Chapter 2

Nowhere to be Found

Dawn came quickly for Auggie and Ezra. Rolling out of bed, they to headed for the shower.

"Hey, where's Meat?" Asked Aggie, wiping sleep from his eyes.

"Don't know, maybe he and Juliette are meeting to work things out?" Replied Ezra grabbing the soap and shampoo for his morning shower.

"I don't know, Jules was pretty upset over her and Scott's breaking up," said Auggie, who secretly hoped the relationship between the two was over. Juliette wasn't only a friend, but someone who made him more than a barrio boy who ran drugs before coming to Horizon.

"Yeah, well if we don't get showered and to breakfast, Juliette won't be the only upset person here, Peter and Sophie are quick to teach consequences for being late," yelled Ezra over the running water from the shower.

Both boys quickly showered and headed across the Horizon campus for breakfast. Entering the dinning area Auggie and Ezra caught sight of the girls. Getting there eggs, bacon, juice and milk, the guys headed to the table where the rest of the Cliffhangers were seated. Auggie and Ezra placed their trays on the table and sat down next to the girls.

"Hey, has Scott been here yet?' Asked Auggie before taking a drink from his juice.

"No, why do you ask?" Responded Juliette, concern evident in her voice.

"Well, he was gone when we got up this morning," added Ezra.

"You don't think he ran again, do you? Panic showed in Juliette's voice. She hoped their break up wasn't the cause of Scott's disappearance.

"Nah, he left his stuff," commented Auggie, trying to keep his voice light as not to worry Juliette any farther. Scott wasn't one of his favorite people but he didn't want anything bad to happen to him.

"You guys even think he might just want to be alone," piped Daisy as she reached for her glass of milk.

"Still, if he wanted to be alone he should have told someone where he was going," Kat added before taking a bite of her eggs.

"If we aren't the wise one, Kat. Did it occur to you that maybe Scott doesn't want anyone to know where he is so he isn't disturbed," Daisy said looking in Shelby's direction wondering why she hadn't said anything.

Thinking the same Kat turned to Shelby, "You're awfully quiet."

"Oh, just taking this all in," said Shelby, who could think of nothing else but finding Scott. Now that he was free of Juliette, she felt a real chance at moving in one him.

Picking her tray up, Shelby headed for the kitchen, leaving the others staring at her. She was ready for her quest to find the missing Scott Barringer.