In Your Eyes 10
Hey guys....SO SORRY I took so long, I've been MEGA busy. I hope its worth it!
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone but Megan.
In Peter's office....
PETER: Ezra, your mother called.
EZRA: (his eyes get wide with excitement) Really?
PETER: Yes, she's coming tomorrow to talk about what happened.
EZRA: (his face fell a little when he realized the visit was going to be tough) Oh...ok. did she...uhh...say anything about, well, the whole...
PETER: Ezra, I think she just had some things to work out. Don't think about it tonight. We will resolve it in the morning, ok?
EZRA: Ok.
PETER: You allright?
Ezra nodded.
PETER: Ok, ready to go have some fun?
Ezra nodded again. Peter said O.K. and led Ezra out of his office to the room with the rest of the cliffhangers. Every one is sitting on their sleeping bags talking and laughing, except for Daisy. She is glaring at David, who making goofy faces trying to make her emotionless face crack a smile, to no avail.
PETER: Ok, guys, time for group!
Everyone rolled their eyes and groaned, but scooted in on their sleeping bags and got in a circle. While the group got situated, he pulled Sophie aside and started tlaking to her quietly.
PETER: Sophie, we have a new student, his father called earlier today. His name is Matthew Tony. I just wanted to let you know in case I didn't get time later. His file is on your desk, take a look at it tomorrow.
SOPHIE: Ok, I will. Time to start group!
PETER: (turned around to face the kids) ok guys, lets start! I want each of you to tell me in one word how you feel right now. Just go in order around the circle. When get back to the start, go around the circle again, and tell me why you used that word. Ok?
The group mumbled various "ok's" and rolled their eyes, but quieted down quickly.
PETER: Let's start with you, Daisy.
DAISY: Yippee. Let's see...I think I'll use the word "useless"
EZRA: Shocked.
SCOTT: Cheated
SHELBY: Ditto
MEGAN: Nervous
KAT: Satisfied
JULIETTE: Thankful
AUGGIE: Guilty
DAVID: Weird
PETER: Ok, good. Now tell me why. (nods to Daisy)
DAISY: Useless because I haven't acheived anything in my life, and I see no point for living.
EZRA: Shocked, because my mom left me.
SCOTT: Cheated, because I didn't deserve my stepmother, I wasn't supposed to get that in life.
SHELBY: Cheated because I could have been someone if my step dad hadn't messed me up.
MEGAN: Nervous, because my mom might make me go home and because I don't know many people here.
KAT: Satisfied, because I come to terms with my sister's death.
JULIETTE: Thankful that someone accept me for who I am, not my looks. (smiles at Auggie)
AUGGIE: Guilty, because I hurt my mom by messing around with gangs.
DAVID: Weird...I have a friend.
Megan looked across the circle at David and smiled shyly. David looked down, hoping no one thought he was a wuss, for caring that he had a friend.
PETER: Ok, guys, that wasn't so bad, was it?
DAISY: Actually, it was a little better than getting a lobotomy. You're getting better at this, Peter.
PETER: Very funny, Daisy. ...Now. Time for some fun! What do you guys want to do first? We can do a few things, we can either play board games and stuff, or we can play a group activity.
JULIETTE: I think we should do some group stuff before we break off into little groups.
PETER: Good idea, what do you guys suggest?
DAVID: (raising his hand high above his head and whooping) OOH OOH! LETS PLAY Hide-and-Go Seek!!
PETER: ok, David, we can do that.
The cliffhangers groaned and some looked at Peter like he was joking.
PETER: Come on, guys, it will be fun! Everyone get up! Who's going to be "it"? (he looked around for volunteers, but only saw faces staring at his in disbelief) How about.....Kat?
KAT: Are you serious?
PETER: Sure am.
KAT: Ok, I guess... (she stands up and looks around) So..are you guys gonna hide or what? I'll count over here.(she points to a corner beside the fireplace.)
The cliffhangers all starts getting up and Kat walks over to the coner and starts counting. Scott grins at Shelby, and she grins back. He takes her hand, and they run off into the kitchen to "hide". Juliette giggles, and starts seriously looking for a place to hide. She finally decides on a small space behind a couple of big chairs by a wall. Auggie looks at Juliette and laughs, then hides in a small pile of blankets. Daisy puts a pillow case over her head and lays down on her sleeping bag. Ezra goes up the small flight of wooden stairs on the far side of the room, and lays down on a step, looking out between the peices of the railing. David sits in the middle of the room in indian style, in plain veiw. Megan looks around, looking for Shelby, hoping she could hide with her, but remembered she saw her run off with Scott. She got up and hid behind a chair, like Juliette.
