The morp had ended a week ago and Kat had graduated. She had stayed a few
more days before going home to spend the summer with her foster parents.
Juliet had been, more or less, forced to go home to her mom and husband
number five. Since Juliet was going to be gone, Auggie took his mom's
invitation and went home too. Auggie promised Juliet he would write her
every day, as Juliet would Auggie. Ezra's foster parents decided to share
him by living not too far apart but far enough that one would have Ezra for
half the summer and the other for the other half. Ezra made them promise
that they would stop trying to be the better parent than the other and just
be a parent. They had complied and Ezra went to his foster dad's house
first. Daisy had received a call from her dad explaining to her that he was
too busy with work and rehab to have her at home. Daisy was glad because
she knew he wasn't ready yet. Shelby and her sister, Jess (now a
Cliffhanger), stayed at Horizon because they didn't want to visit their
mom, who didn't even invite them home, and their father, said that he was
going to be on a lot of business trips that summer so it wouldn't be a good
visit for them. Scott was going to spend a few weeks at both his mom and
dad's house before finishing the summer at Horizon. David's father asked
David to come home for the summer so they could "bond" but David gave a
"fuck you" as a response and slammed the phone on the receiver. His mom
thought it best that he'd stay at Horizon for various reasons.
The day that everyone, who was going home, would leave provided with it a very quiet, sullen breakfast. Even David held back his normal, annoying remarks. Everyone ate slowly; believing that if they ate slowly the day would pass by equally. Unfortunately, it was quite the opposite the day went by faster.
The last group session before the Cliffhangers would be separated was mostly quiet, even though a lot was on each of their minds. Peter had tried encouraging them all to talk but not many polysyllabic sentences were formed. Sophie had put in her effort but was rewarded with less then what Peter got.
As the day dragged on, less and less people were occupying Horizon. It seemed like each Cliffhanger left one after the other, even when both Auggie and Juliet left at the same time. Shelby and Scott had exchanged an extra long good-bye and gave each other a few Horizon rule-breaking kisses. Scott then gave Daisy and Jess a quick hug before getting into his mom's car.
Daisy looked over the campus and spotted a guy sitting at a picnic table not too far away. She walked over and sat down next to the sullen looking boy.
"Don't worry, Ezra, he'll come soon." Daisy said looking at Ezra's sad face.
"Or he's fighting with my mom about something." Ezra said sighing.
"Or that could be him right there." Daisy said seeing a car pull up and a man get out. Ezra looked up and his face brightened a bit.
"Now I don't want to go." He said and gave a small laugh, "Ironic isn't it?" he added.
"Very." Daisy replied as they both stood up. "I'll miss you." She said and smiled at him.
"I'll miss you too." Ezra returned the expression and gave Daisy a tight hug. She watched as Ezra walked over to the man and soon get into the car. He waved to her and she gave a small wave back.
"Good, he's gone." A masculine voice spoke from behind her. Daisy recognized it, plus the sentence gave it away.
"Only for a few months." She replied turning and looking at him.
"A lot can happen in a few months." David smiled at her and walked closer to her.
"You're right, but maybe what will change won't change for the better." Daisy smirked at David.
David shook his head, "I doubt it." He smirked and walked away. Daisy rolled her eyes and sat back down on the picnic table. Shelby saw her friend and walked up, setting herself next to Daisy.
"What did David want?" she asked seeing the look on Daisy's face.
"Oh, he thinks he'll "win" me now that Ezra isn't here." She replied in a monotonous voice.
"Jeez, how long has this been going on?" Shelby said incredulous at their pursuits.
"Ever since David came back." Daisy answered looking at Shelby.
"I think you should just choose one. Or at least give one more of a chance then the other." Shelby said innocently not wanting to get Daisy mad at her.
Daisy sighed and nodded, "I think you're right. But, if I choose one then the other will get hurt. Actually it's more like if I choose David, Ezra will be crushed. I don't know how David would react." Daisy said looking at the ground intensely, mulling everything over.
