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AN: I keep trying to make these chapters longer but I can't seem to…Hopefully this one will be longer (I hope!)…Well, I'm psyched that you guys like this, and it's making me write faster cause I wanna keep you guys happy!!! Well, here's chapter 3!
Maybe Someday
Chapter 3 – Merrick, Shelby
On Friday morning Sophie woke the girls up earlier than usual.
"Come on girls, time to get up! We need to get an early start so you guys know what you're doing later when the kids arrive." The girls groaned and rolled out of bed. "I'll see you guys at breakfast in twenty minutes." Sophie said, leaving and closing the door behind her.
Meanwhile in the boys dorm, Peter was waking the boys.
"Rise and shine boys! We've got a long day ahead of us and we'll need the early start." Peter exclaimed loudly, trying to get the boys to wake up. Scott moaned as he got out of bed.
"It's way too early." He grumbled.
"Good morning to you too, Scott." Peter replied. "Come on guys, breakfast in half an hour!"
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Meanwhile in Agnes, Shelby was already up. She sat at the kitchen counter, nervously stirring her cereal with her spoon.
"This looks even less appetizing than the stuff they serve at Horizon." Shelby mumbled to herself as she forced herself to take another bite. Her little sister Jess walked sleepily into the kitchen.
"Are you ready for your trip?" She asked her sister as she joined Shelby at the table.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Shelby replied, keeping her eyes on her cereal. Jess caught on almost right away.
"You're nervous aren't you?" She asked.
"Why would I be nervous? There's nothing for me to be nervous about, Jess." She replied, more as an effort to convince herself, not Jess. Jess sighed.
"Ok, don't tell me how you feel then. You'll have to let it out sometime though." That was the exact moment Shelby was dreading. In an effort to distract herself from her sister, Shelby swallowed another spoonful of cereal. It tasted more like sawdust than sugary goodness.
Shelby sighed, desperately trying to think of a way to get her stomach to unknot itself. She climbed the stairs to her room, where she sat down on her unmade bed. She lay down and stared at the glow in the dark stars that were stuck on her ceiling. On cloudy nights they were the only stars she had to wish on. She closed her eyes as memories of countless nights sitting on the docks at Horizon flooded her mind. Her and Scott had sat there for hours, just staring at the sky. She remembered the last wish she had made on those docks. It had been the night before she had left to come home and take care of Walt: She had wished to come back to Horizon.
"Well, I'm getting my wish." Shelby muttered sadly to herself.
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Auggie glanced at Scott, watching him pick at his so-called pancakes.
"You ok, Meat?" He asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Scott replied quickly without looking up from his plate.
"You just look a little nervous, that's all."
"You're imagining it." Scott replied, a little coldly.
"Whatever Meat." Auggie replied, getting up to throw out the rest of his meal.
"I see you've slept well." Daisy said when Auggie was gone. Scott just looked at her. She raised an eyebrow, daring him to comment, but he just looked away.
"Oh yeah man I almost forgot." Ezra cut through the uncomfortable silence that had settled over the group. "Peter was looking for you just before breakfast. He wants you to come to his office when you're done." Ezra passed on the message. Scott rolled his eyes.
"Peter's never gonna give up, is he?" Scott replied, not really addressing anyone in particular. He got up and threw out the leftover food on his tray. Sighing he made his way towards Peter's office. Juliette watched him leave.
"What was that all about?" she asked, completely clueless. Daisy rolled her eyes.
"What do you think?" she asked.
Peter was waiting when Scott knocked on his office door.
"Come on in Scott." He called. Sophie, who was sitting in one of the chairs, got up and made her way towards Scott.
"Good morning Scott." She said cheerfully. Scott nodded his hello. Quickly Sophie slipped out the door. "I'll see you guys later." She called as she closed the door behind her.
Scott sat down. "I already talked to Daisy, Peter. I think that should count as having talked to you." He stated calmly. Peter nodded.
"I know, she told me." He replied. Scott's eyes filled with anger and fear.
"She told you what I said?" he asked angrily, almost yelling. Peter shook his head.
"Of course not!" he replied. "She just told me that you guys had talked, and that she thought you were gonna be ok." Peter explained.
"I AM ok." Scott replied, calming down.
"I know you are now, but that's not what I called you here for."
"Well then what is it?" Scott asked impatiently.
"Scott I got the lists of students this morning."
"Lists of students?" Scott was confused.
"The students from Agnes High School, who are coming today."
"Oh. What about them?"
"Well, I was looking them over and I noticed something that I thought you'd want to see." Peter handed Scott a sheet of paper with a list of names down the left hand side. Scott took the sheet of paper and looked at peter for a few seconds before turning his attention to the list. The names were in alphabetical order, by last name. Scott's eyes wandered carelessly down the page. Suddenly, they stopped short. Scott's hand shook slightly, and he was happy he was already sitting down. He stared at the name, wondering if he was just imagining it. Wondering whether it was just a dream, or maybe a nightmare. Scott was too surprised and confused to tell. The name seemed to stand out from the others on the page, as if it was in bold.
Merrick, Shelby
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I thought I'd leave it there so that it's nice and suspenseful for you…How will Scott react??? You'll have to wait and se!!! (Actually you won't, cause I'm posting 2 chapters. If I haven't by the time you're reading this, I'll post the next chapter sometime today.) Well, hope you liked it! PLEASE REVIEW!!!