The Dreamer
Chapter 10
Shelby's eyes forced themselves to open up. She didn't want to get up. She new she had to. She looked up, "AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"she screamed. Three cliffhangers girls stood in her face, starring down at her. "Oh MY GOD! What the hell are you starring at?" "Shelby!? Where were you last night. you never showed up for lights out?"the girls questioned."And do you fucking think I'm going to tell you. Get the hell away. Its none of your business." They all smirked at Shelby as she got up and walked to the bathroom. She knew they didn't know. They had no clue and she wasn't even going to tell them. She slammed the bathroom door shut and looked in the mirror. Then it all came back. Today was the day, the day she would be caught. She let out a deep sigh. "Keep calm, Shelby." she told herself. She pulled on a light sweater to cover herself, put on her shoes, left the bathroom, and walked straight out of the dorm. She knew everyone was wondering what was going on today, but she couldn't help it. She couldn't stay in that room. Shelby walked to the edge of the dock and just looked out on the beautiful lake. Thoughts raced through her head. She wondered what the day would be like, what would happen. And then it happened. "Hey doll, what's the matter? Ill fix your problems. Did you have a bad day sweetie? Com'on tell papa." "No. Please no." she whispered. "No what?" She felt a warm hand on her shoulder, and turned around to see Scott standing behind her. "Scott." she smiled. "hey. Who were you talking to?" "Um..n-no one. Should we go for breakfast?" "Yea, that's a good idea." Scott looked at her and grabbed her hand, and they began to walk back. Shelby loved when he looked at her. Just when he had those simple glances, it just made her all warm inside, and gave her that feeling, the one you get when your around someone you really like. She smiled as she thought about it. She was so glad he hadn't brought up the morning yet, and hoped he wouldn't. They reached the cafeteria and walked in separately. After getting their food, they sat down at their table. Auggie came by and took a seat next to Shelby. "Hey Shelby?" She looked back at Auggie."Um, can I talk to, like after breakfast?" "Um..sure, I guess." She didn't really feel like arguing this morning. The rest of the cliffhangers appeared at the table. No one really said hi or anything at all. It seemed to be a very quiet morning. Juliette looked very nervous, and slowly ate all her food. Ezra looked as if he hadn't gone to sleep at all. As the silent breakfast came to an end, all the cliffhangers slowly retreated to the lounge. Auggie went straight to clinic. Everyone's eyes followed him. They all sat around the fire, waiting for something to happen. Auggie came back smiled and said, "I'm good!" Kat stood up, sighed, and walked straight to the office. This continued with Scott, Daisy, Ezra, and Juliette. Juliette closed the door behind her and walked towards the group. "Jules, how'd you do?" Said Auggie kindly. "She said I'm healthy, and my weights good!" Juliette smiled excitedly. Shelby just brushed past her. A while later, the cliffhangers were expecting Shelby to come out, and when the door opened, the doctor walked down the hall to Peters office. All the cliffhangers followed her movement "Peter? Your student Shelby is refusing to let me examine her. She looks healthy, but she just wont let me examine her!" Peter, looking as if he expected this, walked to the clinic. "Looks like Shelby's putting up a fight!" joked Ezra. They all laughed. "why don't we go, this looks like it might take a while. "Said Daisy, and they all got up to leave. Scott glanced back, and hoped for the best for Shelby.
