New Beginning
1 month later………
Today was the day the envelopes that would come back about what University the students were accepted to everybody was nervous, so the Manny, Emma, Toby and Kendra planned to open there envelopes together and Sean and Craig were coming for moral support, they all met at the Degrassi Peak which was a popular spot that the group use to hang out , Liberty was the first one there she looked out over the to see the view of the town she smiled her and JT used to come up here and talk all the time and occasionally make out, one time JT even made a picnic for them with a blanket, picnic basket and all, the early morning wind blew in Liberty's hair as she hugged herself for protection.
It was funny, no matter what Liberty did there was a part of JT everywhere she looked at the envelope, a part of her wanted to stay so she can still be around JT but the other wanted to leave and experience knew things, Liberty also knew that if she didn't leave she will never fully recover from JT's death, that's why she applied to Harvard University with out any of her friends knowing, she sighed and move closer to the edge of the cliff and could see and the hassle and bustle of the people, she looked on in amazement it's scary how life moves on people go on living after everything that has happened, she sighed and wished JT was here to kiss her fears just then she heard voices in the background " can we opened them now?" Toby complained " No, you can wait a bit, it wont kill you Tobias Thomas Isaacs " Kendra irately pushed in front of him and walked toward Liberty.
Sean and Craig laughed " some girlfriend you have there Tobias" Craig laughed Sean shook his head while Toby rolled his eyes and ignored them " hey Lib" Emma hugged her Manny and Kendra followed Toby and Sean also hugged her and Craig gave her a quick wave " so are we ready to do this" Liberty asked they all nodded " who is first?" Liberty asked Toby raised his hand " well let's let Mr. impatient go first he looks like her want to see it badly" Kendra rolled her eyes Toby ignored her and opened up his letter and read " Dear Mr Isaacs, We are happy to inform you that you are accepted in to the University of Canada" everyone yelled and congratulated him next was Emma
" come on Em, lets see where your going" Emma took a deep breathe and opened the letter " Mrs Nelson, we are happy to inform you that you have been accepted in the Univerty of Toronto" " Ahhhhh" Manny yelled grabbing Emma in to a big hug Sean smiled "I knew you could do it " Sean smiled kissing Emma's cheek and then her lips, a round of congrates were giving and moved on to Manny was next and she ended up at the University of Toronto with Emma and Kendra was accepted to the University of Winchester which was 15 minutes from Toby's University.
"Your turn Lib" Emma said clapping her hands together, Liberty carefully opened her envelop and looked at it, she could see the Harvard emblem on the top of the page she took a deep breath and read "Mrs. Van Zandt we are happy to inform you are accepted to the our University, Harvard University" she couldn't read any further she was in shock but so were the others
" Harvard, that's like in ……………America" Toby said in disbelief " I didn't know you even applied for Harvard, Lib" Emma looked at her " well I wanted to see if I could get in and besides a lot has happened over the year and I think I need change just for a while" Liberty said looked pulling her eyes from the acceptance letter, to her friends " well we are happy for you Lib, right guys" Manny exclaimed a mumbled 'yes' and 'yeah' came from them " come on guys, ill call you guys often and come visit on my weekends off" Liberty smiled the guys went silent and Liberty frowned " it's a surprise Liberty, but we are all proud of you, Congratulations Liberty" Sean said to her as he hugged her. "thanks Sean" Liberty smiled and the others smiled and came up one by one and hugged her.
" So what are we going to do to celebrate" Craig asked before any could answer on queue all the cell phones went off, as each of them answered to a response of " What did you get in to?", "how did you go?" and " Did you get in?" each of them tried to calm down their parents before telling them the good news, Sean and Craig laughed at the conversations they all were having with their parents " yes mom I got in" Emma said as she moved away the phone from her ear as her mother was screaming, " momma momma, MOM, calm down ok breathe mom breathe" Manny yelled into the phone "yeh dad University of Canada isn't that great" Toby grinned "Mom, Dad yep I did it finally, I'm so happy" Kendra glowed with happiness "I got in to Harvard, dad, I cant believe that's the best school in America" Liberty grinned .
After all the news was spread and the parents calmed down, they all decided to go to The Dot for a celebratory lunch, they all smiled and laughed proud of their achievements they could believe that life in Degrassi was over and that they all were moving on up to bigger and better things, they weren't sad because they all would get to see each other except for Liberty she will be moving to America to continue her studies and they will nost see her as often as they would like.
