Chapter Six
It wasn't that night that Paige had been saved, rather the night when she remembered the memories she had with Spinner, and as they stood together that night in each other's arms, the good times with him easily floated back, as if they had never truly been forgotten.
At first, it was only a few calls per week, secret insiders no one understood and unforgettable laughs. But as the weeks passed, they both found themselves incapable of hiding their affection, and one of Degrassi's most famous couples was soon no longer a old recollection from previous years.
Paige found herself unwilling to go to court again, and frankly was too scared of Matt, so he continued teaching at Degrassi, despite the drug sales.
Spinner and Paige had been together for nearly a month, and that's when Matt chose to strike at her. As she still sat in her bed, Paige clutched her hair and looked down, dripping small wet tears onto her sheets.
Spinner held his arms around Paige's waist, and she stood on her tippy-toes to reach up to kiss him briefly.
"See you later, honey-bee" she smiled.
She turned to go to her next class, but Spinner wouldn't let go. He began tickling her sides, and she leaned over, laughing.
"Stop it" she giggled.
"Only if you look at me" Spinner replied, smiling.
Confused, Paige looked up as Spinner finally stopped. He leaned down and kissed her, ever so gently, caressing her face in his hands. Paige eagerly kissed him back, and when they parted, Spinner rested his forehead upon hers.
"See you later" he said, and kissed her forehead.
Paige smiled, and turned to start her way to her next class. Suddenly, and arm reached out and pulled her into another classroom. She gasped, and memories of Dean came rushing back. She panicked as she noticed the blinds and windows were closed. Would anyone find her?
The arm gripped her more impatiently, and Paige looked up to realize it was Matt. She smelled the evil aroma of alcohol, and she retained the urge to cough.
"Drinking during school hours, not the smartest move Matt. Then again, since when have you done the smart thing?" she challenged him.
He laughed, but his grip tightened on her arm. Paige resisted the urge to show any sign of pain.
"Just tell me something, who did you tell?" Matt said angrily.
Puzzled, Paige didn't know what to say.
"I don't know what you're talking about." she replied.
Matt tugged her arm to bring her closer to him, and whispered into her ear.
"Come on, Paige, you can't always be strong... or maybe you feel you have to be because he broke you, and you can't let that happen again... is that it?"
Caught off guard, Paige had nothing to say.
"Lucky for you, Dean was a pal of mine, and I don't really approve of what he did, but I understand why he warned me about you, you stupid bitch."
He slapped her across the face, and Paige fell to the floor. Tears escaped freely.
"Now Paige, I know you didn't like that, and I didn't either, but you had no business telling anyone."
Someone found out and reported the drugs, she thought.
"I didn't tell anyone Matt, I want you out of my life."
Her cell phone vibrated, but it went unnoticed. Matt leaned down to Paige, his eyes and behaviour affected by the alcohol intake.
"My buddy called me, the cops busted our apartment. They're coming for me. And if I'm going down, so are you."
He kicked her as Paige wondered how Matt could have been so different than what she thought.
Just then, Spinner burst through the door. He stood, in complete shock for a moment, then walked up to Matt, who always wore a look of surprise, and punched him.
Paige quickly stood up and Spinner wrapped his arm around her, trying to protect her, and wishing he would have clued in sooner. Mr. Simpson walked by and looked into the room, found himself in complete shock, and stepped inside.
The rest Paige remembered as a blur, only fragments of sentences left.
"There's been a misunderstanding..." Matt said.
"You weren't answering my text message, and that's unlike you... I was scared..." Spinner said as he kept her close.
"Paige, you're free to go home for the rest of the day" Principal Hatzilakos answered, sympathizing.
The cop cars arrived shortly, and arrested Matt on several charges, including the possession of pot and the physical violence he inflicted on Paige. Spinner held Paige closely in his arms and they watched the car drive away, freeing them from terror they knew he could bring.
Spinner walked Paige home that day, hand in hand, and she suddenly stopped. He looked into her clouded eyes.
"Thank you..." she said.
They hugged tenderly, and Spinner promised herself he would always save her.
Just then, Paige's cell rang.
"Hello?" she replied hoarsely.
"It's me."
"Spinner," she replied, checking the clock, "it's like 1 in the morning. What's going on?"
"Jay just called me, Emma's in the hospital. Something bad
