Disclaimer: Once upon a time, there was a girl that didn't own Degrassi
"Craig! Craig!"
Was Craig hearing right? Was that Manny's voice?
"Oh no," Ellie said.
Craig got off her. "Oh shit."
Ellie didn't know what to do. It would be awful if Manny saw them like this. Craig had just broken up with her the night before. She pulled the sheets around her body.
"Craig!" Manny was pounding on the door. "Craig! Open the door!"
"Good, the door's locked!" Craig put on his pants. Ellie grabbed her clothes from the floor and ran to Craig's bathroom.
"Ellie!" Craig whispered after her.
"I can't let her see me Craig," Ellie whispered back before she silently closed the door.
"Craig, it's me. Craig!" Manny pounded harder. "We have to talk. Craig!"
Craig really didn't want to open the door but how else could he get rid of Manny?
"What Manny?" Manny was right in his face when he opened the door.
"Craig…" Manny smiled. She was so glad to see him, so happy that he had opened the door. She tried to hug him but Craig pulled her away. "Craig…"
"Manny, I said we're through. What do you not understand?"
"Craig, I thought maybe I'd let you think it over. We don't have to see each other. I can let you think. I know it was dumb of me…you were only trying to help her. I'm sorry that I got jealous. I'll give you some time off...if that's what you need."
Craig shook his head. "No Manny. No. I don't need time off. We're over Manny."
"Craig…you don't mean that. I…I love you…and you love me…"
Craig shook his head. "No Manny. I don't love you."
A noise was heard from the bathroom. Something had fallen.
"What was that?" Manny asked.
"Nothing. Manny you should go."
Manny walked to the bathroom door.
"Like I said, we're through."
She opened the door.
Ellie in the bathroom.
Ellie put on her shirt and could hear Manny's pleading voice.
"I'll give you time off…if that's what you need."
Ellie was beginning to feel guilty…Manny really liked Craig and what had she done? Ruined their relationship…
As Ellie was pulling on her jeans, not paying attention to what she was doing, but to the conversation Manny and Craig were having, she tripped and fell and Craig's hairdryer fell on the floor.
"Shit!" Ellie was busted "Oh no, crap Ellie!"
The door opened and she saw Manny. She didn't know what to do so she gave her a little smile. "Uh, hi Manny." What else could she do?
Sean couldn't stop thinking about Manny. Her beautiful smile, her awesome laugh. How close he had been to her last night…her skin, so soft-looking, her body…how he was about to confess to her that he liked her.
"Manny Santos…"
He heard the familiar song play as his cell phone vibrated. He looked on his caller ID.
Emma.
"I really don't want to talk to you right now."
Sean didn't pick up and just let it go to voicemail.
"Sean, hey how are you? I was calling to ask if you want to go out tonight…um so just give me a call back."
"Ellie…" Manny said. She turned to Craig… "You couldn't wait for this moment, could you? If you wanted to break up with me…you could have just told me…"
"Manny, I'm sorry…" Ellie whispered. And right now, she truly was. How low had she sunk?
Manny looked back at Ellie before she ran out of the room, crying. Even if everyone called her a slut and thought she had no feelings, she did. And she didn't mind crying. How could she not when the one guy she had really loved had slept with a girl the same night they broke up? He could have at least waited some days…she had thought he had liked her…really liked her…all those nights together…they had meant nothing to him…
Ellie tried to run after Manny but Craig stopped her.
"Ellie…"
Tears came down her face… "Craig, this isn't me. This is mean, how do you think she feels?"
Craig didn't say anything and just let Ellie go.
