Somewhere in Between5
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Andrew woke up the next morning and saw that Scott's bed was empty. He sighed happily that Scott wasn't around the last thing he wanted this morning was another altercation with that stupid punk. He had to figure out some way to get Shelby to like him, that would kill Barringer and he knew it. Besides it would be fun, afterall Shelby was extremely hott and had less than a reputation of an angel. As he rolled out of bed in walked Scott, he looked frustrated so Andrew decided now was not the time to mess around with him and went into the bathroom for a shower.
Scott sighed as he pulled his sweatshirt over his head and walked out the door heading to breakfast. Whatever happened last night he knew was bad, Shelby never acted like that toward him, like she was afraid of him. He hadn't slept a wink that night and couldn't stop thinking about what had gone wrong, they had fooled around like that before and she never protested until last night. He just hoped everything was ok the last thing he wanted to happen was for him and Shelby to have problems. When he reached the lodge Shelby sat next to Jules eating her breakfast. He got his food and sat next to her as usual as he always did. She smiled at him.
~Good sign~ Scott thought.
" I gotta go get my books for class I'll see you later," Shelby said obviously lying. She quickly got up leaving her half eaten breakfast and ran back to the dorms. Juliet followed her knowing something was going on. She walked in and found Shelby brushing her hair starring in the mirror.
" Ok what's up?" Jules questioned her. Shelby jumped startled.
" What do you mean, everything is fine" Shelby said knowing that Juliet was on to her.
" Don't lie to me," Juliet said getting slightly annoyed.
" Ok fine Jules but you can't say anything to Scott" Shelby said. Juliet shook her head in agreement. " Scott and I have been together for a while now, and things are starting to get a little intense lately if you know what I mean?" Shelby said smiling Juliet laughed and shook her head yes. " Ok and I just had this dream that we finally you know did it and he broke up with me. Then last night we were fooling around and I wigged out"
" Shelby don't tell me that you think Scott would do that to you?" Juliet said almost laughing. " Oh my god Shelby do you know how ridiculous that is?" Juliet asked.
" Why is that so ridiculous?" Shelby said angrily.
" If Scott was only with you so he could get some he would have broken up with you by now, half the girls here would do anything to get in his pants." Juliet explained.
" I know that, that's not what I meant, I meant that afterwards he thought.... He... he didn't like it, he thought I was bad" Shelby said under her breath. Juliet laughed and then quickly covered her mouth.
" Shelby that is the last thing you should be worrying about ok?" Juliet said. " Look whenever it happens it will just feel right and it will, stop thinking about it so much, just tell Scott what you just told me and I'm sure that everything will be just fine"
" Ok, ok your right I will just tell him about this and forget it ever happened. Scott loves me, he would never do that to me" Shelby convinced herself.
Ashley walked into the lodge and saw Andrew eating his breakfast. Atleast she had one friend in this place. She would have to start acting happier and being nicer to Shelby and Juliet if she wanted to stay, if she didn't Peter would send her home and that was the last thing she wanted. She got her food and sat across from Andrew and next to Auggie.
" Hey" She said to them trying to make conversation. Auggie looked at her curiously thinking she must be up to something, she was never nice to him or any other of the cliffhangers.
" Hi" Andrew said not very interested, he seemed to be deep in thought about something. Ashley found her self blushing in his presence which annoyed her. She did not like him, she liked Scott, and Andrew wanted Shelby. That was probably why she wanted him, only because she hated Shelby so much. Atleast that's what she had been convincing herself all night while she had been thinking about him.
Juliet and Shelby came back both looking suspiciously happy. Juliet sat next to Auggie and began to laugh hysterically. Shelby did as well as she sat down noticing Scott was gone.
" What's so funny?" Auggie asked. Both girls looked at Auggie and then back at each other and laughed again.
" Oh nothing" Juliet said.
" Auggie where did Scott go?" Shelby asked.
