Title: Deep Water

Chapter: Where Are We?

Summary: Emma and Manny are kidnapped, and are sent into a world they never thought they'd have to endure.

Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi. This story if fictional. Fiction means not real. Therefore, this story is not real and probably never will be.

I walked down the halls of Degrassi Community School quietly thinking to myself. The phrase "stuck up prude princess" still rang in my head. Of course, it had been 3 months since it was said, but I still couldn't help but think about it. Was I really a prude? If sticking up for others and myself makes me that way, then I guess I am. Still, I wonder.

"Hey, Emma?"

I turned around to see my best friend Manny. She had changed a lot this year. Earlier, she had changed her style to the more "provocative" look. This look attracted many guys: one of whom being Craig Manning. The two of them hooked up after a party and had sex. After that, she tried her hardest to get with Craig and succeeded, but got her heart broken when Craig was dating her alongside Ashley. Eventually, Ashley found out and broke up with Craig, but he had lied to Manny. So, she broke off her relationship with him and swore to herself that she wouldn't "touch him with a 60 foot pole." Later she found out she was pregnant; this really woke Manny up. She had an abortion and I was one of the only people who were there for her. Ever since then, we've been inseparable

"Yeah?"

"Where you going?"

"Out."

"But it's only noon."

"I know."

"Are you ditching?"

"If you want to put it that way, yes."

"Well, if you're going, then I'm going too."

"Go back to class Manny."

"No. If you're not going, then I'm not going."

I sighed. "Fine, but I don't want you whining the whole time all right?"

Manny laughed. "Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know the drill."

We left school and took the city bus. Where we would end up, I did not know. All I knew was that I had to get out of that school; and that I had to get out there as soon as possible.

"What's up with you Emma?" Manny asked turning to face me.

"What do you mean?"

"Oh nothing. Except for the fact that you ditched school and forced me to come with you."

I laughed. "First of all, I didn't force you to come with me; second of all, I just couldn't stay there anymore. It was like I was suffocating in there."

"I know the feeling."

Manny turned back around and looked out at the passing cars. I, on the other hand, kept shifting in my seat. A man a few seats diagonal from me kept staring at me. Occasionally he would smile and lick his lips. I cringed every time he did.

"Manny," I whispered shaking Manny. Her eyes shot open and she quickly glared at me; I hadn't realized that she had fallen asleep. "That guy over there keeps looking at me. He's really creeping me out."

"Well, what do you want me to do about it?" She said annoyed.

"Well, I was hoping that maybe you could show him your breasts and shake em' around a bit. You know, give him a little show," I smirked.

Manny's eyes widened and she playfully smacked me. "That is so not funny Emma. What if he heard you?"

"Ah, but he didn't. It's the joys of whispering. You can say anything you want, and nobody can hear what you are saying... well, unless you're talking to that particular person."

She shook her head. "Whatever. I'm starting to wonder why I came with you... voluntarily."

I laughed and turned my attention back to the guy. He was still staring at us. What was his problem? Did he want something? I intently watched the guy as he stared back at me. He would look at me, and then glance to the seat next to me. He was staring at Manny. I grimaced. This guy has some serious problems. He probably watched porn in his underwear on late Saturday nights.

The bus finally came to a stop and we were now in a neighborhood that I did not recognize. I looked around for any "Welcome to..." signs, but couldn't find any. I turned to Manny to see if maybe she knew. I didn't even have to ask by the look of confusion on her face.

"Where are we?" Manny asked.

"I'm not sure."

"What do you mean you're not sure?"

"I'm not sure; meaning I do not know. When we left, I didn't really have any idea where I was going to go."

"Are you trying to tell me that you ditched school, and didn't have a plan for where we were going?"

I shook my head. "Not really."

Manny sighed in frustration. "Great, Emma. Just great."

"Hey, don't blame me. I didn't force you to come with me."

"Yeah, whatever." Manny sat down at a bench. "Are there any payphones nearby?"

I shrugged. "How should I know? I've never been to this part of town before."

"I have a cell phone you could use," a voice said from behind. I turned around to see the guy from the bus holding his cell.

"Um, no thanks," I shook my head. "We can just use a payphone." I tried to grab Manny and walk away, but she slapped my hand off.

"What are you talking about?" Manny got up and took the phone from the man's hand. "We don't have any money even if we could find a payphone." Manny kept pressing the buttons and putting the phone to her ear. Finally, she gave up. She turned to the guy and handed the phone back to him. "Excuse me, your phone has no signal."

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I have a car phone in my truck that you could use?" he said motioning to the red Toyota across the street.

I grabbed Manny shirt and pulled her towards me. "Manny, don't even think about it," I whispered in to her ear. "For all we know, he could be some psycho killer or something."

Manny turned to me and smiled, "He doesn't seem that dangerous. Besides, he's really cute."

'Oh, great, my friend is in love with a psycho.' I thought to myself.

"By the way," he said putting out his hand, "I'm Sam."

Manny cuffed her hand in his, and shook it. "I'm Manny, and this," she said pointing to me, "is my friend Emma."

Sam looked at me and smiled. I smiled back, but my smile was fake. I just didn't trust him. It wasn't like a he stole money from me or anything, I just had this feeling.

"Follow me," Sam said. Manny started to follow him, but stopped and turned around. She motioned for me to follow. I shook my head no. Frustrated, she walked over to me, grabbed my arm and forced to follow.

"Manny, this is such a dumb idea," I said as we walked to Sam's truck.

Manny just rolled her eyes and kept walking. We stopped in front of his truck, and he opened the door. Manny start to climb in, but I quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

"Why don't you just get the phone for us?" I said to Sam.

He raised his eyebrow. "It's not a cordless phone."

"Oh, darn," I said sarcastically, "Manny here is afraid of non-cordless phones, so I think we'll just have to go someplace else." I grabbed Manny's arm, and tried to pull her away, but she just shook off my hand and climbed inside his truck.

"Manny!" I frantically screamed, "What are you doing?"

She turned her head and looked at me as if I was the most stupid person in the world.

"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm using his phone."

I turned around and tried to look for any police officers. I wasn't about to let Manny do something this stupid. What has gotten into her lately? I knew that I hadn't exactly been the prize-winning friend or daughter, but I wasn't stupid enough to do something like this.

My attention quickly turned back to Manny when I heard her blood-curdling scream.

A/N. Ok, people, new story. You like so far? Review if you think if I should continue. It might be a while before I update the next chapter though. I have softball, and then I'm going to be gone for a lot of the summer, so bare with me here. I hope you all like my story!!