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It had been right after the curtain had been drawn for the last time on Romeo & Jules. Tori had been standing backstage holding hands with her boyfriend, Tristan had been hopelessly staring at Fab, and Dave, Eli, Adam, and Becky had all been discussing whatever topic seemed to pop up. Tori's parents were busy at work, so they couldn't make it to her last performance. In her opinion, it was her worst. This could have been due to the fact that she had spotted a strangely familiar face in the audience.

The woman had shoulder-length brown hair, a strong jawline, and strong cheekbones. She'd worn a charcoal gray pantsuit with a pale pink silk shirt. Throughout the course of the show, Tori had seen this woman snap a few pictures of her. She had tried to brush it off, but for the life of her, the pretty niner couldn't think of where she had seen this woman before. Was she famous? Was she part of the Degrassi Board of Education? Was she a new teacher?

Tori just couldn't put her finger on it.

As Zig smiled at her, Tori snapped out of her thoughts. "Zig, I'll be right back. I need to go talk to Tris about something."

Zig nodded, and Tori pulled Tristan into the back room the girls used to change in. "Tris, did you see that woman with the brown hair and the suit taking pictures every five minutes?"

"No...," answered Tristan, obviously confused.

Tori huffed a sigh of defeat and walked away from Tristan, toward the washroom. She kept trying to plant where she had seen that woman before, but it seemed impossible for her to remember. Maybe the woman in the audience just looked like someone Tori was close to. Maybe she just had one of those faces that reminded everyone of someone they knew. Yeah, that had to be it.

Suddenly, Tori heard footsteps behind her. They weren't just any kind of footsteps. It was the sound of a heel making contact with the linoleum floors of the Degrassi hallways. Tori's face flashed bright red, and she quickened her pace, trying to reach the washroom before the woman could speak to her. Tori heard the woman walking faster. Finally, the woman yelled, "Angela!"

Tori stopped in her tracks, as did the woman. Tori turned and took a step toward the woman, memories flashing before her eyes. This woman was Caitlin Ryan, a reporter who dated Tori's real father when they had lived in Toronto. Things hadn't worked out between Joey and Caitlin, but Tori remembered that she and Caitlin had always been like mother and daughter.

When Tori was standing just inches away from Caitlin, she feigned a smile. "Listen, I don't know who you think I am, but my name is Tori. Victoria Santamaria."

Caitlin wasn't at all fooled. She smiled, her lips tightly closed. "How long has your name been Victoria Santamaria?"

Tori met Caitlin's eyes, her fake smile fading. She was worried. After playing dumb for all this time, one woman was going to completely destroy the life she'd worked so hard to build. However, Tori decided to keep up the act. "My name has been Victoria Santamaria since I was born fifteen years ago."

Caitlin still kept that smile on her face. "Wow. I didn't know it would mess you up this bad. You remember, but you pretend like you don't."

Tori rolled her eyes and turned back around, again heading for the washroom. Caitlin grasped her shoulder and spun her around. Tori threw her hands up. "What the hell do you want, Caitlin?!"

At that moment, Maya Matlin came into the hallway from the girls' washroom. She gave Tori a confused look, then she looked at the woman she didn't know. "Tori, is everything okay?"

Tori suddenly broke down. Tears were coming out of her eyes like they were opened floodgates. Tori fell to her knees, gasping for air. Maya sat down on the floor and put her arms around Tori. She rubbed Tori's back slowly. "Shh. It's okay. Breathe. Breathe."

Caitlin tried to comfort her as well, but Tori wouldn't have it. Maya looked up at Caitlin. "Go to the auditorium and yell for Zig and Tristan. Tell them Tori needs them and bring them back here. Go!"

Caitlin nodded and walked away from the two niners. Maya looked at Tori sadly. "What's wrong, Tor? Whatever it is, you know you can tell me. I'll keep it a secret, and I'm sure if you get it off your chest, you'll feel better."

Sobbing and nearly incoherent, Tori said, "I miss my dad! I miss him so much!"

Tori clung to Maya, who was obviously confused. That didn't make any sense. Tori's dead was still alive and well. Maya had met Tori's dad multiple times. Maya didn't question Tori about what she had said. She just waited until Caitlin got back with Zig and Tristan.

When Zig and Tristan showed up, they got onto their knees, trying and mostly failing to comfort Tori. Maya looked at the boys. "I told her to tell me what was wrong, and she said that she missed her dad. How does that make sense? Her dad is still around. We all just saw him the other day."

Caitlin frowned at Tori. "Tori, you should tell them. They're your closest friends."

"I will tell them as soon as you leave," sobbed Tori, finally starting to stand up, wiping her eyes. She crossed her arms and looked at Caitlin, waiting for her to walk away.

Caitlin shook her head and shrugged. "I just want to see you again."

Caitlin turned and walked away. Maya, Zig, and Tristan all stared at Tori in anticipation. Zig was the first one to speak. "So, what is it that you're telling us?"

"Not now. I'll tell you guys soon, though. I promise," answered Tori.

"That's all we ask," said Tristan, hugging his best friend.

Hope you enjoyed chapter 2! More to come!