" I don't know he seemed kinda mad about something though, he finished his breakfast and ran off somewhere." Auggie informed her. " Don't worry I'm sure he'll be in class"
" Maybe he ran away" Ashley said " I would too if you were my girlfriend"
Shelby ignored her comment as usual; she had gotten used to Ashley's remarks. Juliet however had gotten tired of her comments and rose up out of her seat. Ashley looked at her and laughed, the last person she was scared of was harmless Juliet. Before Jules could begin to rip her apart Peter entered the room and Juliet sat down quickly.
" You guys get to class," Peter said looking at his watch. They all did so obediently. When Shelby walked into the classroom Scott sat in his seat looking angry about something. She dropped a note on his desk as she walked by. Scott opened it up quickly.
Are you mad at me or something?
-Shelby
Scott sighed, he wasn't mad at her just embarrassed about last night. Things just seemed right for him but obviously not her. He wrote her back simply saying no that he was just tired and that he loved her and then turned his attention to Jeff who stood in the front of the classroom.
" Ok everybody, we have somebody special here today to speak to you about your future." Jeff smiled and opened the door. Katherine Cabott walked in smiling and looking her old self. Everyone smiled and clapped for her.
" Hello everyone" She said sweetly. " Some of you may know me from last year, and some of you may not so my name is Katherine Cabott I was a cliffhanger here last year" She said winking at Ezra who sat in the front of the classroom. " I am here to talk to you about college"
The whole class groaned. She laughed and continued. " You all may not realize it but its March, You only have three months left here at horizon before you're on your own. Some of you I'm sure know exactly what you will be doing and where you will be going but for the rest of you, it's about time that you make your decisions. Your lives are about to change dramatically. When you think college you think freedom but I am here to tell you that it's not all fun and games. This is serious and I am sure there are several of you who haven't even applied to your choice college yet. Before you know it, its going to be to late"
After class:
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Shelby sat in her room looking at the ratty envelope, she had applied to her choice college a long time ago. When the acceptance letter came, she never told anybody about it only Peter. She hadn't been this scared in a long time, Kat was right, her life was going to change in three short months, that quickly. It was up to her if the change was positive or not. She knew what she wanted but was afraid to accept it. It would mean leaving everything she knew, including Scott.
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Andrew woke up the next morning and saw that Scott's bed was empty. He sighed happily that Scott wasn't around the last thing he wanted this morning was another altercation with that stupid punk. He had to figure out some way to get Shelby to like him, that would kill Barringer and he knew it. Besides it would be fun, afterall Shelby was extremely hott and had less than a reputation of an angel. As he rolled out of bed in walked Scott, he looked frustrated so Andrew decided now was not the time to mess around with him and went into the bathroom for a shower.
Scott sighed as he pulled his sweatshirt over his head and walked out the door heading to breakfast. Whatever happened last night he knew was bad, Shelby never acted like that toward him, like she was afraid of him. He hadn't slept a wink that night and couldn't stop thinking about what had gone wrong, they had fooled around like that before and she never protested until last night. He just hoped everything was ok the last thing he wanted to happen was for him and Shelby to have problems. When he reached the lodge Shelby sat next to Jules eating her breakfast. He got his food and sat next to her as usual as he always did. She smiled at him.
~Good sign~ Scott thought.
" I gotta go get my books for class I'll see you later," Shelby said obviously lying. She quickly got up leaving her half eaten breakfast and ran back to the dorms. Juliet followed her knowing something was going on. She walked in and found Shelby brushing her hair starring in the mirror.
" Ok what's up?" Jules questioned her. Shelby jumped startled.
" What do you mean, everything is fine" Shelby said knowing that Juliet was on to her.
" Don't lie to me," Juliet said getting slightly annoyed.
" Ok fine Jules but you can't say anything to Scott" Shelby said. Juliet shook her head in agreement. " Scott and I have been together for a while now, and things are starting to get a little intense lately if you know what I mean?" Shelby said smiling Juliet laughed and shook her head yes. " Ok and I just had this dream that we finally you know did it and he broke up with me. Then last night we were fooling around and I wigged out"
" Shelby don't tell me that you think Scott would do that to you?" Juliet said almost laughing. " Oh my god Shelby do you know how ridiculous that is?" Juliet asked.
