~ DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of these characters, I'm not trying to make money off of them, yada yada yada~
This is my first Fanfic, Reviews are very welcome
Remember: Flashbacks have * in front and behind them
(No, I'm not trying to create a Shelby/Auggie story line. Although I'm not ruling it out, I just did plan on it. I'll get to the connection between them in later Chapters).
"To thine own self be true." ~William Shakespear
Daisy sat alone at one of the tables in the lodge, watching her dinner as she moved it around with her fork. It was spaghetti day at Horizon. The third time this week. Deep down Daisy was relieved that the supply truck was coming the next day, even if she has to help unload it. Her mind was on Shelby. On the deathly pale girl lying in the bed across from hers. Her thoughts consumed her, until she didn't even notice that there was someone behind her.
A tray slammed down on the table, and Daisy jumped. Her eyes met Auggie's and he smiled. "What? No rude comment?" Both of them laughed and Auggie reached across the table to hold her hand. "Spaghetti again. Isn't this the third time this week." All Daisy could do was nod. He knew what she was feeling, he didn't have to pretend like everyone else did. "She'll be okay, Daze. She talked to me about it . I know she'll get better."
Daisy could no longer hold back her anger. "When?" she yelled his direction. "Could it possibly occur in this lifetime?" Pulling her hand away from his, it ran into someone on it's way to her side. Looking up, Daisy saw Sophie looking at her. "What do you want?" She asked her harshly.
"I'm calling Group." Pulling Daisy out of her chair. "Go to the couch."
"Do we have a choice?" Auggie stood and took Daisy's and his tray to one of the Tracker girls who had the misfortune of having to do kitchens that evening. Then Shelby's image flashed through his head. Without saying another word to Sophie, he took off out of the lodge and headed to the girls bunk. Opening the door, he noticed Shelby sitting at her desk. "Sophie called group." He whispered gently, placing his hands on her shoulders.
"Ask me if I care?" Shelby finished writing down in her notebook and closed it, putting it under her mattress. "I'm coming." She watched Auggie start to head to the door. "Aug?" He turned and walked back over to her. "Thanks, for....earlier." How can I tell him how much that meant to me? Inside she was fighting to keep some semblance of control. No one had ever listened the way he did earlier. Not even Scott. "You didn't have to."
His arms fit around her so well. "Yeah I did." They fit so well together. 'Now I know how it feels to be Scott. To hold this precious thing in my arms and know that she can feel what I'm feeling.' For a moment they just stood there. Then he felt Shelby pull away.
"We should get to Group." She said almost reluctantly. Turning toward the door her eyes met Peter's. "Great. Now I'm busted for nothing."
Peter nodded to Auggie. "Go to Group. I want to talk to Shelby alone." Auggie left and Peter sat down on Daisy's bed. "I know the past few months have been really rough on you, Shell." He looked at the picture of the Cliffhangers that she kept next to her bed. Her and Scott were standing so close together. "And that just makes what I'm about to say even harder."
Every horrible thing that could possibly go wrong flashed through Shelby's head. "What? Peter you can't just say that and leave me hanging." Thinking through the events of the past few months, ruling out only a few of her ideas. "Peter tell me."
Seeing the look of desperation form into her eyes, Peter decided to tell her what was going to happen. "It's about Scott." He started softly. If only I knew how she would take this. "There's no easy way to say this Shell, so I'm just gonna spit it out." Shelby braced herself against her bed. "Scott's father is allowing him to return to Horizon. He's coming back tomorrow."
Nothing she had ever been through could prepare her for what she was feeling. "Are you sure?" Her voice was wavering, and she was praying that God would allow her to remain calm. "Are you sure he's coming back for good this time?" Peter nodded solemnly. "So that's it huh? No one even asks me how I feel about this. Does anyone even care?" All her thoughts came out and she lashed out at Peter.
"Calm down." He could tell that she was in pain, that she was only lashing out because she was fresh out of tears. "He still has to go through the admit process, and then he's on newbie restrictions." He tried to comfort her as best as he could. "It'll be at least another two days before you guys are allowed to see him. Don't get stressed over nothing."
'Nothing?' Shelby couldn't believe her ears. 'How could he call Scott nothing?' "I can't believe you're saying this." She got up and went to leave the room. Peter was able to grab her, pulling her onto the floor. She couldn't hold her feelings in any longer. Tears came flowing out of her eyes, and she held on to Peter as if he was the only one who could save her.
'This is gonna take a lot more than two days.' Peter thought to himself, remembering what Sophie had told him the night before. "It's okay Shell." He whispered, rubbing her back with the palm of his hand. "You'll be okay." It took him at least twenty minutes to get her to calm down enough to speak. "If you want, I'll have someone bring you the things you need for school. You can work in here."
"Do the others know about this?" She sounded better, but her eyes were bloodshot and filled with unshed tears. "Do they know about Scott?"
Peter didn't know what to tell her. "Sophie is taking care of that in Group today. They'll all know by lights out tonight."
