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Chapter 2

April 7th, 2001

Susan rolled up the dirt road to the school called Horizon. Colleen slumped lower in the passenger seat. Two months had passed and she'd attempted suicide twice. Her mother, Susan, found out about Adam's phone calls, pressed charges against him. He was contained for another 2 months because there was no obvious proof of what was said to her. Finally Susan discovered the school called Horizon, for troubled teens. It was a long ways away from New York, and sat in a safe place in the middle of beautiful mountains. Colleen wasn't reluctant to go. It meant no more drinking and no more drugs. No more life.

The car was pulled to a stop and a man that looked like he was in his early thirties approached.

"Mrs. Wethers, I'm Peter Scarbrow, welcome to Horizon," Colleen watched her mother giggle and shake hands with him. She rolled her eyes and prepared to watch yet another one of her mother's flirting fests.

"You can call me Susan," she batted her eyelashes at him.

Peter glanced at Colleen then walked around the car to the passenger side where she still remained. "Hey there, you must be Colleen, I'm Peter. Would you like to come join your mother and I in the main office?"

"No thanx, I'm fine right here."

"Well, I think you should get out anyway, because if not, that big man you see over there. Well, he'll drag you out."

Colleen turned an icy glare, then threw the car door open hitting his knees, "all right then."

"She followed her mother and Peter into the main office. The two went into his office to "talk" about her suicide attempts, and everything else she's done. She remained sitting on the couch outside his office. Colleen closed her eyes and leaned back.

~*~*Flashback*~*~

"Colleen, this is our night, stop worrying," Adam smiled.

"Well why do you have to take a gun?" she whined.

"Dammit, are you stupid? For protection, we're in downtown New York ok. Don't worry about it. Just take this."

"Why? What is it?"

Adam laughed, "Just some stolen goods."

~*~*End Flashback*~*~

Colleen shuddered, remembering her first try at ecstasy. She was only 13, it was the night of the shooting. She was brought back to reality when a blonde woman bounced into the room.

"Hi there," she said cheerfully.

Colleen immediately disliked her, she was too happy. She turned her gaze to the ceiling.

"I'm Sophie, you must be Colleen, your in my group. It's called the Cliffhangers, you'll like them."

"Lovely," she muttered sarcastically then leaned back and closed her eyes. Half an hour later her mother came out of Peter's office.

"Colleen, I have to go now. Are you going to be ok?" her mom asked.

"The answer to your question wouldn't matter now, would it. You know the answer, so stop acting like everything's perfect," she snapped.

"Alright," her mother stood, said goodbye and breezed out of the room. Just like that, she was gone and Colleen was left alone with a bunch of strangers.

Peter turned to her, "Your bags are being searched right now Colleen, for any drugs. So you and I will talk while that's being done. Then you'll have a body search and a physical."

"Hmm, this place is almost like prison, except it doesn't have bars. People are unusually cheerful here.......for such a screwed up school."

Peter shook his head. Shelby and Colleen would get along just fine. He invited her into his office, and he sat and talked to her for a half an hour, and still got nothing.