"OH, COME ON!" ❁ DEGRASSI: NEXT GEN.

Mother & Child Reunion ☼

"We don't have a minute. J.T. is waiting for us." The older woman yelled back, obvious annoyance lacing her tone

Baby smiled at the mention of her best friend, hoping to see the boy before their first day at Degrassi.

At the sound of footsteps making their way up the stairs, Emma began to close out her messages, getting rid of any evidence by the time Spike had reached the door way.

"Em, your room is a disaster. I thought you were gonna clean it." Ms. Nelson groaned, picking up the items that littered the young girl's floor

"I will." Emma promised, spinning around in her chair

"And turn off that computer." She added, gesturing to the large box on the desk

Emma sighed in response, before mustering up a simple lie, "I was just showing Baby and Manny your reunion website."

Her mom broke out into a grin, before she started clicking through the pictures Emma had pulled up as a distraction, stopping on one of a younger version of herself with spiked hair, "How's that for a hairdo? Could I have been any cooler?"

"Uh, yeah." Emma argued, the three preteens joining on the laughter at her mom's expense

"My 10-year reunion. Wow. It's gonna be great to see everyone again." The woman reminisced, before clapping her hand together, "I'm getting as bad as you guys. Come on, let's go."

Emma shut off her computer, before the three girls quickly chased Spike down the steps, racing to reach the shot gun spot in the front of the car.

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"Thanks for dropping these off."           Ms. Nelson thanked the four kids, as they assisted her in unloading boxes from the back of her car

The group had picked up J.T. Yorke on the way to the school, enlisting the boy's help in their heavy lifting, though he stood smaller than all three of the girls

"No problem, Ms. Nelson." Manny smiled as she placed a large box into the hands of Baby Roberts

"Gives us a chance to see the school." Baby agreed, taking the box from Manny and admiring the exterior of the large school the group would soon be joining

"Don't you think we'll be seeing enough of it over the next year?" J.T. asked, rolling his eyes at the admiration his best friend held for a place that would soon feel like prison

The bleach blonde girl innocently flicked the boy for making fun of her, before handing
him the box the Filipino girl had just handed her

"Hush." She joked, as the boy stuck his tongue out at her, resulting in the girl doing the same thing.

In that moment, two resembled children much younger than they actually were, but the two could care less, only wanting to be the last person to break

"You sure you can handle that?" Ms. Nelson asked the boy, who was still carrying the large box the blonde girl had handed him.

"I small, but strong, like bull." J.T. assured her an accent none of the girls could place

"Speaking of bull..." Baby added, calling crap on the boy referring to himself as someone physically strong

Spike playfully tapped the girl's arm to end her teasing, before turning back to the group, "Thanks again, guys. And Em.."

"Yes, I'll clean my room." Emma groaned, rolling her eyes before trailing toward the doors of the mall-sized school.