Well, next chapter is out, we are reaching the end of this story, and man has it been a ride. Anyways hope you enjoy!
Craig's POV
I'm such a coward.
That's what I kept telling myself over and over again, as Ellie and I began to go somewhere. I wasn't too sure where we would go, but I had to bring her somewhere.
Somewhere so she can forget about it. The pain, of infidelity.
I had no place in my heart for anger, in part due to my own past actions.
"Ashley..." I thought to myself as I remembered the pain, I had put her through.
"Manny..." I whispered, remembering the child I had put in her, only for her to abort it.
I shook my head. I couldn't be angry at Jessie. I wasn't any better. I did the same thing as he did.
I was no better, and therefore I was in no place to talk to her about it. I knew it.
It seemed that Jessie's cheating not only traumatized Ellie. It made me remember the actions I had done in my own past.
I was really an idiot, and a coward. What was I supposed to do? How was I supposed to help someone who got cheated on?
I sighed, at this point just riding my motorcycle around because why not, hoping the scenery would take Ellie off of it, but I was thinking where I should bring her.
"We're going to take a stop, I'm going to text someone, okay?" I asked, Ellie, and she simply nodded, her face tucked on my back, holding onto me, which gave me butterflies in my chest.
No, now is not the time for that. I told myself.
Getting off of my motorcycle, watching Ellie in the background, sit down, right next to it, she looked sad. Vulnerable, and broken.
I hated it.
I texted Sean, asking if I could come over. He agreed, though I did not tell him about Ellie, nor what happened.
I knew Sean was a good person to her, so maybe he could help her better than I could ever. Sure, Sean and Emma seemed very close now, but I hoped that maybe the advice would outweigh Ellie seeing Sean. I had to, there was no way I could help Ellie alone.
Sure enough, I got back on, Ellie not too far behind, before we took off to Emma's house, where Sean was staying.
Ellie seemed to have understand where we were going, as a grim expression took over her facial features. I sighed.
"Ellie." I started, "I know, but I thought you need others to help, I can't do it alone, so please listen to them, can you do that?"
Ellie remained quiet, as her mind seemed to process what I was thinking.
"You idiot..." Was all she said, mumbling, before I went off, and texted Sean we were outside.
Of course, he was curious what I meant by "we," but I told him to just come out. Sure enough, after two minutes, he and Emma showed up, outside their entrance, only to see Ellie.
They both flinched, Emma in particular, recognizing Ellie as Sean's ex-girlfriend.
"What's going on?" Sean started, in a neutral tone, trying to understand what was happening.
I sighed, knowing it was Ellie who had to do the talking.
"Ellie will tell you." I said, turning to her. "You can tell them, okay? I'll just be over there." I finished, pointing over my motorcycle, as I walked away leaving them to chat.
I sighed, once I reached it, the faint noise from their conversation enveloping the background, the occasional cars passing as I looked up, and began to ponder.
"Jessie cheated on me, he cheated on me with an older woman!" Continuously ringed in my head. I couldn't get the tone she said it out of my head.
I reminded me very much of Ashley's own voice when she had figured out, I was cheating on her with Manny.
I shuddered, that was such a messed-up time for me. Alongside the peak of my bipolar diagnosis, I shook my head.
While it was better, I had the experience of what it could do to me. The chances of my maniac acting up was there, alongside the depressive episodes. The mania was more concerning, however, as they could get very bad.
That's what Type I bipolar does to you, sadly, and I knew it better once I had told my manager of it. He of course got me a personal physician would check up on me, which was nice, but even now, with all of the knowledge, the fear of it returning was haunting.
But right now, that was the least of my issues. Ellie. The poor girl had been cheated on. She was experiencing the same pain her best friend had dealt with.
I couldn't help her. I'm the last person who should, considering Jessie's actions mimicked mine.
If anything, I was much worse. Whereas maybe Jessie's was a one-time fling, I had been having the affair for more than a month. I was worse than him.
Why would Ellie ask me to help her after this? She knew the best of my cheating drama more than anyone else other than Ashley and Manny of course.
Why? She was supposed to hate me. She was supposed to hurt me, like that other time during the party.
What did she see in me? I asked myself. Unbeknownst to me, I got a bit teary. The tears in my eyes were faint, but were there.
As I continued to recall all the terrible things I had done, my tears became more pronounced. The more I recalled, the more of a scumbag I was.
The guilt was eating me away, and the regret was no too far behind. I had no redemption, and I never had. I realized. I was such a jerk. Jessie was as well, but so was I.
Sean was a better person to Ellie. I told myself.
"Did I ever ask Ashley if she forgave me? Did I ever offer a simple apology? Did I ever say sorry to her?" I asked myself over and over, the same thing for Manny considering I got her pregnant, and pressured her throughout?
No, I didn't.
I gulped, and decided to text Toby. He would help, right. I didn't know what to do. My guilt was eating me away, but I deserved it.
I had been a horrible person to them, and if this was punishment, then so be it.
I texted Toby, asking if Ashley was okay. Of course, he texted back with a simple yeah why?
And so, I told Toby what happened to Ellie, and asked him to tell Ashley. Maybe Ashley could help her. She was her best friend, who had also gone through this, so maybe she would be the best person.
Why didn't I think of that?
I stomped my feet slightly, a slight grunt of frustration, as I began to check on them.
However, I was stopped by Sean.
"Oh, hey Sean, did you leave-"
He stopped me, "Yes I did, you and I need to talk."
I froze, his tone expressed seriousness that I didn't like, "Is it about when I cheated as well?" I mumbled.
He looked confused, "What? No! Just I need to tell you something myself."
I raised my eyebrow, but nodded, letting him speak.
He spoke for quite some time, but I took in what he said. How he spoke, and what he was emphasizing.
It took around five minutes before I nodded.
"So, there's a high possibility I might get shipped to Afghanistan in the near future."
That brought my head to his eyes. "What?"
Sean repeated, "I might be fighting in Afghanistan soon."
Oh, my goodness, wow. "Okay, wow. Are you sure about this?" I asked him, and he nodded.
"Yeah, a bit scared, but optimistic. I already told Emma, and she was concerned. It was welcoming." He smiled, and I sighed.
"Well, if you are sure about this, good luck, soldier." I said, being a bit playful when I said soldier, patting him on the back.
"Hey, don't be like that." He said, as we shared a laugh together for a bit.
It was weird. One moment I was hating myself for not being a good person in high school. The next I was laughing with one of my close friends. It was strange, but appreciated.
Realizing this may be the last time I would possibly ever see Sean; I gave him a hug.
"What was that for?" Sean asked confused.
"In case I don't see you again." Was all I said, smiling before I made my way towards the two girls talking.
"You tell Ellie yet?" I asked, and Sean shook his head.
"Wait..." Sean said, as he put me behind a wall, with a close enough distance to hear the two girls talk.
"So, Sean's leaving for Afghanistan?" I heard Ellie's voice, a bit unwavering but hers nonetheless.
"Yeah, it sucks, but that's the choice he's making, so I have to allow it." Another's, Emma's, was heard, and Sean and I could easily distinguish their voice.
I silently prayed to God that those two weren't going to get on bad terms.
"I see..." Ellie replied, or at least her voice did. I was too nervous to look out in the chance that they spot me eavesdropping on their conversation. I did not want that to happen.
"So, Jessie cheated on you, huh?" Emma asked, after what was a bit of a silent minute.
"Uhh, yeah, with another co-worker, I saw it and broke up with him a couple days after."
"A couple days? Why did you wait so long?"
Ellie's sigh was all I could hear. "I don't know, I was hoping he would explain, but he never did so I just gave up with him."
"Very well, but I would've cut all ties with him if I had heard he cheated on me. Imagine how long that's being going on for." Emma's voice and that sentence suddenly had be flinched, as while she didn't mean to interpret me, but it certainly did.
"Yeah, if he's been having that affair for a while, I don't know how he could do this."
With every sentence on them talking about infidelity, the more my guilt and hatred began to fill in me. While at first, it was a thought, a fear I had put upon myself, now their conversations were confirming that exact feelings.
What was once containable after a bit of reassurance, was now causing me to shiver a bit, as I felt a small, but noticeable tangle in my stomach.
"Craig, are you okay?" Sean asked silently, to which I nodded a bit too soon, he could tell.
Despite him not believing me, he let it go.
"So, Craig brought you over here for that reason?" Emma suddenly asked, as my surroundings began to clear up.
"Yeah, I don't know why he brought me here to you and Sean, rather than himself." Ellie replied.