"Shelby? I'm coming in. "Said Peter. He looked into the office to see a stubborn girl sitting on an examination table glaring at him. The doctor followed him in, and said, "Peter, her weight is a little low, she looks just exhausted, but everything else is good, but she wont let me check for signs." "Shelby, why don't you just let her do her job and get it over with?" "I told her, theirs nothing wrong with me. I'm fine." "But, Shelby, you have to let her. Otherwise I'm going to assume that theirs something wrong, and Ill have to call your parents. "Said Peter. "Fine! Why the hell do we have to do this fucking shit anyway! "She screamed. "Shelby, watch it!"Said Peter, as he left the room. "Ok Shelby, you have to take off your sweater so I can see your arms." Shelby just starred at her as she pulled her sweater off. She felt chilly with only a tank top on, and crossed her arms. "Oh Shelby!" The doctor looked at her sympathetically. "Your going to tell Peter, aren't you?" said Shelby, starring at the ground. "I am. But first I'm going to have to clean these up. They could be infected." she slowly unwrapped the bandage near Shelby's wrist. "This is bad Shelby. This is really serious. I'm going to leave it unwrapped for a little while to get some air to it." The doctor turned to the bandage on Shelby's shoulder, which was still a little bloody. As she came to the surface, she gasped. "Shelby! Oh my God Shelby! Did this bled much? These are so deep. Your going to have to get stitches. Please, just cooperate with me. Your, well, Your really lucky these didn't..you didn't bleed.." "It just hurt so bad! I Didn't know they were that deep" She blurted out. She knew she had to tell the doctor. "Is this what caused me to be so weak? Is this why I fainted?" "Yes, it is. And after I fix it up, I'm going to have to go get Peter. Shelby, I don't know why you would do this? Don't you see how much everyone cares for you? I mean, look at peter, when he sees you hurting, he just looks devistated." Shelby looked to the ground. A tear fell down her cheek and to the ground. The doctor fixed her up and went to get Peter. Shelby didn't know what to think. "Was this really that bad? It doesn't seem like it now-" A knock on the door interrupted her thoughts. "Shelby? I'm coming in." He looked at the tiny body in front of him. Her arm was stitched up on one side, and badly cut up on the other. He didn't say anything. Shelby's head slowly turned up from the ground. He looked as if he could cry. "Shelby, you knew you could talk to me. Why?" he stepped over to her and hugged her. She felt ashamed, and every reason she had left her head. She didn't know why she had done it. she didn't understand what was happening to her. After a while of talking, Peter took Shelby into his office and called her parents. "Mrs. or Mrs. Merrick please?" "Yes hi, this is Peter Scarbrow, from Horizon school. Yes, well, would it be possible for you to come up to the school today?" Shelby's head dropped at those words. "No, No, no trouble, I think it would be better for us to discuss it when you arrive. Well, we had her doctors appointment today, and you need to come here immediately. No, that wont be necessary, no, well, why don't we discuss this later. Ok, yes, both of you, ok, thank you very much." Peter put down the phone and looked up at Shelby. "You ok, kid?' "Um, ya, can I go now?" "Ya sure. Um, your parents should be here in a few hours. You'll probably have dinner together, so you don't have to go to dinner with the group." Shelby pulled the door open. "Oh and Shelby, you have a letter." "Thanks.' She grabbed it and ran out. She knew what she had to do. There was no looking back. She walked straight to her dorm. "Shelby?" Scott grabbed at her arm. She pulled away forcefully and glared at him. "What!" She yelled. "Hey there, calm down. I just wanted to know how you are. "Her expression softened. "I-Im sorry. I really-" "hey, its ok. " He peered into her cabin. "No ones in there. You wanna go talk?" "Sure." They walked into her cabin and sat on her bed. "So?" said Scott. She pulled up her shirt to show the stitches. "Damn Shelby. Your parents comin?" "Ya, um so." She fumbled with the letter. "What's that?" Scott grabbed at the letter. Shelby jumped up and back away. "Hey! Did I say-" "Shelby, let me see it. "She looked him back in the eyes and handed it to him. He pulled the letter out and flipped it open. "Oh Shel, I knew it. Is this what's been, he's been writing you letters? All