KAT: Ready or not, her I come! (she turned around, to see David in the middle of the room and Daisy laying on her sleeping bag. She walked over to David and tapped him.) Found ya.
DAVID: (closing his eyes tight) I can't see you, so you can't see me...you must not have really found me.
KAT: (rolling her eyes and heading toward Daisy) Ok, David...(she pulls the pillow case off Daisy's head) Found ya.
DAISY: Does that make me "it"?
KAT: I think you just have to help me find people, i guess.
DAISY: Okey dokey. (gets up and heads toward the stairs. She sees Ezra and walks up to sit in front of him.) Gotcha.
EZRA: Darn. (gets up and follows Daisy down the steps. They step off the last step and are walking past the front door, when It opens.)
Two women are standing outside the door, looking at Daisy and Ezra.
EZRA: Mom? I thought you were coming tomorrow.
Daisy looked at Mrs. Friedkin and looked at Ezra, worried that he would cry or something.
Mrs. Friedkin: I couldn't sleep, so I came early.
The other lady stepped forward. "Is Megan here?"
DAISY: Yea, she is hiding. (noting the confused look on the woman's face) Hide and Seek.
"Oh....by the way, My name is Mrs. Truth."
DAISY: (rolled her eyes) Pleased to meet your aquiantance, Mrs. Truth.
EZRA: (still speechless, with all kinda of things going through his mind about why his mom left) Come in.
PETER: (jogging over to the 4 people) Hello, come in, come in.
MRS. TRUTH: Hi, I'm Megan's mom, where is she?
Megan stood up from behind a chair and walked toward her mother cautiously. She passed David, who was glaring at Mrs. Truth. He knew Megan didn't like her.
"Hi mom."
The woman ran over to Megan and threw her arms around her.
MRS.TRUTH: I was so worried, you should have never run away. That was inconsiderate.
MEGAN: (sharply) Sorry. I didn't mean to inconvenience you.
Mrs. Truth pulled back from Megan and looked at her, shocked. "Megan, are you angry?"
PETER: Why don't you two ladies and Ezra and Megan come back to my office?
They all follow Peter down the hall. Peter brings Ezra and Megan inside his office, after seating the two mothers on a bench outside his office.
PETER: Sitting in his chair behind his desk. Ok, we are going to have mini-group. Ezra, tell me what you are feeling right now.
EZRA: (shaking his head) Peter, I wish I was dead. If she hates me that much, that she is going to just get up and leave, I don't know if I'm worth anything. I must have caused her alot of pain to casue something like that.
PETER: Ezra, What she did was wrong. It wasn't in any way your fault, and I hope you don't feel that way forever. Megan?
MEGAN: I hate my mother. She always tells me how I need to think of other people instead of myself, and I did that for so long, I couldn;t stand it any more. I ran away from home. That should be some signal that there is something wrong, but she sees it as being irresponsible or something. I just wish she would accept that I'm messed up.
Ezra looked at Megan, suprised that she could open up so fast.
EZRA: (thinking to himself) ~She must have been through a lot of crap, if she needs to talk about it that bad.~
PETER: Ok, you guys can leave, send your mother in. We will all talk together a little later.l
The two get up and walk out the door, motioning the two women in the door. They came in and and sat down in the dark blue chairs in front of Peter's desk.
PETER: Ok, Mrs. Truth, why do you think Megan ran away?
MRS. TRUTH: Because she felt she needed to rebel. A lot of friends she has do that kind of thing, and she probably just wanted to be part of the crowd. I think I should take her home and I'll tell her not to do it again.
PETER: Did you ever think that maybe she was hurting?
MRS. TRUTH: Hurting? why would she be hurting? She has no reason. If she is hurting, she is being selfish.
PETER: (his face gets red, and he tried to hold in several curse words he would like to say) It is that kind of attitude that landed these kids here! They NEED love, and obviously didn't get it from you people.
MRS. TRUTH: Megan is the one that didn't love ME!
PETER: Because she never felt that you loved her. Think of all the people that care about you. Now imagine they all treat you like a pet. Welcome to Megan's world. Not having people around that understand, and care about them...that can devastate a person!!
