"Fitz this is stupid. You're just going to get yourself suspended…again."

"Quiet!" Fitz ordered, "I can't pick this lock with you talking, so shut it!"

It was eleven at night and Fitz and his friend Shay were alone at the side door to Degrassi. Aside from the small flashlight Shay was holding, the entire school was dark. By that time, the janitors had gone and all the doors had been locked. Naturally, that didn't stop Fitz and Shay from trying to get inside, in fact Fitz had been vigorously prying at the lock for almost an hour. He was just about to call it quits when they finally heard a small click and the door snapped open.

They snuck through the cafeteria and down the hall to locker 117. Fitz pulled out his crowbar and started wedging it between the crack.

"So who is this chick anyway?" Asked Shay as he shined the light where Fitz was working.

"It's emo boy's sister."

Shay gave a sinister laugh, "No way dude! You're still messing with that kid?"

"Nah, I'm over it."

Shay looked taken back, "Then why are you breaking into his sister's locker?"

Fitz grunted and thrust his weight against the crowbar. The locker sprung open, nearly flying off its hinges. "Because, " Fitz replied rummaging through Kaylie's belongings, "this girl flipped a shit yesterday in English. It was hilarious!"

"But why are you in her locker?"

Fitz grinned, "For these." He held up a small medicine bottle containing red pills. Then he walked quickly over to the guy's bathroom. He popped open the lid, spilled the pills into the toilet, and flushed them away.

"What are you doing man?" Shay questioned.

Fitz rolled the empty bottle in his hands, looking quiet satisfied with himself, "Let's see what happens when that spaze can't have her meds."

They went back out and placed the bottle back in Kaylie's locker.

"I still don't get it." Said Shay, "If you don't want to get back at Eli, then why are you torturing his sister?"

Fitz shrugged, "I've got to get a laugh somewhere." Shay nodded and they headed for the exit, shutting the locker door as they left.

It had been several days since Kaylie's episode and she hadn't been back to school since. Her dad kept her home even on days when she felt fine. He told her that he just wanted to be sure she was really ready before he sent her back.

When the day came to return to Degrassi, Eli gave her a ride. "Are you nervous?" He asked as they parked.

"No." Kaylie assured him, but he shook his head in disbelief.

"Liar."

The truth was that Kaylie was more than just nervous, she was terrified. Now that everyone in school knew she was mentally unstable, everything would change, and that alone was enough to give her a panic attack. But she resisted, mostly for Eli's sake. The last thing she wanted was for him to suffer her pain.

Eli escorted her to her first class. She started inside but he quickly grabbed her hand. "Don't be scared, I'm only a few rooms down if you need me." He let her hand slip from his and turned away.

Kaylie went in and took her seat. All of the students in the surrounding desks scooted a foot back. Kaylie wanted desperately to cry, but she held it in. She knew she couldn't break down now so she closed her eyes and counted the seconds until the bell rang.

After what seemed like and eternity of Spanish class, Kaylie went to get a drink by the fountains. Fitz and his gang were clustered together in the corner and she heard them chuckle and whisper as she passed.

She bent down to get a drink when Shay stepped forward from the group and leaned on the wall next to her.

"So is it true?"" he asked.

"What?" Kaylie choked, spitting out water.

"Is it trued that you're a psychopath?"

Kaylie coughed, "No!"

"Oh, I'm sorry, would you prefer the term mentally insane?"

"Shut up!"

"So it is true than isn't it?" In a flash he spun around and had Kaylie pinned back against the wall by her arms. Kaylie struggled and squirmed but it was no use. She was trapped. He leaned in closer and whispered, " I bet that means you're a freak in bed." And he kissed her on the neck. Fitz and the others erupted with laughter.

"Let go!" Kaylie screamed, thrashing about, "Let go! Let go! Let go!" With a sudden burst of strength she managed to plunge her knee right between his legs and break free.

She ran for it, faintly hearing Fitz say, "I told you she'd crack."

She was wheezing by the time she got to her locker. Her throat was on fire, making it painful to breath or move for that matter. She opened her locker and grabbed for her pills. She tried shaking them into her palm but nothing came out. Bringing the bottle up close to her face and saw that it had been emptied.

Now she was in a total panic. Everything was spinning in a whirl of colors like a carnival ride and she could barley feel her feet drag across the floor. She had to get someone. She had to find help.

Unable to see straight, she felt her way down the hall by resting her weight against the wall.

"Kaylie? Are you okay?" The fuzzy outline of Adam appeared before her. She stumbled forward, on the verge of collapse. "Kaylie! Kaylie say something!" Adam yelled.

Kaylie's knees buckled and hit the ground hard. "Something's wrong." She gasped.

Adam kneeled down next to her, "Should I call someone? Are you having a panic attack?"

Purple spots were clouding her vision now and she struggled to say, "No…this is…different…I can't breathe." With that she fell face first to the floor. Adam shook her but she didn't stir. A crowd of students gathered around them as Adam yelled, "Someone get help!"

On the other side of the building Eli and Claire were walking to class together when a sharp pain exploded in Eli's body. He dropped his bag and gripped his chest.

"Eli? What is it? Is it Kaylie?" Claire asked worriedly.

But Eli couldn't get enough air in his lungs to answer her. This wasn't like the other times when he'd feel a brief shock or rush of emotion. This was something different entirely. It engulfed his entire body liked being dragged down into the ocean. He felt his eyes roll up into his head and then black.

Complete and utter nothingness…

A/N: Doesn't it just kill you that I ended the chapter like that? Just kidding, it probably didn't kill you…probably…. Haha. It really hurt me to write that part about Fitz's stupid friend Shay. I wanted to slap him the whole time I was writing. Grr. Anyway, there's something very wrong with Eli and Kaylie, and it's bigger than just panic attacks! Oh no! As if they didn't have enough problems.

Next chapter coming soon

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