Adam's POV
It's just another day. Same secret, same worries. How long will it take everyone at this school to find out the truth? How will they react? I know it won't be good, it never is. Sometimes I wish it could be easy. Maybe if I was born normal...maybe then it could be easy. But I wasn't, so it's not.

"Ugh," I say almost at a yell as I get out of bed. I get dressed in my usual fashion and grab my backpack before heading downstairs.

"Morning sweetie," Mom says as I enter the kitchen. She's already dressed for work and is waiting for her toast to pop out of the toaster. I look around the room; Dad must already be at work.

"Morning," I mumble as I sit at the kitchen table. I grab an apple out of the bowl in the center. Drew comes walking down the stairs, yelling something about his football gear.

"It's in the laundry room, honey," Mom yells back. Moments later Drew reappears in the kitchen. He sits down next to me with a bowl of cereal. Mom joins us at the table.

"So what's on the agenda for today," She asks looking from me to Drew.

"Well I've got practice til 6:30, and then I was thinking of going to this party," Drew smiles. Typical Drew. He's always been my popular older brother. While I'd rather be at home by myself, he's the one that has to be at whatever party is going down that night. He's social and gets all the girls, while I'm alone because no one likes me. My life sucks...

"What about you," Mom asks looking at me.

"Go to school. Come home. Go to bed," I say emotionless.

"Adam don't do this again," She sighs rubbing her temples. "I thought you were making friends?"

"One friend. Eli," I say. Well I guess I have two if you consider Clare, but is she even my friend? She's more of Eli's friend, I guess.

"So why don't you hang out with him after school," Mom smiles.

"You said it was going to be different this year. That's why we moved here. To have a new start."

"I know," I say looking down. "But it's not that easy."

"Lay low for a while. Then maybe if you let people in they'll see that you're a great kid," She says trying to make me feel better.

"In high school Mom? Lying low isn't the easiest thing to do," I whine. Mom gives me a sympathetic smile and glances at her watch.

"Oh shoot. I'm gonna be late," She says walking around the table. She kisses my head and then Drew's.

"Love you. See you tonight," She yells walking out the door.

"You know she's right," Drew says walking to the sink to dump his dishes.

"Yeah, yeah, I know. I don't need another lecture," I say rolling my eyes. Why is my family so overprotective of me? It drives me crazy sometimes. I get that they are trying to help, but nothing they say can change that fact that I'm...different.

"We're just worried about you dude," Drew says patting my shoulder as we walk out the front door. I know, believe me, I know.

Clare's POV
I had hoped that the fight between Eli and Fitz had ended when I ran into him in the hall last week. Turns out it had just begun. Why couldn't Eli just let it go? Fitz promised he wouldn't get over the fake ID situation easily, which meant war.

Eli had become a friend and I don't like to watch my friends get hurt. I'm not really sure what he was thinking when he messed with Fitz, but I guess it's too late to do anything about it now...

I smile when I see Eli and Adam sitting at a picnic table outside Degrassi. I walk over and sit with them.

"Morning," Eli says. I smile even though all I can think about is his split lip. Why did he get into a fight with Fitz? Is he an idiot? Me and Eli stare at each other. Eli has his signature smirk on.

"You guys are ridiculous," Adam laughs.

"Huh," I ask turning my attention to him.

"You guys were staring," Adam says.

"I can't help it if Clare's beauty mesmerizes me," Eli smirks. I blush and bite my lip. He has such a huge effect on me, he doesn't even know.

"So how's it been at home," Eli asks.

"Quiet. After my parents talked, they seem to be getting along better," I smile satisfied.

"I'm sure that makes you happy," Adam adds.

"Yeah. I'm just glad everything worked out," I say.

A lot has changed in the past week. My parents are getting along better and turns out Alli finally got Drew to commit to a relationship.

She had called me to discuss the details of the dance her brother and Holly J had thrown Above the Dot. She even mentioned that she thinks something is going on with them. Who knows? They're probably both on rebound, Holly J after her depressing split from Declan and well Sav after all the fake baby drama with Anya. Alli told me all about 'fake baby Bhandari'.

A baby is a stupid thing to lie about if you ask me.

"So Alli told me about her and Drew," i say to Adam.

"Yeah, she's all he talks about lately. It's getting a little pathetic," He says rolling his eyes. Eli chuckles.

"I think they're cute," I say defending them.

"Yeah well you don't have to listen to their midnight phone calls. 'Oh Alli, you're so amazing.' 'Oh Drew, I just want to kiss you forever,' gross," Adam spits back. I giggle. He does a pretty good impression of them.

Alli and Drew walk up and sit with us at the picnic table.

"Where have you been? I've been calling you, "Alli hisses at me.

"Uh, I've been here. What's up," I ask.

"Well Drew has practice after school so I was wondering if you wanted to hit the mall," She smiles.

"Sounds good," I smile back. I miss Alli. We haven't been hanging out as much as we use too.

She's been spending a lot more time with Jenna...Jenna of all people. Whatever I'm not going to hold a grudge. Maybe, eventually, me and Jenna can even get along.