" Why is that so ridiculous?" Shelby said angrily.
" If Scott was only with you so he could get some he would have broken up with you by now, half the girls here would do anything to get in his pants." Juliet explained.
" I know that, that's not what I meant, I meant that afterwards he thought.... He... he didn't like it, he thought I was bad" Shelby said under her breath. Juliet laughed and then quickly covered her mouth.
" Shelby that is the last thing you should be worrying about ok?" Juliet said. " Look whenever it happens it will just feel right and it will, stop thinking about it so much, just tell Scott what you just told me and I'm sure that everything will be just fine"
" Ok, ok your right I will just tell him about this and forget it ever happened. Scott loves me, he would never do that to me" Shelby convinced herself.
Ashley walked into the lodge and saw Andrew eating his breakfast. Atleast she had one friend in this place. She would have to start acting happier and being nicer to Shelby and Juliet if she wanted to stay, if she didn't Peter would send her home and that was the last thing she wanted. She got her food and sat across from Andrew and next to Auggie.
" Hey" She said to them trying to make conversation. Auggie looked at her curiously thinking she must be up to something, she was never nice to him or any other of the cliffhangers.
" Hi" Andrew said not very interested, he seemed to be deep in thought about something. Ashley found her self blushing in his presence which annoyed her. She did not like him, she liked Scott, and Andrew wanted Shelby. That was probably why she wanted him, only because she hated Shelby so much. Atleast that's what she had been convincing herself all night while she had been thinking about him.
Juliet and Shelby came back both looking suspiciously happy. Juliet sat next to Auggie and began to laugh hysterically. Shelby did as well as she sat down noticing Scott was gone.
" What's so funny?" Auggie asked. Both girls looked at Auggie and then back at each other and laughed again.
" Oh nothing" Juliet said.
" Auggie where did Scott go?" Shelby asked.
" I don't know he seemed kinda mad about something though, he finished his breakfast and ran off somewhere." Auggie informed her. " Don't worry I'm sure he'll be in class"
" Maybe he ran away" Ashley said " I would too if you were my girlfriend"
Shelby ignored her comment as usual; she had gotten used to Ashley's remarks. Juliet however had gotten tired of her comments and rose up out of her seat. Ashley looked at her and laughed, the last person she was scared of was harmless Juliet. Before Jules could begin to rip her apart Peter entered the room and Juliet sat down quickly.
" You guys get to class," Peter said looking at his watch. They all did so obediently. When Shelby walked into the classroom Scott sat in his seat looking angry about something. She dropped a note on his desk as she walked by. Scott opened it up quickly.
Are you mad at me or something?
-Shelby
Scott sighed, he wasn't mad at her just embarrassed about last night. Things just seemed right for him but obviously not her. He wrote her back simply saying no that he was just tired and that he loved her and then turned his attention to Jeff who stood in the front of the classroom.
" Ok everybody, we have somebody special here today to speak to you about your future." Jeff smiled and opened the door. Katherine Cabott walked in smiling and looking her old self. Everyone smiled and clapped for her.
" Hello everyone" She said sweetly. " Some of you may know me from last year, and some of you may not so my name is Katherine Cabott I was a cliffhanger here last year" She said winking at Ezra who sat in the front of the classroom. " I am here to talk to you about college"
The whole class groaned. She laughed and continued. " You all may not realize it but its March, You only have three months left here at horizon before you're on your own. Some of you I'm sure know exactly what you will be doing and where you will be going but for the rest of you, it's about time that you make your decisions. Your lives are about to change dramatically. When you think college you think freedom but I am here to tell you that it's not all fun and games. This is serious and I am sure there are several of you who haven't even applied to your choice college yet. Before you know it, its going to be to late"
After class:
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Shelby sat in her room looking at the ratty envelope, she had applied to her choice college a long time ago. When the acceptance letter came, she never told anybody about it only Peter. She hadn't been this scared in a long time, Kat was right, her life was going to change in three short months, that quickly. It was up to her if the change was positive or not. She knew what she wanted but was afraid to accept it. It would mean leaving everything she knew, including Scott.