HAD TO DO A CHARACTER REDO.

I went on degrassi . wikia to learn as much as I could about Campbell's home life.

I made some stuff up. Like names of siblings. And I added some OCs, but only one OC that matters.

Cam's hometown: Cedarville, New Jersey

Campbell Saunders: hockey prodigy (18)

Maya Matlin: Cam's girlfriend (17)

Karlee Grove: Cam's old friend/ crush and next door neighbor (18)

Janet Saunders: Cam's mom (45)

Mark Saunders: Cam's dad (49)

Aiden Saunders: Cam's younger brother (11)

Cassie Saunders: Cam's younger sister (13)

Brian & Scott McDonald: Cam's old friends (18) & (17)

Justin Saunders: Cam's deceased older brother (would be 20)

Chapter 1

Campbell's pov

I sit in the lobby of an airport in Cedarville, New Jersey.

I'm so glad to be home. Maya is beside me; she's calling her parents to tell them she made it here safely.

She was super excited when I asked her to spend winter break with me and my family in Jersey.

Maya hangs up her phone.

"I'm so nervous. What if your mom doesnt like me?" she asks.

"What are you talking about? She's going to love you."

"When did your mom say she was getting here?"

"Uh...she said she'd be here in—" I stop answering Maya's question, when I feel two hands sneak up behind me and cover my eyes.

"Guess who." The person covering my eyes says. I automaticly know who the person behind me is. My mother.

I smile and say, "Mom, I know its you." She takes her hands off of me. I stand up and embrace her warmly.

God, I've missed her so much.

I let go of her, she examines me. Her eyes are watery.

Oh no, is she going to cry?

"Don't cry." I tell her, even though my eyes are getting watery, too.

"I'm sorry," she apologizes, "you just have grown so much since I seen you last."

She wipes her eyes, turns her attention to Maya, and adds "and you have a girlfriend."

My mother gives Maya a big hug.

I hear Maya say, "whoa" when my mother squeezes her. I snicker to myself.

Yeah, my mom is pretty strong when it comes to hugs.

"Its nice to meet you, Maya." My mother admits, while letting go of my girlfriend.

"You too, Ms. Saunders." Maya responds.

My mom exhales deeply and asks, "Y'all ready to go?" I pull out the handle to my suitcase and roll it; Maya does the same to her dark red suitcase and throws her dufflebag strap over her shoulder.

"I'll carry that for you." My mom insists, motioning to Maya's dufflebag.

Maya removes the bag from her shoulder, hands it to my mother, and thanks her. I notice my mother's struggle to carry the dufflebag at first.

Heavier than she had expected.

We get to the car. My mom opens the trunk, I put all of our bag into the back, and shut the trunk.

My mom and Maya are already in the car.

Mom: driver's seat

Maya: back seat

I'm debating whether I should sit in the passenger's seat, next to my mom or in the back seat with Maya.

I don't know.

I open the door to the back seat, slide next to Maya, and shut the door.

I decide to sit next to her, because I know she's scared. She's never been here before.

If I sat up in the front with my mom, I thought Maya would feel alone and I know how alone feels.

I felt that way when I first went to Degrassi, but she was there for me.

Now, its my turn to do the same.

I want her to know, she will always have me next to her.

I grab her hand and she shines a smile at me.