A/N: This story takes place when Shelby had to go home to take care of her stepdad Walt after he had the heart attack. I forget what the episode was called, but it's an AU so what happened in the story didn't happen in my little story, okay all my Scolby's out there? Only some key points from the episode is still added. Enjoy!



Dis: Do not: own them, have any dinero , sue me. K?



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" Shelby, come here!" her stepfather yelled once again, only this time

it was close to 1 am in the morning. Shelby muttered things under

her breath that could not be printed and trudged to his room.

" Shelby, kitty, my feet are killing me! Can you rub them, please?"

Walt said in a weak, pathetic voice. Shelby rolled her eyes and

snapped back.

" It's one in the morning, Walt! Normal people use this time to

SLEEP?!" Shelby retorted sarcastically.

" But my feet still hurt at one in the morning!" he whined back. She

huffed and sat on the edge of the bed to rub his feet. Even though

he was incapacitated right now, she still was afraid of him and would

follow his orders like he could come after her again.

She rubbed his feet till she heard him start to snore and got up to

leave when suddenly a VERY strong hand clasped onto her wrist

twisting it roughly.

" Where are you going kitten?! You're not finished with my dose of

TLC!" a voice rasped in her ear. She suddenly realized that he wasn't

as sick as everyone thought. Her nightmare of being afraid of him

was still a reality.

" Let GO of me! Or I'll scream!" she threatened, trying to jerk away;

but, as always, he had a dead lock on her wrist. When he twisted it

again to get her to sit back down, she mutely cried out in severe

pain as she felt something give in her wrist. It was so painful she had

to blink a second to get her bearings straight again.

" Now Shel-by, you promise me you won't say a word to your mother

or anyone, or I'll 'love' your baby sis some more, just like the way I

'loved' you. Got it?!" he said threateningly in her ear. She nodded her

head in compliance, looking dead ahead, with tears of anger in her

eyes.

How dare he touch my little sister!?! Shelby screamed through her

head. He finally let go and she stumbled out of the room in tears of

anger and pain.

It's all MY fault! I shouldn't have left her here alone, unprotected! He

PROMISED me! Shelby thought as she made her way back down the

hall.



A/N: Hoped you liked!! Please R&R! I'd really love you a lot if you did!! My other story, 24 based, is getting very little reviews and it's bumming out. I need a little pick me up. This is my first HG fic so tell how I'm doing! And I'll get back to the Cliffy's at Horizon, not too much, but you'll see from in the next chapter or so. Remember, R&R PLEASE!!!!!!!! Thanx!