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Previous Chapter: Shelby comes back to Horizon.

Chapter 16

Daisy: (surprised and going over ot her) Why are you here? (not knowing that she was back for good.)

Peter: Shelby will be rejoining the Cliffhangers for the rest of the year.

Shelby : (standing up and coming face to face with her friend) Lets go. (grabbing her bags and taking Abby's hand but having trouble with her bags)

Daisy: (immediately saw her friend's pale skin and how weak she was without mentioning anything she goes to help her grabbing the other bag on her way.) So why are you back in our loving home. (sarcastic)

Shelby : (ignoring the question changes the subject) so what's been going on since I left?

Daisy: not much, the usual pry at your brain til the truth comes out. (hoping she caught onto the hint.)

Shelby: Look, I don't wanna talk about why I'm back here. Okay. (cold and walking a bit faster. she doesn't walk that long before she feels dizzy and falling to the ground. passes out.)

Daisy: (running up ot her, concerned) shelby, Shelby. (not getting a response she runsback to Peter's office, which isn't to far, cuz they only made it down the hall. Open the door as fast as she could) Peter, shelby Passed out. (Peter got up as fast as he could and followed her to where Shelby was.)

Peter: (kneeling down next to her and checking her pulse.) It's okay, she'll be fine. (He picks her up and starts walking to her dorm with dasiy behind with her luggage and Abby beside her.)

Dasiy noticing the bandage as Peter picks her up but didn't say a thing about it.

*Dorm night*

Shelby and Daisy were sleeping in their beds peacefully. Abby was on the pillow on the couch sleeping.

~Shelby : (screaming) LOOK OUT!!!!!!!

Mike looked at the road and quickly turned the wheel to stop from hitting the dear that was frozen right in the middle of the road. The road is so muddy the small car couldn't stay upright anymore adn flipped over and over several time, throwing Mike from the car before it slammed into the tree. Leaving Shelby inside.

Shelby: (trying to help him pull her out the window.) Daddy, what happened? (still out of it.)

Mike: (pulling her completely out of the car as the thunder and lightning cracked around them.) that's not important, awww! (grabbing his stomach as he fell to the ground.)

Shelby: (worried) Daddy, what's wrong?

Shelby: (touching her haed and feeling the blood) I'll live.

Mike: (getting up on his knees) let me see that. AWW! (he collasped into her lap as the car explodes, but they're far enough away they don't get hit.)

Shelby: (crying) Please don't leave me.

Mike: (touching her face to calm her down.) I'm never gonna leave you. okay, you'll make it through this. got it? (she nodded and he clsoed his eyes) Shelby I'm sorry for turning you away when you came to me for help.

Mike: shh, let me finish. I'm sorry for leaving you,Jess and your mother and not being there when you needed me the most. no matter what happens Shel I'll always be with you. Take care of Abby for me, let her and Jess know I love them. (looking at his daughter one last time) I always have and always will love you, Shelby.

Shelby: I love you too daddy. (sobbing) Daddy, (shaking him but he doesn't move.) Daddy, please don't go. (sheking his lifeless body again) No, come back, you can't leave! (she lays her head down on his chest and just holds him tightly sobbing into his chest.)~

Shelby shots up in bed with tears streaming down her cheeks. Looks around at them sleeping, and realizes it is just a dream. She gets up walks to the bathroom to wash her face.

Shelby: (looking in the mirror and talking ot herself) He said he'd never leave, now he's gone because of me. Why am I so cursed? (she turns away from the mirror and heads back to bed to try and get some sleep.)

*Morning*

Since it is vacation they get to sleep in. Daisy is the first one up and goes into the bathroom to get ready. She looks at Shelby before leaving, and tries to get her up. Shelby's eyes are wide open and she has a blank stare on her face. She's on her side starring at the wall beside her bed.

Daisy: (looking at her old friend, waiting for her to tell her what happens) Shel I'm going to get some breakfast, want me to bring yo back some? (no response not even a blink, so Daisy leaves.)

