* Takes place doing three season and summer between season three and four.
Chapter One: Could, I be Pregnant?
It Been Six weeks now since that October night that Dean Rape Paige and she still have not been able to talk about it beside to Hazel and Ashley. Even sing the song poor thing in front of Dean at the Battle of the Bands did not help her. Now Paige is beginning to worry that she could have another Issues that relation to the whole event from that night with Dean. Now she really wishes she would have gone and get check out by a doctor after it happen, Like Hazel had told her to. She comes back from the bathroom and Look at the clock on her Night stand and see she really needs to get ready for school, but she just lay back down in her bed and fall back to sleep. Dylan Knock on his sisters’ door at 7:30am, when he sees she is still not up.

Dylan: Paige you need to get up for school.

When Dylan does not get an answer he open his sisters’ bedroom door and walk into her room and shake his sister to wake her up. Paige rolls over and looks at him.

Dylan: You need to get ready for school now it is 7:33am.
Paige: Is mom or dad still home?
Dylan: no they both had early meet at work today, so they have already left for work.
Paige: I'm not feeling too good do you think if I call mom she would call me in sick today?
Dylan: You know mom and dad rule if you not up to going to school you suppose to talk to them before they leave for work, so you know she will not call you into school sick.
Paige: Ok I'm up, will you give me a ride to school?
Dylan: Sure sis.

After Paige is ready, they leave for school and once at school Paige head straight to home room class In the M.I. lab with Mr.Simpson, and take a seat in the first chair by the classroom door. Hazel Walk into the Lab and sit down next to Paige.
Hazel: Paige is everything ok, you miss Spirit squad Practice this morning, Manny had to run it for you?
Paige: Sorry about that Hazel’s I over sleep. I have been feeling funky all weekend. I think I'm coming down with something.
Hazel: You are looking a little pale Paige what has been feeling Funky?
Paige: I had a headache and my stomach felt Funky.
Terri, Ashley and Ellie walk into the room and sit down by Hazel and Paige.
Ashley: It sound like you come down with the stomach flu.
Paige: I hope not the spirit squad has the first cheer meet of the season this weekend.
Terri: isn't it around when you normal start you monthly Paige?
Paige: yeah
Ellie: that probably just it then.
Paige: I hope so.

Paige: What taking Mr.Simpson, so long to get to class.
Hazel: Class does not start for a half minute still.
Mr.Simpson walks into the classroom right as the bell ring and Paige rise her hand. Mr. Simpson looks over at her and sits down at his desk.
Mr.Simpson: Yes Paige what do you need?
Paige: I need to use the restroom.
Mr.Simpson: class just starting can you whit?
Paige: No
Mr.Simpson: Are you sure you can't whit?
Paige: I really cannot Mr. Simpson.
Mr.Simpson: Ok you can go then.

Paige stands up and walks out of the class and runs to the bathroom. When Paige comes back into the classroom three minute later, she walks up to the teacher Desk.

Mr.Simpson: Yes Paige
Paige: I need to go to the nurse.
Mr.Simpson: and why do you need to go see the nurse?
Paige: I throw up in the restroom.
Mr.Simpson: Ok, here a pass for the Nurse Station, take you thing with you.

Paige goes over to the desk she was sit at and grab her book bag and purse and then goes to the nurse station and take a seat and wait to be seen by the nurse. While she waiting she has the thermometer in her mouth to check to see if she has a fever.

Nurse. Mckey: You do not have a fever, So is there anything I should know before sent you back to class Paige?
Paige: I throw up in the restroom before come here.
Nurse. Mckey: Ok then I'm going have you go home, I'll call you mom to let her know I'm sent you home, and here a pass saying you can leave school and also a pass to let your Bother out of school long enough to take you home then comes back.
Paige walks to the classroom her brother in and knocks on the door, Mrs. Kawn open up the classroom door.
Mrs. Kawn: Paige can I help you?
Paige: I have to go home sick and the nurses wrote my brother a pass to let him out of school long enough to drive me home.
Mrs. Kawn looks at the pass then wave at Dylan.

Dylan: What Mrs. Kawn?
Mrs. Kawn: You need to take you sister home, then come back to school.
Dylan: Ok

Dylan grabs his book bag and car key and walks out to his car with his younger sister, he looks at her and sees she looks pale. As Dylan drive her home Paige rest her head on the seat head rest and close her eyes.

Dylan: Paige we are at the house now. Are you going be ok by yourself or do you want me to stay with?
Paige: Go back to school I will be fine, Beside the nurse call mom to let her know I am been sent home form school sick.
Dylan: Ok, But if you need me, call my cellphone and I'll come home.
Paige: Ok, that right Mom will not be able to get out of work today she has important meeting all day.
Dylan: And so does Dad, so are you sure you do not want me to stay with you.
Paige: No, If i need you I'll call you cellphone.

Dylan watches to make sure Paige get in the house then he heads back to school. The first thing Paige does is to change back into her PJ then Look at her student planner and count the days since her last monthly. Talk to herself.

Paige: No, I can't be I have not had a monthly since the end of September. This is not good, What I'm I gonna do now. Paige start cry and Does not stop till she falls asleep.

Paige walks up two hours later and runs into the Bathroom and gets sick to her stomach, when she comes out of the bathroom her mom is sit on her bed and she stands up and walks up to her daughter.

Paige Mom: ( Feels Paige Forehead) How are you feel Baby?
Paige: Not good, My stomach all Funky feeling and I can't keep anything down.

She pulls away from her mom and run back into the bathroom, and starts getting sick again.

Paige mom: I'm takes you to the Doctor right now Paige, I'm worry about you. Because you do not have a fever, but you are indeed sick to you stomach.
Paige: I'm not change, I'm going like this.
Paige Mom: That fine.

At the Health Center Two days later. Paige, her mom, Dad and Brother are all whit for the result of the blood work that Dr. Eeyore has take after Paige told her mom and Doctor’s about being rape six weeks earlier and how she did not report the rape, or see a doctor afterwards. Paige is resting her head on her mom shoulder when the doctor walks into his Office and lays the folder on his desk. He then takes a set in the chair behind his desk.

Dr. Eeyore: Paige, have you filled you Dad and brother in on what happened and do you want then in the room when I tell you the results of the blood work?
Paige: Yeah I have and yes I want then in the room with me.
Dr. Eeyore: The good news is you HIV/Aids tests come back negative, and you also test negative for all other sexual transmit disease. But the Pregnancy test I run come back positive. You are with Children, If you would have gone right to the ER after the rape happens the ER doctor would have made sure that you do not get pregnant by having you take a morning after pill, but since you did not come into six weeks later. You have to make a choice about what you want to do.
Paige: What are my Choices?
DR. Eeyore: You are only six weeks along so you could have an abortion Still, but the fetus does have a heat beat at six weeks. The second choice is you could give the baby up for adoption or last choices you can keep the baby yourself.
Paige: Do I have to make my choice right?
Dr. Eeyore: No, you can take you time.
Paige: I can tell you right now I do not want to have an abortion.
Mom and Dad: Good because will would not have signed for you to have one.
Dr. Eeyore: That give you seven months and two weeks for you to make your choice about keep the baby or put the baby up for adoption.

Chapter Two: I’m going to be a mom!
Friday morning before school Paige pulls Manny aside and into the gym. She closes the door behind them.

Manny: Paige what the big deal I was heading towards the restroom!
Paige: I can't cheer in the meet this weekend or the rest of the year I need you to take over as Head’s of spirit squads this year.
Manny: What wrong Paige?
Paige: (Touch her stomach) I am Pregnant, but please don't say anything to anyone else about it yet, I'm not ready for everyone to know yet.
Manny: Ok, I won't say anything.
Paige: Thanks, you can head to the restroom now.

