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Jimmy was hanging out with Spinner and Marco at his house. Spinner was thinking while passing his cheese wiz can from one hand to the other. Marco and Jimmy were watching TV. Jimmy looked over at Spinner "Dude! Wake up!"
"Huh?" Spinner snapped back to reality.
"What's up Spin? You've been way too quiet."
"Oh...uh....."
"I think all that cheese wiz finally gone to his brain....." said Marco.
"Shut up, Marco, I was thinking....."
"You? Think? That'll be the day." Jimmy laughed.
"Ha-ha-ha....."
"Alright.....what's up?"
"Jo.....ever notice how strange she is?"
"Uh....." Marco looked confused. He hadn't thought anything was strange about her.
"Spinner....." Jimmy said "YOU are strange. What exactly is strange about her?"
"Well.....I dunno. I mean you know she's hot right?"
"I got eyes too, Spin." Jimmy nodded.
"Yeah well I heard that she got asked out by like three guys in grade 11....."
"So?" Marco looked up, he didn't like where this was going.
"Well Hazel told me that she turned them all down!"
"Not all girls are into dating, Spin." Marco turned back to the TV.
"Yeah, Jo's a smart girl she probably isn't into it now."
"Yeah right." Spinner shook her head. "I'm telling you, she's strange."
"Don't go judging, Spin....it's not cool." Jimmy didn't like how Spinner thought sometimes.
"I'm NOT judging, man!" Spinner got up to get some pop from the fridge.
Marco started thinking as he watched TV. True, he didn't think Jo was strange but he had to admit that she was different from the other girls. But in a way that seemed pretty familiar. Marco smiled a bit. He bet he knew what was different. They had gotten to be very good friends in the short time she had been at Degrassi, and they had been talking a lot. He thought he would talk to her about Spinner later.
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Jo strummed her guitar and sighed. She never answered Paige's question about her being gang raped. She was going to when Brent interrupted, announcing that dinner was ready. Paige stayed for supper then Brent drove her home. In a way she was relieved, but then again it would have been nice to get it all off her chest by telling somebody besides her brother. She wanted desperately to tell Paige that she liked her, but Paige was dating Spinner and must have been straight. Jo didn't want to ruin their friendship over this. It wouldn't be the first time she lost somebody like that.
Jo had liked a girl in California. They had been very good friends, but when Jo told her she was lesbian she ditched her. Only Alex and a couple of others stuck with Jo, after she came out. Alex actually told her that she new all along that she was a lesbian. And she wasn't weirded out whatsoever. But that was in California. Jo had no idea how people would react to her here. And if she could be humiliated and assaulted in her home town then she had no idea how she could tell here.
Jo thought for a long while as she continued to play. Her thoughts suddenly turned to Marco. He had been nothing but super nice to her, she felt she could tell him anything. And there was the plus that he is gay himself, he wouldn't ever judge her. Jo nodded to herself. She would talk to Marco about everything. Get it all out and then see if he can give her any advice.
Having made up her mind about her situation, she changed into her into her favorite PJ's and got ready for bed. She wouldn't have to think anymore of it tonight.
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Paige ran up the school steps, she was running very late this morning, though she couldn't remember why. By the time she reached her locker, everybody was already in class. She would have to stop by the office and get a late slip. She looked around, the halls were completely empty. The place seemed abandoned. She fumbled with her lock, but her hands started shaking, making it almost impossible to the work the combination.
She finally managed to get it open, but was shocked to see that it was completely empty!
"What? Where's all my.....?"
"Hey, Spirit." Said a voice behind her. Paige gasped, she turned quickly, ready to strike at Dean if he came near here. But it wasn't Dean. Paige turned to see Jo leaning casually against the lockers. Paige was relieved to see her, but was now confused. What was Jo doing out of class?
"Jo, what are you doing? I thought Dean was....."
"It's ok Paige, relax. Nothing is here that will hurt you." Jo smiled.
"But he's— "
"—gone, Paige. Dean is gone. You don't have to worry anymore." Jo stood away from the lockers and was slowly walking towards Paige."
