degrassi the next gen: The Life Of Jacqueline Taylor

eye of the beholder

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"Loneliness does not come from being alone, but from being surrounded by people who can't understand you. A deep feeling of isolation comes when you realize that even the person standing next to you is unreachable"

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"Crap!" Jack whispers aggressively as she struggles to pick up an earring off the bathroom floor

"Seriously jacky, I need to get in their" Ashley shouts from behind the close door

"Alright!" Jack shouts as she throws down the pair of earrings and pulls her hair to cover her ears. The girl stomps to the door and pushes past Ashley silently

"What's wrong?" Ashley shouts after her but she's already in the kitchen and out of sight. Ashley shrugs off her cousin's antics as she enters the bathroom to see hair ties and head bands askew with pairs of her earrings

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"I can’t believe you guys are chickening out" Emma scoffs at toby and JT as the five friends enter the media immersion lab

Toby rolls his eyes as he sits in front of the loading computer screen "We’re not chickening out."

"Fine." Emma huffs out while Toby mocks her poor attitude

"We’re just not going to the dance, ok?" JT presses

Emma sighs as she turns to Manny and Jack "it’s just the three of us then. You did talk to your parents right?

Manny grimaces as she turns in her seat to make eye contact with Emma "Yes… and no. If the dance was during school hours, fine. But it’s at night."

Emma sighs deeper as she gives a pleading look to Jack

"Uh, I think I'm gonna sit this one out" Jack blushes

"What? Why?" emma whines

"She doesn't have to go if she doesn't want to" JT's voice firms before he blushes at the smug look toby gives him

Emma looks down in defeat before giving her friends a look of mock betrayal "So who am I supposed to go with?"

Mr. Simpson enters, the bell shrieking right after him "Morning, people. I would like to meet Sean Cameron. He was here for a few months last year, before he moved up north. Why don’t you tell the class about yourself?"

Sean looks aroun the room and with a simple "no" he sits down.

"He seems charming enough" Jack laughs

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Emma and Manny watch Sean in English as Jack rests her head on her arms

JT and Toby walk in, the first stopping his walk as he scares Jack awake and proceeds to laugh as she almost falls out of her seat and playfully attacks him

Toby shakes his head at the pairs antics before returning to his intended mission "Emma…" he trails off as she ignores him

Toby sighs before grabbing JT away from a laughing Jacky and sitting in open seats behind her and Manny before looking at a mad Emma "That girl’s not happy."