Manny walks out of the gym and heads to the restroom and Paige takes a seat in the stand and stare into space. Talking to herself, how is my life going to changes. What is everyone at school going to thinks about me now? She starts crying again, Just as Mr. Armstrong walks into the gym and sees that Paige is crying he walks up to her.

Mr. Armstrong: Is everything ok Paige?
Paige: No, I find out yesterday I am pregnant, Dean’s condom must have had a hole, god way did he not stops when I said no? Why did he keep going, and why did I not go to the doctor right after it happed and reported it? Then I would not have to deal with being Pregnant.
Mr. Armstrong: I think you should go talk to Ms. Sauve.
Paige: Ok

Paige heads to Ms. Sauve Office, who see Paige right away as soon Paige start talking she does not stop to she has told the whole story.

Ms. Sauve: Paige, I wish you would have come to me soon. Does you Mom and Dad know about you being rape and being pregnant?
Paige: Yeah
Ms. Sauve: Do you want to keep the Baby or give it up?
Paige: I will not be able to give up a child after carry him or her for nine months and I can't have an abortion either, So I'm going keep the baby.

The next week at school. Hazel comes running up to Paige when she walks into school on Monday morning.

Hazel: Where were you this weekend you miss the cheerleader meet and that never happens?! Also, what with Manny being the acting head of Spirit Squad for the rest of the year?
Paige: I can't cheer for the next seven months and two weeks is all.
Hazel: Dean’s got you knock up didn't he?
Paige: Yeah, but I do not want to talk about it right now.
Hazel: No, we need to talk about this! You’re not going to keep the baby of the guy that rape you are you?
Paige: Yes, I can't give the baby up after carrying him or her for nine months.
Hazel: then have an abortion
Paige: I can't, my mom or dad won’t sign for me to have one, plus I do not want to have one. Because I would be killing the baby, it has a heart beat already Hazel.
Hazel: You are throwing you live away for a baby.
Paige: It my choice and I made it just leave me alone.

Paige runs into the restroom and into one of the stall. She then closes the door and start cry again.
Emma: Paige is everything ok?
Paige: Yeah, I’m having a bad day is all nothing you need to worry about Emma.
Emma: Ok, but the bell gonna ring in a minute.

Paige walks out of the restroom and Hazel comes up to her with Ashley, Ellie and Terri.

Ashley: Paige Hazel told us about you being pregnant with Dean Baby. How can you even thinking about keep the baby of the guy that rape you?
Terri: I would have an abortion if I was you Paige.
Ellie: Me to
Paige: The two of you aren’t me and it’s my choice. I can't have an abortion, and I can't give up a baby I carry for nine months. So I'm keeping it. Can you all just stay off my back about my choice I need friends that will support me, not give me a hard time on keep the baby.
Terri: Sure, Paige.
Hazel: I can't be you friend if you go through with this Paige.
Paige: Fine then we not friends anymore.

Hazels turn away from them and head to class.

Ellie: I'll be there for you Paige
Ashley: So will I.
Paige: thanks

The four of them head to home room and sit three rows away from Hazel, who keeps give Paige an evil look, whole time they were in home room.

That someday at lunch Paige walks up to Emma and take a set next to her.

Emma: Paige what do you want, you never sit next to Sean, Manny or me?
Paige: Emma, your Mom had you at the end of her eight-grade year right?
Emma: Yeah, when she was 15 years old, But whys are you ask me about this Paige?
Paige: Emma, Do you think you mom would talk with me about what it like to be pregnant as a 15 and what it like to be a teenage mom.
Emma: Why do you want to know about that Paige you might be 15, but you do not even have a boyfriend?
Paige: Because I am pregnant and I want to talk to someone that becomes a mom as a teenage.
Emma: Sure she will, come over after school.
Paige: Thank Emma’s can I walk with you, because I have never been to your house before?
Emma: Sure Paige.
Paige: Ok I will see you after school gets out for the day.