"I won't? How do you know?"
"It's alright, Paige. I won't let anyone hurt you again." Jo leaned closer to Paige who was now leaning against her own locker. Paige sighed. She could feel Jo's breath on her neck.
"Why.....why would you.....do that for...for me?" She whispered. She raised her head and looked into Jo's eyes. Jo lowered her head, closer, closer.....
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!
"Ah!" Paige's eyes snapped open. She sat up and saw she was in her bedroom. She took some deep breaths. It was all a dream. Paige relaxed back onto her pillow. That was really a strange dream. "Wish I didn't wake up." Paige found herself saying out loud. It surprised herself that she even thought of it. But she really wanted to know what would happen if her stupid alarm hadn't gone off!
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It was Saturday and Jo made plans to hang with Marco at the mall. Jimmy said he'd meet up with them later too. Jo decided to wear her hair down, since it was actually in control this morning. She wore her Labyrinth Tee and favorite blue jeans.
She grabbed her wallet, put in her back pocket and headed downstairs. She went into the kitchen for some breakfast. Her Dad was at the table drinking his coffee.
"Good morning, Angel." He said looking up from the morning paper.
"Morning, Da." She kissed her father's cheek. "Will you be home tonight?"
"Perhaps. Keep your cell phone with you. I'll call to let you know."
"Alright."
"You have plans, Jo?"
"Going to hangout at the mall," Jo took some cornflakes from the cupboard. "With Marco and Jimmy." After pouring herself a bowl she joined her dad at the table. "Where is Brent?"
"He left a little while ago with some friends. He'll be back later."
Jo nodded.
"I'm happy you're settling in nicely, Jo. I know it must be hard switching from home schools so suddenly."
"It's been ok, Da."
There was a moment of silence between them. Then her dad spoke again. "Jo Angel, how do you feel about me working?" he asked.
Jo looked up from her bowl. She was surprised from the question "Well.....I know that its important. You've been doing very well.....nothing has happened has it? No problems?"
"No, Angel, no problems. But I do worry about you, and Brent and the baby, being on your own a lot. I feel I can't be here for you. Ever since Kathleen....." Ben paused. He had taken his wife's death very hard and barely ever said her name, in front of his kids. But he knew he had to continue talking about her with them. "When your mom, there had been nobody here to look after you when I'm away." He continued.
"I have Brent, he watches out for me." Jo said.
"Yes he has but he shouldn't have had to, he is working himself now. And he will be going back to school soon."
Jo sighed. "It has been hard, Da. But we're all happy! We know you how important your work is....."
Ben stretched out his arm for his daughter and she immediately ran into his embrace. He wasn't so sure where he was going with this conversation. Jo was very responsible and she was old enough to look after herself without a sitter. But with her mother gone, and her experience back home, he sometimes worried that if all this was too much for her to handle.
"You don't have to worry about me, Da. I'll be ok."
Ben held his eldest daughter for a little longer. Then the grandfather clock struck 10:00.
"Alright, Josephine. I got to go. I have to drop Charlotte on the way to work." He kissed his daughter and stood. "I'll call you in plenty of time before dinner."
"Alright. I love you, Da."
"I love you too, Josephine."
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"So what's the plan? See a movie?" Spinner was on the phone with Jimmy.
"Actually, I'm gunna meet Jo and Marco. You coming?"
"Yeah, cool.....oh hold on somebody is on the other line." Spinner put Jimmy on hold "Hello?"
"Hey, HoneyBee." It was(who else?) Paige.
"Hey, PumpkinBunny."
"Want to hang at the mall today?" she asked.
"Sounds great, sweety."
"Can you meet me in half an hour?"
"I'll be there."
"Ok hun, love you."
"Love you too." Then Spin switched lines again "Change of plans, Jimmy. I'm heading out with Paige."
"Ok cool, I'll catch ya later."
"Later." Then they both hung up.
A day at the mall with Paige, Spinner thought. Wonder what I did with my wallet.....
(A/N: More is coming soon! Check out my other stories if you get the chance! Don't forget to review!)