"Wish I knew as well, but oh well, it would've been nice for him to be with us."
"Yeah, it would."
"You know he likes you, huh?" Emma's statement brought me out of my trance yet again as I began to heat up, at least the feeling on my cheeks.
"He does? I mean yeah, he's helped me with my mother, so we do care for each other."
"I know that, but what do you think of him in that way?" Godamnit Emma what are you doing?
"Um, I don't really-"
"I think you do."
A sigh from Ellie came beforehand, "I don't know, but with this development, I'm not sure I want a relationship so soon afterwards."
"I understand, but Craig seems to have cared for you."
"Yeah, he does that."
Another silence came afterwards, but this time there was an eeriness to it, that made me feel uncomfortable.
"Okay, Ellie, stop with the games, right now."
"What?"
"I know you like Craig, a lot. I can see it in how you two would interact, and I know he returns those feelings."
"W-what do you mean?" Ellie asked, stuttering bit.
Emma sighed, "You know what I might just ask him out myself."
That shocked me, I turned to Sean, with a look that said, aren't you two together?
However, Sean's expression seemed to have brought back some sadness in it.
"I don't want Emma getting too emotional seeing me leave again, so we're not like that."
I shrugged, it was tragic in a sense, but life. Besides I looked back to hear what the girls were talking about.
"W-what?" I heard Ellie's shaken voice.
"Yeah, can I ask him out?" Emma's voice played afterwards.
"Um, sure, I guess, just keep him safe, okay?"
"Ha! You really thought!" Emma's voice became louder, in a more sarcastic way.
"Wait, what?"
"I was joking. I'm not actually going to ask him out."
"So, what was the point of that?"
"To show you how it feels." Emma's voice changed from a hyper tone to a more somber tone.
"What do you mean how it feels?" Ellie replied confused.
"How it feels to see someone you love with someone else."
Another silence engulfed them, as Sean and I continued to listen on their conversations, now about me for some reason. Still, I felt my cheeks burning.
"Oh, are you talking about when I was with Sean?" Ellie's voice was shaking again, and I was holding myself back to not comforting Ellie.
"Yeah, seeing you with Sean, it made me realize how much Sean meant to me, and how jealous I was of you."
"I guess I can see where you're coming from."
Emma sighed, "Even then, I don't want you to lose something you really care about. Craig feels the same way about you, Toby told me."
"He does?"
Darnit Toby, you had to tell her out of all people.
"Yeah, apparently he fears messing up with you, so I'd recommend taking him while you can."
"Um, I don't know."
"Well, you should tell him now, you can get over Jessie easier." Emma stated, with a bit of a weird mischievous tone.
"I don't know how I would."
"What if they were here right now, what would you say?" Emma asked.
"Well, I guess I would tell him, because he would be hearing it. It'd be better to talk it through before it gets awkward."
Then I suddenly heard Emma chuckle. "Craig! Sean! I know you two are there! Get out!"
I suddenly flinched, and Sean did as well, but we both knew that now we had to come out.
Damn Emma, now I have to confront Ellie about this.
Sighing, Sean and I simply stepped out of our hiding spot, only to see Ellie's blushing face and Emma's smirk.
I sighed; this was going to be an interesting day to say the least. But as I ran those days instead turned to weeks.
Toby's POV
After the time I had spent with Emiko, my weekend had been looking better. She really was a nice person and a good one to be around.
Something about hanging out with someone, doing something as simple as playing in the arcade really brought me back to some more fun times. It was something simple, but for the both of us, that was what made us appreciate the time we spent together that day.
So, I wasn't really expecting anything to happen the next day. Maybe I could invite her again for bowling? I don't know, should I bring the others? Maybe. We'll see the developments in no time.
For now, my weekend was going relatively smoothly, and it seemed, in my opinion that nothing could ruin it. Agreed, nothing did.
Sunday went by relatively smoothly, I texted Emiko, told her how much fun I had, before helping my dad with some house work, but also doing some homework.
But what I didn't expect, the next day, on Monday, was to see a bunch of new faces. New faces that I never wanted to see again.
The first thing I was met with was Craig, who while was happy, seemed a bit off.
"You told Emma about me liking Ellie?" Craig asked, and I nodded.
"She told her." I looked at him confused, "And like an idiot, I ran away."
