Change Is Good
Chapter 5
Jess walked in Shelby's room early Saturday morning and expected to find her in bed but all she found was a note.
Dear Jess
Hey weirdo!I am really going to miss you and tell mom I won't be coming back.Eliza is dead and I can't stay home.I am thinking of you.And please tell Scott and Laur I said goodbye.Tell Walt I hate him and mom I love her and will miss her.
Love Shelby.
Jess:Mommmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Mrs.Merrick ran in and read the note she started crying.Walt walked in.
Walt:What is wrong?
Jess:Shelby ran away.
Walt:I will kill her when I find her!
Laur walked out of the house and expected to meet up with Scott and Shelby.All that came was Scott in a car.He stoped and picked Laur up.He was high.
Laur:Why?
Scott:Shelby ran away yesterday.
Laur:What?How do you know?
Scott:I was going over to comfort her and when I opened the door I over heard her parents talking about it.
Laur:But when?
Scott:Friday night.After you brought her home.
(Two months later Scott was gone his father took him to Horizon.Think Scott's Free except no Shelby.)
Shelby's mom found her three months after Scott went to Horizon.Shelby was high and drunk.Mrs Merrick packed all her things and drove her to Horizon.She didn't want to say good-bye to her daughter but this was the best for her.
MrsM:Honey I am truly sorry I have to do this.Let me go and get Peter.
Shelby:I guess.
MrsM:Oh and honey please be good for these people.We have benn through so much these past few years.
Shelby:I guess.
MrsM:And when they ask you questions say something more than I guess.
Shelby:Ok.No.
Her mom looked at her hard and then turned away to go find this Peter man.Shelby saw a girl with dark brown hair walk towards her.
Jules:Hey!Peter told me you would be in our group and said for me to show you around.
Shelby:Great more preps!
Jules:I will introduce you to the Cliffhangers too.
Shelby:Cliffhangers?Is that some kind of gang here?And if it is I doubt you are in it.
Jules:It is our group Peter placed you in the cliffhangers.
Shelby:Great.
Jules walked up to some guys.A mexican looking boy and some freaky lookin boy stood there lookin at her.They were surprised that she was pretty.Most of the people around Horizon were plain out U.G.L.Y!Auggie liked this girl that was with Jules.
Jules:Guys this is Shelly(whispering)I think she is drunk.
Auggie:They all are when they come here.Save your last for well your last.Shelby you want be drinkin here believe me Peter the man who now runs this place is very strict.
Jules:Ignore him.Well at dinner I will introduce you to my boyfriend.
Shelby:Do you even eat dinner?
Jules:Come on I have to get you settled in.
Scott could hear Jules voice but he knew the other voice was very familiar.He couldn't see the other girls head to know who she was.So he just listened.
Shelby:Hey you didn't answer my question!
Jules:Drop it.
Shelby:The little twig is afraid to answer my question how sweet.
Jules:Your high and your not making any since.And life isn't easy!
Scott was about to jump out and strangle this girl who was talking to Jules that way but he just listened.
Shelby:Excuse me.I have known life was hard since I met my stepdad.I have known life was hard since my best friend DIED in a car crash three months ago today!I have known life was hard since I ran away from home and sold myself on the street!I know life is hard where ever I go in the world and I don't need any stuck up prep reminding me about that!
Jules said nothing.Scott came from behind the shed and saw what he knew was going to be there.Shelby.She stood staring at Scott till he turned around and ran to his dorm.She ran after him yelling.
Shelby:Scott!Scott wait!
She ran into the boys dorm and saw him sitting on the bed.She went over to him and sat down.
Shelby:This wasn't supposed to happen like this.
Scott:I missed you.No one really knew why you were gone I kind told them you went back to your home town.I knew you had ran away but if I knew what you were doing I owuld have done something.Why did you do that?
Shelby:I had no other choices.I am so sorry.I couldn't go back home.I am not sorry for what I did and I am not about to apolojize to anyone.Not even you.
Scott angry:I can't believe I kissed trash.
Shelby,standing up:I am not trash.I am not trash!
She ran out of the room.This wasn't suppose to happen.He is not supposed to be here.He wasn't suppose to know.She runs into a short girl with short brown hair and dark eyes.
Daisy:You must be Shelby.Jules is crying inside.Everything in her life is supposedly falling apart.
Shelby:Do I know you?
Daisy:Name is Daisy.Goth.
Shelby:Shelby.Runner.
Daisy:I see you met Scott.
She pointed over to Scott coming out of the dorm looking sad.
Shelby:Yeah I usto be in school with him.We kissed the night I ran away.He didn't know.My best friend ever Eliza died in a car crash.
Daisy:A car crash?Hmmmmm I wish that happened to my dad.
Daisy kind of liked her.She was cool.Not like Jules thankfully.She reckoned Scott wasn't upset about the fact of what Shelby had done but that she was here and he liked her and he was with Jules.
Daisy:Come on we have to go to dinner.And anyways you can't go with Scott he has Jules.