Jimmy was hanging out with Spinner and Marco at his house. Spinner was thinking while passing his cheese wiz can from one hand to the other. Marco and Jimmy were watching TV. Jimmy looked over at Spinner "Dude! Wake up!"
"Huh?" Spinner snapped back to reality.
"What's up Spin? You've been way too quiet."
"Oh...uh....."
"I think all that cheese wiz finally gone to his brain....." said Marco.
"Shut up, Marco, I was thinking....."
"You? Think? That'll be the day." Jimmy laughed.
"Ha-ha-ha....."
"Alright.....what's up?"
"Jo.....ever notice how strange she is?"
"Uh....." Marco looked confused. He hadn't thought anything was strange about her.
"Spinner....." Jimmy said "YOU are strange. What exactly is strange about her?"
"Well.....I dunno. I mean you know she's hot right?"
"I got eyes too, Spin." Jimmy nodded.
"Yeah well I heard that she got asked out by like three guys in grade 11....."
"So?" Marco looked up, he didn't like where this was going.
"Well Hazel told me that she turned them all down!"
"Not all girls are into dating, Spin." Marco turned back to the TV.
"Yeah, Jo's a smart girl she probably isn't into it now."
"Yeah right." Spinner shook her head. "I'm telling you, she's strange."
"Don't go judging, Spin....it's not cool." Jimmy didn't like how Spinner thought sometimes.
"I'm NOT judging, man!" Spinner got up to get some pop from the fridge.
Marco started thinking as he watched TV. True, he didn't think Jo was strange but he had to admit that she was different from the other girls. But in a way that seemed pretty familiar. Marco smiled a bit. He bet he knew what was different. They had gotten to be very good friends in the short time she had been at Degrassi, and they had been talking a lot. He thought he would talk to her about Spinner later.
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Jo strummed her guitar and sighed. She never answered Paige's question about her being gang raped. She was going to when Brent interrupted, announcing that dinner was ready. Paige stayed for supper then Brent drove her home. In a way she was relieved, but then again it would have been nice to get it all off her chest by telling somebody besides her brother. She wanted desperately to tell Paige that she liked her, but Paige was dating Spinner and must have been straight. Jo didn't want to ruin their friendship over this. It wouldn't be the first time she lost somebody like that.
Jo had liked a girl in California. They had been very good friends, but when Jo told her she was lesbian she ditched her. Only Alex and a couple of others stuck with Jo, after she came out. Alex actually told her that she new all along that she was a lesbian. And she wasn't weirded out whatsoever. But that was in California. Jo had no idea how people would react to her here. And if she could be humiliated and assaulted in her home town then she had no idea how she could tell here.
Jo thought for a long while as she continued to play. Her thoughts suddenly turned to Marco. He had been nothing but super nice to her, she felt she could tell him anything. And there was the plus that he is gay himself, he wouldn't ever judge her. Jo nodded to herself. She would talk to Marco about everything. Get it all out and then see if he can give her any advice.
Having made up her mind about her situation, she changed into her into her favorite PJ's and got ready for bed. She wouldn't have to think anymore of it tonight.
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Paige ran up the school steps, she was running very late this morning, though she couldn't remember why. By the time she reached her locker, everybody was already in class. She would have to stop by the office and get a late slip. She looked around, the halls were completely empty. The place seemed abandoned. She fumbled with her lock, but her hands started shaking, making it almost impossible to the work the combination.
She finally managed to get it open, but was shocked to see that it was completely empty!
"What? Where's all my.....?"
"Hey, Spirit." Said a voice behind her. Paige gasped, she turned quickly, ready to strike at Dean if he came near here. But it wasn't Dean. Paige turned to see Jo leaning casually against the lockers. Paige was relieved to see her, but was now confused. What was Jo doing out of class?
"Jo, what are you doing? I thought Dean was....."
"It's ok Paige, relax. Nothing is here that will hurt you." Jo smiled.
"But he's— "
"—gone, Paige. Dean is gone. You don't have to worry anymore." Jo stood away from the lockers and was slowly walking towards Paige."