those times you got mail?" "I didn't know what to do!" She burst out crying, and pulled her hands to her face. Scott didn't know what to do. He just stood there. He knew what it was like. The exact same. And when his parents came, it was horrible. Shelby looked up at him, still lightly sobbing. She didn't know why he didn't embrace her. She wanted him to hold her, just like he had before, but he looked like he was in a trance. She starred at him, wondering. He knew the pain, he had felt it to. Instead, she put her arm behind his head and pulled him into a soft and gentle hug. He put his arms around her tiny waist. They fit so perfectly together. They sat down on Shelby's bed on looked at each other, both waiting for someone to say something. "Scott, I have to run." Scott looked into her eyes. He knew she didn't want to. "Its the only way. I cant face them. it'll destroy me. It really will." He just shook his head. "Scott! say something!" "I'm coming with you." "No! Scott, you cant! Everything's so well right now, and you really are getting-' "Shelby, this is my decision. I'm choosing to go with you. it is my chose." She pulled her hand across his cheek. "He is so perfect." she thought. "Okay." "We have to figure this out. When? Where? how?" Said Scott. "They are going to be here after dinner." "Shit. That doesn't give us much time." "I'm out of dinner already, if that helps." "It does. Ill tell peter I'm not feeling well. We can leave after lunch, and plan on having a group. You can some stuff in your bag and put it under your bed in case anyone would see. We can leave through the woods. No one knows about us so that helps, and they wouldn't expect us to leave during the day. Sound good?" "Shelby smiled. She was amazed at all he had just planned out. "Ya, sounds great. We'll need money. I have a little over $500, so that should help alot." "Damn, where did you get all that?" "Um, It's a long story. We better get packing." "Ya, Ill see you at lunch." They got up and he kissed her on the cheek, and they gave each other a long hug. Shelby puled out her bag, grabbed a few pairs of clothes, her brush and her cd player. She couldn't believe she was actually going to run.
I hope you liked!!! I hate to tell you this but the story is narrowing down! :( Only about...5 more chapters!!! Ill try my hardest to post more often, but I have so much going on at school right now...so anyways thanks for reading and reviewing!! I love you all!!! And by the way-the poems in the last chapter were some that i have previously written so if you want you can check them out-theres a bunch of em on this site!!
xoxo-Hallie
Chapter 10
Shelby's eyes forced themselves to open up. She didn't want to get up. She new she had to. She looked up, "AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"she screamed. Three cliffhangers girls stood in her face, starring down at her. "Oh MY GOD! What the hell are you starring at?" "Shelby!? Where were you last night. you never showed up for lights out?"the girls questioned."And do you fucking think I'm going to tell you. Get the hell away. Its none of your business." They all smirked at Shelby as she got up and walked to the bathroom. She knew they didn't know. They had no clue and she wasn't even going to tell them. She slammed the bathroom door shut and looked in the mirror. Then it all came back. Today was the day, the day she would be caught. She let out a deep sigh. "Keep calm, Shelby." she told herself. She pulled on a light sweater to cover herself, put on her shoes, left the bathroom, and walked straight out of the dorm. She knew everyone was wondering what was going on today, but she couldn't help it. She couldn't stay in that room. Shelby walked to the edge of the dock and just looked out on the beautiful lake. Thoughts raced through her head. She wondered what the day would be like, what would happen. And then it happened. "Hey doll, what's the matter? Ill fix your problems. Did you have a bad day sweetie? Com'on tell papa." "No. Please no." she whispered. "No what?" She felt a warm hand on her shoulder, and turned around to see Scott standing behind her. "Scott." she smiled. "hey. Who were you talking to?" "Um..n-no one. Should we go for breakfast?" "Yea, that's a good idea." Scott looked at her and grabbed her hand, and they began to walk back. Shelby loved when he looked at her. Just when he had those simple glances, it just made her all warm inside, and gave her that feeling, the one you get when your around