It now been three weeks since the Nelson/ Simpson household learned that Snake has cancer. He has just start chemotherapy a week ago last Monday. Emma is laying on her bed thinking about what has happen over the past three weeks. She thought her mom was going over board with keep the house germ free after Baby Jack was born at the beginning of September, but since Snake found out he has cancer she has become even worse to the point where she does not even allowing her daughter to have friends come over. Even though Snake and Emma both told her, he more at risk of catch a cold going to the hospital for chemotherapy or teacher his media Immersion class at Degrassi then he does at home. Spike, does not listen to either of them though. Emma hears her mom open up, her bedroom door.

Spike: Em, its time for you to get up and ready for school.
Emma: Ok mom, I’ll be upstairs in five, I just have to get dress.

Emma sits up and put her feet over the edge of her bed and looks at her alarm clock to check the time. Then she looks at the book on her night stand, that she reading for English class and remember she did not finish read chapter four, five and six. Which, she has a test over the chapter in first hour. She gets up and put on a pair of jeans and a light green shirt and pulls her hair up into a pony tail, then Brush her tooth.

Spike: Emma Marie Nelson, hurry it up or you are going to be late for School Snake has already left, without you and you miss breakfast to, I have to leave now to take Jack to daycare then, I am going to work. See you tonight Em.
Emma: Mom can you give me a ride to school?
Spike: If you hurry it up, Em.

( Emma Grab her book bag and English book and run upstairs.)

Emma: I’m come mom.
Spike: Ok Em

Once Emma was upstairs the three of them head outside to Spike car and Spike driver Emma to school first. Spike, pulls up in front of Degrassi and puts the car into park.

Spike: Emma remembers that Snake has chemotherapy after school, so you have to pick up Jack from daycare and watch him till I get off of work.
Emma: I remember mom, see you tonight.
Spike: See you tonight to and I love you Em
Emma: I love you to Mom.

Emma open the backseat door and gets her book bag, then close the door and head into the school and to her locker where Sean is waiting for her along with Manny.

Manny: Emma are you ready for the English test in first hour?
Emma: No, I did not even get a chance to read the chapter I fall asleep last night before I got to do my English homework.

Manny: That not like you Em, and you never return Sean or mine phone calls that we left on you Answer machines?
Emma: I was watching Jack all weekend, because my mom had to work and Mr. Simpson has not been feeling good since he started Chemotherapy lasts Monday.
Manny: You still could have called us back Em, when Jack was laying down for his nap.
Emma: He would not go down for his nap all weekend, and he would not let me put him down for a minute, every time I try he would start crying.
Sean: I am not mad at you even there we do have plans to go to the movies on Saturday and we were supposed to meet at the Mall theater and you never did show up.
Emma: Sean I am so sorry, I forget about our date this weekend I was so tired I went down to my bedroom after dinner and lay down in my bed to close my eyes for a few minutes and fall asleep.

Sean put his arm around Emma wrists.

Sean: That ok Em, I understand that you need to be there right now to help out you mom and Step-dad Mr. Simpson.

Just then the bell rings for first hour, and the hallway because full of student heading to they first class. Emma Looks at Sean and Manny.
Manny: We need to head to class Sean and Emma, not just stand at Emma Locker.
Emma: I need to use the bathroom first, Manny can you tell Mrs. Kawn knows for me.
Manny: Sean you need to come to class to.
Sean: I am going to walk with Emma and wait outside the girls’ restroom for her.
Manny: Fine

Manny walks the opposite way of Sean and Emma and heads into Mrs. Kawn classroom and take her seat and save one for Emma and Sean.

Mrs. Kawn: Manny Santos, Do you know where Emma Nelson and Sean Cameron are?
Manny: They both had to use the restroom before come to class.
Mrs. Kawn: Thanks for tell me Manny.

Sean is waiting outside the girl’s restroom for Emma and he looks up at the wall clock. He then crack the main door and yell inside to Emma.

Sean: Emma, the second bell is going to ring any minute we need to head to class now!
Emma: Ok I’ll be out in a sec Sean.
Sean: Ok

Emma walks out of the restroom and Sean puts his right arm around Emma wrist and Emma puts her head onto his shoulder.

Emma: Sean I have to Pick Jack up from daycare after school gets out, can you give me a ride and then come over to my house, we can work on our homework or watch a movie as I watch Jack?
Sean: Sure, but I thought you mom do not want anyone over.
Emma: She does not, but I could use the help with Jack. I am a week behind on mine homework from all my classes, it would be a big help if you come over to help me catch up and help with Jack.
Sean: Sure Em, anything for you baby.
Emma: thank

They walk into English class and take the test over Chapter four, five and six.

