Disclaimer: The only characters in this story I own are Jessica, Alan, Jessica's mom and Jared. Everyone else is not own by me nor do I know him or her or have any connections to them.
CHAPTER THREE
"Jessica, there you are. Its time for lunch." Sophie walked into the cabin and saw Jessica laying on her bed reading. It was a day after Scott and her fight.
Jessica walked to the cafeteria and got her lunch. Once again, she stood there, looking for a spot to sit. She turned and looked behind her and saw Scott. He started walking towards her. She turned and faced the front, trying to find a spot in a hurry now.
She felt Scott walks up behind her and she watched him walk right past and go sit with the other cliffhangers. She watched him sit next to Shelby.
"Hey Jessica, come sit with us!" she heard Juliette call to her patting a vacant seat, right across from Scott.
Jessica casually walked to the spot and sat down. Scott looked away from Shelby and to Jessica, who was picking at her food.
"Hey Jules, you want your roll?" Auggie asked.
"No you can have it." Jules handed it to Auggie and they smiled at each other.
"Need you ask Aug? Like queenie would actually eat. The less for her to..."
"Why don't you leave her alone," Jessica looked up at Shelby that looked at her. Shelby's expression was asking Jessica what did you just say? "Shel." She grinned and looked back down at her food. Juliette couldn't help but smile and be thankful for what Jessica had said.
"Well, it's good to see, hear, and feel the bonding of fellow cliffhangers." Daisy said. Everyone looked up at her, except Jessica.
Shelby glared at Jessica. Scott saw Shelby looking at her and new that it was not good.
"Uh, Shelby, I meant to grab an orange instead of an apple. Wanna trade with me?" He had to break the glare.
"Yeah here." Shelby gave Scott her orange. "I lost my appetite." Shelby left the table and Scott took a few more bites from his food before following.
"Thank you Jessica. No one ever stands up to Shelby." Juliette said grinning. Jessica looked up and couldn't help but smile at how happy she made Jules.
"Why?" She asked. "I mean has she ever actually acted on anything? She seems like a dog to me, all bark, no bite." And with that, Jessica took a bite out of her food.
"Actually, didn't she fight with you the time before the morp Jules?" Ezra spoke up.
"Yeah but that was basically it." Jules said. She took a bite out of her apple and set it back down as if she was done eating.
"Morp? Wha... What's a morp." Jessica said as Jules looked up.
"It was a prom for backward people. We had a few weeks ago." David said.
"That was the same exact thing Scott said when Kat wrote it on the board." Jules said remembering the day.
"Are you stalking him or something? Kinda a freaky. Be careful Aug, Jules it working her way back to Scott." David said.
"What is this joke on Jules day, brillo pad?" Jessica said, making fun of David's hair. "Have you ever heard of remembering what other people say? I'm leaving." Jessica got up and dumped her plate and left.
Jessica walked outside and heard someone talking. She walked over to where she overheard the voices and listened. It was Scott and Shelby.
"I don't care Scott, she had no right to do that, to talk to me that way. And she better stay away from you or she will get it." Shelby said.
"Hey don't worry about her. She means nothing to me. And forget what she said, she's just trying to make buddy, buddy with everyone. Shelby, come on, I love you, you know that." Jessica's mouth dropped opened. How could he tell her that?
"I love you too Scott." Shelby and Scott hugged and kissed. Jessica went to lean a little closer when she stepped on some dead leaves. Shelby and Scott turned around to see who was there.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Jessica. Is there something you need?" Shelby asked with her arms crossed. Jessica looked at Scott straight dead in the eye.
"Yeah there is. The guy that was once my boyfriend." Jessica didn't take her eyes off Scott.
"What? Are you talking about Scott? We have been together for..."
"And we never broke up." Jessica said. She immediately turned and walked away. Jessica went to the docks and she picked up a few rocks. Jessica started tossing them in the water. Then she saw a butterfly; it landed on the rock she was about to throw.
