Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi or any of the characters.
The only reason why they have assigned seats in a spill over elective is because they couldn't find a teacher. So now I'm stuck with Jay in a class with no permanent teacher until December. The rest of my classes are ok though.
After school it was raining which was unusual. Manny and I walked home in the pouring rain. She jumped every time she heard thunder. It was entertaining to watch her try and save her hair so she'd look good for Craig. An orange Civic pulled up near the sidewalk. The window rolled down and the boy with sunglasses and a backwards baseball cap who had been on my mind for most of the day appeared.
"Get in."
Manny hopped in the back quickly. Jay patted the seat next to him and I walked around the car to get in. I shivered as we drove with the air conditioner blowing cold air on me. He grabbed his jacket from the back and handed it to me.
"Hey I was cold too" Manny whined. I laughed as Jay mimicked her. As we pulled into the driveway Craig walked by. He was going to Jr. College so he'd still have time to work on being a rock star. Manny jumped out of the still moving car and ran to him.
"I'm going to the Dot to meet Cameron do you want to come" Jay asked.
"Uh yea just uh let me tell my mom" I opened the door and walked into the use to tell Snake where I was going. When I got back into the car Dirty Little Secrets was playing on the radio. I started humming and Jay laughed at me causing me to stop abruptly. The rest of the short drive was silent.
The Dot was pretty empty. Only Sean sat at a table by the window. I wasn't sure whether the invitation was to actually sit with them or just drive over with them so I went over to the counter and got a soda.
"Hey Emma you know that he's capable of coming to the table and bringing you a soda right" Jay said. I took soda and sat at the table next to Sean.
"So Sean where are you staying" I asked.
"I'm not sure yet."
"Hey you're always welcome at my place" Jay offered.
"Well then I guess I'm staying at Jay's."
A car passing by caught Sean and Jay's attention. They both followed the car with their eyes. I rolled my eyes as their heads snapped back to the table at the same time. Spinner walked over to the table.
"Hey Emma do you know when Darcy gets back from camp I thought she was supposed to get back today" he sounded worried.
"Sorry Spinner I'm not really friends with her anymore you know the whole Manny's a slut fight thing" I smiled "but I'm sure everything's ok."
Spinner left without taking their orders.
"Guess I had the right idea" I joked.
They both got up and got a soda.
"Do you have that bogus spill over class" Sean asked.
"Yea it's going to be a long semester" I sighed.
"Come on it's not that bad" Jay surprised us all "ok it is."
The three of us laughed. This was so weird. I'm having fun with my ex-boyfriend and Jay.
"How long are you going to be here" Spinner asked.
"Call Darcy we won't tell" I told him.
"Actually I better get going I have to try and patch things up with Ellie" Sean left quickly.
"Do you have anyone you need to patch things up with" Jay asked.
"Well now that you mention..."
"Emma."
"Why do you do that?"
"Do what?"
"Call me Emma."
"It's your name."
"Well I know that but until today I was pretty sure you didn't."
"Ok."
"I mean you used to call me Greenpeace."
"Do you want me to call you Greenpeace."
"Yes I mean no I mean what ever."
"Well Emma Greenpeace why don't I take you home it's still raining."
"Oh uh ok thanks."
Once we were in the car I noticed that I was still wearing Jay's jacket. I kept it on because I was still cold. That's what I told myself at least. Instead of silence in the car we talked the whole way. It was so easy to talk to him. It's like I've known him forever. When we got to my house he put his hand on my knee to get me to stop rambling about whatever I had been rambling about. My stomach like flipped as his hand touched my knee.
"I guess I'll see you tomorrow" I said opening the door.
"Yea you guys want a ride I hear it's supposed to rain."
"Oh yeah thanks I wonder what's up with the freaky weather."
"Hopefully it won't last long."
"Ya oh here's your jacket" I started to take it off.
"It's still raining you don't want to get wet give it back to me tomorrow ok."
"Then you'll get wet."
"I won't melt."
"Oh and I will."
"Who knows."
"Nice" I smiled and walked into the house. I leaned against the door and sighed. Manny looked at me then untangled herself from Craig's arms.
"Why are you leaning sighing and still wearing his jacket?"
"It's been a long day I needed to lean and sigh."
"And the jacket."
"It was still raining he didn't want me to melt" I walked downstairs. I sat down on the bed and looked at the ceiling waiting for the front door to close and Manny to rush in. Jay and I seemed to have made a silent agreement to try and be friends and that was it. I got myself to believe now I'd have to get Manny to believe it. The front door finally closed and Manny raced down the stair and slid on the bed next to me.
"DETAILS" she squealed.
"Nothing happened we just hung out Sean was there too."
"Was he with you when he dropped you off."
"No he left a couple minutes before us he had to try and patch things up with Ellie."
"So you stayed after he left."
"Only for a couple minutes."
"You like him again."
"I do not like him again for two reasons. One I never liked him in the first place so it can't be again. Two we're barely even friends."
"You did like him I know you did and people who are barely even friends do not give each other their jackets."
I got up and went into the bathroom. I looked out the window. Craig was standing outside talking to Ellie. She was about to walk the other way when he grabbed her arm and kissed her. I ran out of the bathroom and crawled out the window. Manny followed me t see what was going on.
"Oh my god" she ran towards her cheating boyfriend.
Ellie and Craig sprang apart and he walked closer to Manny trying to explain.
"Manny it was just a kiss we're just friends."
"I don't kiss my friends like that" she yelled.
"Look Manny I know this looks bad but you have to know I'd never cheat on you."
"Why you cheated with me."
"That was a long time ago."
"Not really" Manny shook her head "you know what go ahead be with Ellie I hope you're happy."
"Manny don't be like that."
"Bye Craig" she walked away.
I followed her after shaking my head at Craig.
She sat in the bathroom and cried. I sat next to her and put my arm around her shoulders handing her tissue after tissue. This went on for most of the night. The next morning my mom let her stay home. I got to drive to school with Jay all by myself. I threw on a jean skirt and a black lucky brand jeans shirt. I ran upstairs after getting a new box of tissues for Manny. Jay's car pulled up and I ran outside with his jacket on. It wasn't storming just drizzling a little.
"Where's Santos?"
"She's sick?"
"What's she got?"
"Broken heart."
"What happened?"
"Since when do you care so much about Manny?"
"I don't it's just obviously upsetting you."
"That's not why I'm upset."
"Why are you upset?'
"We're going to be late."