Chapter 17
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She knocked on the door. Shekby was inside, playing patty-cake with Brandon. Peter wasn't there. "Aww...ain't this cute?" Kristin sneered. "Hi-hi! kristin!" Brandon screeched and jumped up and ran to Kristin, nearly knocking her down. "Peter will be here in a minute." Shelby said, trying to bite back any rude comment she had. "Okay. Do you know the 'Don't wanna go to Mexico' hand thing?" Kristin asked, getting memories of when she was 9 and that was all Ashley and she did. "Yeah. Me and my sister Jess use to do it all the time." "Jess and I, Shelby." Peter said appearing in the doorway. "No, you never played it with Jess!" Shelby said, smiling sweetly back at Peter. Peter grinned and shook his head. "Can we have some privacy, Shel?" He asked. "Sure." "Bye, Brandon." Shelby said and walked out. When Shelby was out Peter opened the window. "It's kinda hot in here, isn't it?" He asked Kristin who just shrugged. She WAS hot, but she didn't want him to look at her bruised arms so she kept on the jacket.
Outside, Shelby hid behind a bush next to the window.
"So, whatcha wanna talk about?" He asked when they had sat down. "I w- wanna tell but I'm scared." Kristin admitted. "What are you scared about?" "Of him...finding out I told." She said. She had already decided she wasn't telling the secret with Steven, that she was to scared to do. "Whoever it is won't hurt you," Peter said, but he knew who she was talking about. "It's my dad..." She said and looked down. "Do you want me to tell some things, and if they are true nod your head, and if their not, shake your head?" "Okay." "So it's your dad." Nods. "Is it have to do with your brother?" Pause, she looks down, and lies by shaking her head. Peter notices this. "DOes he abuse you?" Nods. "In more ways than one?" Shakes her head. "Messing with your head counts." Nods. "Does he molest you?" Shakes her head, but not before looking down again. "Does he beat you?" Slowly nods, and starts crying. "It's my faulght!" She cried. "Kristin, you know it's not!" Peter said sharply.
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Shelby's eyes widen and she gasps. She wants to kill herself for being so mean to her. She sees Peter go over and hug Kristin tightly, and Shelby sees that Kristin's black eye is still swollen and she wants to kill Kristin's dad instead of herself.
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"You know its not your faulght." Peter told her in her ear. "That's not what he says. Ashley said that if I would keep my mouth shut he wouldn't...it is my faulght!" "I don't care what Ashley-and especially your father-says. I say it's not your faulght. Everyone would say it's not your faulght. A lot of kids are abused, Kristin and it's not their faulght. A lot of Cliffhangers were abused one way or another." "I know. Scott told me."
***20 minutes later***
Kristin was back in her dorm, laying down, sleeping. She hadn't gotten much sleep the night before, and now she told she felt much better but was exhausted. Peter had gone into town, Sophie was watching Brandon, and the Cliffhangers were doing seperate things. Ezra was finishing up a history paper for Monday. Daisy and Jules were with Sophie. Auggie, Shelby and Scott were all at a bench outside.
"So, how was watching the Rugrat?" Auggie asked, using the nickname he had been calling Brandon since the day he watched him. "Funny. That boy is one little cutie." "Hey!" Scott exclaimed, pretending to be hurt. "Aww..." Shelby said, pinching his face. "Okay, lovebirds." Auggie muttered. "So, what's the dealio about today?" Scott asked. Shelby looked down, and both Scott and Auggie noticed it. "What happened?" Scott asked. "It's about Kristin." Scott's eyes widened. "What happened? Is she hurt?" Shelby shrugged. "It's her dad...he beat her. She just confessed to Peter. I heard them talking. They were in his office and Peter had opened the window because it was hot and I had in a bush next to it and heard. She blames herself. I-I can't believe it. I've been a jerk against her the whole time!" Shelby said. Scott pulled her close. "C'mon, Shelby, don't be so hard on yourself! You didn't know!" He said. "Yeah, Shelby. It isn't your faulght. Sure you were a bit-never mind," Auggie siad when he saw Scott shoot him a dirty look. "What I meant is it isn't your faughlt, you didn't know anything about it. Come on, you know it!" Auggie said softly.
Suddenly Kristin walked up to them. "Hi, guys," She said softly, sitting next to Shelby. "Hey, Kristin," Kristin was surprised to hear no "Hey Kiddies" "Hey kid" or "hey kiddo" but didn't mention anything. "What's wrong?" She asked Shelby, whose face was tear-streaked. "Nothing. WHat's up?" She asked. "Um, nothing. Bored. What do you do for fun here?" She asked and Scott, Shelby and Auggie laughed. "Hang out with friends." Scott said and they both agreed. "Oh." She said. "That means you to!' Shelby said, nudging Kristin. "Really?" Kristin asked, surprised that Shelby would ever consider her her friend. "Yeah." "Cool...thanks."
