Annabelle laid down in her bed anxiously. She hated lying to her aunt. It made her feel terribly guilty because her aunt had been so gracious with letting her live with her. It's for the best, she thought as she stared up at the ceiling. Eli wasn't at fault for what had happened to Julia, she knew that, but it was going to be hard to try to convince the parent's who lost a child that he wasn't at fault. She closed her eyes and let out a loud sigh, she missed her mom not her dad just her mom. She missed the times she used to talk to her mom about anything, but those days were gone and they were never coming back. Annabelle rolled over and fell asleep with tears slowly sliding down her cheeks.

Annabelle woke up at her usual time and rolled over and slammed her hand down on the alarm clock. She didn't want to go to school, but she knew she had to. She slowly sat up in her bed and then walked to the bathroom. She turned the shower on and waited for the water to reach a perfect temperature. Today isn't going to be a good day, she thought. She quickly showered and finished her usual morning routine. She needed to hurry because she had taken longer in the shower than usual. She rushed out the front door without stopping to get something to eat from the kitchen. She walked with a quickened pace down the sidewalk and up the stair of Degrassi. For once Annabelle didn't want to see Adam, Clare, or Eli. She wanted to be left alone to her thoughts. She walked into her class and look around to find an empty seat in the far corner of the room. For the first time since the two had met, Annabelle chose to be away from Adam.

Adam faintly waved at Annabelle. He was confused. Had he done something she didn't like?

He stood up from his desk quickly and walked over to her, "Is something wrong?"

Annabelle looked up at him, "Uh no. Just want to be alone today. That's all."

He nodded his head, "Well okay then."

She looked at him awkwardly, "Class is about to start."

He looked back her with a confused look before turning around to take his seat across the room.

Annabelle had zoned out the entire class time and had made the decision that she'd skip the rest of the day. She honestly didn't care if she got into trouble or not. The bell rang and Annabelle hurried out of the classroom and started the short walk to The Dot. She couldn't go home because her aunt was there so the next best place was the usual Degrassi hang out spot.

"HEY!" She heard behind her.

"Do you not understand that I want to be alone?" She said as she continued to walk down the sidewalk.

"Would you stop and talk to be?" Adam yelled behind her.

She stopped and turned around with an annoyed look on her face, "Fine. Hi Adam how're you?" She said sarcastically.

"Don't be like that, Annabelle." He rolled his eyes as he finally caught up to her.

"Why can't I be alone?" She questioned him.

"Because I can see something's wrong and we should talk about it." He said sincerely.

"It's nothing to do with you so don't even worry about it." She started walking again trying to discourage Adam from following her.

"Then what is it?" He said with a concerned tone.

"Just my life, that's all." She opened the door to The Dot and sat at the table they always sat at.

"Talk to me, Annabelle, not like this actually talk." He said sweetly.

"I miss my family, Adam." She said honestly. She felt tears start to form and she quickly recomposed herself.

"I'm sorry." He said truthfully.

"For what? I did this to myself. I'm so stupid." She clenched her jaw to stop the tears.

"You made a mistake, that's all." He said nervously.

"I wish that was all. I hurt my family and I can't fix it no matter how hard I try." She couldn't hold the tears anymore. The tears poured down her face slowly. "It's just a matter of time before I do something and you'll be gone too."

Adam was shocked, "Annabelle I'm not going anywhere." He said sincerely.

Annabelle stood up from her seat, "I wish I could believe you." She gathered her things and walked out of The Dot leaving Adam shocked.

She had no clue where she was going but anywhere was better than The Dot. She walked to a nearby park and sat down on a nearby bench. She pulled out her cellphone and quickly dialed a number.

"Hello.." The voice on the other end of the phone said sweetly.

"Mom…" Annabelle said through tears.

A/n: Who's ready for Degrassi tonight? ME! lol please review(: