Author's Note: Hey guys. What did you think of tonight's episode of Degrassi? I thought it was pretty good, I just missed seeing Eclare and I felt so bad for Zig. At least he made up with his friends, I'm not even sure if they forgave him it wasn't exactly clear. But anyway I didn't see the preview after it finished so if you see it anywhere online send it to me please because I'm dying to watch it! Anyway, about the last chapter… it was very dramatic but this will be less intense. And Maya's cutting was only intended as a onetime thing for those of you wondering, but it may occur a few more times depending on how things turn out. Now enough of my little rant, onto the chapter. Review please. (:
P.S. The P.O.V.'s will go between 3 or 4 people throughout the chapter.
Chapter 8
Maya's P.O.V.
I served my first day of detention and it was terrible. Nobody there knew me and they were all vicious hoodlums that hooted at me when I walked in. And it was no surprise when I saw Brook there. I just sat as far away from her as I could and put my head down on the desk the whole time. School got out at 2:00 and detention went until 3:00. A precious hour wasted doing nothing. We weren't even aloud to talk, not that I minded that since I didn't have any friends there. At one point I asked to go to the bathroom only to have one of the seniors slap my ass and I swear if there wasn't a teacher in the room I would have lunged at him. But I was already in enough trouble as it is and didn't want to risk anything else. This was already enough of a punishment. And one thing still remained unclear to me. Why didn't Simpson threaten to call my parents? Maybe he couldn't be bothered and felt someone sympathetic towards me; after all I had not been a bad student before this. The clock finally chimed three and I was out of there like a lightning bolt. When I was in the hallway I saw Cam coming in my direction and darted out of sight. When I got home Katie was running around looking through the cabinets for something. I was rather amused seeing her like this. "What are you doing?" I asked her. "No time to talk. We are going to the store. Let's go." She said throwing my jacket at me. "But I just got home. I have homework to do." Shaking her head she insisted. "Later. I am throwing the party tonight and need your help setting up. Please Maya." I didn't think she would throw a party the first night my parents were gone. Oh well, the sooner it's over with, the better. "Fine but you owe me big time." Waving away my words Katie shoved me in the direction of the car and quickly drove to the store buying multiple bags of snacks, cups, and drinks. The minute we got home I ran into my room and locked myself in there and started homework. Katie pounded on the door and told me I had to help her set up. "Sorry I can't hear you." I said turning up my stereo the loudest it could go.
Tristan's P.O.V.
My thoughts were like a jumbled up puzzle. I didn't know what I believed and who I trusted anymore. One person said that Maya did it and was expelled while the next said all she got was detention. There was no way to be sure, unless I talked to her myself. I didn't want to risk it at school because then people would pick on me too and that was the last thing we needed. Maya was my friend after all and I did think she was innocent at first but then Zig even Tori, her best friend, turned their backs on her. I followed suit, still not completely convinced that it was her. She was too sweet and could never hurt a fly; you could hardly call her harmful. That was the Maya Matlin I knew. Sitting in the living room I had my homework sprawled over the table. There was no way I could concentrate right now. The thought of Brook crossed my mind, maybe she was behind this. No, she obviously was, no questions asked. In the next few minutes Owen came down the stairs. "Where are you going?" Rolling his eyes Owen said. "To a party, you coming or what?" Jumping up from my seat I said, "What did you think you would leave without me? This party is all I have been thinking about." Agreeing he said, "Yeah let's get going." I stepped in front of Owen before he could leave the house. "Do you think Brook was behind this? I mean I think she forced Maya to do it!" By the expression on his face I could tell he hadn't given it any thought. "No but are you going to talk to Maya tonight? I think you should because I doubt she did it too. That girl wouldn't hurt a fly, let alone try to sabotage our chances in the nationals. Her boyfriend is the star player for crying out loud." Smiling at him I said, "I'll do that and tell you about it once we leave. She better be home though, and make sure Cam doesn't show up he will ruin everything. Maya won't want to talk then." Owen obliged. "I'll try my best, but I think he might show up. He is crazy about her and they did have a pretty big fight the other day which I'm sure he feels horrible about. You'll have to move fast if you want to get there before he does." With that we left for the Matlin's house party.
Maya's P.O.V.
Groaning into my desk I got up from my chair and opened my door. "KATIE!" I screamed from the top of my lungs and rushed down the stairs only to realize that people were there. The party had started and there was music blasting. I didn't think it would be that loud that fast and there was more people than expected. When I saw the hockey team come in I dashed into another room only to find Brook surrounded by a crowd of people looking at something. Naturally out of curiosity I pushed and shoved past all of them and stood in the center of the circle. She had turned on the TV and put in the disk of Dallas's fall which I had seen earlier that day. Running right over to the DVD player I ripped the disk right out and broke it in half out of frustration. "That's not the only copy I have munchkin." She yelled back at me as I walked out of the room. In the kitchen I threw out the broken disk and went into the living room in search of Katie. I found her on the couch making out with her boyfriend, Jake. There was no use in breaking that little love fest. I had had enough of this. Crossing my arms over in frustration I walked around the party for a while to make sure no one broke anything yet. Nothing. Well that's one less thing to worry about. In the time I had gotten here the music had gotten louder, and the smell of booze and alcohol filled the air. And I was sick to my stomach. Running into the bathroom I didn't bother locking the door. My head was hurting and I felt dizzy. Anytime I was around a chaotic atmosphere such as this one I felt lightheaded to the point where I was fainting. But I wasn't going to let that happen, not now. Holding onto the sink for some support I reached into a drawer and found a razor. Pulling the plastic protector off I glided the blade across my pale skin on both wrists and watched in satisfaction. The pain was already going away. My moment of solitude was interrupted by Luke Baker who came into the bathroom. "Mini Matlin what the hell are you doing? Stop! Give me that right now." He took the razor from me and I tried getting it back but he held it over his head which was well beyond my reach. He escorted me out of the bathroom and brought me into the living room where Tristan was. Some people noticed my bloody wrists and asked what happened. I said nothing, just looking down at my shoes. Tristan walked over to me and said, "Hey Maya, do you have a minute to- OMG what happened to your wrists?" He said it a little too loudly causing even more people to look over at us. I walked out of there and went into the hallway leading into my room. Still following close behind he insisted knowing what happened. No words escaped my mouth until I shut the door to my room and sat on my bed. "Maya you better tell me what's going on before I get Katie, you're scaring me."
Cam's P.O.V.
The anger inside of me was still clearly there but had subsided a little. For the rest of the day I played the fight in my head between Maya and I over and over again. I had said some awful things and was feeling sorry for it. Lying on my bed I looked up at the ceiling and looked up into the endless white paint. My phone buzzed on the side table causing me to turn on my side. I scrolled through my list of contacts and opened Luke's profile. He sent me a text asking about the party at Maya's house. "Hey man, you going to the party tonight? If you are I can give you a ride but reply quickly I'm leaving in 5 minutes." Taking this as my opportunity to see how Maya was feeling after the fight I responded with, "Yeah I'm in. I'll be waiting outside for you." Throwing on my hockey jacket I grabbed a quick protein bar and sat down on the front steps watching out for Luke's car. After a few short minutes of waiting he arrived and I got in the car, eager to get there. It would be my first high school party, and it was everything you would expect it to be. Loud music blaring, beer and snacks, a lot of people some dancing or talking, making out and others breaking things. The house was littered with red solo cups and I looked around for Maya but didn't find her anywhere. I tried enjoying myself for the time being and found some of my team mates and started talking to them about nothing other than hockey. Of course that didn't last long once they spotted a couple of puck bunnies and ran after them, abandoning me, and it wasn't the first time. Looking around the room I spotted Tristan and started making my way towards him when I saw Luke blocking the way. He had Maya in front of him and was holding her arm until they reached the living room; there he left her in Tristan's care. It wasn't until he said, "Hey Maya, do you have a minute to- OMG what happened to your wrists?" that it caught my attention. 'What was he talking about?' My eyes wandered over to her hands and I looked in horror as blood was trailing down her wrists and she didn't seem to mind. I was about to go over there to find out what the heck was going on but lost my chance because Tristan had dragged her off to her room. I kept my distance but followed behind and pressed my ear to the door. All I heard was Tristan talking. He seemed to be as clueless as me. "Maya you better tell me what's going on before I get Katie, you're scaring me." That's when I knew there was more to this. "I'll be right back." He said to her and the door swung open and shut quickly once he saw me. "Campbell, what are you doing here?" He asked not looking very pleased. "I want to talk to Maya alone." Shaking his head no he said, "Sorry but that's not possible, she doesn't want to see you right now." I couldn't believe it. He must be lying. "That's ridiculous, step aside Tris." He kept his ground and blocked the door. "No can do." Glancing past my shoulder he scanned the room until his face lit up. "Hey Owen can you come over here for a second?" What does Owen have to do with this? Am I the only one in the dark here?! I was beyond confused and wanted answers. It seemed like everyone but me knew something, and I was determined to find out. "What's up?" He asked. "We have a little problem here. Campbell here is trying to get into Maya's room." They exchanged looks and soon enough Owen took a hold of my arm. "Let's go somewhere else Cam." I tried breaking free from his grasp but he dragged me away before I could protest. I was so close yet so far away to finding out what had Maya acting like this.
