AN: hey everyone!! i'm sorry it took me so long to get this chapter out but i had to babysit everyday of my long weekend and i didnt have time to type it,and i wanted the chapters to start getting longer. ok now on with my disclaimer i dont own any of the original higher ground charecters even though my list of things to do with Hayden is getting longer everyday.lol. I do however own Melanie Stevens and any other minor or major charecters that my imagination dreams up.Oh and in my story i decided to have Jess be enrolled at horizon and shes in the cliffhanger. ok now that all that is out of the way on with the story.




The crunching of gravel under the tires woke Melanie up. She was surprised that she had even managed to fall asleep considering that her hands and feet were handcuffed together but since they had been driving just about non-stop for 5 hours she was glad for the break the nap had provided from all the thoughts that were running through her head. The van pulled to a complete stop outside of a building that was marked administration. The 2 gaurds who's names she had learned were Chris and Dan walked around and opened the vans doors for her. During the long ride Melanie and the two men had talked quite a bit and she had learned a lot about them and their job. They helped her out and gentley took off the cuff's. By this time Melanie had noticed that a bunch of students were staring at her. She shook it off as a man approached her and introduced himself as Peter Scarbrow. After having Peter sign some papers and wishing Melanie "good luck" the 2 men left. "well Melanie why dont we go get you settled in" "sure why not i dont have anything else to do" she replied with a hint of amusment in her voice. Peters smiled at her humor and the way that she didnt seem to be affected by all the things that had happened to her "but looks can be desceiving" he thought to himself. Peter led Melanie into a building and then into a small room where he searched her belongings. Even though she had come from the police's custody he still wanted to makes sure. After he made sure she was clean he began to give her Horizons infamous no drugs, no sex, and no inappropriate touching speach. "well i guess thats all you really need to know right now. you'll really just learn the ropes as you go along. Now why dont we get you introduced to your group?" "sure why not". Peter led Melanie into the lodge where she noticed groups of kids studying,talking,and really just being together. Peter walked up to a group that seemed to all be gathered around a couch and some chairs and began speaking " guy's this is Melanie Stevens and she's going to be in your group." "hey i saw them bring her in." Ezra whispered to David "yeah so. we see newbies coming here all the time?" "well they all dont get here in shackles with 2 gaurds. now do they?" "wow" was all David could say. "Care to share your conversation with us gentlemen?" Peter asked noticing David and Ezra whispering. "No thats ok peter." "good i didnt think so. Now as i was about to say Jess since your not going to be the newbie anymore why dont you show Melanie around?" "sure Peter" she said. "well then thats all i gotta go i'll se you all at dinner" and with that Peter left. Melanie stood there not kowing what she should do. "so what are you in for?" a perky girl with brown hair asked "yeah we saw you get here in a police van you mustve done something major" a boy with brown hair said. "shut up David. Come on Melanie I'll show you around now" Jess said sticking up for the new girl. and so began her first day at Mt. Horizon High and already she had a feeling that she wasnt going to like it.


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