Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, and I don't make any money, although I really wish I did because I want to go to the mall with it and buy those $90 boots I want! LOL!.
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Miracles
Part 1
Love is not who we become...but who we already are. Hold fast to those you love for they can easily slip away. –Steven Levine
Scott walked outside into the bright morning sunshine. He knew what he needed to do first thing today, and he was intent on doing it. He needed to find Shelby and just look at her. That's all he ever had to do to feel better. Look at her and remember he still had a reason to live in this world, and as long as she was around he always would. Scott headed towards the mess hall. He saw Auggie coming towards him. Auggie stopped him.
"Hey Scott do know where ---" he started but Scott just pushed by him and muttered
"We'll talk later, okay?" and kept walking. Auggie turned around and his jaw dropped as he watched Scott hurry towards the mess hall.
"Thanks a lot Scott!" he yelled and ran a hand through his dark hair. Scott didn't respond. "You're trippin hard, you know that." He muttered more to himself than to Scott and jogged back in the same direction as Scott to the mess hall.
Scott got to the doors of the hall and swung the doors open. He saw Shelby sitting at one of the tables with Juliet with a disgusted look on her face as she stared down at the food she had been served. He hurriedly got in line. He was antsy to get his food so that seat next to Shelby wasn't taken. He squirmed around and tapped the glass window in the line as they piled food on his plate. Ezra got in line right beside him.
"Hey Scott....the bathroom's over there." He said as he nodded and smiled at the girl from the Wind Dancers group who handed him a plate. The same girl handed Scott a full plate.
"Why don't you just dump it EZ?" He said hatefully and walked away to pour himself a glass of juice.
"Why don't you?" Ezra muttered to himself and walked over to the table that Shelby and Juliet were sitting at. He stood in front of the seat next to Shelby and held his tray. Shelby looked up at him and raised her eyebrows. "Is this seat open?" he asked and smiled flirtatiously.
"Yes, and this one will be too if you sit down." She quipped. He slightly smiled and pulled the chair out and sat down. She turned away and rolled her eyes at the whole situation to Juliet. Juliet giggled and said
"Shelby you're so funny."
Just then Scott got to the table. He shifted his weight and slammed his tray down making everybody jump and look up at him startled.
"Scott......." Juliet started. "What's the matter."
"I don't know Juliet. Ezra, why don't you explain to me very carefully what you think you're doing." He narrowed his eyes and glared at Ezra. If looks could kill Ezra would be dead and buried. Ezra looked down at his tray and then looked back out at Scott with questioning eyes. He had a mouth full of food.
"Eating......."
"Right. Right, yes, and mind telling me WHY you feel the sudden urge to sit next to my girlfriend."
"I was hungry. I just sat down. There's no seating arrangement here."
"Well, we need to rearrange our cozy little seating arrangement before I rearrange your face."
"Jeez, Chill! The seat is yours!" Ezra said and slid his tray to the other side of the table. He rose and walked cautiously by Scott and slumped into the seat across from Juliet. He sure didn't want another run in with a boyfriend in a jealous rage. Especially not Auggie. Scott took the seat next to Shelby and smiled warmly at her. She shook her head and smiled.
"What are you worried about, Cowboy? Think I'm gonna go for Freakin?" she teased. He shrugged and began shoveling food into his mouth.
Auggie sat down next to Juliet and sighed deeply. He leaned on the table so he could see Scott 3 people down. "Yo, Scott. What's your deal today? I was asking you if you knew where Peter was. You and me, we've both got to meet with him in like 15 minutes and he's nowhere to be found."
Scott stopped chewing abruptly and swallowed hard. "What are you talking about. He never said anything about meeting him to me."
"He told me last night, man. Yo, we need to find him. Even Sophie doesn't know where he is."
"Okay....um....give me like 5 minutes to eat and then we'll go, okay?" he said. Auggie nodded once and began to wolf down his food.
" What'd you do this time?" Shelby asked with a slight smile.
"I don't know." He said and smiled at her. "I guess we'll find out won't we."
"Just don't get shuns, okay. Promise?" she said and poked him in the side.
"Well, there's not much I can do about it, but I'll promise to try to weasel my way out of whatever it is I did anyway." He laughed. He stood up and walked over to the trash can and dumped the leftover contents of his tray into the can and motioned for Auggie. Auggie nodded and stood. Scott walked back over to Shelby and sat back in his seat. "Wish me luck." He said quietly.
"Good luck." She said and winked. She gave him a half smile.
"See ya soon." He said and kissed her on the cheek. He rose and the sat back down. "Oh, and Shel..I forgot to tell you...you look beautiful today." She blushed and turned away embarrassed.