This is my first Fanfic, Reviews are very welcome
Remember: Flashbacks have * in front and behind them
(No, I'm not trying to create a Shelby/Auggie story line. Although I'm not ruling it out, I just did plan on it. I'll get to the connection between them in later Chapters).
"To thine own self be true." ~William Shakespear
Daisy sat alone at one of the tables in the lodge, watching her dinner as she moved it around with her fork. It was spaghetti day at Horizon. The third time this week. Deep down Daisy was relieved that the supply truck was coming the next day, even if she has to help unload it. Her mind was on Shelby. On the deathly pale girl lying in the bed across from hers. Her thoughts consumed her, until she didn't even notice that there was someone behind her.
A tray slammed down on the table, and Daisy jumped. Her eyes met Auggie's and he smiled. "What? No rude comment?" Both of them laughed and Auggie reached across the table to hold her hand. "Spaghetti again. Isn't this the third time this week." All Daisy could do was nod. He knew what she was feeling, he didn't have to pretend like everyone else did. "She'll be okay, Daze. She talked to me about it . I know she'll get better."
Daisy could no longer hold back her anger. "When?" she yelled his direction. "Could it possibly occur in this lifetime?" Pulling her hand away from his, it ran into someone on it's way to her side. Looking up, Daisy saw Sophie looking at her. "What do you want?" She asked her harshly.
"I'm calling Group." Pulling Daisy out of her chair. "Go to the couch."
"Do we have a choice?" Auggie stood and took Daisy's and his tray to one of the Tracker girls who had the misfortune of having to do kitchens that evening. Then Shelby's image flashed through his head. Without saying another word to Sophie, he took off out of the lodge and headed to the girls bunk. Opening the door, he noticed Shelby sitting at her desk. "Sophie called group." He whispered gently, placing his hands on her shoulders.
"Ask me if I care?" Shelby finished writing down in her notebook and closed it, putting it under her mattress. "I'm coming." She watched Auggie start to head to the door. "Aug?" He turned and walked back over to her. "Thanks, for....earlier." How can I tell him how much that meant to me? Inside she was fighting to keep some semblance of control. No one had ever listened the way he did earlier. Not even Scott. "You didn't have to."
His arms fit around her so well. "Yeah I did." They fit so well together. 'Now I know how it feels to be Scott. To hold this precious thing in my arms and know that she can feel what I'm feeling.' For a moment they just stood there. Then he felt Shelby pull away.
"We should get to Group." She said almost reluctantly. Turning toward the door her eyes met Peter's. "Great. Now I'm busted for nothing."
Peter nodded to Auggie. "Go to Group. I want to talk to Shelby alone." Auggie left and Peter sat down on Daisy's bed. "I know the past few months have been really rough on you, Shell." He looked at the picture of the Cliffhangers that she kept next to her bed. Her and Scott were standing so close together. "And that just makes what I'm about to say even harder."
Every horrible thing that could possibly go wrong flashed through Shelby's head. "What? Peter you can't just say that and leave me hanging." Thinking through the events of the past few months, ruling out only a few of her ideas. "Peter tell me."
Seeing the look of desperation form into her eyes, Peter decided to tell her what was going to happen. "It's about Scott." He started softly. If only I knew how she would take this. "There's no easy way to say this Shell, so I'm just gonna spit it out." Shelby braced herself against her bed. "Scott's father is allowing him to return to Horizon. He's coming back tomorrow."
Nothing she had ever been through could prepare her for what she was feeling. "Are you sure?" Her voice was wavering, and she was praying that God would allow her to remain calm. "Are you sure he's coming back for good this time?" Peter nodded solemnly. "So that's it huh? No one even asks me how I feel about this. Does anyone even care?" All her thoughts came out and she lashed out at Peter.
"Calm down." He could tell that she was in pain, that she was only lashing out because she was fresh out of tears. "He still has to go through the admit process, and then he's on newbie restrictions." He tried to comfort her as best as he could. "It'll be at least another two days before you guys are allowed to see him. Don't get stressed over nothing."
'Nothing?' Shelby couldn't believe her ears. 'How could he call Scott nothing?' "I can't believe you're saying this." She got up and went to leave the room. Peter was able to grab her, pulling her onto the floor. She couldn't hold her feelings in any longer. Tears came flowing out of her eyes, and she held on to Peter as if he was the only one who could save her.
'This is gonna take a lot more than two days.' Peter thought to himself, remembering what Sophie had told him the night before. "It's okay Shell." He whispered, rubbing her back with the palm of his hand. "You'll be okay." It took him at least twenty minutes to get her to calm down enough to speak. "If you want, I'll have someone bring you the things you need for school. You can work in here."
"Do the others know about this?" She sounded better, but her eyes were bloodshot and filled with unshed tears. "Do they know about Scott?"
Peter didn't know what to tell her. "Sophie is taking care of that in Group today. They'll all know by lights out tonight."