MRS. FRIEDKIN: I was just sitting at home, with no child, and no husband. Ezra had been all I had, and he had to go get addicted to drugs.
PETER: (yelling and standing behind his desk)Mrs. Friedkin, you should have GOTTEN A HOBBY!! You don't just abandon you kid! That is inhuman! And both you ladies did it! If I have to die doing it, I will make sure these kids stay here, and are happy!!
The two women draw back in their chair, eyes wide.
MRS. FREIDKIN: Ok, I wasn't going to take him anywhere. I will make sure he knows where I am from now on.
MRS. TRUTH: I have some questions about the scool, I'll make my desicion after I find out more.
PETER: (nodding his head) Ok. Good.
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The next morning...After the sleepover...
A rather short, well built boy with scruffy brown hair and light brown eyes walked into the main room at Horizon. He has a scowl on his face, and he had his arms crossed. His father walked in ahead of him, talking with Peter.
PETER: I assure you, Mr. Tony, this is a good school. Matthew will be fine here.
MATTHEW: (sharply) Hey, Mr., call me Matt. Matthew sounds gay.
PETER: Ok, Matt.
Mr Tony hugged Matt and left the building. Peter led Matt out into the courtyard toward the gazebo. The cliffhangers were all gathered to greet their newbie.
PETER: Ok, guys. this is Matt. He will be in your group now.
Matt looked around at the different faces, and stopped at Shelby's face. His eyes grew wide, and a smile formed on his face.
MATT: (looking strait into Shelby's eyes) Hey, I must be in the wrong place. I thought this was Horizon, not a whore house.
SHELBY: (looking down into her lap to avoid Matt's gaze) Shut up, Matt.
MATT: How ya been , Shelby?
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Please reveiw! did you think this one was too boring? sorry it took my so long, i have for real been super busy and had no time to write a story. but, it wont take me so longa to get the next ones out, so if you liked it, dont worry! if you didnt like it, tell me why!! in a REVEIW!!! *hint hint*
Next time...
How does Matt know Shelby?
Does Megan get to stay?
Something happens between Matt and Scott (fight?...nahh...well, maybe, yea.)
Something happens between Daisy and Ezra.
Hey guys....SO SORRY I took so long, I've been MEGA busy. I hope its worth it!
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone but Megan.
In Peter's office....
PETER: Ezra, your mother called.
EZRA: (his eyes get wide with excitement) Really?
PETER: Yes, she's coming tomorrow to talk about what happened.
EZRA: (his face fell a little when he realized the visit was going to be tough) Oh...ok. did she...uhh...say anything about, well, the whole...
PETER: Ezra, I think she just had some things to work out. Don't think about it tonight. We will resolve it in the morning, ok?
EZRA: Ok.
PETER: You allright?
Ezra nodded.
PETER: Ok, ready to go have some fun?
Ezra nodded again. Peter said O.K. and led Ezra out of his office to the room with the rest of the cliffhangers. Every one is sitting on their sleeping bags talking and laughing, except for Daisy. She is glaring at David, who making goofy faces trying to make her emotionless face crack a smile, to no avail.
PETER: Ok, guys, time for group!
Everyone rolled their eyes and groaned, but scooted in on their sleeping bags and got in a circle. While the group got situated, he pulled Sophie aside and started tlaking to her quietly.
PETER: Sophie, we have a new student, his father called earlier today. His name is Matthew Tony. I just wanted to let you know in case I didn't get time later. His file is on your desk, take a look at it tomorrow.
SOPHIE: Ok, I will. Time to start group!
PETER: (turned around to face the kids) ok guys, lets start! I want each of you to tell me in one word how you feel right now. Just go in order around the circle. When get back to the start, go around the circle again, and tell me why you used that word. Ok?
The group mumbled various "ok's" and rolled their eyes, but quieted down quickly.
PETER: Let's start with you, Daisy.
DAISY: Yippee. Let's see...I think I'll use the word "useless"
EZRA: Shocked.
SCOTT: Cheated
SHELBY: Ditto
MEGAN: Nervous
KAT: Satisfied
JULIETTE: Thankful
AUGGIE: Guilty
DAVID: Weird
PETER: Ok, good. Now tell me why. (nods to Daisy)
DAISY: Useless because I haven't acheived anything in my life, and I see no point for living.
EZRA: Shocked, because my mom left me.
