Disclaimer: I don't own Degrassi.

"He broke up with me!" Manny told Emma. I had just broken up with her right outside the school that morning.

"Please take your seats, ladies," Armstrong said.

He practically abused me! Manny wrote to Emma.

Please, Manny, I'm trying to take notes. Emma wrote back.

You're not going to help me in my emotional time of need? Manny wrote.

Emma rolled her eyes and tossed the not at the nearest trash can. Unknowingly, she missed. Of course, I didn't know anything of it at the time. I was in Kwan's class answering a question about the latest book we were reading.

The day came and went, and then there was a new one. I walked into the school not thinking it would be different from any other day. The first thing that happened was JT giving me a very dirty look. The amount of dirty looks grew.

I was wondering what was wrong all through first period. I couldn't think of what I did. Sure, I'd broken up with Manny, but she didn't have that many friends.

Between second and third period, I was confronted by the unlikely threesome of Paige, Alex, and JT.

"Why did you do it to Manny?" he said through gritted teeth.

"What?" I asked.

"You know what," Paige said.

"No," I said.

"Tell us, Craig, or we may have to hurt you," Alex threatened.

"I'm not going to fight girls," I answered.

"Don't try to play Mr. Nice Guy, now," JT said. "I've been friends with Manny since first grade."

"So?" I asked.

"So, you hurt her, now I'm going to hurt you," JT said.

Paige, Alex, and JT advanced on me. To tell the truth, I was getting a little scared. Just then, the bell rang. I was thankful when they went to their next class.

Between third and fourth period, I confronted Manny.

"Manny?" I said.

"Ugh, I don't want to talk to you, Craig," she told me.

"But you need to," I said. "Everyone thinks I abused you! Why?"

"I don't know really," Manny said.

"You don't even have a theory?" Craig asked, frustrated.

Manny bit her lip, "Kind of."

"Well, what is it?" I asked.

"I wrote a note to Emma saying you practically abused me," she explained. "I was exaggerating, of course, but somebody might have found the note and taken it the wrong way." She said all of this really quickly, but after a couple years of being with Manny, I had gotten used to it.

"Well, now everyone thinks I'm Rick's twin or something," I said.

"What do you want me to do?" she asked. "Do you want me to tell everyone that you didn't abuse me?"

I thought for a moment, "Yes. During lunch, I want you to announce to everyone that I didn't abuse you."

Manny said okay and we departed. I was even considering getting back together with her.

Lunch period came and I saw Manny and Emma sitting at a table together.

"Manny?" I said. Manny sighed and stood up. "Everyone?" I called, catching the students' attention. "Manny would like to make an announcement."

"Hi," Manny said, giving a finger wave. "Well, I'd just like to say that Craig is a great guy and would never abuse me." Then she sat down. I saw everyone's eyes go from me, then to Manny, then back to me again.

During next period I was called to the office. "Yes?" I asked the principal.

"Craig," she said, "it has come to my attention that you abused Manuela Santos. Now, I'm not saying that you're anything like Rick, but this is how it started."

"I didn't abuse her," I said. "Ask her, she'll tell you." Manny was called to the office and the principal asked her about the rumor.

"Ms. H," Manny said, "Craig didn't abuse me."

"Manny, if you're scared it's okay," Ms. H. said.

"No really," she said. "Craig may cheat and then lie about it, he may say he loves you and then break up, he may even get you pregnant. He may defend you and go out with you again only to break your heart once more, but Craig doesn't abuse girls." Her voice was a little bitter, but I chose to ignore that.

Thankfully, she believed her.

However, the rest of the school didn't believe Manny's little confession. I still got glares in the hallway and such, but luckily, it wore off after a while, replaced by another rumor.

A/N This wasn't as good to me as the others were, but I'd still like a review, please.