Paige walks back to the table Ellie, Terri and Ashley are sit at.

Terri: What did Emma say?
Paige: She said that her mom would talk to me and that I can come over after school gets out today.
Ashley: I tell you Emma mom would Mr. Nelson is really nice and would help any of the girls that go to Degrassi out if they got Pregnant and needs someone to talk to.

That Day after school is over at The Nelson Household. Paige is sitting on the couch in the living room and Emma’s in the Kitchen get Paige a bottle of water and herself a pop. Emma walks back into the living room and gives Paige the bottle of water.
Emma: My mom will be home in a few minutes.
Paige: Ok
Emma: The father of the baby is the guy that never calls you back after that party in October right?
Paige: Yeah, Dean the guy that rape me at party I went too in October. If I would have gone to the ER after it happened and report it. I would not have had to worry about be pregnant right now.
Emma: Paige, I am so, sorry.

Just then the girls here the back door open and look up to see Mr.Simpson and Mrs. Nelson comes into the house.

Mr. Simpson: Paige why are you here and not at Spirit squad practice?
Paige: I need to talk to Mrs. Nelson about become a teenage mom, and what it like to be pregnant as a teenage and how it changes you live.
Mr. Simpson: Paige you are Pregnant?
Paige: Yes Mr.Simpson, But what are you Doing here?
Mr.Simpson: I’m starts to move my stuff over here because the wedding coming up soon and my apartment Lease is up soon.
Paige: That right you are getting Marry the first Saturday of our Winter break.
Emma: Which is next week!
Paige: Your luck it been a warm winter this year seeing that the wedding party is on the beach.
Mrs. Nelson: Yes we are luck, it been warm so far.

Mrs. Nelson and Mr. Simpson kiss eachother.

Mr. Simpson: Emma comes help me bring my stuff in so Paige and you mom can talk.
Emma: Ok Mr.Simpson.
Mrs. Nelson: Ok Paige, when is your due date?
Paige: The three weeks of July.
Mrs. Nelson: Is the father going to part of the baby life at all?
Paige: No, he has not even talk to me since the night he made me have sex with him.
Mrs. Nelson: Are you sure you want to keep the baby?
Paige: Yeah I could not give the baby up after carrying it the whole nine months.
Mrs. Nelson: Ok, what the first thing you want to know about?
Paige: What it was like be in school and be pregnant?
Mrs. Nelson: It was not easy, being pregnant and a teenage in the eighties, The other student Parents do not want me in school and went to the PTA and get me kick out of the school once I start showing and I had to finish my eight-grade year from home. But Luck for you times have change and parents are more understanding and know that teenage are not always going to stay virgin till they get merry. You will be able to stay in school and finish the school year.
Paige: Ok, the next thing I want to know is how hard was it when Emma was born.
Mrs. Nelson: My lives become a lot different then it was before, I did not get a good night sleep to Emma Start sleep through the night at six months, then at seven months she starts teeth and I did not get a full night sleep again to she was 12 months old. I had to get an after school job to help pay for baby stuff, and it felt like you never got to sit down for the first twelve years of the child’s life. But I would not take it back for anything. Emma’s the best thing that every happened in my life
Paige: Was Emma Father every in the picture?
Mrs. Nelson: No, his parents would not Let Shane be part of her live. They even made him switch school, so he would not be able to talk to me or see Emma.
Paige: Did you mom help you out at all?
Mrs. Nelson: Yes, she was a big help. Are you mom and Dad going to help you out?
Paige: yeah
Mrs. Nelson: Then I’m sure you will be able to handle be a teenage mom, anything else you want to know?
Paige: No you answer everything I want to know Thanks Mrs. Nelson, I need to get going now.
Mrs. Nelson: Ok but I’m here if you need to talk some more.
Paige: Ok, I’ll remember that. Thanks again.

Paige the head back home and has dinner with her family. She then does her homework. Once she finishes her homework she takes a shower then goes to bed.