Today had marked three months since that day at Degrassi, the day that left one student paralyzed below the waist, one dead, one struggling with ptsd, and one pregnant and terrified. She had just left her latest counseling session, at first every session ended with her in tears but the last few she felt so much better, free even to the point she didn't need Paige holding her hand during the sessions, until she left the office into a busy hallway where other students would see her. She had not yet started showing in her stomach at least and she didn't feel as nauseated, but neither helped her paranoia. This had her too distracted to notice the brunette sneak up behind her.

"Heeey how'd it go at your session."

"They been going okay, I haven't had the nightmares recently or at least not about about Rick."

"What kind of nightmares have you had?"

"There's one, in the dream I wake up and it's always late at night, I go to check in the baby but the crib is empty." She said becoming more worried.

"Hey it's just a bad dream, if dreams were real I'd be naked and chased by an evil clown." Emma didn't reply but shot her friend a confused and disturbed look.

"What? Clowns are terrifying." Emma still not sure what to make of her friends dream kept in walking.

After school Emma went straight downstairs to her room. Manny was busy with Craig tonight and Paige was seeing this new mystery guy she didn't want to talk about yet. She was bored but also lonely. All her other friends seemed to have someone. There was one person that came to mind, even if she couldn't have him over she could at least talk to him. She took out her phone and began typing.

Emma: heeey :)

Shortly after she got the reply she wanted.

Sean: hey!

Emma: what you up to?

Sean: just enjoying a day off for once, got a mechanic job after school but today is my time

Emma: that is so cool, I'm so happy for you!

Sean: thanks how bout you? Anything new?

She didn't know how to reply to this, she took her time replying before she started typing "I'm pregnant" before she panicked and deleted the message.

Emma: I been seeing the school counselor actually

Sean: this about rick?

Technically he wasn't wrong even if he didn't know the whole story.

Emma: yeah...I was having bad nightmares about that day

Again what she said was accurate.

Sean: I'm so sorry I couldn't protect you from that

Emma: it's ok, I never blamed you, just so thankful you were there that day some days I just get really scared about what's going to happen next

Again he may have not known the context she was talking but he was someone she felt safe talking to.

Sean: I'm only one call away if you ever need someone to vent to

She really wanted to tell him, she tried forcing herself to type out the simple words.

Emma: You're important to me even if this is tte best we get I don't want to not have you at all

Sean: thanks, everything ok? Getting kinda deep here

Emma: yeah everything's going great