The students are back from summer break. Eli is excited to see his ex-girlfriend, Claire, who he thinks is still with him, she just needed some space. After a stunning wake up call and a meeting with a strange, new girl. Eli realizes he needs to move on and what better way than a girl whom he has more in common with than he thinks . . . ?

Former Chicago girl Vivian Graham is determined to distract herself from her own issues as she attends her new school, and coincidentally, she encounters Rick Murray, a classmate who is seeking a fresh start. This is a key trait they share, Vivian learns, yet for entirely different reasons. As Rick is trying to atone for his past, Vivian is fleeing from hers, and she realizes, through befriending Rick, that maybe she shouldn't dive nose first into the Degrassi drama. Add the fact that Rick is the most hated guy at Degrassi, and Vivian has got herself a real picnic. Has she bitten off more than she can chew with a full plate to begin with? This is a fanfiction alternate universe based on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. I do not own any characters, content, or dialogue from the show. This is simply a "what-if" tale, an homage to the show, and the actors who portrayed these characters.

In this story charley is a thriteen year old girl who seems to be heading down the wrong path but what happens when she meets the torres famliy will he rlive be saved *warning* rape, self harm and suicide*