someone you really like. She smiled as she thought about it. She was so glad he hadn't brought up the morning yet, and hoped he wouldn't. They reached the cafeteria and walked in separately. After getting their food, they sat down at their table. Auggie came by and took a seat next to Shelby. "Hey Shelby?" She looked back at Auggie."Um, can I talk to, like after breakfast?" "Um..sure, I guess." She didn't really feel like arguing this morning. The rest of the cliffhangers appeared at the table. No one really said hi or anything at all. It seemed to be a very quiet morning. Juliette looked very nervous, and slowly ate all her food. Ezra looked as if he hadn't gone to sleep at all. As the silent breakfast came to an end, all the cliffhangers slowly retreated to the lounge. Auggie went straight to clinic. Everyone's eyes followed him. They all sat around the fire, waiting for something to happen. Auggie came back smiled and said, "I'm good!" Kat stood up, sighed, and walked straight to the office. This continued with Scott, Daisy, Ezra, and Juliette. Juliette closed the door behind her and walked towards the group. "Jules, how'd you do?" Said Auggie kindly. "She said I'm healthy, and my weights good!" Juliette smiled excitedly. Shelby just brushed past her. A while later, the cliffhangers were expecting Shelby to come out, and when the door opened, the doctor walked down the hall to Peters office. All the cliffhangers followed her movement "Peter? Your student Shelby is refusing to let me examine her. She looks healthy, but she just wont let me examine her!" Peter, looking as if he expected this, walked to the clinic. "Looks like Shelby's putting up a fight!" joked Ezra. They all laughed. "why don't we go, this looks like it might take a while. "Said Daisy, and they all got up to leave. Scott glanced back, and hoped for the best for Shelby.
"Shelby? I'm coming in. "Said Peter. He looked into the office to see a stubborn girl sitting on an examination table glaring at him. The doctor followed him in, and said, "Peter, her weight is a little low, she looks just exhausted, but everything else is good, but she wont let me check for signs." "Shelby, why don't you just let her do her job and get it over with?" "I told her, theirs nothing wrong with me. I'm fine." "But, Shelby, you have to let her. Otherwise I'm going to assume that theirs something wrong, and Ill have to call your parents. "Said Peter. "Fine! Why the hell do we have to do this fucking shit anyway! "She screamed. "Shelby, watch it!"Said Peter, as he left the room. "Ok Shelby, you have to take off your sweater so I can see your arms." Shelby just starred at her as she pulled her sweater off. She felt chilly with only a tank top on, and crossed her arms. "Oh Shelby!" The doctor looked at her sympathetically. "Your going to tell Peter, aren't you?" said Shelby, starring at the ground. "I am. But first I'm going to have to clean these up. They could be infected." she slowly unwrapped the bandage near Shelby's wrist. "This is bad Shelby. This is really serious. I'm going to leave it unwrapped for a little while to get some air to it." The doctor turned to the bandage on Shelby's shoulder, which was still a little bloody. As she came to the surface, she gasped. "Shelby! Oh my God Shelby! Did this bled much? These are so deep. Your going to have to get stitches. Please, just cooperate with me. Your, well, Your really lucky these didn't..you didn't bleed.." "It just hurt so bad! I Didn't know they were that deep" She blurted out. She knew she had to tell the doctor. "Is this what caused me to be so weak? Is this why I fainted?" "Yes, it is. And after I fix it up, I'm going to have to go get Peter. Shelby, I don't know why you would do this? Don't you see how much everyone cares for you? I mean, look at peter, when he sees you hurting, he just looks devistated." Shelby looked to the ground. A tear fell down her cheek and to the ground. The doctor fixed her up and went to get Peter. Shelby didn't know what to think. "Was this really that bad? It doesn't seem like it now-" A knock on the door interrupted her thoughts. "Shelby? I'm coming in." He looked at the tiny body in front of him. Her arm was stitched up on one side, and badly cut up on the other. He didn't say anything. Shelby's head slowly turned up from the ground. He looked as if he could cry. "Shelby, you knew you could talk to me. Why?" he stepped over to her and hugged her. She felt ashamed, and every reason she had left