Part Five: Eye of the Beholder

Terri setting outsides on the school steps staring at the poster for the first evening fall dance that Degrassi has had, so far doing her time at the school. When Spinner walks up to her and takes a set next to her. He then takes her hand in his left hand to get her attention. Terri looks at Spinner and smile at him.

Spinner: Terri, do you want to go to the dance with me tonight?
Terri: Sure, I will go to the dance with you Spinner.
Spinner: Did you bring the History note I call and ask you about last night?
Terri: Yeah, Here you go, Spinner.
Spinner: (Take the notes from her.) Thanks Terri, see you in class I am going to go copy the notes so I can get them back to you before class.
Terri: Take you time.

As Spinner stands up Paige, Hazel, Ashley walks up to where Terri is and the three of smiles really big at her because they over hear Spinner asks her to the dance and Terri telling Spinner yes. Bethany’s comes walking up to the four girls setting on the steps off the school. Follow closes by Manny and Emma. Terri looks up at Bethany and knows that something is bothering her.

Terri: Hi, Bethany’s I saw Alex, Jay and Ellie along with Sean Cameron a few minutes ago and they are looking for you. Alex said to tell you If I saw you before them. To meet the four of them at Jay’s locker.
Bethany: Thanks
Paige: Sean back
Terri: Yeah, he is back, Tracker( his brother) and Sean moved back into town a few days ago.
Bethany: Great, I am so not in the mood to see Sean.
Emma: Sean, as in the boy you were dating in Wasaga Beach, the cute blond hair boy you show me a picture of?
Bethany: Yeah
Manny: Bethany, you are starts to look flush are you feeling ok?
Bethany: No, as I tell you when you come over this morning I can’t shake this stomach bug I come down with last week.
Paige: Maybe you should go and see a doctor Bethany!
Bethany: I have, the doctor told me there was nothing he could do to help, gag, me.

With that Bethany puts her hand over her mouth and runs into the school. Then into the girl’s restroom. She runs into the first stall and start throwing up the oatmeal that Spike made her eat for breakfast. After a few minutes she hears a group of girls enter the bathroom and then someone starts knocking on her stall door. She can tell be the voices that Alex, Ellie, Emma, Manny, Terri, Ashley, Hazel and Mia are in the restroom. She does not answers the girl knocking on the stall door because she can’t stop throwing up.

Mia: Bethany, are you ok?
Bethany: Retch
Mia: Do you need me to get the school nurse?
Bethany: No, I am fine now.
Bethany stands up and flushes the toilet. She then open up the stall and walks over to the sink and turn the cold water on. She then Splash some water onto her face. As Bethany’s is splash the water onto her face she can feel everyone eyes stare at her. Beside Ellie and Alex, because they already know she is pregnant. Bethany’s finishes splashes the water onto her face, then turn around and looks at everyone.

Bethany: What?
Emma: Sis, Tell me what wrong, You stop going to gymnastics practices and are spent a lot of time by yourself. Plus you never got you monthly this month.
Bethany: I am seven weeks pregnant, with Sean Cameron baby.

With that Sean come run into the girls restroom and looks at Bethany. Ellie, Alex, Mia, Manny, Hazel, Ashley, Terri and Paige and Emma leaves the Bathroom. Bethany grabs Sean head and leads him out of the bathroom and back outside. The two of them take a set on the steps of the school.

Sean: You are pregnant?
Bethany: Yeah, Sean
Sean: Bethany’s you are a hundred presents sure that I am the baby father?
Bethany: Yes, you are the only one I made love to, Sean. Unless you are count my stepfathers who raped me when he felt like it?
Sean: That does not count. I believe you. What are you going to do?
Bethany: I going to have the baby, Sean.
Sean: But you always said you did not want to end up like your mom or Emma mom!
Bethany: I can’t have another abortion Sean, It was too hard on me when I had the one because my stepfather got me pregnant. I only had that one because I could not handle having a child that could have his face. I understand if you do not want to have anything to do with rises a baby. We are only in the seven grade and you are only going to be fourteen in February 2002 . Also, I am only going to be fourteen in August of 2002.
Sean: You are not in this alone, it’s my child to and I will help you with the baby.
Bethany: Thanks, We should get to class.
Sean: Do you have Mr. Simpson first hour for home room?
Bethany: Yeah
Sean: Then we should get going or he will start yelling at us for being late for his class.

Meanwhile in Mrs. Kawn English Class Paige is helping Terri decide on what to wear to the dance and her date with Spinner, that night.

Terri: You do not think the blue skirt makes me look fat?
Paige: No, not with the white tunic blouse that has the blue rose along the neck.
Ashley: She right you will look great tonight wear that and Spinner will love you in that outfit.
Terri: Ok, I will wear that outfit tonight.

After school gets out for the day, Sean and Bethany are setting on the couch at Sean and Tracker place. Tracker, is set across from them with a look of shock on his face. He can ‘t believe what his little brother and Bethany’s just tell him. He puts his face in his hands and closes his eyes.

Sean: Tracker, speak to us!
Tracker: You just tell me I am going to be an uncle what do you want me to say?
Sean: That you will not make me go live with mom and dad?
Tracker: Sean you know I will not make you go back and live with mom and dad. Bethany’s what do you want to do, it’s you that has to carry the baby?
Bethany: I am going to have the baby and rises it.
Sean: And I am going to help her with the baby.
Tracker: You do not plan on having her move in with us do you?
Bethany: No, I already told Mrs. Nelson about being pregnant and she still let me stay at her house.
Sean: I going to help with the baby need by getting diaper, baby food, etc and also help watch the baby once it’s born.
Tracker: Ok, I will help out too.
Bethany: Thanks Tracker.
Tracker: When is your due date?
Bethany: April 5, 2002.
Sean: If we are going to the dance, we should get going?
Bethany: I not up to going to the dance, but you can go.
Sean: Are you sure?
Bethany: Yeah, the two of us broke up and chose to be just friends.
Sean: But you are having my child.
Bethany: I am but we are better off just friends, having a child does not change that. Beside mine sister Emma, has a crush on you.
Sean: Oh
Bethany: Go to the dance and get to know her.
Sean: Ok, I will.
Bethany: I have to work anyway.
Tracker: Where are you work at?
Bethany: Teaching gymnastic to four, five and six year old.

With that Sean head to the dance and Bethany goes to work. When he gets to the school dance he see Spinner dance with Terri. He also sees Paige dance with Macro and Jimmy dance with Hazel. He walks over to Emma and taps her on the shoulder.

Sean: Emma, do you want to dance?
Emma: Sure, Sean.

Emma and Sean dance with eachother for the whole dance . At the end of the dance he walks Emma home and kisses her good bye on her check.