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Chapter two
My new friends Jen, Nessa, Bryce and Stephen were cool, but I was lonely for my Toronto friends. Especially Ellie, and of course Emma, who rode in the car the day I came back here. There was no way Ellie could be talking to me, so she was out. And since Emma had forgiven me, I decided to write her first, and let her make the next move.
I dug through my bookbag for a notebook and a pen, then sprawled across my bed, with the radio on.
Dear Emma,
Hey. How are you? Great, I hope. How are your parents and Jack? What's the latest at Degrassi? It's boring as hell here at The Beach. I have made a few new buddies. First there's Stephen. He's in grade 12. We call him Stevie. He's cool.
Then there's Bryce. He's a grade 11 and he loves chicks, uh, girls. Vanessa, she's the only one of us with a car, is a grade 11 whose Mother is black and Father is white. She's also Bryce's first cousin. Last, there's Jen. She looks almost identical to Alex. Dark hair, eyes, everything. I think she's half Cuban or something. She's in grade 10 with me.
So, that's who I hang out with. Most of the kids here are rich and snobby. But then, I haven't met too many kids who are rich and not snobby though. Except Jimmy. He's alright when he wants to be. I haven't had too much interaction with Tyler. He looks at me, I look at him, and we both keep going. Sometimes it's still hard to deal with what I did to him, especially when I see him everyday. Have you seen Ellie? How is she? Em, I did something really wrong. I haven't talked to her since the day you all left me here. I guess things just change. Please don't be upset that I didn't write sooner. And please write back. I would love to talk to you.
Love, No, no no, no. I crossed that out, then wrote:
Love, your friend (after much debate),
Sean Cameron
I folded the letter, stuck it into an envelope, and took it to the mailbox.
"Sean!" My Mother was calling. Hell, it was Saturday, I didn't have any homework, and I've done all my housework. What else could she want? "Yeah Mom?" "Come're for a second!"
I groaned, then went into the living room where my Mother was calling me from. "Sean, your Father and I are going out tonight. So buy yourself some dinner. I know your little friend has a car, so maybe she could take you. You have to be back by eleven, and she cannot stay. That's NO girls Sean. Understand?" "Yeah." I said back and she handed me twenty-five bucks (Twenty-five bucks for dinner!). "Thanks." "Bye honey." And in an instant, they were gone.
I shoved the money in my pocket and went back into my room. After watching TV for a couple hours, I called Bryce. Didn't get an answer. No doubt he was with one of his latest conquests. I rolled my eyes and dialed Vanessa's cell phone. "What's up Sean Shady?" That little 'pet' name evolved from "Slim Shady", to "Shady", and finally, "Sean Shady". Vanessa never called me just plain Sean, or Cameron, like everyone else. "What's up with you? Where is everybody?" "Well, I'm here. At the park. Stevie is on some Senior retreat. Bryce is out with one of his skanks, and Jen is showing off her art at some 'freak' show." "Guess it's just us then huh?" "Yup." "Wanna go get something to eat?" "Okay. I'll be over in like, thirty minutes."
I agreed and she hung up.
After Nessa and I were tired of chinese food, we went to our crew's park. I told her about life in TO. She told me about spending her whole life in Wasaga. I told her about Ellie.
She told me about her ex, Luis. I talked about Emma, and she listened. "Do you still love Ellie?"
"No. Not so much anymore." "Wow. You answered that really quickly." "What can I say? It's just like that." "You still like Emma." That was more of a statement, than a question. I didn't answer. "Yo, you do! You still have feelings for her!" Nessa called me out. I did still feel something for Em, but I was still so upset about how things played out with Ellie.
About six days later, I got a letter from Emma in the mail.
Dear Sean,
Hi! It was really awesome to find a letter from you in our mailbox, and Yes, my family is doing great. I think it's good you have made friends, at least you aren't totally lonely. How are your parents? Is everything going ok? So, you want some juicy info? Well, here's some for you: Liberty and JT have been seen kissing and are so falling in love! Craig is dating Manny, and she's in heaven. Jimmy broke up with Hazel, who is rumored to have cheated on him with this kid named Jeremy. Alex and Jay broke up, and Amy (your slut ex-screw buddy) has everything to do with it. Alex is swearing off guys. Ellie is a little complicated. She really hasn't been seen with anyone else since you. She moved back home with her Mom I hear, cause shse couldn't afford the bills at your apartment alone. I don't talk to Ellie much. Maybe you should try talking to her, or writing like you did me. you'll feel so much better. Maybe you should try talking things out with Tyler also. The convo will ease your mind some. Sean, I have to thank you again for saving my life. I sometimes have nightmares that you were the one who died. I don't know, maybe that's just because you're home. In Wasaga. And I can't see you. Please write back Sean. I miss you.
Love,
Emma
I read this and got, sort of, inspired. I wanted to right my wrongs, set stuff straight. And I was going to start with Tyler. School was out, and I knew I'd find him on the beach...
Suddenly I was snapped to reality mid-thought when the telephone rang.
"Hello?"
"Hi. Sean?"
"Yeah?"
"It's me, Sean. It's Em."
A/N- Okay. just so everybody doesn't get confused, this does take place right after Time Stands Still, but I have altered the story so that it takes place towards the end of the school year, and Sean will be starting grade 11 in a couple of months. It is now summer vacation. Also, little things have been changed to suit my storyline, like the coupling (I know Craig was not with Manny and Jimmy and Hazel didn't break up until season 5) and other little things. Anyway, please review and tell me what you liked and didn't like ok? Thanks.
Krissy