I've posted this on the n dot com. Here's the next chapter. Just so you know, I haven't had very reliable access to watching the N for very long, so some things I make up to fill in holes that I don't know what happened. Or that I haven't heard second hand what happened.
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JT was on his way to school on his skateboard, of course. He spotted Emma walking up ahead. As he neared her, he slowed down and hopped off.

"Hey, Em." Emma turned. JT stepped forward and hugged her. She was shivering. He looked at her again. She was wearing a pink t-shirt, jeans, and Converse All-Stars. "You're shaking. Here, have my sweatshirt." JT removed his Degrassi Schools hoodie, leaving him in jeans and a t-shirt. He quickly handed the sweatshirt to her.

Emma smiled and thanked him, putting it on immediately. "Not a problem, Emma. I don't think it's cold right now anyway." He really didn't. He wasn't just saying that.

The two made small talk as they went to school. JT knew today was going to be a bad day for Emma. Not that most days were good really. Just that this one was going to stand out from the others because of it being worse. He found it funny (in a weird way) that it was Suave's fault. The one person that was responsible and trained to help them move on was the one person who dwelled on the incident.

Ms. Suave wanted to talk about the shooting. She had invited a variety of students. More like she had forced a bunch of the students to come. The only consolation was that every person could bring someone along for moral support if they wanted. Craig was going to be there for finding Jimmy. Paige was invited for being there for Hazel even if they weren't friends anymore. And Emma was taking him.

JT prayed that she wouldn't be forced to talk if she didn't want to. She always had more nightmares after her parents made her talk to them.

By this time they had made it to the school. After visiting their lockers, JT walked Emma to her first class and promised he'd meet up with her at lunch. He sighed as he continued on to his own. Today had the potential to allow them to finally get through to Emma. Unfortunately, it also had the potential to further the damage that had already been done, and have her pull away even more. Today was going to be a bad day.

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School was out. As far as classes went, JT and Emma had a fairly good day. There was very little homework, especially for a Thursday. Unfortunately, they were on their way to Ms. Sauve's meeting after yet again visiting their lockers. It was being held in a classroom nearby. Emma was apprehensive. She didn't want to do this. She didn't want to do this at all. JT was worried. He didn't want her to have to do this, and he was scared of what would happen when she did.

As they entered the room, they took notice of the other occupants. Toby was looking very uncomfortable and out of place next to Paige. Paige looked bored. Craig was having an involved conversation with Jimmy, who was happily ignoring Hazel's attempts to get his attention as he spoke with Craig. Hazel glared at them as they stepped further into the room. On her other side, Spinner somehow looked upset and guilty at the same time as he argued in hushed tones with Jay. Jay also seemed on edge. JT grimaced. This wasn't going to be fun. Not at all.

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