"Hey there, what are you doing here? You don't want to be here when you have the chance to be free. Go on, go." Jessica shook the rock but the little bug did not budge. After blowing on the bug and shaking the rock for a few minutes Jessica threw and watched the butterfly fly away right before it touched the water. Jessica sat down and cried. She felt a shadow go over her and made it out to be Scott.
"Now I know how Miranda felt when I told her we kissed. She felt hurt and wanted to kill the world. And she did feel that I told her, only to hurt her." Jessica said as Scott sat down beside her.
"So what? Do you want me to choose between Shel and you? I don't know if I can choose between the two of you. Shel told me to choose." Scott said.
"You do whatever is in your heart. I want to know why you told her I meant nothing to you. I know that's not true so why did you say that?" Jessica asked.
"I don't know. When I'm with her, nothing else matters. All I want is Shelby. But then I see you, and I want to be with you. When I look back at Shelby, it's her. I can't make up my mind." Scott said.
"Oh Scott listen to yourself. This isn't you talking. You're hiding something and I want to know what it is. Tell me." Jessica demanded.
"I can't." Jessica got up and looked at him.
"Then stay away from me." Jessica went to turn around and paused when she saw a big, gray shirt in front of her. It was Peter.
"Come on you two, time for group." Peter motioned for them to come and Jessica walked ahead of Scott. Jessica walked into the room and everyone was standing in a circle. Scott walked and stood by Shelby, while Jessica stood on the other side of Peter.
"Ok, lets get started. For all of you who don't know, this is Jessica, our newest cliffhanger. Jessica in-group, we pass around the stick, you can only talk when you have the stick. But first, let's start with the rebel yell ok? 1...2...3-"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Everyone started screaming. Jessica stood there, thinking that all of this was crazy. She looked up at Scott. Scott stood there, his face down at the ground. His scream was heard over everyone. Once the screaming stopped, Peter picked up a long stick and threw it to David. David caught it.
"When you're new at something, it's hard, but you will get used to it." David threw the stick to Shelby.
"Know where you stand and stay there." Shelby looked at Jessica as she said this and threw the stick to Juliette.
"It's always good to help someone who can't help themselves." Juliette tossed the stick to Scott. Scott caught the stick and looked at Jessica.
"Don't get mad and hate me, until you know the whole story." He tossed the stick to Jessica, who just looked around.
"Don't be afraid Jessica, jut say how you feel." Peter said to her.
"Just say how I feel? Ok, um let's see. I don't need to be here with all of you. You are all nothings and I'm something and I don't need any of you in my life. None of you are my friends so stop being so happy and friendly around me. None of you will ever be my friends." Jessica looked at Peter. "I want to talk to my mom and I want to get out of here." She threw the stick down and walked out.
"Where can I go to get away from everyone? Scott said, the janitors closet." Jessica ran to the janitors closet and sat in there. Hours passed and she heard people outside calling her name and looking for her. Then she saw the door open and someone walk in.
"I know you're in here Jessica. It's the place I told you to go when you need to be alone." It was Scott's voice. Jessica gently slid under a chair and hid in the darkness. Scott moved things around but didn't find her. Once he was gone, Jessica started to relax. A few more hours passed and Jessica slowly walked out of the janitor's closet. She looked around at the open around her. It was dark and no one was around. She quickly darted for the woods.
"The highway is... that way. I can make it, I know I can." Jessica started to walk into the woods when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"People are looking for you in the woods. That's not the place to go." It was Shelby. Jessica slapped her hand off her shoulder. "Whoa calm down, I'm just trying to help you out.
"You want to help me? Stay away from Scott." Jessica said then turned to look at her.
"What? No sweetie, Scott loves me and I love him. I'm not giving him up for anyone, especially you. I'm his and he is mine." Shelby said.
"Well, you weren't his a few days ago. He was with me and we kissed a lot. He didn't even think of you." Jessica said.
"Who are you?" Shelby asked through her teethe.
"His high school sweetheart." Jessica walked past Shelby and to the dorm. When she got there, everyone was gone, looking for her. She lied down in her bed and traced the stain from her tears in the pillow. She did this until she fell asleep.