After School at the Nelson/ Simpson household. Emma is sitting at the kitchen table doing her homework and Sean is holding Baby Jack ( head is rest on Sean, chest). Walk back and fourth with him because if he stops walks to sit down. Jack start crying really loud and kicking his little feet at Sean.
Emma: I so fail that English test today, I just finish read the three chapters and I guess wrong about what happens in the chapters.
Sean: It’s only the first test Em, there is a lot of time to rises your grades.
Emma: You are right Sean, It just the first time I fail a test.
Sean: You haven’t even got the test back yet, so you do not know that you fail the test . You have to wait to see you could have guess right Em.
Emma: I do not get this chemistry homework Sean .
Sean: Em, Take a break for a few minutes, then come back you homework, then when you come back to it you might be able to understand the homework better.
Emma: Yeah, a break sounds good.
Sean: Jack is a sleep Em!
Emma: That great Sean
Sean: Emma’s is something bothering you?
Emma: No, Sean I am tired and I really have to use the bathroom.
Sean: Then go upstairs and uses the bathroom. I can handle Jack by myself why you are in the bathroom.
Emma: Thanks Sean

While Emma in the bathroom Sean is sitting on the couch and is happy, because Jack just moves a little but stay asleep. Just then Mrs. Nelson walks into the house and look at Sean and then see that Jacks is asleep in his arm and just smile at Sean. She then sees that all Emma homework is laying out on the table. Spike looks around trying to find Emma, but can’t sees her anywhere.

Spike: Sean where is Emma at?
Sean: She uses the bathroom Mrs. Nelson
Spike: Sean Call me Spike
Sean: Ok, Spike
Spike: Its nice to see you, but I really do not want Emma friends hang out at the house right now.
Sean: I know that, but Emma’s asks me to help out watching Jack, so she could catch up on her homework, because she is a week behind on it.
Spike: Oh, then I guess it all right this time and beside Jack seem to like you. He would not go to sleep for Emma, Me, or his dad.
Sean: He can tell that you and Emma are worry about Snake and that all three of you are stress out. I am going to go lay Jack down in his crib for you Spike.
Spike: Thanks Sean.

Sean walks upstairs and puts Jack down into his crib. He turns on the baby monitor and Night light. Sean then walks out of Jack’s bedroom and closes the door. He then walks over to the bathroom door and knock on it.

Sean: Em, is everything ok you been in there now for twenty minutes?
Emma: Yeah, I will be out in a minute Sean, has my mom got home yet?
Sean: Yeah, she home and she was just start dinner when I bring Jack upstairs and lay him down in his crib.
Emma: You turn on the baby monitor and the night light and close his bedroom door right?
Sean: Yeah

Emma walks out of the bathroom just then and the two of them head back downstairs.

Spike: Em, can you clear you school work off the Kitchen table and wash it off and set it for dinner, and Sean you are welcome to stay for dinner if you want to.
Sean: Sure I stay for dinner.

Just then Snake walks into the house and sees Sean help Emma getting the table ready for dinner.

Snake: Sean good to see you outside of school. Where is Jack at?
Spike: Sean gets him to take a nap honey.
Snake: Thank you Sean
Emma: And I get catch up on my homework in all my class beside chemistry thanks to Sean helping me out with Jack.
Spike and Snake: Thank again Sean.

After Dinner Sean and Emma say good bye to eachother and Sean head home and Emma goes down to her bedroom and finish her homework then goes to bed.

The next morning Emma’s pushes the snoozed button that is on her alarm clock. When it goes off and rolls back over and goes back to sleep. She does not care that it’s a school day all she wants to do is sleep, because she kept having to get up and use the bathroom every half hour doing the night. When her alarm clock beeps at her two minutes later she rolls over and turns it off. Then close her eyes and goes back to sleep. Fifteen Minutes later Spike open up her daughters’ bedroom door and walk downstairs to get Emma up.

Spike: Emma Maire Nelson, get up and get ready for school, Sean is going to be here any minute to give you a ride and Snake is staying home sick today. Also, its raining outside Em. The weatherman’s side it will be rain all day long.
Emma: Great I hate rain
Spike: Emma Maire Nelson, get out of bed and ready for school!
Emma: Ok, Mom’s I am getting up.
Spike: I have to leave now to take Jack to daycare and then go to work.
Emma: See you tonight.

After she hears her mom leave the house. Emma gets out of bed and walks to her dresser. She pulls out a tank top and put it on, then puts on a long sleeve shirt Degrassi spirit shirt and then puts on a pair of very old jeans. After she dresses. Emma goes into the bathroom and does her hair then brush her tooth. As she walks out of her bathroom, she hears Sean pull into the driveway. She grabs her book bag and head outside to Sean Car. Once outsides she gets into Sean Car on the passages side and she takes a set.

Sean: (Kiss Emma’s lip and she Kiss Sean back) Good morning Em, how did you sleep last night?
Emma: Ok, How did you sleep last night.
Sean: Great, best night sleep I had in months.
Emma: Can we stop by the Dot, so I can get a breakfast sandwich and a cup of coffee?
Sean: Sure Em.

Sean pulls up in front of the Dot and Emma goes in and gets a breakfast sandwich and a large coffee to go then she heads back out to Sean car and eat the sandwich on the way to school. As Sean and Emma are walking into the school Marco, Craig and Ellie runs over to her and Sean.