Tristan's P.O.V.
Now I was generally concerned over Maya and knew something was up. She didn't even have to say the words. I knew Brook had forced her into this without much choice and she probably twisted it around and didn't make it sound all that bad. Then probably turned Maya in to the principal. Oh that bitch! She is going down. Maya refused to tell me anything since we got to her room. She told me to get her a glass of water and then she would talk. If that's what it took I would do it. As soon as I got out of the room I ran into Cam. He insisted that I let him in the room to talk to Maya alone. No way in heck was I letting that happen. He had broken her heart pretty badly and she didn't want to see him. I could tell that she was close to her breaking point and didn't want to set her off. It was already bad enough that she was cutting. I would try to do everything in my power to stop her from ever committing self harm like that. Seeing as Cam was not one to give up I called over Owen to take care of them problem and he gladly took him away to some other part of the house. Rushing into the kitchen I grabbed a bottled water from the fridge and practically ran back to Maya's room. She was lying on the bed and taking deep breathes. Giving her the bottle she took it from my hand and jugged at least half of it. Some of the color returned to her face and I felt relieved that she at least looked better physically. Now to find out what's wrong.
Maya's P.O.V.
I was stalling for as long as I possibly could, because I didn't know if I would tell him everything or leave some things out. Deciding it would be better to tell all I first asked for a glass of water. My throat was very dry and in order to speak I needed every bit of energy in my body I could muster. While Tristan was doing that I propped myself on my pillows and prepared myself for a long talk. Closing my eyes I took deep breathes and jolted up in my bed when I heard Cam's voice. He and Tris seemed to be arguing about something and Owen came into the conversation. I was about to go listen at the door but silence overtook the hallway and I figured they had all left. Going back to my previous stance I continued meditating to myself and gladly took the water from Tristan. Chucking at least half the bottle, some of the color on my drained face returned I felt more comfortable. "Okay are you ready to talk?" Nodding my head yes I began with, "Okay I'll admit it I began cutting my wrists today. It helps with the pain Tris." He shook his head disapprovingly. "No Maya you have to stop that. Like now." He took my hands in his and looked into my eyes. "I know you're scared but it's okay to tell me and Owen. You can trust us, we have your back and we believe you didn't do this on your free will. In fact I refuse to believe it." Pausing for a moment he gave me a chance to talk. "Thanks. It wasn't my choice, Brook-" and before I could even finish he stepped in. "I know it's all her fault not yours. We have to go to the principal and tell him about this. You don't deserve this." I wanted to so badly but knew I couldn't. "Tris you know I can't no matter how much I may want to. Brook has things over me. I wish I could change things I just can't I'm in too deep." But he wouldn't accept the fact that I was thinking like this. "Tell me what happened My." And I did just that, making sure not to leave out any details. By the end he was hugging me. "It's okay; we will bring that bitch down. And soon, I will make sure of it!" Admiring his sincerity and enthusiasm to take Brook down I gave him a hug and thanked him for everything he had done for me. Peering over at the clock it was nearly 11 and I was tired out of my mind. "I better get going." He said looking at his own watch. "Will you be okay if I leave you here tonight or do you need me to sleepover?" I would take him up on the offer; I just honestly wanted to be alone. "Another night Tris I'm exhausted. But thanks for everything." He nodded and said, "I get it you need some space. And don't mention it, see you tomorrow. Get some rest M." I was really glad to have him as a friend. I walked him out and caught a glimpse of Cam and kept going before he could reach me. Looking down at my hands I realized I hadn't wiped the almost dry blood away. When Katie saw me she was shocked and did the most surprising thing ever. She turned off the music and the power in the house as well screaming for everyone to leave. And when they did she came over to me and asked what happened. I just cried into her shoulder and she carried me to my room and held me in her arms for the rest of the night and I fell asleep like that. In the safety of my sister's arms. I knew she would have questions to ask later, and I didn't know what to tell her, oh well I would figure that part out later. Just going to take it one step at a time.
Author's Note: If you want to further discuss what happened in tonight's episode PM me I wouldn't mind chatting with some of you. Thanks for all your reviews and support on this fanfic. It means the world to me and this is personally my favorite story to work on, that's why all my other stories are on hiatus until this is done. I'm thinking that this will be at least 20 chapters and an epilogue will be included of course. If you read my one-shot called Just My Luck be sure to check out the second part of it that I wrote and posted in less than 2 hours right before tonight's episode aired. Keep being fabulous. The next update will be tomorrow with a double chapter.
*Note that this is mainly in Maya's P.O.V. and Cam and others will share their views from time to time* Please don't hate for me having Maya cut again it is all a part of the plot.