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Degrassi World #32 : Spike meets Anaheim by Princess Paige
edited by Mark Polger
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After High School graduation, and a summer of working in the camera store, Spike was ready to live on her own and start her own career. Emma was 4 years old and was ready to start Pre-Kindergarten and make new friends where as Spike was 19 and ready to have a social life. It was a sunny August day and Spike was in need of new clothes for fall. She and Emma were wandering through Kensington Market, in and out of stores. She entered a new store, Shimmer, and Spike saw him. Black hair with bleach blond spikes, wearing a vintage "lounge lizard" shirt and some black pants. He was like a dream come to life for Spike. She caught his eye, and *he* blushed! "Hey, can I help you? My name's Anaheim, and well, this is my store." "Hi, I'm Spike, and this is Emma." Spike pointed at her daughter, who was looking at a small black taffetta/tool skirt. After spending almost an hour in Shimmer trying on clothes and modleing them for Emma and Anaheim, Spike felt like she was finally a teen-ager. Anaheim was like no one she'd ever met before. He was hip and cool, into vintage clothes and culture, and very much into her! Spike bought a few dresses, some pants and the black toole skirt for Emma. She handed Anaheim her money and he took her hand, brought it to his lips and kissed her hand. "Spike," He said. "I think you are the cutest and awsome girl I've ever met. You're like a walking Goddess. Can I please have your phone number so we can go out sometime?" Spike was almost beet red, but she was very, very excited and happy. She gave Anaheaim her number and then she and Emma left. "I liked Anaheim, Mommy. He's cool." Emma said as they left Kensington. Spike and Anaheim went out that night to a dance club. (Emma stayed at home with Spike's Mom.) The next weekend, Spike and Emma were back at Kensington Market, in Shimmer. "Spike," Anaheim started. "I've got a fantastic idea for you and Emma.
The people across the street in Fantasee Clothes are moving out. You want to be a hair stylist right? Why don't you move in there and start a hair salon?" Spike's eyes lit up. She had money saved, and her mom would definatly help out. It seemed like the perfect plan. She could finally be on her own. After 3 weeks, a lot of decorating and moving, "Star Spider hair styles" was in business. Spike was on her own, she had an awsome boyfriend who Emma liked and he liked Emma. Could her life be anymore great? It was Sunday morning when her phone rang. She picked it up. "Spike?" It was a very paniced sounding Anaheim. "What's wrong sweets?" She asked. "It's.. my parents- they- gawd- I hate them!" "Anaheim, what happened!?" Spike was starting to worry. "I have a younger sister, Zoey, and, well, she's 5. My parents seem to have had a nervous break down- they just left from here a few minutes ago. They didn't take Zoey with them. They've given all custody to me, and gone off somewhere in the States." Emma and Zoey had become best friends over the short week that Zoey had been living in Kensington Market. They were in the same grade one class, and were completely inseperable. Sleep-overs happened almost every night- even if it was a week night, because Spike and Anaheim were usually at eachothers house late each night. Anaheim was not used to having his sister live with him- he hadn't lived at home for over 3 years, and he was only 19 years old. Spike tried to help out as much as possible. She gave Anaheim time to deal with the change. To Zoey, Spike became like a second mom.Spike had never been more happy in her life. Dispite Anaheim's anger and sadness twoards his parents, he was being a perfect brother/dad to Zoey *and* Emma. Spike thinks Anaheim is the best thing to happen to her. He is sweet, cool and supportive. The 4 of them feel like a family. Spike is beaming with joy and feels sucessful and completly content for the first time in her life.

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