Chapter 4: Sold Me Down The River

"See you guys in a couple of weeks." Emma waved goodbye.

"I'll call you everyday." Spike said before closing the car door on the passenger side.

"I'll make sure she'll call only when necessary," Snake whispered to Emma. "Here's some more money just in case you run out." Snake handed Emma a couple of twenty dollar bills.

"Wow," Emma said while staring at the wad of cash. "Thanks."

"No problem you have a good time but not too good." Snake said before closing the car door and driving off.

"Sorry I took so long." Manny ran towards Emma huffing and puffing. She had just arrived right after Snake pulled out of the driveway. "My mom forced me to go to Saturday evening bible study."

"It's cool," Emma replied. "My mom and Snake pulled off a few minutes ago. "I'm going to go order a pizza do you want any?"

"Are you kidding me I'm starving."

"Good." Emma walked inside and dialed Pizza Express Hut.

"You should really tell Sean the truth," Spinner said to Jay who was underneath his car changing the oil.

"He's not gonna find out, not unless you squeal like before," Jay replied while still changing the oil.

"Naw man, I told Jimmy because he needed to know and he was my best friend but Sean isn't my friend but he is your's.

"Which is the reason I'm not going to tell," Jay slid from underneath his car. "Besides how were we suppose to know that Rick was going to go all psycho on the school."

"Which is exactly the reason you should tell, Sean almost died fighting with Rick, just tell him the truth."

"Just what are you getting at you think I pulled the trigger, I didn't bring the gun to school! If you want to tell Sean go right ahead but leave me out of it!"

"Forget it man," Spinner replied. "Where is Sean by the way?"

"I don't know maybe he's looking for a job or something. I don't care right now." Jay got up from the ground, wiped the grease off his hand and patted his car. "I'm just glad Sean fixed my baby all I had to do was just change the oil it's good as new. With Sean's magic hands my baby is going to purr like a kitten for the rest of the year."

"Is that all you care about is your car?"

"Yeah man, didn't you notice by now," Jay said before sliding underneath his car to finish changing the oil.

"Hey you, New Boy!" The manager at Pizza Express Hut shouted.

"Yeah," Sean answered.

"Deliver this pizza to this address." The manager handed a large pizza with a yellow post it attached on the outside of the box.

Sean had worked nights at Pizza Express Hut for two weeks. He didn't want Jay to know until he received his first paycheck because he knew he would hit him up for cash. Already this job was getting on his nerves, the manager Sal was a jerk,he barked orders at him since the first day he handed him the keys to one of the many beat up delivery trucks Pizza Express Hut owned. He had to put up with Sal it was either that or live in Jay's rat infested garage until he could file for student welfare at the beginning of the school year.

Sean stared at the address "I can't go here."

The manager stared at Sean and laughed. "Unless your feet don't work and your car is out of gas you're going to deliver that pizza."

"What about Dan? Can't he deliver this pizza and I deliver his."

"Look, New Boy, I hired you as a delivery boy and that means you drive to the destinations I assign you even if it's a junk yard you drive there and deliver my pizza's! If you have a problem with it you can look for employment elsewhere. Do I make myself clear?"

Sean wanted to walk over to Sal, quit this lousy job which was less then minimum wage, and then punch Sal in his greasy fat face. But instead Sean took the pizza and walked out of the door. Today Sean was delivering this pizza but tomorrow he was going to get his check, quit and then look for another job. Sean walked to the rusty delivery truck, opened the door which barely opened due to it's rusty hings and slipped inside the car. "Anywhere but here." Sean thought before turning the keys in the ignition.

"Doorbell Emma, I'll get it," Manny shouted. Manny opened the door. "How much is it?" Manny asked the delivery guy.

"Seventeen dollars and eighty cents," The delivery guy grumbled in a raspy voice.

Manny stared at the delivery guy he had a large hat on which was way too large for his head and although his voice was raspy it sounded familiar. "Do I know you?" Manny asked.

"Maybe I delivered to you before," The pizza delivery boy replied in a even raspier voice then before.

"Maybe," Manny replied." I don't have any change just wait right here while I ask my friend.

"No that's ok...," The pizza delivery boy said but Manny interrupted him.

