When You Say Nothing At All
A "Higher Ground" Fan Fic
By MissKate
A/N...The *'s are used to show the excerpt from the book "Alias Grace" by Margaret Atwood.
Chapter 18: Dropping By
It was a slow day, as Scott and Juliette were sitting in the waiting room, talking about music and movies, and Peter sat in across from them, not listening, but rather watching over them. He decided to get up and visit with Daisy, as soon as he felt confident that the two were having a meaningless conversation.
Peter opened the door and walked over to Daisy's bedside where she was reading a book called "Alias Grace" by Margaret Atwood. "It's funny. This girl reminds me a lot of Shelby. A rough and tough exterior, but inside, she's so much more, and really does want some someone to care," Daisy said nonchalantly as she continued to stare at her book, not looking up to Peter.
"I can imagine that," he casually replied.
"Her one friend in the world, the only person that made her feel like a part of the world, died, leaving her to fend for herself. Do you remember what Shelby said about her friend Patty? It fits. Shelby could be living this book and not know it," Daisy said with a slight chuckle.
Peter reached for the book and read at its contents.
*She then brought out a piece of writing paper, which she'd obtained from the library downstairs, and a pen and ink, and she wrote: If I die, my things are to go to Grace Marks. And she signed it with her name. And then she said, Soon I may be dead. But you will still be alive. And she gave me a cold and resentful look, such as I'd seen her give others behind their backs, but never to me.*
"She died. Just like Patty did, leaving Shelby behind. But I will never do that to her, I will never desert my friend," Daisy began, staring at her hands that she was fidgeting with. "I don't know how this book ends, but I do know, that Grace had a tough life just like Shel. Her father beat her, and used all the money on beer. Her mom was dead, so she couldn't do anything to help. All she had in the world was her friend. I supposed that is all the Shelby has as well...The love of her friends."
"You're a good friend to her, Daisy. I know that you would never do something to hurt her," Peter told the girl, still holding her face tilted downwards. "Are you okay?"
"Ya, I am," she told him looking up, as he headed to the door. "Thank you," she whispered inaudibly.
As Peter entered the hall, he saw three familiar faces at the other end. "Aug! Ezra! David!" he shouted to them, as they all turned their heads toward the direction of the yells, and they began to walk over. "What are you three doing here? You guys live hundreds of miles away!"
"When one Cliffhanger is down, we're all down," recited Auggie, smiling. Juliette heard the recognizable voice of her best friend, jumped up, and excitedly rushed to give him the biggest hug she could give.
"Oh! Auggie!" she shrieked. "I can't believe you're here!" She then noticed the others standing there watching her, and greeted them as well, before leading them to where Scott sat.
"Hey, Meat. How ya hanging?" Auggie asked. "Meat" was what had had called Scott during their time at Horizon, and he figured he would lighten the situation with it.
"Hey...I'm alright. How did you guys know about Shelby?" Scott questioned.
"Peter. He called me up and asked me to tell Auggie and David. We thought it was best that we came up in person, rather than just gracing you all with a lovely phone call," Ezra replied.
"Where's Daisy?" inquired David after he noticed that she was not in the room. He had been looking forward to seeing her the whole plane ride up from San Francisco.
"She's in there," Juliette said, pointing to the door. "She fainted when she saw Shelby, and the hospital thought it was best if she stayed here for a while. You can go in, if you want to."
A "Higher Ground" Fan Fic
By MissKate
A/N...The *'s are used to show the excerpt from the book "Alias Grace" by Margaret Atwood.
Chapter 18: Dropping By
It was a slow day, as Scott and Juliette were sitting in the waiting room, talking about music and movies, and Peter sat in across from them, not listening, but rather watching over them. He decided to get up and visit with Daisy, as soon as he felt confident that the two were having a meaningless conversation.
Peter opened the door and walked over to Daisy's bedside where she was reading a book called "Alias Grace" by Margaret Atwood. "It's funny. This girl reminds me a lot of Shelby. A rough and tough exterior, but inside, she's so much more, and really does want some someone to care," Daisy said nonchalantly as she continued to stare at her book, not looking up to Peter.
"I can imagine that," he casually replied.
"Her one friend in the world, the only person that made her feel like a part of the world, died, leaving her to fend for herself. Do you remember what Shelby said about her friend Patty? It fits. Shelby could be living this book and not know it," Daisy said with a slight chuckle.
Peter reached for the book and read at its contents.
*She then brought out a piece of writing paper, which she'd obtained from the library downstairs, and a pen and ink, and she wrote: If I die, my things are to go to Grace Marks. And she signed it with her name. And then she said, Soon I may be dead. But you will still be alive. And she gave me a cold and resentful look, such as I'd seen her give others behind their backs, but never to me.*
"She died. Just like Patty did, leaving Shelby behind. But I will never do that to her, I will never desert my friend," Daisy began, staring at her hands that she was fidgeting with. "I don't know how this book ends, but I do know, that Grace had a tough life just like Shel. Her father beat her, and used all the money on beer. Her mom was dead, so she couldn't do anything to help. All she had in the world was her friend. I supposed that is all the Shelby has as well...The love of her friends."
"You're a good friend to her, Daisy. I know that you would never do something to hurt her," Peter told the girl, still holding her face tilted downwards. "Are you okay?"
"Ya, I am," she told him looking up, as he headed to the door. "Thank you," she whispered inaudibly.
As Peter entered the hall, he saw three familiar faces at the other end. "Aug! Ezra! David!" he shouted to them, as they all turned their heads toward the direction of the yells, and they began to walk over. "What are you three doing here? You guys live hundreds of miles away!"
"When one Cliffhanger is down, we're all down," recited Auggie, smiling. Juliette heard the recognizable voice of her best friend, jumped up, and excitedly rushed to give him the biggest hug she could give.
"Oh! Auggie!" she shrieked. "I can't believe you're here!" She then noticed the others standing there watching her, and greeted them as well, before leading them to where Scott sat.
"Hey, Meat. How ya hanging?" Auggie asked. "Meat" was what had had called Scott during their time at Horizon, and he figured he would lighten the situation with it.
"Hey...I'm alright. How did you guys know about Shelby?" Scott questioned.
"Peter. He called me up and asked me to tell Auggie and David. We thought it was best that we came up in person, rather than just gracing you all with a lovely phone call," Ezra replied.
"Where's Daisy?" inquired David after he noticed that she was not in the room. He had been looking forward to seeing her the whole plane ride up from San Francisco.
"She's in there," Juliette said, pointing to the door. "She fainted when she saw Shelby, and the hospital thought it was best if she stayed here for a while. You can go in, if you want to."