Remember to Review
The story is nearing an end. The sequel is starting! Chapter 18 will be the last chapter. It will leave you on a sort of cliffhanger (No Pun inteneded:))
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She knocked on the door. Shekby was inside, playing patty-cake with Brandon. Peter wasn't there. "Aww...ain't this cute?" Kristin sneered. "Hi-hi! kristin!" Brandon screeched and jumped up and ran to Kristin, nearly knocking her down. "Peter will be here in a minute." Shelby said, trying to bite back any rude comment she had. "Okay. Do you know the 'Don't wanna go to Mexico' hand thing?" Kristin asked, getting memories of when she was 9 and that was all Ashley and she did. "Yeah. Me and my sister Jess use to do it all the time." "Jess and I, Shelby." Peter said appearing in the doorway. "No, you never played it with Jess!" Shelby said, smiling sweetly back at Peter. Peter grinned and shook his head. "Can we have some privacy, Shel?" He asked. "Sure." "Bye, Brandon." Shelby said and walked out. When Shelby was out Peter opened the window. "It's kinda hot in here, isn't it?" He asked Kristin who just shrugged. She WAS hot, but she didn't want him to look at her bruised arms so she kept on the jacket.
Outside, Shelby hid behind a bush next to the window.
"So, whatcha wanna talk about?" He asked when they had sat down. "I w- wanna tell but I'm scared." Kristin admitted. "What are you scared about?" "Of him...finding out I told." She said. She had already decided she wasn't telling the secret with Steven, that she was to scared to do. "Whoever it is won't hurt you," Peter said, but he knew who she was talking about. "It's my dad..." She said and looked down. "Do you want me to tell some things, and if they are true nod your head, and if their not, shake your head?" "Okay." "So it's your dad." Nods. "Is it have to do with your brother?" Pause, she looks down, and lies by shaking her head. Peter notices this. "DOes he abuse you?" Nods. "In more ways than one?" Shakes her head. "Messing with your head counts." Nods. "Does he molest you?" Shakes her head, but not before looking down again. "Does he beat you?" Slowly nods, and starts crying. "It's my faulght!" She cried. "Kristin, you know it's not!" Peter said sharply.
OUtside:
Shelby's eyes widen and she gasps. She wants to kill herself for being so mean to her. She sees Peter go over and hug Kristin tightly, and Shelby sees that Kristin's black eye is still swollen and she wants to kill Kristin's dad instead of herself.
Inside:
"You know its not your faulght." Peter told her in her ear. "That's not what he says. Ashley said that if I would keep my mouth shut he wouldn't...it is my faulght!" "I don't care what Ashley-and especially your father-says. I say it's not your faulght. Everyone would say it's not your faulght. A lot of kids are abused, Kristin and it's not their faulght. A lot of Cliffhangers were abused one way or another." "I know. Scott told me."
***20 minutes later***
Kristin was back in her dorm, laying down, sleeping. She hadn't gotten much sleep the night before, and now she told she felt much better but was exhausted. Peter had gone into town, Sophie was watching Brandon, and the Cliffhangers were doing seperate things. Ezra was finishing up a history paper for Monday. Daisy and Jules were with Sophie. Auggie, Shelby and Scott were all at a bench outside.
"So, how was watching the Rugrat?" Auggie asked, using the nickname he had been calling Brandon since the day he watched him. "Funny. That boy is one little cutie." "Hey!" Scott exclaimed, pretending to be hurt. "Aww..." Shelby said, pinching his face. "Okay, lovebirds." Auggie muttered. "So, what's the dealio about today?" Scott asked. Shelby looked down, and both Scott and Auggie noticed it. "What happened?" Scott asked. "It's about Kristin." Scott's eyes widened. "What happened? Is she hurt?" Shelby shrugged. "It's her dad...he beat her. She just confessed to Peter. I heard them talking. They were in his office and Peter had opened the window because it was hot and I had in a bush next to it and heard. She blames herself. I-I can't believe it. I've been a jerk against her the whole time!" Shelby said. Scott pulled her close. "C'mon, Shelby, don't be so hard on yourself! You didn't know!" He said. "Yeah, Shelby. It isn't your faulght. Sure you were a bit-never mind," Auggie siad when he saw Scott shoot him a dirty look. "What I meant is it isn't your faughlt, you didn't know anything about it. Come on, you know it!" Auggie said softly.
Suddenly Kristin walked up to them. "Hi, guys," She said softly, sitting next to Shelby. "Hey, Kristin," Kristin was surprised to hear no "Hey Kiddies" "Hey kid" or "hey kiddo" but didn't mention anything. "What's wrong?" She asked Shelby, whose face was tear-streaked. "Nothing. WHat's up?" She asked. "Um, nothing. Bored. What do you do for fun here?" She asked and Scott, Shelby and Auggie laughed. "Hang out with friends." Scott said and they both agreed. "Oh." She said. "That means you to!' Shelby said, nudging Kristin. "Really?" Kristin asked, surprised that Shelby would ever consider her her friend. "Yeah." "Cool...thanks."