I sighed, "Listen, I know you didn't want me telling anyone about her, but I think you two would be a great couple, I'm sorry, I just don't want to see you miserable, like when she's with Jessie."
"Jessie cheated on her, they broke up." Oh wow, I didn't know that.
"Okay, so now Emma's trying to get her to you?" I asked, and a nod confirmed it.
I smiled, "It may be a bit too early, and you may have run like an idiot, but it's not too late. Text her when you two could talk and just do that." I told him smiling, "Talk to her about it."
I heard Craig sigh, "But will she still like me? You know, her boyfriend cheated on her, just like how I cheated on Ashley."
It was at this moment did I realize what Craig was feeling. It's not that he was nervous now, but rather he was ashamed. It clearly brought back some regrets from the other year, with the cheating drama.
I sighed, "Well, there is one difference, you changed. Completely, you became a better person."
"But what if I do the same thing?"
I smiled at him, he really was mature by showing a bit of fear, to not becoming what he was, "It's terrifying to try new things, but sometimes you have to go in. You learned your lesson, and you paid for what you did. You apologized to both Manny and Ashley through text, speaking and song, so stop hating yourself."
I saw Craig smile, and sigh, "You're a good guy, Toby, you know that?"
I nodded, "I know, now remember, text her when you two can talk alone. Figure it out."
He gave a nod in acknowledgement before he walked into the entrance of Degrassi.
What we were greeted with, however, was less than stellar.
Faces, that we never thought we would see again. Faces that we thought were new, but in reality, were faces we knew very well.
Lakehurst. What the hell...
"What the hell are they doing here?" I asked, my eyes diluting, my teeth clenched and my hands turned to fists.
"I wish I knew." Was all Craig said, but it came as a faint background noise.
All I saw were murderers. The ones who got Craig and I hospitalized, and the ones who killed Jt.
Hatred. It goes a long way.
Vengeance. Goes well with hatred.
Justice. What we seek after events.
I particularly can remember some, the very ones whom we fought.
That one, who was with Nic and that other ginger guy the entire time, they were the ones who landed us in the hospital.
Those others, the ones who tried to ambush and pick a fight with me outside Degrassi. Knowing they got their asses kicked, I knew they would try again sometime.
That one, the one who knocked my contacts out.
I was seething in rage. There was no forgiveness in me.
I guess you could say I felt hatred running through my veins.
I shook my head, grabbing my stuff, and heading towards my locker, not wanting anything to do with them.
Perhaps if I avoided them, I wouldn't have to get involved.
Perhaps if they ignored me, I would be fine.
But fate seems to love playing with me.
Sure enough, I saw a trio of some sorts making their way towards me. I growled silently, not wanting them to interact with me in any way.
I could tell that one of them was Johnny, Bruce and, the one who surprised me the most, Derek.
That triggered me the most, as I could see him having a vendetta against me, as he knew I was involved in his drama.
I shook my head, basically hoping they wouldn't bring anything up.
But unfortunately, they didn't.
"Look at the Degrassi nerd." Bruce taunted me, as I heard the two laughing in retaliation.
As they clearly were trying to taunt me, I did my best to simply ignore them.
But they continued to taunt me, and torment me, and before I knew it, I snapped.
"Leave me alone, I want nothing to do with you." I simply said, as I walked away from them.
However, once they touched my shoulder, and tried to trip me, I snapped.
Turning around, I punched one of them, the spinning motion making it more volatile as I felt my fist contact with Derek.
He fell, holding his hand up, as I walked away as they looked back to Derek.
I didn't want anything to do with them, but I knew with that action they were going to try and taunt me further. It was annoying and I wanted nothing to do with them.
Reaching my class, I sat down next to Manny and Emma, who clearly saw I wasn't in any sort of mood. I couldn't blame them.
They seemed concerned, but again I didn't care.
It wasn't until I saw my hand, did I notice a bit of blood. Now that was surprising, probably from that asshole's weak face.
"Toby, you already kick a Lakehurst's student's ass?" A male voice made me turn my head, and my face turned neutral.
It was Spinner.
I scoffed, "Yeah I beat you to that." I muttered, and Emma and Manny, to their credit didn't have any reaction to that.
Truth be told, none of us were a fan of Lakehurst, especially after what they had done.
One would think that Craig and I would have a personal vendetta against them, for landing us all in the hospital, but I didn't care.