The group knew that Liberty has struggled and still is struggling to come to terms with JT's death and they knew that this will be best for her to be able to leave all the memories behind and have a new beginning. This was the best thing for her and this is why the accepted it as a way of healing for Liberty " its for the best I guess" Liberty shrugged her shoulders and smiled Emma, Kendra and Manny nodded while Toby stayed quiet it will hard for Toby now that Liberty is leaving, everyone seemed to leave him- Rick, JT and now Liberty , " aww don't worry Tobes, ill be back before you know it " Liberty said trying to lighten the mood Toby nodded and smiled they all stayed together for hours just talking and remembering because they knew this might be the last time they are together like this for a very long time .
3 months later…………………
" come on Liberty your flight leaves in 8 hours we have to finish packing" Mrs. Van Zandt yelled out "I'm done Mom" Liberty called back to her mother "already" she said coming up to her daughter 'yep, well I have to go somewhere before my flight leaves so I finished packing last night" Liberty said to her mother before heading towards the door
"ok, just don't be late we have to get there early and besides your friends are going to met you there" Liberty nodded "bye mom, be back soon, love you".
If I'd have known what you would say
I'd have turned and walked away
Can't hold the tears back though i try
Cos there's nothing quite as sad as goodbye
Liberty walked in to the place she had visited for the past year now, she was so familiar with this area and she could walk through it with her eyes closed , she smiled looked at the sky ' what a beautiful day' she though to herself , she carefully glided through the fragile area until her eyes finally glided on her destination. " hey there stranger" she smiled for the first time in so long she took a deep breath and started to talk ' well this is it JT, I'm going to America by myself with no parents, not friends, no family nothing, and I'm can tell you now I'm scared out of my mind " she laughed " I wish you were here to comfort me, or at least to say a joke or two to lighten the mood , but I know that ill be ok, I mean it was my chose to leave right" she fiddled with her hands 'I hope I made the right chose but I know that I need to do this, this is part of the healing process, because no matter how much I try I cant seem to get over you, well at least not here, that's why I decided to go to America for a new beginning, a fresh start , I hope you'll be ok with me gone and all, the others will still be here so you can watch over them for the time being, keep them all in check" she paused and looked up and saw him standing next to the tombstone " come on kiddo its not that bad, it could be worse you could go to clown collage" he smiled and she laughed and shook her head " how long have you been standing there? " she asked JT grinned "I never left you".
Don't want to think about tomorrow
You wont be here by my side
All of a sudden i feel hollow
There's nothing quite as sad as goodbye
"you know why I came right " Liberty asked , JT nodded "you got accepted in to Harvard university in America and you moving there to finish your studies and get a degree in Politics and you are worried about what Harvard will bring" JT finished sitting beside her Liberty looked stunned "You know if you were alive this would be called stalking" JT burst out laughing " its nice to see you haven't lost your humor " he smiled Liberty smiled too "I'm scared JT" Liberty confessed as she bit back tears, JT placed his hand on Liberty's knee " I know you are but ill always be here for you whenever you need me, ill be right beside you " he comforted her she smiled "I have to make new friends, see new places, met new people" Liberty said distressed "you'll be fine" JT answered honestly "I know you will" Liberty nodded " don't you have to be home already so you could get there early cause the gang is going to meet you there" Liberty shot JT a look " ok, now I'm scared" JT shook his head "don't be, just know I am here, and I am always watching over you"
So im alone again
Tryin to find a ticket to the next
train, to the next train
I'm on my own again, waiting in line
For a new, new beginning
New beginning
Liberty smiled at JT " I love you" she said with out any hesitation JT grinned " I love you too, now go before your miss your flight" he shooed her away " alright I'm going, I'm going' Liberty dusted herself off and was about to walk away but then "Liberty" she heard JT's voice she turned around only to be met by a pair of lips on hers, it was there and then that Liberty's body was beginning to shut down her body ached at the feeling, she missed having his lips on hers, her heart literally skipped beats, her cheeks flushed five shades of red and her eyes filled with tears. The kiss was sweet just like their first kiss, it was just as soft, just as desired and just as heartfelt.
