Chapter 15

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***4:00 PM, the next day***

"Group in 5!" Peter told all of the Cliffhangers, who were all doing homework on 2 different benches. Scott, Shelby, Kristin and Kat were at one, Daisy, Jules, Ezra and Auggie were at another. "Okay Peter." A few mumbled.

Kristin looked down at her homework. Peter had given it to her when she was at breakfast and asked her to complete it before Monday (it was Saturday). It had stuff she had learned in 6th grade and 7th before she came to Horizon, and a little from fifth, so it was pretty easy for her although she had skipped a few like ineuqulaties (A/n: I think that's what problem 24 is called we haven't studied it since September)

23. -12 + 9= -3 24. 18+Y17 25. 67x + 45= 12x + 13

She didn't like math, so very few times did she actually listen intently. "Need help?" Peter asked. "No." She said. Since yesterday, she had lost trust with everyone-again. Except Adam. She looked at the only picture of the short blonde cutie she had every night. Sometimes she thought he was the only person who kept from from going FULLY insane. "Okay. You know where my office is if ya need help." "No shi-" "Watch it." He said and walked towards the den. "Whoa, getting edgy, Kiddie?" Shelby asked, smirking. "Yeah, remind you of someone, skanky?" She spat and stood up and walked up. Scott shook his head but was smiling, trying not to laugh. "And what are YOU laughing about Barringer?" Shelby demanded. "No offense, Shel, but you had it coming. Give you kid a break." "So what are you, now, her brother?" "Nope." "Whatever Scott." She said and walked towards the den.

Five minutes later everyone was sitting around the room, on couches except Scott, who was sitting by the fire place. Shelby was on a couch, gloating. Everyone was there, except Kristin. "Did anyone see Kristin?" Peter asked and Sophie stopped talking to Daisy and looked around, noticing for the first time that she wasn't there. "Kiddie?" Shelby asked, rolling her eyes. "Just more trouble she's gotten into, probably." "Shelby, watch it." "No we haven't see her. She walked away from the table after you left." "Did you two have another fight?" Jules asked. Just as Scott said "Kinda" and Shelby said "No, Queenie." "Oh great. That clears things up." Peter said, shaking his head. "Scott and Shelby, can you come outside? Sophie, please just carry on with things." "Okay, sure Peter." She said as Scott and Shelby got up.

Outside:

"What's going on? Fight or not?" "Verbal confronation. I think 'fight' is to strong a word." Shelby said. Scott and Peter both rolled their eyes. "How about 'shuns'? To strong a word?" Peter threatened. Shelby pretended to think about it. "No, not really. We had a verbal confronation. Fight is when skin connects with skin." "Fine what was the verbal confrontation about?" "Kiddie called me a skank!" "Shelby, you've been on the kid's case for the entire time she's been here. All's you've called her is Kiddie. Do you know her name?" Scott shot back, he surprised both Shelby and Peter. He'd never gone against Shelby, he usually defended her. "Yeah, sure." She said, rolling her eyes. "Shelby, kitchen for a week. Scott, come help me look for her please. Shel, inside." "But that's not-" "NOW, SHELBY!" Peter demanded. He rarely raised his voice, he was usually patient. "Whatever. Tell Kid-Kristin- that...oh never mind. By Barringer." She said and stomped inside. "Whatcha want me to do?" Scott asked. "First, check the girls dorm. I'll check my office and the area around there. If she's not in the girls dorm or around there, meet me in front of the woods." "Okay, Peter." He said and they left in oppisite directions.

***Scott's area***

Scott walked to the girls dorm and walked inside. He didn't see her in the room part but went to the back, careful to listen for noises because if she was in the bathroom he knew how edgy she was. "Kristin?" No answer. "Kristin!" He called a little louder. Still no answer. He decided she wasn't in there and looked around. No one, no noise, not even birds or crickets.

***Peter's area***

Peter looked in his office. Brandon was there, with Jeff. "Have you seen Kristin?" He asked Brandon, since Jeff hadn't met her. "No-no!" Brandon said with a lot of pirkiness in his voice. Jeff looked tired. Peter looked at him as if to say "I feel sorry for you!" Jeff nodded, as to say Thanks.

Peter looked around, calling her name, but he got no answer back.

He went to the woods and saw Scott, but no Kristin.

"Didn't find her?" They both asked each other. "Nope." They both answered. "Man, where could she be?" Scott asked, desperate. "Why don't you take that side and I'll take this. Call me if you find her. If I don't respond it's because i didn't hear. Just come find me. I'll do the same with you." "Okay." They split up.

As Peter was walking through the woods he heard light sobs. "Kristin?" He called. "What?" She asked, but her voice sounded nnasally. (Is that a word-nasally?) "Hey, it's Peter!" He called. "I know." She said and sniffled. Peter saw her sitting on a big log. "SCOTT! SCOTT! I FOUND HER!" Peter screamed as loud as he could so Scott could hear. "Okay!" Scott called back, but he was right behind him and now holding his ears. "Geeze, you don't have to be so loud. You didn't hear me behind you?" "No!" "I heard the sobs and followed you." "Oh." "Yeah."

They both looked at Kristin. "Hi?" She offered. "Hey, Scott why don't you go back and tell Sophie that we found her and stay for the rest of group, okay?" "Yeh, sure." He said. "Hey, Kristin." "Hey, Scott." She said softly. She was looking at the picture of Adam in her hands. Scott shrugged and walked back towards the school. Peter sat down on the log next to her. "Wanna talk?" She looked at him, with big, wide, red-rimmed eyes. She sniffled. "Maybe." She answered and broke down crying.





Uh-Oh? Is she going to tell?