I tightened my headband across my face, to remind myself of what had happened during those times. My left arm, a large scar embedded on it, and my thigh having a similar one as well.
I sneered, at least thankful that none of the three were in this class.
Of course, I wouldn't get lucky, and the next class I saw Bruce. I shook my head, keeping it on my work.
I'm not going to stoop on their level. I told myself and as the more I saw those Lakehurst students, the more that thought faded.
However, it was during lunch did I finally snap.
"I'm not forgiving them for what they did." I muttered once we were sat down.
Emma and Manny simple shrugged, not denying nor accepting my views.
"They're a bunch of pricks who murdered and tried to murder us. They're just violent cavemen who shriek at the slightest bit of violence, they drink themselves to party, and their stupider than a nursery rhyme. There's no way in hell I am forgiving them."
I didn't care if some people around me could hear it, including Johnny, I wanted him to hear. He was the one taunting me earlier, so now it was my turn. Fuck stooping low, I'll play their game.
I heard Spinner chuckle, while Emma smiled. "Even through all of that, you still have your smart words."
"Alright Miss and what do you think?" I asked, and she simple shrugged, having no opinion. Either she was telling the truth, or didn't want to anger them.
Pathetic, I mumbled my eyes glaring at those three in particular, I was somewhat happy to see Derek with a bandage wrapped on the area I struck his face.
After what they had done to me, in terms of violence, it was nothing.
Johnny in particular I remember hurting back when they attempted to ambush me, and seeing his face of pain when I struck his abdomen was as satisfying as it could.
Suddenly I turned to Spinner, he always was a troublemaker, and while I hated that, maybe this time it would be acceptable. Maybe this time I could use this to my advantage.
Chuckling a bit, I asked Spinner if we could talk alone, in a hallway no one went through.
"Wait, so you want to-"
"Yep." I chuckled, and he smiled slightly.
"You know, I'm thinking the same way as you are." He said and I smiled at him for the first time.
I chuckled, rather darkly, before wishing him a goodbye.
I was chuckling a bit darkly, but I didn't care. I was willing to play their little game, and I was hoping I could harm them.
After all, they had eagerly hurt all of us with no remorse, so I didn't mind doing the same. Of course, I wasn't going to hurt them as badly as they did, I'm just going to make them pay for what they did.
I was going to let them know that after everything, Degrassi would not take in Lakehurst in with open arms.
But rather, glaring at them in caution, eyeing them like prey, waiting to pounce on them.
That way, it would seem that they don't have the freedom like they did in Lakehurst, whatever they did there, they would not be able to do the same thing here in Degrassi.
I was going to teach them that. I was surprised Spinner, out of all people felt as much resentment to Lakehurst as I did, and I was surprised I didn't hate him as much as I did, but I guess our similar goals, for once, brought us together.
This was going to be a fun couple of days I thought to myself.
…
And indeed, the next couple of days, which turned to 2 weeks, were fun.
To my interest, Spinner would outright pick the smallest gripes when I came to picking fights with some Lakehurst students.
There was even one time where I would play the nerd as someone taunted me, before Spinner would come in and knock the unsuspecting tormentor to his knees.
Johnny fell for the prank smoothly, and found himself on the ground, with two smiling Degrassi students looking down on him. Deciding to punch him in his abdomen again, I whispered to him, "That's for the torment, see you next time."
I chuckled again. It was fun.
Letting your anger out on those who had tormented you, and killed those closest to you was fun.
It didn't matter if anyone else was worried about me.
It didn't matter that Emma, Manny and Liberty were worried about me, especially since I was hanging out with Spinner whenever those altercations appeared.
It didn't matter when Craig messaged me, asking if I was okay, I would just say I'm fine, and that we could spend time whenever he isn't recording.
It didn't matter when Emiko would message or call me. I denied her worries, and continued on this path.
It was fun. I kept telling myself, watching those who caused you pain, now at your knees was satisfying.
None of their worries matter to me, because I was mentally fine. I was giving those Lakehurst students a piece of my mind.
Besides, they heard what I said about them, so even if I were to offer a sort of peace to them, I knew they would deny it.
Who was Ms. Hatzilakos to defend these students?! How dare she try and mediate what was a lost cause. They shouldn't be here! They don't deserve to. They should go somewhere else. Back to their burned, charred pathetic excuse of a school.