CHAPTER THREE
"Jessica, there you are. Its time for lunch." Sophie walked into the cabin and saw Jessica laying on her bed reading. It was a day after Scott and her fight.
Jessica walked to the cafeteria and got her lunch. Once again, she stood there, looking for a spot to sit. She turned and looked behind her and saw Scott. He started walking towards her. She turned and faced the front, trying to find a spot in a hurry now.
She felt Scott walks up behind her and she watched him walk right past and go sit with the other cliffhangers. She watched him sit next to Shelby.
"Hey Jessica, come sit with us!" she heard Juliette call to her patting a vacant seat, right across from Scott.
Jessica casually walked to the spot and sat down. Scott looked away from Shelby and to Jessica, who was picking at her food.
"Hey Jules, you want your roll?" Auggie asked.
"No you can have it." Jules handed it to Auggie and they smiled at each other.
"Need you ask Aug? Like queenie would actually eat. The less for her to..."
"Why don't you leave her alone," Jessica looked up at Shelby that looked at her. Shelby's expression was asking Jessica what did you just say? "Shel." She grinned and looked back down at her food. Juliette couldn't help but smile and be thankful for what Jessica had said.
"Well, it's good to see, hear, and feel the bonding of fellow cliffhangers." Daisy said. Everyone looked up at her, except Jessica.
Shelby glared at Jessica. Scott saw Shelby looking at her and new that it was not good.
"Uh, Shelby, I meant to grab an orange instead of an apple. Wanna trade with me?" He had to break the glare.
"Yeah here." Shelby gave Scott her orange. "I lost my appetite." Shelby left the table and Scott took a few more bites from his food before following.
"Thank you Jessica. No one ever stands up to Shelby." Juliette said grinning. Jessica looked up and couldn't help but smile at how happy she made Jules.
"Why?" She asked. "I mean has she ever actually acted on anything? She seems like a dog to me, all bark, no bite." And with that, Jessica took a bite out of her food.
"Actually, didn't she fight with you the time before the morp Jules?" Ezra spoke up.
"Yeah but that was basically it." Jules said. She took a bite out of her apple and set it back down as if she was done eating.
"Morp? Wha... What's a morp." Jessica said as Jules looked up.
"It was a prom for backward people. We had a few weeks ago." David said.
"That was the same exact thing Scott said when Kat wrote it on the board." Jules said remembering the day.
"Are you stalking him or something? Kinda a freaky. Be careful Aug, Jules it working her way back to Scott." David said.
"What is this joke on Jules day, brillo pad?" Jessica said, making fun of David's hair. "Have you ever heard of remembering what other people say? I'm leaving." Jessica got up and dumped her plate and left.
Jessica walked outside and heard someone talking. She walked over to where she overheard the voices and listened. It was Scott and Shelby.
"I don't care Scott, she had no right to do that, to talk to me that way. And she better stay away from you or she will get it." Shelby said.
"Hey don't worry about her. She means nothing to me. And forget what she said, she's just trying to make buddy, buddy with everyone. Shelby, come on, I love you, you know that." Jessica's mouth dropped opened. How could he tell her that?
"I love you too Scott." Shelby and Scott hugged and kissed. Jessica went to lean a little closer when she stepped on some dead leaves. Shelby and Scott turned around to see who was there.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Jessica. Is there something you need?" Shelby asked with her arms crossed. Jessica looked at Scott straight dead in the eye.
"Yeah there is. The guy that was once my boyfriend." Jessica didn't take her eyes off Scott.
"What? Are you talking about Scott? We have been together for..."
"And we never broke up." Jessica said. She immediately turned and walked away. Jessica went to the docks and she picked up a few rocks. Jessica started tossing them in the water. Then she saw a butterfly; it landed on the rock she was about to throw.