*Cafeteria*

Daisy is sitting at their usual talbe eating when Peter comes up to her.

Peter: Hey Daisy, How are you this morning?

Daisy: I'm Horizon food, what do you think? (dryly)

Peter: okay, Where's Shelby? (noticing her not there)

Daisy: She's still in the dorm. (looking up with concern on her face.) I'm woried about her, when I woke up this morning she was just lying there staring at the wall, not moving.

Peter: I better go check on her. (leaves)

*Dorm*

Peter walks into the dorm and finds Shelby in the same position as Daisy, staring at the wall.

Peter: (walking over and kneels down next to her, sympathetically) Shelb, You got to get up and eat something. (no response) I can't help you unless you talk to me. (still no response) I'm going to bring you something to eat, you need to get your strength back.

Shelby: (turning onto her other side so her back is to Peter) I'm not hungry! (coldly)

Peter: (putting his hand on her shoulder) You have to eat something.

Shelby:( getting angry) Didn't you hear me, I'm not hungry!

Peter: (standing back up) Fine, I'll watch you eat, all of it. (leaving the dorm to get the food.)

Shelby gets up and goes to the bathroom to change then leaves before Peter gets back.

Peter:(returning to the dorm with a tray of food.) Okay Shel.... (noticing her not in her bed, sets down the tray on the desk and goes over to the bathroom, looks in) Shelby? (not finding her, runs out of the dorm and right into Daisy) Daisy, have you seen Shelby?

Daisy: (confused) no, not since i left., why? (getting worried)

Peter: (walking away, still turned around) go get Jeff tell him Shelby ran. (he took off towards the woods, as Daisy went to find Jeff in a hurry.)

*Woods*

Shelby had been running for quite awhile, because she is so weak, she has to use the trees to keep her up, as memories flood her mind.

~Shelby: Sure, hey maybe we invite my dad. (hinting him)

Jason: (knowing what she's talking about, hooking up their parents.) You kow its not gonna work, their totally different. (not interested)

Shelby: (determined) never know til I ask him.~

~Mike: (looking up from the stack of mail)I don't think so hun, I have a ton af work to do. (he leaves)

Shelby: (getting up and following him into the kitchen) Please, you've been working late everynight this week, just one night, please? (begging adn giving him the puppy dog eyes, which he can't resist)

Mike: giving in) fine, when's dinner?~

Shelby running in the woods, grabbing all the treees to stay up, stubbling every once in a while.

~Mike: Why would i tell you? (smirking)

shelby: because I wanna know.~

~Shelby: (truning back to look at the road and noticing something in the road) OMG! Look out!!!!!! (yelling)~

~Mike: (noticing her waking up) Shelby, Shelby, we need ot get you out of the car. It going to explode!

Shelby: (trying to help him pull her out the window.) Daddy, what happened? (still out of it.)

Mike: (pulling her completely out of the car as the thunder and lightning cracked around them.) that's not important, awww! (grabbing his stomach as he fell to the ground.)

Shelby: (worried) Daddy, what's wrong?

Mike: (still hoding his stomach and trying ot get away from the car.) I'll be fine, what about you? (by now they were on the other side of the road.)

Shelby: (touching her haed and feeling the blood) I'll live.

Mike: (getting up on his knees) let me see that. AWW! (he collasped into her lap as the car explodes, but they're far enough away they don't get hit.)

Shelby: (crying) Please don't leave me.~

Shelby falls to the ground from exhaustion.

~Mike: (touching her face to calm her down.) I'm never gonna leave you. okay, you'll make it through this. got it? (she nodded and he clsoed his eyes) Shelby I'm sorry for turning you away when you came to me for help.

Shelby: (crying again) Daddy, Its......

Mike: shh, let me finish. I'm sorry for leaving you,Jess and your mother and not being there when you needed me the most. no matter what happens Shel I'll always be with you. Take care of Abby for me, let her and Jess know I love them. (looking at his daughter one last time) I always have and always will love you, Shelby.