Ha, a peace committee, give me a break. You should've seen the look on my face when Spinner actually attended that waste of a committee. Though he did tell me he thought it was a bunch of nothingness, he said it was a good excuse to escape trouble.
I shrugged, as I told him as long as they suffered and were taught a lesson, I didn't care for it one bit. He agreed, with a grin of his own.
It was surprisingly the most Spinner and I had actually gotten along. Even Jimmy was surprised, but I told him that we had similar views on one thing for once, and that was what made us cooperate.
The fights were the best. The altercations outside. Seeing their smug faces turn to anger and confusion when I beat their asses, alongside Spinner.
It wasn't always a victory, some days I would exit feeling horrible, but I always made sure they felt the pain they had given to me.
As long as they understood, I didn't care. For the others, like Emiko who worried about me, I didn't care. I was focused on making Lakehurst pay, and I would succeed in my goals.
I didn't care for Spinner's unusual condition; I didn't even notice it. I just told him to be ready for the next time they try and fight.
I didn't care that Jimmy was telling me to stop, I didn't care. In one instance, in a replica of that time they ambushed me, I singlehandedly took down four of them, with their injuries ranging from a cracked rib to a split lip, while I mostly made it out with minor cuts.
I was enjoying it, and in the words of Spinner, looked, "Cool, but scary."
It was through those altercations did I earn my own moniker, which I chuckled whenever they heard. It made me well known about Lakehurst with only a few standing up to me, while keeping me, mostly away from trouble.
Of course, I do occasionally get caught, but all I get is detention, nothing major.
That wasn't going to be enough to stop me Ms. Hatzilakos, siding with Lakehurst like the pathetic principal you are.
For once, nothing in my life mattered than making those pay.
I guess you could say my insanity, of losing everyone, my social issues, and isolation had finally caught up with me.
Them taunting me about Jt's death, and how they got us hospitalized only further made me enjoy cracking their mouths shut, and their bodies unable to fight.
I mean, they did ask for it.
Spinner was there as well, but for some reason, would always complain of pain in his groin. I didn't care, because he was still fighting alongside me, still stopping Lakehurst from getting too comfortable.
I remember the three girls meeting up with me, clearly worried about my habits towards them recently, made more evident when they showed up to the "battlefield," watching me and Spinner savagely beat those Lakehurst brats.
I still remember their faces. Emma's look of disappointment, Manny's face of concern, and Liberty's full of horror.
Emma was disappointed I "stooped" to their level. No, Emma, I was regulating their presence, making sure they don't get too comfortable. You should be thanking me.
Manny was concerned that I would get into some real trouble or hurt, but I chuckled again, knowing the worst injury I got was a sprained hip.
Liberty? Horrified of me? The once nerdy geek now being a savage fighter? Ha, what was she going to do? Yell at me like a little child? If she wanted a little child to yell at, she should've kept her child!
I didn't care.
Craig visited me once, telling me it wasn't right, but again I brushed it off. When he did ask regarding Ellie, I did answer him back with some advice, but once he would talk about school, I would double down on Lakehurst's inability to blend in with Degrassi.
Even Emiko's compassionate personality and careful nature didn't stop me. When I would visit occasionally and she would treat some noticeable injuries, she never asked how I would get it, but she did seem skeptical.
One day, after the third week, she confronted me, knowing what I was doing by texting Craig, and I brushed her off, telling her they deserved it for all I care.
She worried for me, and told me that she didn't want me to go down this path.
Again, I reassured her I was fine, and enjoying myself. Of course, her being in the medical field for volunteering, quickly deduced that I was mental, but I shrugged her off.
She did give me a present though, what was it again? Oh right, a weird blue wristband.
Like I'm going to wear a useless item during my altercations, even then, I would only wear it when I knew it wouldn't get destroyed by them. Obviously when I wasn't thinking about Lakehurst I was still myself.
It was just during those times was I able to let loose, see myself in a different light and enjoy em the feeling of adrenaline. This was different from just exercising. It was like a feral instinct. It was nice to bring out, but to others it was worrisome. Even my assurances to them weren't believed, and Emiko would visit me, knowing not to mention them.
The past month has been fun, I kept telling myself, and despite what you would think, I actually only really got in trouble like, twice.
I wonder what next week has, as the weekend approaches. Probably the same.