"Hey there, what are you doing here? You don't want to be here when you have the chance to be free. Go on, go." Jessica shook the rock but the little bug did not budge. After blowing on the bug and shaking the rock for a few minutes Jessica threw and watched the butterfly fly away right before it touched the water. Jessica sat down and cried. She felt a shadow go over her and made it out to be Scott.
"Now I know how Miranda felt when I told her we kissed. She felt hurt and wanted to kill the world. And she did feel that I told her, only to hurt her." Jessica said as Scott sat down beside her.
"So what? Do you want me to choose between Shel and you? I don't know if I can choose between the two of you. Shel told me to choose." Scott said.
"You do whatever is in your heart. I want to know why you told her I meant nothing to you. I know that's not true so why did you say that?" Jessica asked.
"I don't know. When I'm with her, nothing else matters. All I want is Shelby. But then I see you, and I want to be with you. When I look back at Shelby, it's her. I can't make up my mind." Scott said.
"Oh Scott listen to yourself. This isn't you talking. You're hiding something and I want to know what it is. Tell me." Jessica demanded.
"I can't." Jessica got up and looked at him.
"Then stay away from me." Jessica went to turn around and paused when she saw a big, gray shirt in front of her. It was Peter.
"Come on you two, time for group." Peter motioned for them to come and Jessica walked ahead of Scott. Jessica walked into the room and everyone was standing in a circle. Scott walked and stood by Shelby, while Jessica stood on the other side of Peter.
"Ok, lets get started. For all of you who don't know, this is Jessica, our newest cliffhanger. Jessica in-group, we pass around the stick, you can only talk when you have the stick. But first, let's start with the rebel yell ok? 1...2...3-"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Everyone started screaming. Jessica stood there, thinking that all of this was crazy. She looked up at Scott. Scott stood there, his face down at the ground. His scream was heard over everyone. Once the screaming stopped, Peter picked up a long stick and threw it to David. David caught it.
"When you're new at something, it's hard, but you will get used to it." David threw the stick to Shelby.
"Know where you stand and stay there." Shelby looked at Jessica as she said this and threw the stick to Juliette.
"It's always good to help someone who can't help themselves." Juliette tossed the stick to Scott. Scott caught the stick and looked at Jessica.
"Don't get mad and hate me, until you know the whole story." He tossed the stick to Jessica, who just looked around.
"Don't be afraid Jessica, jut say how you feel." Peter said to her.
"Just say how I feel? Ok, um let's see. I don't need to be here with all of you. You are all nothings and I'm something and I don't need any of you in my life. None of you are my friends so stop being so happy and friendly around me. None of you will ever be my friends." Jessica looked at Peter. "I want to talk to my mom and I want to get out of here." She threw the stick down and walked out.
"Where can I go to get away from everyone? Scott said, the janitors closet." Jessica ran to the janitors closet and sat in there. Hours passed and she heard people outside calling her name and looking for her. Then she saw the door open and someone walk in.
"I know you're in here Jessica. It's the place I told you to go when you need to be alone." It was Scott's voice. Jessica gently slid under a chair and hid in the darkness. Scott moved things around but didn't find her. Once he was gone, Jessica started to relax. A few more hours passed and Jessica slowly walked out of the janitor's closet. She looked around at the open around her. It was dark and no one was around. She quickly darted for the woods.
"The highway is... that way. I can make it, I know I can." Jessica started to walk into the woods when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"People are looking for you in the woods. That's not the place to go." It was Shelby. Jessica slapped her hand off her shoulder. "Whoa calm down, I'm just trying to help you out.
"You want to help me? Stay away from Scott." Jessica said then turned to look at her.
"What? No sweetie, Scott loves me and I love him. I'm not giving him up for anyone, especially you. I'm his and he is mine." Shelby said.
"Well, you weren't his a few days ago. He was with me and we kissed a lot. He didn't even think of you." Jessica said.
"Who are you?" Shelby asked through her teethe.
"His high school sweetheart." Jessica walked past Shelby and to the dorm. When she got there, everyone was gone, looking for her. She lied down in her bed and traced the stain from her tears in the pillow. She did this until she fell asleep.