Shelby: I love you too daddy. (sobbing) Daddy, (shaking him but he doesn't move.) Daddy, please don't go. (sheking his lifeless body again) No, come back, you can't leave! (she lays her head down on his chest and just holds him tightly sobbing into his chest.)~

Shelby lies there on the ground unconscious.

*somewhere else in woods*

Peter is running rapidoy through the woods to find her before she does something.

Peter: Shelby!!!!! (yelling at the top of his lungs) Shelby!!!!!!!

He comes up on a small clearing of trees and notice something lying on the ground.

Peter:(running up to the object, and noticing its Shelby unconscious) Shelby? (checking to see if she breathing, which see is, and picks her up and carries her back to Horizon.)

*Infirmary (morning)*

Shelby is lying on the bed sleeping. When someone walks in with a tray of food. He sits it down on the table then sits in the chair next to her bed and watches her sleep, wondering whats going on in her head.

~Shelby : (screaming) LOOK OUT!!!!!!!

Shelby: (trying to help him pull her out the window.) Daddy, what happened? (still out of it.)

Mike: (pulling her completely out of the car as the thunder and lightning cracked around them.) that's not important, awww! (grabbing his stomach as he fell to the ground.)

Shelby: (worried) Daddy, what's wrong?

Shelby: (touching her haed and feeling the blood) I'll live.

Mike: (getting up on his knees) let me see that. AWW! (he collasped into her lap as the car explodes, but they're far enough away they don't get hit.)

Shelby: (crying) Please don't leave me.~

Mike: Shelby I'm sorry.

Mike: I'll always be with you. Take care of Abby for me, let her and Jess know I love them. (looking at his daughter one last time) I always have and always will love you, Shelby.

Shelby: I love you too daddy. (sobbing) Daddy, (shaking him but he doesn't move.) Daddy, please don't go. (sheking his lifeless body again) No, come back, you can't leave! (she lays her head down on his chest and just holds him tightly sobbing into his chest.)~

Shelby shots up and starts rocking herself back and forth crying, Scott (had been told by Daisy that she was back, asked Peter to take her the food) gets up, seeing the bandage right away, and just gets on the bed and holds her as she cries, not asking any questions.

Shelby: (knowing by his touch who it was says in between sobs) He left, He promised he'd never leave me, again.

Scott: (still holdong her tight) who left? (knowing who it was but wanting to know what happened)

Shelby: Daddy, and its all my fault.

Scott: (holding her tighter)How is it your fault?

Shelby: I begged him to came to dinner with us when he didn't want to, to try and hook him up with someone. (sobbing harded)

Scott: (making Shelby look in his eyes) It's not your fault, do you hear me, its not your fault.

Shelby: (yelling at him) Yes it is I made him come, I did, I made him tell me what happened to make him take his eyes off the road. (collasping into his arms and sobbing harder.)

Scott: (Still holding her and not letting go no matter how hard she tries, in a calm voice) Is that why you wanted to tried to kill yourself, because you though it was your fault?

Shelby: (lifting up her sleeve on the left wrist to look at the bandage, then rip it off and throwing it across the room) I wish I was never alive?

Scott: (looking into her eyes) Don't say that, It's not your fault what happened, any of it. It's no ones fault. .........(searching for the words) killing yourself won't bring your dad back Shel, I'm sorry he died, but it was an accident, no ones fault.

Shelby: (after a little bit of silence, she calmed down a bit but is still crying) I wanted to be with him, I just got him back and we were getting so close, now he's gone. (sobbing again into his chest)

Scott: (holding her close) He's not gone.

Shelby: (sobbing) yes he is!

Scott: (pulling her face to look at him right in the eye) no he's not, he'll always be with you in your heart, and in your memories. No matter what he'll always be with you. (she nods and collaspes back into his arms and cries herslf back to sleep)



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-Kelly