When You Say Nothing At All
A "Higher Ground" Fan Fic
By MissKate
A/N...The *'s are used to differentiate from the reality.
Chapter 20: Dreams and Nightmares
Shelby heard a tap at her door, and soon Juliette showed her face and went in quietly. She had been in once before, but never stayed too long, as she did not like seeing people in pain. "Hey Shel. We have a surprise for you," she told her quietly as she edged her way through.
Juliette was followed into the room by Auggie, then Ezra, David, Scott, Peter, and finally, Daisy. They filed into the room and stood around Shelby's bed as she gasped at the crowd to form around her. "Aug! Ezra! David...What makes you think I'd want you here?"
"Intuition, I guess," David responded before walking over to her bedside and giving her a small hug. Auggie trailed after him, and then Ezra. Shelby seemed overwhelmed, but did not let her emotions get the best of her.
Shelby talked with each of them for several minutes before the nurse came in and told her that she should get some rest, and the others agreed. "See ya, Shel," David said as he walked through the door.
Auggie walked over to her, held her hand tightly, and told her, "You stay strong. We'll talk to ya soon," before he followed after David.
Ezra looked at Shelby from the foot of her bed, and she stared back at him. He did not know what to say, his head was full of confusion and awkwardness. "Don't eat too much of the green jell-o. It'll mess with your head, if you're not careful," he said with a slight chuckle, to which Shelby laughed at as well.
As soon as everyone had gone, she closed her eyes and thought. Dominating her thoughts were her friends, and how they had come so far to be near her. She loved them all dearly, even though she sometimes forgot to show them that. Within no time, she was asleep and dreaming.
*Shelby stood in the woods, out of breath and constantly looking behind her. Once she felt the coast was clear, she leaned over, trying to relieve the dizziness that was starting to take control over her body. "Safe," she whispered to the degree that only someone within five inches of her could have heard.
Suddenly, she lifted her head at the slight sound of a branch snapping. Frantically, she bolted off in the direction she had been running, dodging trees and leaping over roots that stuck out from the ground. The thud behind her continued and she could sense that it was closing in on her.
Looking over her shoulder, she glanced back to see a shadowy figure only a few yards behind her. In her attempts to see her follower, Shelby did not see the fallen branch ahead of her. As she fell to the ground, she could practically see the gap between her and the other person becoming smaller, and tried to rise as quickly as she could.
As Shelby starting to push herself up, she felt a cold hand on her ankle. She struggled to shake it off, but it soon took a great hold over her. She whipped herself around and stared into the cold eyes that peered down at her. Shelby threw her arms over her head and curled herself into a ball, trying to protect herself. "Please, just leave me alone!" she screamed to the silhouette. Tears started rolling down her cheeks and fear escalated to every point in her body.*
Daisy heard Shelby's screaming from outside her room where she was sitting. She instantly jumped up and scurried through the door to find Shelby asleep with a scared look on her face.
"Shel! Shel!" Daisy yelled to her, shaking her by the shoulders. "Wake up!"
She woke up startled, and the tears of the dream became reality. Daisy did not know what was going on, but she stuck by her friend's side and gave her the comfort that she needed. No explanation was given, but Daisy knew that Shelby was still hurting within, and knew not to push her. She only hoped that everything would end soon.
A "Higher Ground" Fan Fic
By MissKate
A/N...The *'s are used to differentiate from the reality.
Chapter 20: Dreams and Nightmares
Shelby heard a tap at her door, and soon Juliette showed her face and went in quietly. She had been in once before, but never stayed too long, as she did not like seeing people in pain. "Hey Shel. We have a surprise for you," she told her quietly as she edged her way through.
Juliette was followed into the room by Auggie, then Ezra, David, Scott, Peter, and finally, Daisy. They filed into the room and stood around Shelby's bed as she gasped at the crowd to form around her. "Aug! Ezra! David...What makes you think I'd want you here?"
"Intuition, I guess," David responded before walking over to her bedside and giving her a small hug. Auggie trailed after him, and then Ezra. Shelby seemed overwhelmed, but did not let her emotions get the best of her.
Shelby talked with each of them for several minutes before the nurse came in and told her that she should get some rest, and the others agreed. "See ya, Shel," David said as he walked through the door.
Auggie walked over to her, held her hand tightly, and told her, "You stay strong. We'll talk to ya soon," before he followed after David.
Ezra looked at Shelby from the foot of her bed, and she stared back at him. He did not know what to say, his head was full of confusion and awkwardness. "Don't eat too much of the green jell-o. It'll mess with your head, if you're not careful," he said with a slight chuckle, to which Shelby laughed at as well.
As soon as everyone had gone, she closed her eyes and thought. Dominating her thoughts were her friends, and how they had come so far to be near her. She loved them all dearly, even though she sometimes forgot to show them that. Within no time, she was asleep and dreaming.
*Shelby stood in the woods, out of breath and constantly looking behind her. Once she felt the coast was clear, she leaned over, trying to relieve the dizziness that was starting to take control over her body. "Safe," she whispered to the degree that only someone within five inches of her could have heard.
Suddenly, she lifted her head at the slight sound of a branch snapping. Frantically, she bolted off in the direction she had been running, dodging trees and leaping over roots that stuck out from the ground. The thud behind her continued and she could sense that it was closing in on her.
Looking over her shoulder, she glanced back to see a shadowy figure only a few yards behind her. In her attempts to see her follower, Shelby did not see the fallen branch ahead of her. As she fell to the ground, she could practically see the gap between her and the other person becoming smaller, and tried to rise as quickly as she could.
As Shelby starting to push herself up, she felt a cold hand on her ankle. She struggled to shake it off, but it soon took a great hold over her. She whipped herself around and stared into the cold eyes that peered down at her. Shelby threw her arms over her head and curled herself into a ball, trying to protect herself. "Please, just leave me alone!" she screamed to the silhouette. Tears started rolling down her cheeks and fear escalated to every point in her body.*
Daisy heard Shelby's screaming from outside her room where she was sitting. She instantly jumped up and scurried through the door to find Shelby asleep with a scared look on her face.
"Shel! Shel!" Daisy yelled to her, shaking her by the shoulders. "Wake up!"
She woke up startled, and the tears of the dream became reality. Daisy did not know what was going on, but she stuck by her friend's side and gave her the comfort that she needed. No explanation was given, but Daisy knew that Shelby was still hurting within, and knew not to push her. She only hoped that everything would end soon.