"The Dreamer"


Chapter 7


Scott zipped up his dark wool jacket as he hit the cold moist air. Tonight it was very cloudy out, almost black out, and the air was full of a thick moisture, and felt as if it was misting out. He hadn't seen where Shelby had ran off to, so he decided to start with the girls dorm. This time he wasn't going to let her get away. After he checked the dorms, which were completely empty, he leaned against a tree outside their room and began to think. "If I were Shelby, where would I run away to, besides my room or bathroom?" Nothing came to his mind."Where do I go when I'm upset-the docks!" He almost ran down to the lakeside, hoping she would be there, and sure enough, he peered down to the docks to see a tiny blonde girl, lying in a ball, sobbing on the ground. he slowly walked down to the site, and as he stepped onto the moist wood, she quickly turned her head up. "Scott-I swear to god-dont say a word to-' "Shelby, I'm not here to-" "To what, call me a dirty whore?"she said standing up, "Cause if your not, then you've never said anything else to me besides that, so why should you start now." "Hey, its not like you've ever been.."he stopped trying to control his temper. But it was to late. She took off, and he didn't have the heart, or strength, to go after her. He turned back towards the water, and saw the open letter lying on the ground. "Hey Shelby-" He went to pick it up. He read the first lines and said, "Oh shit, Shelby!" he screamed into the darkness, you forgot. Shelby heard him coming up, and so weak, she knew she couldn't fight him off. "Shelby. You forgot your letter."She immediately turned around, and wiping the tears off her face, she screamed,"Youd better not have read it Scott. I swear." "Walt's your step dad isn't he? You told us in group, Shelby. I remember. He did it to you. didn't he?" "NO!!NO!!DONT SAY IT!SCOTT NO!!" she screamed. The tears wouldn't stop, she could barely hold herself up. She lost balance, and Scott threw out his arms to catch. He held her up, her still screamed,"SCOTT, YOU DONT KNOW, YOU DONT UNDERSTAND, NO SCOTT!" He gently wiped the tears from her cheek, and whispered, "I do understand, Shelby, I know." He slowly pulled her into a hug, and they both felt so awkward from their horrible past, yet felt so right in the moment. He put his arms around her tiny body and let her cry into his chest. He felt so much for her then, but could not understand it. Shelby's cd player, having fallen out of her pocket when she was running away, played gently in the background, them both taking in the words so carefully.

...And I no your on to me,
that I only come home, when I'm so all alone,
And not everything is gonna be the way you thinkin itll be,
It's like every time I try to make it right it all comes down on me,
Please say honestly, you wont give up on me...

They had nothing to say, neither wanting to end the moment. Shelby slowly turned her head up, and they looked each other in the eyes. Scott wispered"Shelby," and closed his eyes, taking in her name.

...Never again,
Will I turn away from you.
I'm so happy tonight, cause you love is alright.
And I shall believe...

He glided his hand up her arm, and felt the bandages. "Shelby, what's that?" he questioned, breaking the moment. "Uh, we better go, its probably lights out." "Alight." He knew she was going to avoid the subject, so he just grabbed her warm fingers, and intertwined his hand with hers, as they slowly walked back to her cabin. As she was leaving, she said,"Scott, is it going to be any different, I mean with us, tomorrow?" "I hope so."He said. He stood there, and gave a small smile.She looked him back, and slowly gave a tiny smile back as she walked in the cabin. As he walked back, he thought about it. No matter what size it was, that was the first time in months that Shelby had actually smiled. He laid down and easily fell asleep.
The next morning, Shelby woke up in pain. She reached over to see what it was, and flinched as she touched it. Her arm. She had injured herself badly and knew she was going to be in a lot of pain for a while. she spent a while in the bathroom. She had so many cuts all over her, she said to herself," I look disgusting. Who would ever go for something that looks like I do. I'm so dirty, just wish I could be clean again." She looked in the mirror, but never saw the gorgeous blonde starring back, only used trash. She knew she could never change this.
It was getting deep into spring, and the weather was warming up quite a bit. Everyone was excited for the chilly, wet weather to be over, and the warm air to be coming out. All over the camp, the girls were wearing their summer clothes, though it definitely wasn't appropriate for the temperature, they just couldn't wait! Shelby walked out of the bathroom, still in her pajamas, to see the other girls already dressed and ready to go to breakfast. "Shelby!!We thought you would be all ready by now!! You were in the bathroom long enough!" 'Can it Juliette, or your gonna end up with some ugly marks on your face." Juliette ran out the door and to the cafeteria, not wanting to face the angry Shelby. "Shelby, Ill wait with you if you want me to. Everyone else can go eat. Make sure you where a tank top today-its so hot out!!" "Daisy, its like fifty degrees out, its still spring,"She said defensively. "And no I don't need you to stay with me. I'm not five." "Ok, ok! I'm out of here, come o, Kat." "see ya in a few, Shelby."Said Kat as the girls walked out. Shelby walked over to the closet, and had to sit down on the bed nearest her, she felt like she was going to faint. She knew what was wrong, she just didn't understand why it was making her so weak. "If I cant even walk across the room, how am I going to make it through the day?" She questioned herself. She was very worried Scott would say something about last night. She hoped that he would have forgotten her arm, but she knew it wouldn't go away. She slipped on a pair of tight dark jeans and a red tank top. She put on a black fleecy jacket over it, not zipping it up. She then pulled her hair into an up high pony tail, and pulled two strands behind her ears. She glanced in the mirror as she left the room, and sighed.
When she entered the cafeteria, looking very tired, she immediately noticed Scott, anxiously looking around the room, and the rest of the cliffhangers. She got her tray of food and sat in the seat next to Scott. He looked over at her and smiled, "Hey Shelby." She glanced a smile back and said, "Hey." "Are you feeling ok, you look completely exhausted?" She snapped back, "I'm fine ok?" "Sorry."He mumbled. "Cliffhangers! Hey!who else besides me is up for a group this morning?" they all grumbled. "Well, to bad!Come to the lounge right after breakfast. Oh and Shelby, I need to see you after group, in my office ok?" "Whatever Peter." She fakely smiled back. "Well, miss perky obviously did something naughty!"Juliette said daringly. Shelby looked up, not saying a word, walked around the table to Juliette, the whole group watching in terror, bent over to her eye level, and mumbled something in her ear. Juliette became strait as an arrow, as Shelby turned to the group, smiled rudely, and said "Have a great lunch. Especially you, Queenie." She walked out of the cafeteria, as Juliette slumped down in her chair, looking petrified.

I hope you all liked it!!! Their finally together! I was so excited to post one where they were together!neways..Thanks again for all your reviews!!Nikki-I would make them fight again, but their together now and that would be...difficult!!!But ill try and do somethin like that!!! The song I got was by Sheryll(sp?) Crow from the last episode-I got it off the internet like the day after it aired and have loved it since!!It's "I Shall Believe" And one more thing..if anyone knows how to make pics show up or get things centered on the story, could you email me b/c it never shows up like that on the site!Thanks! Babygrl_Hallie@hotmail.com And sorry bout the "0" thing, I dont no what happened!

Chapter 8:
~~Shelby talks with Peter
~~More Scott and Shelby action!
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