sat there on her bed. Just thinking. 'How did this happen? How did I get like this?'
She replayed it her mind. It was all too clear. But she couldn't help but try and figure out what was going on, what she was thinking. Making sense of it was impossible, yet she just sat there trying. She had always been the one who got good grades, the good girl, the girl next door, whatever you want to call it. That was her.
It all started about a year ago. She got her report card and was waiting to show her parents. The only real affection she got from them was when she got her report cards. It was then that she was in the spotlight, she could feel like the favorite, not second to her sister, Alexis. She ran to her parents and handed her mother her paper. It was the usual.
Algebra- 98
Biology-96
English- 97
French- 100
Phys Ed- 95
Info Processing- 99
World History- 98
Health- 100
Her mother gave her a look, "Jacklyn. You can do better than this. Look at this 95 in gym. How can you get a 95 in gym?" She slowly started raising her voice.
"Mom. I don't know. I- I don't think I did anything wrong to deserve a 95." She stammered suddenly frightened by her mother
"You don't know? How do you not know? I thought you were better than this Jacklyn? Just go to your room." Her mother turned away from her and walked away.
Jacklyn eyes filled with tears as she walked to her bedroom with her head down. She got in her room and slammed the door shut. She didn't know what had come over her, she had never done that before
and was shocked by her strength. She stomped over to her desk and pulled out a notebook and started reading
'March 19, 2004.
I got my report card today. All A's; but what happens? It's not good enough for her. It never is. I'm so sick of not having a life and devoting all my time to school for nothing. I give up. I'm sick of being the nerd. I'm always ignored. God forbid I have a friend or even a boyfriend. This is the last of the old Jacklyn you will ever see. Things are about to change. I'll show them.'
She closed her notebook put it in her closet, grabbed her cash and walked out the house. She wasn't sure where she was going but she knew she was getting the hell out of there. And they would never see 'her' again.
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