Shelby watched Scott leave and smiled to herself Why does he always have to say all the right things? I wish he would quit it, he's making me look really bad. Suddenly she felt really dizzy. The room was spinning and the voices chattering away around her sounded warped and distant. For a moment she felt like she was going to pass out
"Shelby" An unfamiliar voice asked. It became clearer "Shelby? Shelby are you okay?" it was finally back to normal. Everything became less blurred and she looked up. Her eyes focused on Juliet's worried face. She shook her head vigorously. And put her hand to her forehead.
"Yeah." She said and shut her eyes tightly. "Yeah, I'm fine. I just got a little dizzy is all. I'll be okay if I can just have some water or something." Juliet immediately handed her the glass of water that she had been drinking. Shelby took a sip from it and looked up. Her eyes went from one staring Cliffhanger to the next. He set the glass down hard and glared. "WHAT?! The show's over. There's nothing more to see." They all busied themselves with their food once again.
Shelby wouldn't admit it, but this wasn't the first time in the last few months that she had almost passed out. It had happened several other times, and she had brushed it off. It had never been this bad before, and it was beginning to scare her. Scott didn't seem to notice, but she hadn't been herself lately either. She was tired all the time and she was getting killer migraines that lasted for days. She had thought about telling someone but had decided against it. This school was troubled enough without her adding anymore to it. She was a tough girl. She had gotten through things like this on her own before and she would get through them many times in the future including this one. She was sure of it. She would be just fine. She had to be. For Scott, for Jess, for herself.
She stood up to go back to the dorm and the dizzy feeling came again, only this time she couldn't fight it off. Her knees buckled, and everything went black. Juliet rushed to her side immediately.
"Shelby!!!!!!!!" she shook Shelby and patted her cheeks. "She's unconscious! Daisy go get Peter NOW!"
Daisy bolted out of the mess hall and ran as fast as she could towards Peter's office. She had lost a lot of things in her life, but her best friend wasn't going to be one of them.
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Scott walked and stood in the open doorway of Peter's office. He knocked on the open door with his knuckles and walked in. "You uh...wanted to see me?"
Peter looked up from his papers. "You're not in trouble Scott. Neither's Auggie. Speaking of Auggie....where is he."
"He's comin." Scott said and sat down in one of the 4 chairs that were positioned across from Peter's desk. Auggie jogged in and sat next to Scott.
"So are we in trouble, or what?" Auggie asked and let out a deep sigh.
"No. Nothing of the kind. Actually....you guys have done very well, and I just wanted to tell you how proud I am of you two. You're doing well in school, you've built successful friendships, and you both have great relationships with your lady friends. I have never seen those two girls smile as much as they have smiled since you all got together. There's something positive there guys! And that's GREAT! Scott, you've helped Shelby to break down those barriers she's put up all her life and Auggie....well..I don't know what you're doing but keep it up. Jules hasn't lost any weight since she found you."
"Wow. So we're not in trouble." Scott said and smiled.
"No. You're not. Oh, and guys, one other thing---"
Peter was interrupted as Daisy ran into the room breathing hard, her hair flying about her face. She looked panicked. All three of the men looked at her. "PETER, IT'S SHELBY!!!! SHE FELL DOWN!!!! SHE'S UNCONSCIOUS!!! I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S BREATHING OR NOT!!!! JULIET AND EZRA ARE WITH HER, COME QUICK!"
Scott stood up and looked panicked also.
"OKAY! Everybody just remain calm! Scott, you go find Sophie. Auggie, you call an ambulance, Daisy you come with me." He ordered.
"No. I'm going with you to Shelby!" Scott argued. Peter knew there was no time to argue about this.
"Okay, fine. Auggie go find Sophie. Tell her to call for an ambulance. Daisy and Scott let's go. Let's go people, move!" he said everybody bolted in their directions.
Scott, Daisy and Peter ran to the mess hall in record time. Peter collapsed at Juliet's side looking down at Shelby. "How long's she been down?" he panted.
"I don't know!" she wailed. "Maybe 5 minutes."
"What happened!" Scott demanded. He fell to his knees and put a hand on Shelby's face.
"She just fell! Out of nowhere!" Juliette said tears streaming down her face. A few minutes passed as the 4 worried people tried their best to revive Shelby.
Auggie and Sophie ran through the door a few minutes later, and soon after them the distant wail of sirens could be heard............
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Okay....well...this story will have at least three parts. Maybe 4 or 5 definitely at the most! I hoped you like part one, but I want LOTS of reviews! They really motivate me. Anyway, review. This is nothing like my last story, and I don't usually write stories like this, but I was doing homework last night and this story just,....yah know....popped into my head. :) Sorry so looooooooong!
~Bee~