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Chapter 5

Boys Cabin

"Man, that Colleen has issues," Auggie slumped into a chair.

"Yeah.....so does everyone here, thats what this school's all about," Scott said sympathetically.

"Yo man, she embarrassed you in front of everyone, and your not even mad? That's a first!" Ezra laughed.

"I don't know........I feel sorry for her, it's like she's been through a lot," Scott said.

Auggie, David and Ezra exchanged glances, all wondering what was up. It wasn't like Scott at all.

Girl's Cabin

Kat was explaining to Colleen about Peter, "You know Colleen, you may think that right now you'll never talk to Peter, but he'll break you. He broke Shelby," she motioned towards Shelby lying on her bed. "Don't think Peter's just another councillor or just another therapist cuz he's different, I guarantee it."

Colleen shrugged, she went into the washroom looking sour.

"You know who she reminds me of," Daisy spoke up. Shelby snapped her head up and looked at Daisy wondering if she was going say who she thought.

"Who?" Juliette asked.

There was a long pause, and then both Shelby and Daisy spoke at the same time, "Scott."

The room went silent, "She has his eyes....and his......" Daisy stopped. Then laughed, "Well we could tease Scott about that, cuz he said she looks like a freak mutant!"

They all laughed and then stopped when Colleen came out of the bathroom. They all turned the lights out and for what seemed like hours, Colleen stared at the strange ceiling. Finally she drifted away.

~ ~Dream~ ~

Adam crept into the room holding a syringe, "Don't run away from me Colleen. Dammit, just TRUST me, it'll make ya feel good." He put the needle in front of her face.

"Adam.......STOP, I don't wanna take that, LEAVE ME ALONE!"

"Oh Colleen, you do wanna take it, because it'll take away the pain. It'll take away the pain from when I do this." He raised the knife in front of her face, and started laughing.

~ ~End Dream~ ~

"Colleen, Colleen! Dammit, wake up already," Shelby shook Colleen's shoulders hard. Her eyes popped open and above her, Shelby's face formed through the darkness. Reality set in and Colleen finally stopped screaming.

"Oh God, oh god," she repeated over and over.

Shelby shook her again, "Snap out of it Colleen, or you'll wake everyone up. Come outside for a smoke, it'll calm you down."

Colleen grabbed a sweater and shakily walked out of the cabin. Even being thousands of miles away from Adam, and he still haunted her mind. ~I HATE HIM~ she thought.

"So, it sounded like a pretty nasty nightmare," Shelby said, lighting her smoke. She inhaled deeply and closed her eyes, "I don't get these too often, because I have to ration them out.....my supply is dwindling," she glanced at Colleen's pale face and sighed, "you can tell me about the dream if you like."

Colleen raised an eyebrow at her then took a drag of her own smoke. "If I told you, I'd have to tell you my life story, and I don't wanna do that. Besides, something tells me that you don't really want to hear about my problems......or anyone's for that matter."

Shelby shrugged, "I don't mind listening, I just hate when people expect me to help them with their problems. I have enough of my own to solve. Scott is always asking for my opinion on what he should do, and I hate it."

"People suck," Colleen spat out, "Life sucks."

Shelby nodded towards Colleen's wrists, "Sucks enough that you wanna leave it hey?"

Colleen pulled up her sleeves and stared blankly at her wrists, then laughed,"I was high when I did this........I was high the first time too. I guess its easier when your high, there's not as much..........fear."

"You seem like too tough a person to want to take the easy way out, but I can see through you Colleen. Inside your exploding with pain, I know this cuz that's my problem. It helps to talk, it took me a while to trust people, but it does help. She finished her smoke and tossed away the filter. "You know.......you kind of resemble Scott."

"Huh? What makes you think that?" Colleen asked.

"I don't know, you look like him, you have his eyes and....well, his hair, and your tall."

Colleen shrugged, then looked away, "I don't like him much, no offence."

"None taken," Shelby answered then started toward the cabin door, "Sophie does checks at 3, I suggest you don't stay out much longer."

She went back inside, leaving Colleen staring at her wrists.