ready or not ➵ degrassi: next gen

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      RAI furrowed her eyebrows in concentration as she read over her biology notes. She was currently in the library, studying for an upcoming biology test. It had a been a couple of weeks that she has been at Degrassi and she already had her own little group of friends. She was grateful for everyone welcoming her with open arms. Well, almost everyone.

      Ever since she almost ran into Paige Michalchuk in the cafeteria, the blonde demon has made it her job to make Rai's life a little harder. From insulting her clothes to denying the girl a spot on Degrassi's spirit squad, Paige has made it her life's purpose to mess with Rai. It also didn't help that when she told her sister, Sage, the older girl just told her to 'deal with it'.

      However, Rai did her best to ignore her and even treat her with the utmost kindness. She wasn't going to let some blond bimbo cheerleader ruin her high school years.

      "Hey pretty girl." A voice greeted causing her to look up from her notes. She grinned as she saw Craig pulling up a chair next to her. He scooted closer to her, a small smile on his face. "So, what are you doing?" He asked, looking at her. She bit down on her lip and shrugged. "Just studying for a bio test." She answered.

      "Oh, a studious girl?" Craig teased, nudging her shoulder. She let out a giggle and rolled her eyes playfully. "And what about you? I've never seen you in a library before." She bantered. He grinned as her as he grabbed her chair, pulling her closer.

      "Well, I came in here because I had a pretty girl I wanted to talk to." He replied staring deeply into her eyes. She felt her cheeks heat up as she bit down on her bottom lip. "And what did you want to talk to her about?" She asked, leaning in slightly.  "Well, I wanted to ask her if she wanted to hang out with me and a couple of friends this weekend." He replied. "My band has this gig and I wanted you to come. You could bring your friends too."

      She smiled and nodded her head enthusiastically. "Yeah, totally. I'm in." She beamed. He smiled back at her and stood up. "Great, I'll send the address to you later." He told her. He waved at her shyly before turning around to leave the library. She let out a small sigh as she watched him walk out, a dazed look on her face.

      Her daydream was interrupted by someone slamming textbooks on the table she was sitting out. She turned her head quickly, meeting eyes with Paige. She inwardly groaned and crossed her arms. "Hello, Paige." She said with a fake smile.

      "So, you and Craig?" Paige asked with a mocking smile. "You do know he's dating Ashley, right?" Rai frowned slightly at the girl's world, leaning back in her chair. "He's dating Toby's sister? I didn't know that." She mumbled, looking down at her fingers. If Craig was dating someone, why was he flirting with her? Was it so she would come check out his band? Did he think she was easy?

      "Yeah, so unless you want to be known as Degrassi's biggest slut, I would back off if I were you. Have a nice day." Paige sassed before strutting away. Rai let out a groan, laying her head down on the table. "Well, this is great." She huffed, blowing hair out of her face.

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      Rai leaned back on the palms of her hands as she dipped her legs in J.T's pool. All day, the only thing she could think about is what Paige said to her. Was Craig really dating Ashley? Or did Paige just tell her that to spite her? And if Craig was dating Ashley, why was he flirting with her?