After setting Devil Boy up with this new grade eleven, Alice, I walked off to my next class: Media Immersion. I got there a bit early.
"Hey, Dad." I said, walking in and taking a seat.
"Oh, hey, Em. How's your first day going?" Snake asked.
"Just dandy." I said, sarcasm dripping from my words.
"What happened?" he looked up from his papers and stared at me.
"I'm paired with the one and only Jay Hogart for the English project." I said with mock enthusiasm.
"Well, I wish there was something I could do, but the teachers are starting to get annoyed with me nosing around in the students business." He let out a laugh.
Just then everyone started making their way into the class.
I took a seat in the back. Manny walked in and spotted me. She took the seat to my right.
Next came Peter and, lucky me, took the seat to me left.
"Hey, Emma." He said, looking over at me as his computer turned on.
"Peter." I nodded at him and turned my computer on.
"Hey, Em. You got a pen?" Manny asked.
"Yeah, right here. Hold on." I looked in my bag and took out a pen, handing it to Manny.
"Thanks." She said, taking it.
"No problem." I logged into my computer and a message popped up.
It said I have a new interschool e-mail.
Who would already be e-mailing me? First period MI was grade ten and most people in this period didn't have their computers on yet.
I opened the message and saw it was from…
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After Emma walked away I looked at this girl. Alice, I think her name was.
"H-hi." She stuttered.
"Hey. Listen, I gotta get to my class. But I hope you're enjoying Degrassi so far." I faked a smile and walked away.
Right before I turned the corner, I overheard her saying to another girl, "He is so hot."
And I don't mean to brag or anything, but I totally think I am. Maybe Emma would be interested in me if I actually washed my hair and brushed my teeth.
Wait a second. Did I just say would Greenpeace be interested in me? And I called her Emma? What's happening to me? This just isn't right.
I have to get laid.
But first I have to get to class.
I walked in to see that I was in a class with Spinner, Jimmy, and Toby. This would be great.
There's just something about all of them that makes us not have a very good relationship.
Spinner got me back into school. Note to self: Kill Spinner.
I, through order of events, got Jimmy shot. Note to self: Apologize to Jimmy. He's rich. Who knows what thugs he can pay to kill me.
And then there was Toby. Rick's one and only friend. Once again, I, through order of events, caused Rick to bring that gun to school. Note to self: Never look Toby in the eye or even talk to him for that matter.
Class started and, yippee, we were doing another partner project. I looked at my paper.
Jimmy Brooks.
Great.
I looked up to see him glaring at me.
He raised his hand, "I want a new partner."
Yes, please.
But the teacher just had to decline, "I'm sorry, sir, but I don't switch partners. I also have a no tolerance rule, for future reference."
This guy was obviously new. Tolerance is the one thing that teachers do need at Degrassi.