Disclaimer: I don't own much of this, I own the decendants of the Degrassi characters & the storyline.

AN: Thank you Maibe Josie for your honesty and don't EVER say you are sorry for your criticism. That's what improves my stories,is peoples opinions. Don't ever apologize for those. Thanx for the tips and as for the Carryline Carrie her nickname is Carrie, that is for later on in the story. Thanks for those who've reviewed so far! Please continue R&Ring...:D

Chapter 2

Quinn Kerwin walked through the Degrassi halls with Lina Hogart and Candrew Oleander. The three were unlikely friends and all had older siblings in senior year. Lina was madly in love with Candrew but to her dismay he had long since fallen for Quinn; completely unknown to Quinn. Quinn waved goodbye to her friends and entered Mrs. Kwan's classroom.

QUINN'S POV

It's the first day of her Senior year, why won't she smile? For as long as I can remember Kay hardly ever smiles.Oh, on occasion she'll laugh or something...but her eyes...never with her eyes, they're always sad. Why are they always sad? Like she's seen something really awful but I can't imagine what.

I flip my braid that Kay had graciously done for me behind my shoulders, lean over my notebook, and begin writing a note to Lina, my best friend. I block everything out; something not so smart on my part.My hand sweeps over the paper, the ramblings of a tenth grader to her best friend but then all of a sudden I stop writing. I look at the paper and a heaviness comes to my eyelids. I close my eyes and lay my head on the book next to me...without realizing it I fall asleep.

-"Kay, Kay let's go!" Someone is yelling at Kay..she's humming a song...Hmmm mmm hmm uhhh hmmm baby soft...everything goes dark. I'm a baby,
I'm...watching a little girl and my mom...a baby...me? Is that me? There's a flash of light and I'm by an ambulance...my mom's in it and there's an police officer next to her. I listen carefully..."It's over...he can't hurt you." She says and then my mom begins humming. I look around. We're outside a garage...in the woods. I know this place...it's...-

Someone jerks me awake as I all but announce that I was somewhere. Where? The dream fades away but the lingering feeling that Kay and my mom aren't telling me something makes me shudder as Mrs. Kwan stares down at me while I walk out of her class...humming a familiar song.

KAY'S POV

The bell rings and I walk out, last to leave the room. Mrs. Hogart touches my shoulder and I jerk around; frightened at the touch a screaming begins in my head...a scream that has haunted me for sixteen years.

"Yes?" I ask, trying to conceal the hysteria in my breaking voice.

"Kay...are you alright?" My mother's childhood best friend asks me in reply.

"Yes of course...why?" I'm trying to keep my composure while my heart pounds in my head and my mother's hysterical cries are heard in my mind with mom's equal cries.

"You seem sort of..." She touches my shoulder and I flinch, she draws back. "...distant." She finishes.

"I can't imagine why," I stare quietly. Mrs.Hogart...Emma...has known me since birth. She's helped my mom raise me. She held my hand while the police investigated my mother's grave for the umpteenth time. But only my mom and I know...know what really happened in that garage. No one thinks I remember. No believes that I could ever remember. The problem is they're wrong. "I'm fine Em, I promise." I say and give her a hug. She thinks of me as a second Manny...as they called her.

"Ok," Emma says, forgetting reassuring words. I dashout of the room before she can. Tears sting my eyes and I run out to my car, driving off; unsure of where I am going.

I flip the radio on; the song Photographs by Nickleback playing; and lean my back against the seat. There in front of me is the dilapidated garage...the one that killed my mother...killed my father...and sealed my fate before I even had a chance to decide if I wanted it or not. The life I live is a lie in itself...or atleast it used to be before I decided to give up the friends I had. I didn't want to face my past with them...this was something I had to do on my own.

I have known my generation my entire life. I had secret crushes and sleepovers with Tana and Sage., sometimes I'd go to the movies with Tim and Carrie...Tim... I was a normal kid except for one thing. For my third birthday I was locked in a room by myself with police just outside. I was...I AM...messed up at all the memories of what happened-just no one knows. I blink back tears. I stopped crying a long time ago. Just when I stopped hanging out with my friends. Because where ever we went I was sort of...different? I sahek my head. Tim is crawling into my head again...just like he does everyday. Tim Hogart is the only one who knows...I know I said no one knows but he does. He'd been there the first time I dared come here...but now...it's him and Carrie.

At this thought I swallow my pride and begin crying. Tim...hell my first love...my only love. God Tim and me have been through a lot together. I'm crying so hard now...crying for all that I lost. I don't notice the car pulling behind me or the tears streaming down the drivers face...not until they're walking towards me.

TIM'S POV

It's been so long. So long since we were together. Friends...best friends...boyfriend & girlfriend...whatever the hell you call it. I miss her...god...I miss her so much. Carrie...yeah...Carrie was...is my friend. But she's no Kay. Kay's hair...her eyes...her smile. She used to smile with me...but now...I know I messed up...but. There are no buts. I saw her leave school...she had that look on her face. That look that says I-have-a-past-and-now-I'm-going-to-face-it. I knew where she was going...the garage. I've been to this garage. I'd held her while she cried at everything. I'd read up on that case when I'd found out she was who she was. As I pull into the drive I see her car. I see tears falling down her face and I don't know how...but I know they're 'cause of me. I feel hot tears stinging my face as I get out of the car. She sees me. Her eyes are filled with hurt...pain...fear...and a past that no one can possibly comprehend. Kay...I love you...but how can I get you back? I ask myself as I walk to her car, my hand in my pocket, tears flowing at the loss and the hope of getting it back.

KAY'S POV

He's coming toward me...Tim why are you doing this? Why are you here? I ask myself these questions as he gently raps his fingers on my window.I open the door and get out, slamming the door behind me.

"What are you doing here Tim?" I ask indignantly. I turn from him and stare down the haunting garage ahead of me. Continuously aware of my x-boyfriend's presence near me. I can remember the last time we were here...me and him...we went in...I saw my room. I started crying so hard that I coudln't stand...he just held me...Tim. now we're here again. It's been a year since we were here. But now it's different circumstances. I turn around and look at him, tears in my eyes. "What do you want?" I ask, his eyes are as tearful as mine. Without thinking I reach out and touch his face, his hand grasps mine. We're both crying now.

"Kay..." He begins. I realize now Carrie has no idea what's going on. "Kay...I never..." I put my fingers on his lips.

"No Tim..." I say before I...