Swear It Again
Chapter 4
**Scott**
I jogged downstairs grabbing the phone to shut it up. "Hello?" I didn't recognize the voice.
"Is this Scott Barringer?"
"Yes, may I ask who this is?"
"Oh my god Scott hi! It's Juliette, Juliette Wayborne?" She said excited on the phone. Scott chuckled "Wow, never thought I'd hear from you in a million years, how's it going?" I heard her giggle a bit. "Oh well I'm trying to find everyone from Horizon, It's another reunion." I shrugged.
"Yeah the last one was what almost six years ago? Yeah I can make it, when?" She answered quickly "It's in about a week, it's being held at Horizon even though there's new people running it now."
"Okay I'll be there, who else have you contacted?"
She chuckled again "Well so far I've contacted Daisy, Ezra, Auggust, Sophie, Peter and you of coarse. I still have David, Kate, and Shelby. I know the phone number for David and Kate but Shelby I haven't found yet, would you know?"
I sighed "No I don't, thanks for letting me know about this Jules. It's nice talking to you, I'll see ya at the reunion okay."
"Okay bye Scott!"
I hung up the phone walking to the kitchen, I couldn't help thinking something bad happened to her. I took a soda out of the fridge opening it taking a drink. I leaned on the counter thinking more about her.
**Flash Back**
~2004-March~
I hadn't seen her for three months it killed me inside when I wasn't with her. I heard a knock on my door walking over to open it. I found Shelby on the other side she was crying out her words. "I'm sorry."
I didn't know what went on in her life the past three months but I was ready to find out. I lead her inside sitting her down on the couch with me. I asked her "What happened?"
She looked at me "I need you Scott, before I lose you forever, before you go off and marry Corinne." I shook my head.
"What? Where did you get it that I was marrying her? I love you!" I sat next to her holding her toll she calmed down.
She sat up a bit "I love you, you know that right?"
I nodded "Of coarse I do! I love you too. I would never marry someone like Corinne I don't know where she got the idea. You are the one I want to be with you and only you." I leaned over kissing her. She leaned back after the kiss ended "That's not the only thing Scott…I can't be with you."
I stood up off the couch "What? What do you mean?" She was crying again.
"I just can't! I wish I could." I sigh pacing now.
"Why not?" I asked her yelling a bit. She stood up screaming "Because I'm scared! I'm scared to be with you, I'm scared to be with anyone! The worst thing is, I don't know why I'm so scared to be with someone, to be alone." She quieted down sitting back down on the couch. I walked over sitting next to her. After we were both calm I spoke up.
"Does this mean we're…over?"
Shelby cried a bit more and just nodded her head mumbling, "Yes." She stood up grabbing her stuff real quick, she looked back at me "I'll always love you Scott, goodbye."
**End Of Flashback**
I sighed remembering that day. Walking out to the study I picked up the phone book looking for her name. I had no work to do today so why not have a little fun. I looked around for her name, finding about 4 of the same last name two with first initial 'S'. I picked up the phone dialing the first number I saw, a man answered it "Hello?" he sounded like a gruffly man. I cleared my voice "Is Shelby there?" "No Shelby here, wrong number." The guy hung up before I could even say sorry. I shook my head chuckling trying the second number there. No one picked up the phone I was ready to hang up when I heard a voice. I pulled the phone to my ear quickly to hear a little girl's voice "Hello you have reached the Merricks, that's me and my mommy! Please leave a message after the beep!" The girls voice sped up at the end then was interrupted by someone else's I continued to listen "What are you doing Steph? Get over here!" The little girl started laughing along with what seemed to be her mom. I then heard the beep hanging up the phone immediately it was her I found Shelby.
She seemed to be very happy she was so close yet I didn't even know where to look, there wasn't an address in the phone book. I sighed contemplating whether I should call her back, what would I say? Damn do I wish I could see her I got up walking outside to go for my walk, the walk really help me think. I thought about Shelby, she's living in the same city as him and I didn't know it until now. I wonder if I should call Juliette back letting her know I found her let her call her.
I walked through the park spotting what seemed to be a T-ball game going on. I walked past the game chuckling. I saw a dad near by rooting on his son I chuckled "Which team is the good one?" he chuckled "The Angels are for this neighborhood and the Chipmunks are for the neighborhood across the intersection up there. See him?" He said pointing to a little boy on second base I nodded. "That's my son Billy." I chuckled "Natural Athlete?" the guy chuckled "Yeah he is. The names Bob Phillips." I chuckled shaking his hand "Scott Barringer. Nice meeting ya, go angels!" I walked a ways down passing by the Angels players. One of the kids got a good hit so everyone was screaming for her she got a home run which won the game. Her teammates ran over to her cheering for the victory. I chuckled walking away, looking back once more before leaving the park. I saw a woman run to the little girl picking her up twirling around. I looked closer to see her, shocked at whom I saw.