"Emma do you have any change?" Manny shouted.

"Yeah," Emma said coming to the door."Excuse me, how much is it?" Emma asked the delivery guy who seemed to try lowering his head a little further.

"Uhhh." The pizza delivery boy mumbled.

"Excuse me." Emma said.

"It's Seveenteen..."

"Oh my God Sean, is that you?"

"That will be seventeen dollars and eighty cents," The pizza delivery boy said in a raspy voice while covering his head with a large cap.

"Ellie do you have any change?" Alex said while digging in her pocket but before Ellie could come to door she found a crisp twenty dollar bill."Never mind. Here you go," Alex placed the twenty in the delivery guy's hand. The delivery boy took the twenty put it in his pocket and handed the pizza over to Alex. "Hey, aren't you going to give me my change, Sean."

"What." Sean replied.

"Did you really think I wasn't going to figure out it was you even with that ridiculous hat and horrible disguised voice."

"So what are you going to do tell Ellie I'm here?"

"Nah she wouldn't care any way she's over you but if you don't mind my asking why are you delivering pizza's here in Degrassi instead of delivering pizza's in Wasaga. Are you that short for cash?" Alex jokingly commented.

"Not that it's any of your business I'm not going back to Wasaga I'm living here didn't Jay tell you?"

"Why would that jerk tell me anything were not together anymore."

"Why not."

"Well not that it's any of your business but your friend Mr. Maggot cheated on me and he did some other things I don't want get into. What am I saying he's probably not your friend anymore either, not that I can blame you."

"Why wouldn't he be my friend I don't care about you guys breaking up I'm not going to break up our friendship over that."

"I was talking about how he and that drooling moron Spinner tricked Rick the psycho into going on a rampage in the school his number one target being Jimmy of course and your skank of an ex girlfriend Emma."

"What!"

"Don't tell me he didn't tell you it wouldn't surprise me since he lies about everything these days did you know he and Emma..." But Sean didn't stick around to hear the rest of Alex's conversation. He ran to his delivery truck, put his key into the ignition and ran off. "Hey," Alex exclaimed. "What about my change?"

"Hey man where you been?" Jay asked Sean while wiping in his oily hands after finishing his cars oil change in the garage. He noticed Sean was wearing a Pizza Express Hut uniform. "You got a job, now you can pay me back...hey," Sean pushed Jay into a nearby wall.

"Why didn't you tell me." Sean pushed Jay again.

"Man what's your problem, tell you what?" Jay asked.

"That you and that loser over there," Sean looked at Spinner who was standing near the tool shed. "Almost caused me and Emma our lives. I knew you dropped the paint on Rick it didn't take a genius to figure that one out but you sent him on a rampage."

"Hey man, I didn't know that guy would go all crazy at school and I didn't think it would matter if I told you anyway what good would it do?"

"What good would it do I spent the summer with you, you never said a word you as.." Sean didn't finish his sentence he lunged at Jay so forcefully that it cause both of them to fall to the ground. Sean punched Jay in the face with all his might.

"Stop it, man." Spinner said while trying desperately to pull Sean off of Jay.

"Leave me alone or your next," Sean threatened before getting off of of Jay who had a bloody nose. "I'm out of here," Sean grabbed his bag and left.

"Are you OK man?" Spinner asked Jay who was nursing his bloody nose.

"I'm fine." Jay replied

"See I told you, you should've just told the truth."

Sean drove around in the delivery truck for an hour he didn't have a place to crash. His cell phone chimed with a little tune he knew he should pick it up most likely it was his boss firring him for not answering his calls before. The phone rung again. "Yeah," Sean answered.

"You're fired!" Sal screamed.

"I quit!" Sean screamed back. "If you want your truck I'm leaving it by the side of Degrassi St road you can get someone to pick it up or it can get stolen for all I care." Sean said before hanging up the phone. He parked the truck, tossed the keys in the glove department and walked down Degrassi St. "Where am I going to go." Sean thought. Just then Sean saw a familiar house a few blocks away. He walked faster until he was on the steps of it's porch. Sean inhaled and exhaled deeply before ringing the bell. The door opened up and before the person on the other side of the door could mumble a word Sean had beat 'em to it. "I need a place to stay for the night?"