her head. She didn't know why she had done it. she didn't understand what was happening to her. After a while of talking, Peter took Shelby into his office and called her parents. "Mrs. or Mrs. Merrick please?" "Yes hi, this is Peter Scarbrow, from Horizon school. Yes, well, would it be possible for you to come up to the school today?" Shelby's head dropped at those words. "No, No, no trouble, I think it would be better for us to discuss it when you arrive. Well, we had her doctors appointment today, and you need to come here immediately. No, that wont be necessary, no, well, why don't we discuss this later. Ok, yes, both of you, ok, thank you very much." Peter put down the phone and looked up at Shelby. "You ok, kid?' "Um, ya, can I go now?" "Ya sure. Um, your parents should be here in a few hours. You'll probably have dinner together, so you don't have to go to dinner with the group." Shelby pulled the door open. "Oh and Shelby, you have a letter." "Thanks.' She grabbed it and ran out. She knew what she had to do. There was no looking back. She walked straight to her dorm. "Shelby?" Scott grabbed at her arm. She pulled away forcefully and glared at him. "What!" She yelled. "Hey there, calm down. I just wanted to know how you are. "Her expression softened. "I-Im sorry. I really-" "hey, its ok. " He peered into her cabin. "No ones in there. You wanna go talk?" "Sure." They walked into her cabin and sat on her bed. "So?" said Scott. She pulled up her shirt to show the stitches. "Damn Shelby. Your parents comin?" "Ya, um so." She fumbled with the letter. "What's that?" Scott grabbed at the letter. Shelby jumped up and back away. "Hey! Did I say-" "Shelby, let me see it. "She looked him back in the eyes and handed it to him. He pulled the letter out and flipped it open. "Oh Shel, I knew it. Is this what's been, he's been writing you letters? All those times you got mail?" "I didn't know what to do!" She burst out crying, and pulled her hands to her face. Scott didn't know what to do. He just stood there. He knew what it was like. The exact same. And when his parents came, it was horrible. Shelby looked up at him, still lightly sobbing. She didn't know why he didn't embrace her. She wanted him to hold her, just like he had before, but he looked like he was in a trance. She starred at him, wondering. He knew the pain, he had felt it to. Instead, she put her arm behind his head and pulled him into a soft and gentle hug. He put his arms around her tiny waist. They fit so perfectly together. They sat down on Shelby's bed on looked at each other, both waiting for someone to say something. "Scott, I have to run." Scott looked into her eyes. He knew she didn't want to. "Its the only way. I cant face them. it'll destroy me. It really will." He just shook his head. "Scott! say something!" "I'm coming with you." "No! Scott, you cant! Everything's so well right now, and you really are getting-' "Shelby, this is my decision. I'm choosing to go with you. it is my chose." She pulled her hand across his cheek. "He is so perfect." she thought. "Okay." "We have to figure this out. When? Where? how?" Said Scott. "They are going to be here after dinner." "Shit. That doesn't give us much time." "I'm out of dinner already, if that helps." "It does. Ill tell peter I'm not feeling well. We can leave after lunch, and plan on having a group. You can some stuff in your bag and put it under your bed in case anyone would see. We can leave through the woods. No one knows about us so that helps, and they wouldn't expect us to leave during the day. Sound good?" "Shelby smiled. She was amazed at all he had just planned out. "Ya, sounds great. We'll need money. I have a little over $500, so that should help alot." "Damn, where did you get all that?" "Um, It's a long story. We better get packing." "Ya, Ill see you at lunch." They got up and he kissed her on the cheek, and they gave each other a long hug. Shelby puled out her bag, grabbed a few pairs of clothes, her brush and her cd player. She couldn't believe she was actually going to run.
I hope you liked!!! I hate to tell you this but the story is narrowing down! :( Only about...5 more chapters!!! Ill try my hardest to post more often, but I have so much going on at school right now...so anyways thanks for reading and reviewing!! I love you all!!! And by the way-the poems in the last chapter were some that i have previously written so if you want you can check them out-theres a bunch of em on this site!!
xoxo-Hallie