"I won't? How do you know?"
"It's alright, Paige. I won't let anyone hurt you again." Jo leaned closer to Paige who was now leaning against her own locker. Paige sighed. She could feel Jo's breath on her neck.
"Why.....why would you.....do that for...for me?" She whispered. She raised her head and looked into Jo's eyes. Jo lowered her head, closer, closer.....
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!
"Ah!" Paige's eyes snapped open. She sat up and saw she was in her bedroom. She took some deep breaths. It was all a dream. Paige relaxed back onto her pillow. That was really a strange dream. "Wish I didn't wake up." Paige found herself saying out loud. It surprised herself that she even thought of it. But she really wanted to know what would happen if her stupid alarm hadn't gone off!
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It was Saturday and Jo made plans to hang with Marco at the mall. Jimmy said he'd meet up with them later too. Jo decided to wear her hair down, since it was actually in control this morning. She wore her Labyrinth Tee and favorite blue jeans.
She grabbed her wallet, put in her back pocket and headed downstairs. She went into the kitchen for some breakfast. Her Dad was at the table drinking his coffee.
"Good morning, Angel." He said looking up from the morning paper.
"Morning, Da." She kissed her father's cheek. "Will you be home tonight?"
"Perhaps. Keep your cell phone with you. I'll call to let you know."
"Alright."
"You have plans, Jo?"
"Going to hangout at the mall," Jo took some cornflakes from the cupboard. "With Marco and Jimmy." After pouring herself a bowl she joined her dad at the table. "Where is Brent?"
"He left a little while ago with some friends. He'll be back later."
Jo nodded.
"I'm happy you're settling in nicely, Jo. I know it must be hard switching from home schools so suddenly."
"It's been ok, Da."
There was a moment of silence between them. Then her dad spoke again. "Jo Angel, how do you feel about me working?" he asked.
Jo looked up from her bowl. She was surprised from the question "Well.....I know that its important. You've been doing very well.....nothing has happened has it? No problems?"
"No, Angel, no problems. But I do worry about you, and Brent and the baby, being on your own a lot. I feel I can't be here for you. Ever since Kathleen....." Ben paused. He had taken his wife's death very hard and barely ever said her name, in front of his kids. But he knew he had to continue talking about her with them. "When your mom, there had been nobody here to look after you when I'm away." He continued.
"I have Brent, he watches out for me." Jo said.
"Yes he has but he shouldn't have had to, he is working himself now. And he will be going back to school soon."
Jo sighed. "It has been hard, Da. But we're all happy! We know you how important your work is....."
Ben stretched out his arm for his daughter and she immediately ran into his embrace. He wasn't so sure where he was going with this conversation. Jo was very responsible and she was old enough to look after herself without a sitter. But with her mother gone, and her experience back home, he sometimes worried that if all this was too much for her to handle.
"You don't have to worry about me, Da. I'll be ok."
Ben held his eldest daughter for a little longer. Then the grandfather clock struck 10:00.
"Alright, Josephine. I got to go. I have to drop Charlotte on the way to work." He kissed his daughter and stood. "I'll call you in plenty of time before dinner."
"Alright. I love you, Da."
"I love you too, Josephine."
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"So what's the plan? See a movie?" Spinner was on the phone with Jimmy.
"Actually, I'm gunna meet Jo and Marco. You coming?"
"Yeah, cool.....oh hold on somebody is on the other line." Spinner put Jimmy on hold "Hello?"
"Hey, HoneyBee." It was(who else?) Paige.
"Hey, PumpkinBunny."
"Want to hang at the mall today?" she asked.
"Sounds great, sweety."
"Can you meet me in half an hour?"
"I'll be there."
"Ok hun, love you."
"Love you too." Then Spin switched lines again "Change of plans, Jimmy. I'm heading out with Paige."
"Ok cool, I'll catch ya later."
"Later." Then they both hung up.
A day at the mall with Paige, Spinner thought. Wonder what I did with my wallet.....
(A/N: More is coming soon! Check out my other stories if you get the chance! Don't forget to review!)