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001.
Love with a Capitol L
Her name was Manny. For some reason at Degrassi all the guys wanted to be with her and all the girls wanted to be her. I don't know why she was such a role model to them. But I can't lie, I'm in love too. Manny was different from all the other girls I met. She didn't want love and she didn't want commitment… she wanted romance. She wanted to live a life of scandal, and drama. She always made it seem like she was always having more fun than you. That her life was problem less and she could get away with everything. Manny was the type of girl that liked to make boys fall in love her and then when they finally confessed she'd leave. For some reason me and every other guy at Degrassi fell for that. I feel lucky though, I am the one she always comes to when she and John or Bobby or another guy she's been with had problems. Most of the time you saw her it was a fake smile on her face, inside Manny hurt and it seemed like she thought I was the only one that could help her. I was her closest friends, BFFS and she called it. But that's all I'd ever be, just a friend.
It was midnight and I had just gotten to sleep. I was extremely tired and had been studying for Mr. Armstrong's test all night. I could even say the equations in my sleep. I heard a knock on my window. My name was whispered and then there were more knocks. I knew who it was. I got out of my nice warm bed and walked over to the window. She flashed me that smile the smile I couldn't resist. I opened the window for her and helped her down. I walked over to my bed and sat down, rubbing my eyes. She sat down next to me and lit a cancer stick as she called it. I looked at her and rolled my eyes.
"I know, what your thinking, but they're just so addicting" She said with a smile, she blew smoke in my face and gave me a kiss on the cheek and walked away.
She went over to my CD player and gave me a disgusted look.
"Come on, you should have better music than this"
She went over to her purse and grabbed a CD.
"It's a bunch of Indie music!" she exclaimed "John burned it for me before we broke up"
"John? What happened to Mike?" I thought
She put the CD in the CD player and blasted it. She closed her eyes and started swaying, her wavy black hair moving the opposite direction of her body, cigarette still in her hand. She was wearing an oversized shirt and leggings. She smiled and opened her eyes.
"Craig what's wrong you haven't said anything at all. Did I wake you up or something?"
"No, no I couldn't sleep." I replied
"Okay good" She said with a smile. "I would have felt bad if you were sleeping or something."
"No, no it's all good."
I lay down on my bed, she turned off the music.
"Craig scoot over" she said
I moved over and she laid down next to me. She closed her eyes and rested her head on her hands.
"What is it this time?" I asked
"What do you mean?" she replied her eyes still closed
"Why are you here? Did you and Mike get in a fight or something?"
"Nah" she replied very comely. "It's the usual"
"Parents?" I asked
"Mhmm" she replied "Now stop talking I'm tired"
As cheesy as this sounds she looked like sleeping beauty. I looked at my clock and it was 2:30. I still had 5 more hours to sleep. But how could I sleep when the most beautiful girl was sleeping right next to me.