SCOTT: Cheated, because I didn't deserve my stepmother, I wasn't supposed to get that in life.
SHELBY: Cheated because I could have been someone if my step dad hadn't messed me up.
MEGAN: Nervous, because my mom might make me go home and because I don't know many people here.
KAT: Satisfied, because I come to terms with my sister's death.
JULIETTE: Thankful that someone accept me for who I am, not my looks. (smiles at Auggie)
AUGGIE: Guilty, because I hurt my mom by messing around with gangs.
DAVID: Weird...I have a friend.
Megan looked across the circle at David and smiled shyly. David looked down, hoping no one thought he was a wuss, for caring that he had a friend.
PETER: Ok, guys, that wasn't so bad, was it?
DAISY: Actually, it was a little better than getting a lobotomy. You're getting better at this, Peter.
PETER: Very funny, Daisy. ...Now. Time for some fun! What do you guys want to do first? We can do a few things, we can either play board games and stuff, or we can play a group activity.
JULIETTE: I think we should do some group stuff before we break off into little groups.
PETER: Good idea, what do you guys suggest?
DAVID: (raising his hand high above his head and whooping) OOH OOH! LETS PLAY Hide-and-Go Seek!!
PETER: ok, David, we can do that.
The cliffhangers groaned and some looked at Peter like he was joking.
PETER: Come on, guys, it will be fun! Everyone get up! Who's going to be "it"? (he looked around for volunteers, but only saw faces staring at his in disbelief) How about.....Kat?
KAT: Are you serious?
PETER: Sure am.
KAT: Ok, I guess... (she stands up and looks around) So..are you guys gonna hide or what? I'll count over here.(she points to a corner beside the fireplace.)
The cliffhangers all starts getting up and Kat walks over to the coner and starts counting. Scott grins at Shelby, and she grins back. He takes her hand, and they run off into the kitchen to "hide". Juliette giggles, and starts seriously looking for a place to hide. She finally decides on a small space behind a couple of big chairs by a wall. Auggie looks at Juliette and laughs, then hides in a small pile of blankets. Daisy puts a pillow case over her head and lays down on her sleeping bag. Ezra goes up the small flight of wooden stairs on the far side of the room, and lays down on a step, looking out between the peices of the railing. David sits in the middle of the room in indian style, in plain veiw. Megan looks around, looking for Shelby, hoping she could hide with her, but remembered she saw her run off with Scott. She got up and hid behind a chair, like Juliette.
KAT: Ready or not, her I come! (she turned around, to see David in the middle of the room and Daisy laying on her sleeping bag. She walked over to David and tapped him.) Found ya.
DAVID: (closing his eyes tight) I can't see you, so you can't see me...you must not have really found me.
KAT: (rolling her eyes and heading toward Daisy) Ok, David...(she pulls the pillow case off Daisy's head) Found ya.
DAISY: Does that make me "it"?
KAT: I think you just have to help me find people, i guess.
DAISY: Okey dokey. (gets up and heads toward the stairs. She sees Ezra and walks up to sit in front of him.) Gotcha.
EZRA: Darn. (gets up and follows Daisy down the steps. They step off the last step and are walking past the front door, when It opens.)
Two women are standing outside the door, looking at Daisy and Ezra.
EZRA: Mom? I thought you were coming tomorrow.
Daisy looked at Mrs. Friedkin and looked at Ezra, worried that he would cry or something.
Mrs. Friedkin: I couldn't sleep, so I came early.
The other lady stepped forward. "Is Megan here?"
DAISY: Yea, she is hiding. (noting the confused look on the woman's face) Hide and Seek.
"Oh....by the way, My name is Mrs. Truth."
DAISY: (rolled her eyes) Pleased to meet your aquiantance, Mrs. Truth.
EZRA: (still speechless, with all kinda of things going through his mind about why his mom left) Come in.
PETER: (jogging over to the 4 people) Hello, come in, come in.
MRS. TRUTH: Hi, I'm Megan's mom, where is she?
Megan stood up from behind a chair and walked toward her mother cautiously. She passed David, who was glaring at Mrs. Truth. He knew Megan didn't like her.
"Hi mom."
The woman ran over to Megan and threw her arms around her.
MRS.TRUTH: I was so worried, you should have never run away. That was inconsiderate.
MEGAN: (sharply) Sorry. I didn't mean to inconvenience you.