Craig: Emma, We just come for the M.I. lab and there same women sitting in Mr. Simpson Desk, Where is Mr. Simpson?
Emma: He had chemotherapy yesterday and his stomach is really bothering him so he called in sick today.
Sean: Who, is the Sub?
Ellie: Mrs. Furby.
Emma: I can’t stand her, she does not let anyone take a restroom break or go get a drink of water, if their throat is dry.
Marco: And If she catches you talking you have to outline three whole chapters of the textbook.
Emma: I know there was another reason beside it was rain outside that I want to stay home and sleep.

Manny comes walk over to them and stands next to Emma.

Emma: Hi Manny, How are you doing today?
Manny: Good, lets head to English, so we can find out how we did on our English test we had yesterday.
Sean and Emma: Ok.

The three of them go to Mrs. Kawn classroom and take a seat in the back roll, Mrs. Kawn walks up to them and head each of them they test back. Emma looks at her test and sees a D- on it on. She folds it in half and puts it into her English folder.
Emma: Sean I tell you I fail the test.

After first hour they have to sit through Media Immersion class with Mrs. Furby. Halfway through Second hour Sean looks over at Emma and he see that she has stops doing her work and is staring at Mrs. Furby. Who has not let Emma leave the classroom to use the restroom even there she said she really can’t wait any longer she really need to go now!
Sean: (Whisper in Emma’s ear) Just get up and walk out of the room and go to the restroom baby.
Emma: (Whisper back) I think I’m going to, I can’t wait any longer.

Emma stands up and leaves the room even there the Sub is yelling at her to sit back dawn.

At the end of Second hour Emma stills has not come back from the restroom. Sean picks up Emma’s book bag and him and Manny walks to the girls’ restroom. Once at the restroom Manny goes into the girls restroom and check on Emma. Sean waits outside the restroom door for the girls.

Manny: Emma, are you ok, because you never come back to class.

After a few minutes, Emma still has not said anything, so Manny start looking under the stall doors till she finds the one Emma is in.

Manny: (Knocking on the stall door) Emma, is everything all right, You have been in the restroom for a half hour now ?
Emma: No, I am feeling really funky and my stomach hurting really bad.
Manny: I think you should go to see the nurse Emma.

Emma: (Walks out of the bathroom stall.) Yeah, I think you are right. Did you or Sean grab by book bag?
Manny: Sean has it.

The girls walk out of the restroom and Sean put his arm around Emma.

Sean: Emma, you are really warm, and you look flush too.
Emma: I am not feeling good, I need to go to see the nurse.
Sean: I walk you there.
Emma: Thanks.

At the nurse office.

Nurse: Miss Nelson how can I help you and you Mr. Cameron?
Sean: I’m just here with Emma
Emma: My stomach hurting really bad and Sean say I am run really warm.
Nurse: Have a sit.

Emma and Sean sit down, Sean is hold Emma left hand. While the nurse is take Emma temperature.

Nurse: I have to call you mom and send you home Miss Nelson, because you are running a fever of 102.8.

A few minutes later the nurse looks at Emma and Sean.

Nurse: Miss. Nelson, you mom will not let you go home, because she does not want you to give want you have to Mr. Simpson. Mr. Cameron can you take Miss Nelson to you place because she can’t stay in school with a fever.
Sean: Sure.

Sean and Emma go outside to his car. Once they got to Sean and Tracker place Emma lays down on the couch and Sean brings her a blanket and pillow over to her. Emma puts the pillow under her head and Sean covers her up with the blanket.

Sean looks over at Emma who is laying on the couch, as he is sitting at the kitchen table work on his history homework. As he looking at her, he notices that she sits up really fast and jump off the couch and runs into the bathroom. Then Sean hears Emma getting sick to her stomach. Sean Stands up and walk over to the bathroom door, which Emma has left open. He notices her hair keep fall toward her face so he kneels down behind her and pulls her hair out of her face.

Emma: (After she done getting sick to her stomach.) Thanks Sean, can you help me back to the couch?
Sean: Sure.

Sean help Emma up and wrap his arm around her waist and help her back over to the couch.

Sean: Is there anything I can get you Em?
Emma: No, I just want to sleep.
Sean: Ok, Em

At 4pm Tracker comes into the apartment and sees that Emma is laying on the couch asleep and Sean, is sitting on the floor watch tv.

Tracker: Sean why is Emma asleep on our couch?
Sean: Tracker, keep it down. She has the stomach flu.
Tracker: Then why is she not at home in her only bed?
Sean: Because Mrs. Nelson would not let her go home to they house because of Mr. Simpson, is not able to be around a lot of germ.
Tracker: Sorry forget about that. She can crush here as long as she needs to. I am going to take a really fast shower, because I smell from work. If she needs me to get out of the bathroom just let me know.
Sean: Sean just hand me the bathroom trash can In cause she can wait.
Tracker: here Sean
Sean: thanks.