Here ya go! It's all up finally! I was having soo much trouble with the
website and all and here ya go finally. this story is coming to an end, i'm
sorry to say the Chapter 12 is the last chapter, i hope you like this
chapter!! Here it is Enjoy! Let me know what you think!
Karen
"I know that I have true friends somewhere it's just finding them is the
problem"~Me
"We're not girls man, we're profoundly disfunctional adolescents." ~Shelby
Karen's Fun Page!
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Peace Love & God!
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Swear It Again
Chapter 11
**Shelby**
I walked back inside to find a dead party most of the people had gone
back into town to the hotel nearby. I walk over to Daisy smiling a bit seeing
Stephanie's head on her lap sleeping. "Do you want me to move her?"
Daisy smiled "It's alright I can, she's such a sweetie. If I were the
motherly type I'd have one just like her."
I smiled as Daisy laid her on a couch in the lodge nearby we sat down to
talk. She took a sip of her coffee. "So what happened?" She asked me.
I sighed, "It's over. He doesn't want anything to do with me. And you know
what I can't blame him."
"Why not?" she asked I shook my head a bit, "I was always the one leaving,
saying goodbye. Like when he asked me to marry him, when I found out I was
pregnant. All of those times though not once did he say goodbye back. He
never said goodbye until tonight, it just hurts that he waited to say
goodbye."
Daisy asked me "Why did you get so scared of him in the first place Shell? I
think I'd understand the first time you had your doubts after someone told
you something like that and you got cold feet. Why the second time though? At
the last reunion I asked him where you were, he was cold. I then found out
you had Steph the same time he did. He left, but I went to look for him.
When I found him he was a mess and broke down. All because you pushed him
away, he was blaming himself for not going after you."
We kept our voices down I was crying a bit "I was scared of what would
happen. I was not ready for marriage or even a baby. I know I could've
gotten help from Scott but I wasn't going to say 'Hey I'm a package deal now,
take me and my baby or take non.' So I backed out, I finished school, moved,
got a life. Did I look back? Of coarse I did, it was hard for me because
every time I looked at that little girl I saw him, I had to block him out. I
don't even remember how many times I broke down, my neighbor Bob and his wife
Susan helped me out the best they could. I finally got through it until I
found all my memories I had lost and everything came flooding back to me."
Daisy handed me a box of Kleenex, I wiped my eyes looking up at her "How did
I make my life such a wreck?"
She leaned over holding my hand "That's the way life is Shell." She sat up
grabbing a glass pouring some soda in it.
"Tell me, is the glass empty or full?" I sighed speaking the words the best I
could "Half empty." I sat there breaking down Daisy hugged me comforting me.
**Scott**
The next day I went back to Horizon to say goodbye to everyone. I
chuckled walking over to Daisy she smiled "Well see you at the next reunion."
I smiled "Yeah sure count on it." I gave her a small hug.
Stephanie ran up jumping in Daisy's arms "I'm going to miss you Daisy!" Daisy
hugged her tight you could tell she was touched. "I'm going to miss you too
kiddo! You take care of your mom for me okay? I'll come visit when I can, I
promise." Stephanie nodded and turned to look at me. "I'll see ya around
Scott!" I knelt down to her. "I'll see you later Stephanie." She leaned over
giving me a hug bringing tears to my eyes I smiled. She giggled "Thanks for
finding me! Mommy didn't need Billy at all!"
I laughed a bit "Your welcome, I hope you do well in the game okay?" She
giggled nodding. I heard Shelby call for her. "Stephanie! We have to get
going if we want to make it to your game!" she smiled at her, the little girl
jumped up and down running up to the car. Shelby stood right in front of me
after saying bye to Daisy, I sigh "Guess I'll see you at the next reunion?"
She nodded "Yeah I guess." She looked up at me "I'm sorry."
I sighed, "I'm sorry too." She leaned up giving me a hug I held onto her
tight a tear falling out of my eye. She then backed up walking up the gravel
path towards her car.
**Shelby**
I sighed as I got in the car, making sure Steph was strapped in then
started the drive waving to everyone I saw on the way out. I had tears in my
eyes Stephanie looked at me strangely "Mommy why are you crying?" She sounded
worried.
I shook my head a bit "I'm just sad because I'm going to miss them hun. Mommy
doesn't do well with goodbye's."
We got into our neighborhood I drove down the street. I smiled because
she had a minute to change into her team's outfit I walked over to the
mailbox grabbing the stack of mail sticking it in my purse. She ran jumping
into the car we drove to the park. I parked the car, she ran to tell the team
she was back in time. They were happy to have her back. I walked over to
where I saw Bob and Susan smiling at them. They greeted me and we sat down to
watch the game.
Throughout the game while the other team was up to bat I read my mail,
bills, brochures, magazines, and ad's. I was only gone a day and a half. I
chuckled finally when I came across something that wasn't any of those. There
wasn't a return address on it only a name. I sighed getting ready to open it
when a whistle from the umpire snapped me out of it, I stuffed my mail back
into my purse. I stuck the letter in my back pocket getting up to see what
was going on, it was a foul ball. I sat back striking up a conversation with
Susan about her predictions for this game.
**Scott**
I had left Horizon shortly after Shelby I finally arrived back at home. I
got my mail real quick sifting through it, nothing important. Getting back
in my jeep driving down by the park I spotted her she was reading her mail. I
smiled hoping she'd get the letter I sent her soon. I chuckled talking to
myself "Time to get you back Shelby Merrick." I then drove home.
website and all and here ya go finally. this story is coming to an end, i'm
sorry to say the Chapter 12 is the last chapter, i hope you like this
chapter!! Here it is Enjoy! Let me know what you think!