Chapter 4
**Scott**
I jogged downstairs grabbing the phone to shut it up. "Hello?" I didn't recognize the voice.
"Is this Scott Barringer?"
"Yes, may I ask who this is?"
"Oh my god Scott hi! It's Juliette, Juliette Wayborne?" She said excited on the phone. Scott chuckled "Wow, never thought I'd hear from you in a million years, how's it going?" I heard her giggle a bit. "Oh well I'm trying to find everyone from Horizon, It's another reunion." I shrugged.
"Yeah the last one was what almost six years ago? Yeah I can make it, when?" She answered quickly "It's in about a week, it's being held at Horizon even though there's new people running it now."
"Okay I'll be there, who else have you contacted?"
She chuckled again "Well so far I've contacted Daisy, Ezra, Auggust, Sophie, Peter and you of coarse. I still have David, Kate, and Shelby. I know the phone number for David and Kate but Shelby I haven't found yet, would you know?"
I sighed "No I don't, thanks for letting me know about this Jules. It's nice talking to you, I'll see ya at the reunion okay."
"Okay bye Scott!"
I hung up the phone walking to the kitchen, I couldn't help thinking something bad happened to her. I took a soda out of the fridge opening it taking a drink. I leaned on the counter thinking more about her.
**Flash Back**
~2004-March~
I hadn't seen her for three months it killed me inside when I wasn't with her. I heard a knock on my door walking over to open it. I found Shelby on the other side she was crying out her words. "I'm sorry."
I didn't know what went on in her life the past three months but I was ready to find out. I lead her inside sitting her down on the couch with me. I asked her "What happened?"
She looked at me "I need you Scott, before I lose you forever, before you go off and marry Corinne." I shook my head.
"What? Where did you get it that I was marrying her? I love you!" I sat next to her holding her toll she calmed down.
She sat up a bit "I love you, you know that right?"
I nodded "Of coarse I do! I love you too. I would never marry someone like Corinne I don't know where she got the idea. You are the one I want to be with you and only you." I leaned over kissing her. She leaned back after the kiss ended "That's not the only thing Scott…I can't be with you."
I stood up off the couch "What? What do you mean?" She was crying again.
"I just can't! I wish I could." I sigh pacing now.
"Why not?" I asked her yelling a bit. She stood up screaming "Because I'm scared! I'm scared to be with you, I'm scared to be with anyone! The worst thing is, I don't know why I'm so scared to be with someone, to be alone." She quieted down sitting back down on the couch. I walked over sitting next to her. After we were both calm I spoke up.
"Does this mean we're…over?"
Shelby cried a bit more and just nodded her head mumbling, "Yes." She stood up grabbing her stuff real quick, she looked back at me "I'll always love you Scott, goodbye."
**End Of Flashback**
I sighed remembering that day. Walking out to the study I picked up the phone book looking for her name. I had no work to do today so why not have a little fun. I looked around for her name, finding about 4 of the same last name two with first initial 'S'. I picked up the phone dialing the first number I saw, a man answered it "Hello?" he sounded like a gruffly man. I cleared my voice "Is Shelby there?" "No Shelby here, wrong number." The guy hung up before I could even say sorry. I shook my head chuckling trying the second number there. No one picked up the phone I was ready to hang up when I heard a voice. I pulled the phone to my ear quickly to hear a little girl's voice "Hello you have reached the Merricks, that's me and my mommy! Please leave a message after the beep!" The girls voice sped up at the end then was interrupted by someone else's I continued to listen "What are you doing Steph? Get over here!" The little girl started laughing along with what seemed to be her mom. I then heard the beep hanging up the phone immediately it was her I found Shelby.
She seemed to be very happy she was so close yet I didn't even know where to look, there wasn't an address in the phone book. I sighed contemplating whether I should call her back, what would I say? Damn do I wish I could see her I got up walking outside to go for my walk, the walk really help me think. I thought about Shelby, she's living in the same city as him and I didn't know it until now. I wonder if I should call Juliette back letting her know I found her let her call her.
I walked through the park spotting what seemed to be a T-ball game going on. I walked past the game chuckling. I saw a dad near by rooting on his son I chuckled "Which team is the good one?" he chuckled "The Angels are for this neighborhood and the Chipmunks are for the neighborhood across the intersection up there. See him?" He said pointing to a little boy on second base I nodded. "That's my son Billy." I chuckled "Natural Athlete?" the guy chuckled "Yeah he is. The names Bob Phillips." I chuckled shaking his hand "Scott Barringer. Nice meeting ya, go angels!" I walked a ways down passing by the Angels players. One of the kids got a good hit so everyone was screaming for her she got a home run which won the game. Her teammates ran over to her cheering for the victory. I chuckled walking away, looking back once more before leaving the park. I saw a woman run to the little girl picking her up twirling around. I looked closer to see her, shocked at whom I saw.