Shelby:Thanks.It seems you are the only nice one here.
Daisy:No I like you better than the others.I just got here a week ago.
Shelby thought maybe she would have someone to share her secrets with after all.But then again she didn't even know Daisy.
Daisy:Hey but don't worry.I saw Jules kissing Auggie yesterday.
Shelby:Really!That is really interesting.
Daisy:But Scott doesn't like Auggie that much so I wouldn't go try to brake them up or anyhting.
They were quiet.Daisy got the feeling she should not have told Shelby that info.They walked in the cafetiria.Peter walked up by Shelby.
Peter:Are you settled in?
Shelby:Yeah I guess.
Peter:Thanks Daisy for showing her around.
Daisy:Whatever.Oh and our councelor is Sophie her and Peter have the hots for each other.
Shelby:The blonde over there?
Daisy:That is her.Come on you can sit with us.
Shelby:Who is us?
Daisy:Scott,Jules,Auggie,Kat,Ezra,and Me.
Shelby:Ok.
She sat across from Jules at the table with her food.Shelby wasn't eating.This stuff was nasty.Jules didn't even taste it.
Shelby:Why don't you eat princess?
Jules:Don't call me that and I don't eat because I don't like food.
Shelby:Did they push you done or something?
Jules:No I am A........
Scott:Shelby stop!
Shelby:Whatever.
Auggie:Lay off Scott.
Scott:She shouldn't be talking to Jules like that!
Shelby stared at Scott who was staring back.Shelby was telling him to back off.
Scott:I am threw!
Shelby:Buh-bye.
Jules:You are so mean.
Jules got up from the table and went after Scott.She found him in the shed and sat by him.
Jules:What is wrong?
Scott:Nothing.
Jules:Tell me please!
Scott:Ok.I can't go out with you anymore.I just can't till I figure out what I am going to do.
Jules:You like her?
Scott:Listen Jules.I don't know.I have to find out though.
Jules:How?
Scott:Just wait ok?
Jules:I guess.
Scott:Thanks.
Shelby was behind the shed listening to this interesting conversation.Poor Jules.Oh well better for me.Scott walked out of the shed and all the sudden Shelby had to sneeze.She held her breath and her nose till she didn't see him and let it out.Just in case he did hear she turned around and ran to her dorm and jumped in the bathroom before anyone else could take the warm water.She came out in cotton blue p.j's with white clouds on them.Jules and all the other girls were waiting their turn in the bathroom.Kat got in first.
Jules:Your first day here and you already brought disaster.
Shelby:It isn't my fault Scott broke up with you!
Jules:I didn't say he did.How do you know about that?
Daisy:I over heard you to talking in the shed!
Daisy looked at Shelby.Shelby whispered thank-you.Shelby couldn't stand being cooped up inside so she went ouside and sat on the hard ground by the chopped up wood.Scott saw this from his window and went to make his move.He went outside with his (think the shirt he wore in Seductions when he and Shelby were kissing in the dorms.)
Scott:Hey!
Shelby,frightened:Omg you scared me.What are you doing out here?
Scott:Came to see you.What are you doing?
Shelby:Looking at the stars.They are big in this part of the state.
Scott:That is because there are no street lights out here.So why did oyu do what you did on the streets?
Shelby:I didn't want to go back home.I hate my step father.
Scott:What did he ever do to you?
Shelby:I guess nothing.
Scott:Then why do you hat him?You have no reason to hate him at least he didn't do what my stepmother did to you!
She didn't say anything.
Scott:Or did he?Did he hurt you in anykind of way?
Shelby:It is none of your buiessness so leave me alone!
Scott:Did he or didn't he?
Shelby:Leave me alone Scott!
Peter heard the noise outside so he went out to see what it was.
Peter:Guys you are supposed to be in bed what are you doing out here?
Scott:Soemthing happened to her and she want tell me!
Peter:I don't think she has to tell anybody now both of you go back to bed!
Peter stood there thinking what could have happened but nothing clicked.He just figured somehting out though.Shelby was a runner and she had to have a reason and she had a step father that her mother said she had hated.He put two and two together and figured out what had happened.
Peter:Wait Shelby.
Shelby:What now?
Peter:I know this seems akward of me to ask but did your step father harm you in any way?
Shelby:No.
Peter:Are you sure because you can talk to IRS.
Shelby:No he didn't do anything to me.Are you people mental here?First Scott now you what is with you people?
She ran to her dorm with out getting an answer.She shouldn't have said anything back to Peter.When she walked in the door Daisy was looking at her from the window.
Daisy:What was that about?
Shelby:Go abck to bed it isn't worth it to say.
Jules:Shut up I am trying to get my beauty sleep!
Weird ending uhh?Well there will be more coming soon but I know He Is Mine is really late but I am working very hard on the last two chapters and they won't be out in the near future or anytime soon but They should both be done in about two weeks and then next month being April because February is almost over I will have a sequel to he is mine.I can't promise anyone that it will be out the first day in April but in the near future it will be here.I am sorry for the delays.
-aml