"David probably wouldn't care." Shelby said still not at all keen about him.
"He probably would, but not as much as Ezra." Daisy defended him.
"I guess, I don't really know, or want to know, David." Shelby replied getting up. "Well I'm going to go talk to Jess, she said she needed to tell me something." Shelby said and Daisy nodded.
"Bye." Was Daisy's reply.
"See ya." Shelby said walking to the girl's dorm. Daisy sat at the picnic table a bit longer before getting up and heading towards the dorm as Shelby had done. Since school was out Horizon seemed to get duller, there was even less to do then before.
The day that everyone, who was going home, would leave provided with it a very quiet, sullen breakfast. Even David held back his normal, annoying remarks. Everyone ate slowly; believing that if they ate slowly the day would pass by equally. Unfortunately, it was quite the opposite the day went by faster.
The last group session before the Cliffhangers would be separated was mostly quiet, even though a lot was on each of their minds. Peter had tried encouraging them all to talk but not many polysyllabic sentences were formed. Sophie had put in her effort but was rewarded with less then what Peter got.
As the day dragged on, less and less people were occupying Horizon. It seemed like each Cliffhanger left one after the other, even when both Auggie and Juliet left at the same time. Shelby and Scott had exchanged an extra long good-bye and gave each other a few Horizon rule-breaking kisses. Scott then gave Daisy and Jess a quick hug before getting into his mom's car.
Daisy looked over the campus and spotted a guy sitting at a picnic table not too far away. She walked over and sat down next to the sullen looking boy.
"Don't worry, Ezra, he'll come soon." Daisy said looking at Ezra's sad face.
"Or he's fighting with my mom about something." Ezra said sighing.
"Or that could be him right there." Daisy said seeing a car pull up and a man get out. Ezra looked up and his face brightened a bit.
"Now I don't want to go." He said and gave a small laugh, "Ironic isn't it?" he added.
"Very." Daisy replied as they both stood up. "I'll miss you." She said and smiled at him.
"I'll miss you too." Ezra returned the expression and gave Daisy a tight hug. She watched as Ezra walked over to the man and soon get into the car. He waved to her and she gave a small wave back.
"Good, he's gone." A masculine voice spoke from behind her. Daisy recognized it, plus the sentence gave it away.
"Only for a few months." She replied turning and looking at him.
"A lot can happen in a few months." David smiled at her and walked closer to her.
"You're right, but maybe what will change won't change for the better." Daisy smirked at David.
David shook his head, "I doubt it." He smirked and walked away. Daisy rolled her eyes and sat back down on the picnic table. Shelby saw her friend and walked up, setting herself next to Daisy.
"What did David want?" she asked seeing the look on Daisy's face.
"Oh, he thinks he'll "win" me now that Ezra isn't here." She replied in a monotonous voice.
"Jeez, how long has this been going on?" Shelby said incredulous at their pursuits.
"Ever since David came back." Daisy answered looking at Shelby.
"I think you should just choose one. Or at least give one more of a chance then the other." Shelby said innocently not wanting to get Daisy mad at her.
Daisy sighed and nodded, "I think you're right. But, if I choose one then the other will get hurt. Actually it's more like if I choose David, Ezra will be crushed. I don't know how David would react." Daisy said looking at the ground intensely, mulling everything over.
"David probably wouldn't care." Shelby said still not at all keen about him.
"He probably would, but not as much as Ezra." Daisy defended him.
"I guess, I don't really know, or want to know, David." Shelby replied getting up. "Well I'm going to go talk to Jess, she said she needed to tell me something." Shelby said and Daisy nodded.
"Bye." Was Daisy's reply.
"See ya." Shelby said walking to the girl's dorm. Daisy sat at the picnic table a bit longer before getting up and heading towards the dorm as Shelby had done. Since school was out Horizon seemed to get duller, there was even less to do then before.