Karen
"I know that I have true friends somewhere it's just finding them is the
problem"~Me
"We're not girls man, we're profoundly disfunctional adolescents." ~Shelby
Karen's Fun Page!
The Higher Ground
Journal (FanFic Archive)
Peace Love & God!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Swear It Again
Chapter 11
**Shelby**
I walked back inside to find a dead party most of the people had gone
back into town to the hotel nearby. I walk over to Daisy smiling a bit seeing
Stephanie's head on her lap sleeping. "Do you want me to move her?"
Daisy smiled "It's alright I can, she's such a sweetie. If I were the
motherly type I'd have one just like her."
I smiled as Daisy laid her on a couch in the lodge nearby we sat down to
talk. She took a sip of her coffee. "So what happened?" She asked me.
I sighed, "It's over. He doesn't want anything to do with me. And you know
what I can't blame him."
"Why not?" she asked I shook my head a bit, "I was always the one leaving,
saying goodbye. Like when he asked me to marry him, when I found out I was
pregnant. All of those times though not once did he say goodbye back. He
never said goodbye until tonight, it just hurts that he waited to say
goodbye."
Daisy asked me "Why did you get so scared of him in the first place Shell? I
think I'd understand the first time you had your doubts after someone told
you something like that and you got cold feet. Why the second time though? At
the last reunion I asked him where you were, he was cold. I then found out
you had Steph the same time he did. He left, but I went to look for him.
When I found him he was a mess and broke down. All because you pushed him
away, he was blaming himself for not going after you."
We kept our voices down I was crying a bit "I was scared of what would
happen. I was not ready for marriage or even a baby. I know I could've
gotten help from Scott but I wasn't going to say 'Hey I'm a package deal now,
take me and my baby or take non.' So I backed out, I finished school, moved,
got a life. Did I look back? Of coarse I did, it was hard for me because
every time I looked at that little girl I saw him, I had to block him out. I
don't even remember how many times I broke down, my neighbor Bob and his wife
Susan helped me out the best they could. I finally got through it until I
found all my memories I had lost and everything came flooding back to me."
Daisy handed me a box of Kleenex, I wiped my eyes looking up at her "How did
I make my life such a wreck?"
She leaned over holding my hand "That's the way life is Shell." She sat up
grabbing a glass pouring some soda in it.
"Tell me, is the glass empty or full?" I sighed speaking the words the best I
could "Half empty." I sat there breaking down Daisy hugged me comforting me.
**Scott**
The next day I went back to Horizon to say goodbye to everyone. I
chuckled walking over to Daisy she smiled "Well see you at the next reunion."
I smiled "Yeah sure count on it." I gave her a small hug.
Stephanie ran up jumping in Daisy's arms "I'm going to miss you Daisy!" Daisy
hugged her tight you could tell she was touched. "I'm going to miss you too
kiddo! You take care of your mom for me okay? I'll come visit when I can, I
promise." Stephanie nodded and turned to look at me. "I'll see ya around
Scott!" I knelt down to her. "I'll see you later Stephanie." She leaned over
giving me a hug bringing tears to my eyes I smiled. She giggled "Thanks for
finding me! Mommy didn't need Billy at all!"
I laughed a bit "Your welcome, I hope you do well in the game okay?" She
giggled nodding. I heard Shelby call for her. "Stephanie! We have to get
going if we want to make it to your game!" she smiled at her, the little girl
jumped up and down running up to the car. Shelby stood right in front of me
after saying bye to Daisy, I sigh "Guess I'll see you at the next reunion?"
She nodded "Yeah I guess." She looked up at me "I'm sorry."
I sighed, "I'm sorry too." She leaned up giving me a hug I held onto her
tight a tear falling out of my eye. She then backed up walking up the gravel
path towards her car.
**Shelby**
I sighed as I got in the car, making sure Steph was strapped in then
started the drive waving to everyone I saw on the way out. I had tears in my
eyes Stephanie looked at me strangely "Mommy why are you crying?" She sounded
worried.
I shook my head a bit "I'm just sad because I'm going to miss them hun. Mommy
doesn't do well with goodbye's."
We got into our neighborhood I drove down the street. I smiled because
she had a minute to change into her team's outfit I walked over to the
mailbox grabbing the stack of mail sticking it in my purse. She ran jumping
into the car we drove to the park. I parked the car, she ran to tell the team
she was back in time. They were happy to have her back. I walked over to
where I saw Bob and Susan smiling at them. They greeted me and we sat down to
watch the game.
Throughout the game while the other team was up to bat I read my mail,
bills, brochures, magazines, and ad's. I was only gone a day and a half. I
chuckled finally when I came across something that wasn't any of those. There
wasn't a return address on it only a name. I sighed getting ready to open it
when a whistle from the umpire snapped me out of it, I stuffed my mail back
into my purse. I stuck the letter in my back pocket getting up to see what
was going on, it was a foul ball. I sat back striking up a conversation with
Susan about her predictions for this game.
**Scott**
I had left Horizon shortly after Shelby I finally arrived back at home. I
got my mail real quick sifting through it, nothing important. Getting back
in my jeep driving down by the park I spotted her she was reading her mail. I
smiled hoping she'd get the letter I sent her soon. I chuckled talking to
myself "Time to get you back Shelby Merrick." I then drove home.