The feeling didn't last forever as JT pulled away , he looked in to her eyes " I love you so much Liberty and I wish I could be with you but its impossible, so I want you to be happy, I want that sweet smile to come on your face again and you to blush just like this " JT gently touched her cheek "so be happy and move on, you might ended up really happy besides I heard that university guys are really cute" he laughed Liberty was blown away from the kiss that she was speechless 'think about what I said Lib because all I want is for you to be happy and nothing else" JT turned around and walked away "I love you, see you soon" he faded in to the distance and Liberty stood speechless "see you soon" she whispered in to the wind.
I know that we are better off
Still i feel that I've lost
When i look into your eyes
There's nothing quite as sad as goodbye
Liberty was on her way to the airport with her parents and her friends in another car following behind her, after three months of deliberating where or not to go to Harvard she finally accepted , she needed a change a new setting, new people, its not that she wanted to get away from her friends her loved them and over the past years she has gotten closer to then she has ever been, JT's death has brought them closer and now she talked to the girls at least 3 times a day, its just change was good for her and she knew that a small part of her will stay with her friends but the other big part will come with her on this expedition to find herself and move on and let go.
The airport was busting and bubbling with eager teenagers ready to leave their parents and families behind to take on this new adventure just like Liberty, Liberty was nervous she paced around the airport several times before she heard her dad speak "sit down Liberty your making us nervous " " and dizzy" Danny piped in She obeyed her fathers wishes and sat down and talked to her friends before a voice came over the speaker " flight 549 to Massachusetts is now boarding, flight 549 Massachusetts is now boarding " that's me Liberty" said standing up Liberty's dad stood up to " you take care of yourself " he told her seriously " and call us when you get there" Liberty's mother exclaimed wiping a tears from her eyes, Liberty smiled and nodded "I will " she hugged them before moving on to her brother " I'm gonna miss you squirt" she laughed and pulled him in a bear hug " I am gonna miss you too, take care Liberty" Danny pulled out of the hug .
Liberty then walked toward her friends "thank you guys so much for all your help this past year, I don't think I could have done it without you guys" Liberty cried, immediately after Liberty started crying so did Manny, Emma and Kendra "were gonna miss you to Lib" Emma whispered her voice barley audible Manny nodded wiped her tears " you'd better call and write missy, you here me" she advised as she pointed her finger letting Liberty know she met business Liberty laughed "of course" she pulled Manny in to a hug "yeh Lib and I expect visits every now " Emma smiled and hugged her " I hope you kick butt Liberty" Kendra said from behind Liberty smiled " thanks Kendra I'm gonna miss you too, come here " Liberty grabbed her hand and pulled her into a group hug " I just wanna say thanks again you guys, your support really helped me through this tough time, I could have done it with out you" they all cried and hugged for a while longer before she walked to the guys.
So im alone again
Tryin to find a ticket to the next
train, to the next train
I'm on my own again, waiting in line
For a new, new beginning
New beginning
Liberty walked towards Toby , Sean and Craig " hey guys " she smiled " hey" they all said in unison " I'm gonna miss you guys to especially you Tobes, you helped me through so much stuff I just wanna say thank you I mean I has someone that was going through the same thing as me, I needed you and you were there for me every step of the way, thank you Toby" Toby smiled " it's ok, we helped each other, both of us lost a great friend and we needed each other " Liberty smiled a hugged Toby , she whispered in his ear "thank you" Liberty moved on to hug both Sean and Craig " last call for Flight 549 to America " " well I that's be I gotta go before they fly off with out me " Liberty laughed as she grabbed her luggage.
Back where i once started, try my luck again
Now i've got my heart set on a better day, yeah
Who's to say what's waiting
just around the bend
Can't do more then hope and
pray for a happy end
.
Last minute hugs, kisses and tears took place before Liberty grabbed her luggage and headed for the plane, she gave her ticket to the air hostess and gave a last wave to her family and friends, she saw her Manny, Emma and Kendra as well as her mother wiped tears , she smiled and walked in to the plane. She knew that this was the best thing for her, finally she was trying to accepted JT wishes and getting on with her life one step at a time, although JT will remain in her heart and mind forever. This was a new day, a new life and a new beginning.
So im alone again
Tryin to find a ticket to the next
train, to the next train
I'm on my own again, waiting in line
For a new, new beginning
New beginning.
Song -New beginning by Shannon Noll