Mrs. Truth pulled back from Megan and looked at her, shocked. "Megan, are you angry?"
PETER: Why don't you two ladies and Ezra and Megan come back to my office?
They all follow Peter down the hall. Peter brings Ezra and Megan inside his office, after seating the two mothers on a bench outside his office.
PETER: Sitting in his chair behind his desk. Ok, we are going to have mini-group. Ezra, tell me what you are feeling right now.
EZRA: (shaking his head) Peter, I wish I was dead. If she hates me that much, that she is going to just get up and leave, I don't know if I'm worth anything. I must have caused her alot of pain to casue something like that.
PETER: Ezra, What she did was wrong. It wasn't in any way your fault, and I hope you don't feel that way forever. Megan?
MEGAN: I hate my mother. She always tells me how I need to think of other people instead of myself, and I did that for so long, I couldn;t stand it any more. I ran away from home. That should be some signal that there is something wrong, but she sees it as being irresponsible or something. I just wish she would accept that I'm messed up.
Ezra looked at Megan, suprised that she could open up so fast.
EZRA: (thinking to himself) ~She must have been through a lot of crap, if she needs to talk about it that bad.~
PETER: Ok, you guys can leave, send your mother in. We will all talk together a little later.l
The two get up and walk out the door, motioning the two women in the door. They came in and and sat down in the dark blue chairs in front of Peter's desk.
PETER: Ok, Mrs. Truth, why do you think Megan ran away?
MRS. TRUTH: Because she felt she needed to rebel. A lot of friends she has do that kind of thing, and she probably just wanted to be part of the crowd. I think I should take her home and I'll tell her not to do it again.
PETER: Did you ever think that maybe she was hurting?
MRS. TRUTH: Hurting? why would she be hurting? She has no reason. If she is hurting, she is being selfish.
PETER: (his face gets red, and he tried to hold in several curse words he would like to say) It is that kind of attitude that landed these kids here! They NEED love, and obviously didn't get it from you people.
MRS. TRUTH: Megan is the one that didn't love ME!
PETER: Because she never felt that you loved her. Think of all the people that care about you. Now imagine they all treat you like a pet. Welcome to Megan's world. Not having people around that understand, and care about them...that can devastate a person!!
MRS. FRIEDKIN: I was just sitting at home, with no child, and no husband. Ezra had been all I had, and he had to go get addicted to drugs.
PETER: (yelling and standing behind his desk)Mrs. Friedkin, you should have GOTTEN A HOBBY!! You don't just abandon you kid! That is inhuman! And both you ladies did it! If I have to die doing it, I will make sure these kids stay here, and are happy!!
The two women draw back in their chair, eyes wide.
MRS. FREIDKIN: Ok, I wasn't going to take him anywhere. I will make sure he knows where I am from now on.
MRS. TRUTH: I have some questions about the scool, I'll make my desicion after I find out more.
PETER: (nodding his head) Ok. Good.
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The next morning...After the sleepover...
A rather short, well built boy with scruffy brown hair and light brown eyes walked into the main room at Horizon. He has a scowl on his face, and he had his arms crossed. His father walked in ahead of him, talking with Peter.
PETER: I assure you, Mr. Tony, this is a good school. Matthew will be fine here.
MATTHEW: (sharply) Hey, Mr., call me Matt. Matthew sounds gay.
PETER: Ok, Matt.
Mr Tony hugged Matt and left the building. Peter led Matt out into the courtyard toward the gazebo. The cliffhangers were all gathered to greet their newbie.
PETER: Ok, guys. this is Matt. He will be in your group now.
Matt looked around at the different faces, and stopped at Shelby's face. His eyes grew wide, and a smile formed on his face.
MATT: (looking strait into Shelby's eyes) Hey, I must be in the wrong place. I thought this was Horizon, not a whore house.
SHELBY: (looking down into her lap to avoid Matt's gaze) Shut up, Matt.
MATT: How ya been , Shelby?
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Please reveiw! did you think this one was too boring? sorry it took my so long, i have for real been super busy and had no time to write a story. but, it wont take me so longa to get the next ones out, so if you liked it, dont worry! if you didnt like it, tell me why!! in a REVEIW!!! *hint hint*
Next time...
How does Matt know Shelby?
Does Megan get to stay?
Something happens between Matt and Scott (fight?...nahh...well, maybe, yea.)
Something happens between Daisy and Ezra.