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"True friends are the people who are there for you unconditionally. They are the people who never question you and support you no matter what the circumstances are. They are the people worth living for."
~Unknown
Part Two
Shelby Merrick was curled up in the lodge next to her boyfriend Scott. They were supposed to be studying but they spent more time staring into each other's eyes than attempting their Chemistry homework. Juliette entered the room a pout on her face.
"Aw, Queenie who rained on your parade?" Shelby said in a condescending tone.
Jules just narrowed her eyes at the blonde, "Maybe instead of snuggling up with Scott you should be in the dorm seeing what has your best friend upset."
This caught Shelby's attention, "Daisy's not supposed to be back for 2 more days."
"Well she is back and something's wrong, but she just yelled at me."
Shelby got up off the couch and let go of Scott's hand. "I'll go talk to her."
Daisy was still lying down on her bed, her back to the door. She heard someone come in and knew it had to be Shelby.
"Hey stranger." Said Shelby as she sat down on the bed.
"Salutations." Responded Daisy drolly.
"I take it the visit wasn't a big success."
"Oh it was just loads of fun. Daddy is just a barrel of laughs."
"Well that's parents for you."
"Yep. Shel, I just really want to be left alone for a little bit."
Shelby's eyes widened at this request, as it was very un-Daisy like. But she knew that she couldn't do anything to help at the moment.
"Sure. I have to help Scott with Chem. anyway. You know how those football players are. Talk to you later."
"Yeah later." Softly replied Daisy.
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It was her first night home and her Father had cooked dinner. The conversation was awkward but that was to be expected. It just weird being back in her house again, the memories it brought up weren't good ones. She hoped that would change. But it didn't. Their cook served dinner in the formal dining room, the one she hadn't been in for years. Her parents had always used it for entertaining and she was an embarrassment to them and therefore wasn't invited to attend the business dinners. He told her that he was in counseling and wasn't letting the alcohol control him anymore. She had thought maybe he was right until he poured his first glass of wine. In the middle of dinner he had received a phone call from one of his associates that had left him agitated. He needed the wine to "relax" he told her. It was just one glass he said. It always began with one glass, she thought to herself, but it never stopped with oneā¦.
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David was sitting in the lodge reading the newest John Grisham novel when he overheard what Jules told Shelby. The news worried him. Although he and Daisy weren't officially together or anything they had something. What, he wasn't quite sure but he wanted to find out. He was adjusting better to Horizon. He still liked to piss everyone off for fun but that was just part of his charm, or so he liked to think. He'd have to wait to see what happened with Shelby and Daisy. Who knows maybe it wasn't anything big, just some stupid girl crap. But then again Daisy never acted like a regular girl. But who liked regular anyway? That was just another term for boring in his mind.
"Hey Davey! Wake up its time for group." Scott called across to him.
"Don't call me Davey, man." He said as usual.
"Whatever." Said Scott shaking his head as they exited the lodge.
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