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They quickly drove to the hospital and Peter ran in. "Is there a Scott Barringer here?" He asked the nurse. "Umm, is he a minor?" "Yes." "Whose guardianship would he be under?" "Sophie Becker." He answered. "Yes, room 578 floor 3." She said without feeling.
They waited impatiently for the elevator to stop and began searching for Scott's room and soon found it. Kristin knocked on the door and a tear-streaked Sophie answered. When she saw Peter she cried out in joy and ran over to him, hugging him tightly and kissing him. Scott grinned he saw his girlfriend and cousin and ushered them over. They walked over to him but then Peter followed and walked up to Scott. "What's up, Peter?" Scott asked non-chalantly, like he hadn't just been shot and heard a guy blow his head off and been kidnapped. "Nothing, hero." Peter said, grinning back and they exchange hugs. "I ain't no hero." Scott said, shrugging. "Yeah you are!" Sophie exclaimed graciously. "You would've done the same for me, right? Plus I can't take someone hitting a girl like that." He said angrily.
"He hit you?! I'll kill him!" Peter exclaimed. Scott glanced at Sophie. "You missed what I said, didn't you peter? David killed himself." Shelby reminded him. "Playing russion roulette." Sophie said. Kristin still hadn't said anything. "He didn't feel anything, you know." She spoke up. Peter looked at her surprised. "What?"
"He didn't feel anything. David, I mean." She answered. "We'll talk later, okay? Sophie, when can he leave?" "Um, today," She said, giving a weird look to Kristin, who was looking down at her feet.
"Oh, good. Can I leave now?" Scott begged. "i guess. I was just waiting for Peter and Shelby and Kristin to show up." SHe said, shrugging. Peter helped Scott up. "No roughhousing for awhile, either, Scott," Peter said. "Aww..." Scott muttered but said no more.
The ride to Horizon was quiet, but understanding. Scott knew that they all would need time to recover, even though he was guessing only Sophie and Kristin came into physical contact with him.
***At Horizon-a week later***
Peter knew something was bothering Kristin. She didn't talk all that much, and sulked. He had tried talking to her but she grew angry at the mention of the name "David". Finally he decided to go to his last resort. Scott.
"Brandon, do you know where Scott is?" Peter asked Brandon, who was coloring next to Peter. "Yep-yep. He was trying to talk to Kristin, then she went to the woods after kicking him in the shin. It was funny!" He said, giggling, but not looking up from his coloring book. Peter sighed. Shelby had seemed a little distracted, also, but Scott was recovering fine, even for someone who saw someone kill themself. But Kristin had been fighting and snarling at anyone she came into contact to. "Can you go get Scott?" He asked him. "Sure." Brandon said and jumped up and ran out the door.
Soon Scott walked in. "'Sup, Peter? Brandon said you wanted to talk." He said,t aking a seat. "Scott, do you know of anything that has happened to Kristin? When you were with David?" Peter asked. "I-I know he hit her, but once she came back and her hair was damp and she was wearing fresh clothes-" He started but saw Peter clench his fists. "Okay, Scott. Can you send Kristin in here?" He asked. Scott shrugged and got up.
Soon Kristin walked in. "Yeah?" She asked. "Kristin, what's wrong? Please tell me!" He asked. She shrugged. "I just keep thinkin of when...David made ME play russion roulette, when I was 7 or 8...it was me, him and his friend. His friend..died. His brain and blood got all over me and I was screaming and David was just staring. I had nightmares for months...all's I could think about was James' blood and brains everywhere..." She said, tears coming to her eyes. "When I heard theg un shots when we were in the woods I knew it had happened, but I didn't know who was the victim this time. I ran and ran and Shelby tried to catch up with me, and we ran into Scott and Shelby. I was so relieved that I wanted to grab him and hug them both. But then again I was sad, because no matter how bad David treated me, he was nicer to me than my dad and even Steven were. He didn't beat me or touch me all the time." She said. He nodded.
"Do you promise meyou'll come to me, or Sophie or even one of the Cliffhangers if you need help, or there's something troubling you?" Peter asked. Kristin reluctantly nodded. "Don't I always, eventuallly?"
Okay, I know it sucked. And it ended up being mostly around Kristin and I didn't eman 2 so sorry about that.
They quickly drove to the hospital and Peter ran in. "Is there a Scott Barringer here?" He asked the nurse. "Umm, is he a minor?" "Yes." "Whose guardianship would he be under?" "Sophie Becker." He answered. "Yes, room 578 floor 3." She said without feeling.
They waited impatiently for the elevator to stop and began searching for Scott's room and soon found it. Kristin knocked on the door and a tear-streaked Sophie answered. When she saw Peter she cried out in joy and ran over to him, hugging him tightly and kissing him. Scott grinned he saw his girlfriend and cousin and ushered them over. They walked over to him but then Peter followed and walked up to Scott. "What's up, Peter?" Scott asked non-chalantly, like he hadn't just been shot and heard a guy blow his head off and been kidnapped. "Nothing, hero." Peter said, grinning back and they exchange hugs. "I ain't no hero." Scott said, shrugging. "Yeah you are!" Sophie exclaimed graciously. "You would've done the same for me, right? Plus I can't take someone hitting a girl like that." He said angrily.
"He hit you?! I'll kill him!" Peter exclaimed. Scott glanced at Sophie. "You missed what I said, didn't you peter? David killed himself." Shelby reminded him. "Playing russion roulette." Sophie said. Kristin still hadn't said anything. "He didn't feel anything, you know." She spoke up. Peter looked at her surprised. "What?"
"He didn't feel anything. David, I mean." She answered. "We'll talk later, okay? Sophie, when can he leave?" "Um, today," She said, giving a weird look to Kristin, who was looking down at her feet.
"Oh, good. Can I leave now?" Scott begged. "i guess. I was just waiting for Peter and Shelby and Kristin to show up." SHe said, shrugging. Peter helped Scott up. "No roughhousing for awhile, either, Scott," Peter said. "Aww..." Scott muttered but said no more.
The ride to Horizon was quiet, but understanding. Scott knew that they all would need time to recover, even though he was guessing only Sophie and Kristin came into physical contact with him.
***At Horizon-a week later***
Peter knew something was bothering Kristin. She didn't talk all that much, and sulked. He had tried talking to her but she grew angry at the mention of the name "David". Finally he decided to go to his last resort. Scott.
"Brandon, do you know where Scott is?" Peter asked Brandon, who was coloring next to Peter. "Yep-yep. He was trying to talk to Kristin, then she went to the woods after kicking him in the shin. It was funny!" He said, giggling, but not looking up from his coloring book. Peter sighed. Shelby had seemed a little distracted, also, but Scott was recovering fine, even for someone who saw someone kill themself. But Kristin had been fighting and snarling at anyone she came into contact to. "Can you go get Scott?" He asked him. "Sure." Brandon said and jumped up and ran out the door.
Soon Scott walked in. "'Sup, Peter? Brandon said you wanted to talk." He said,t aking a seat. "Scott, do you know of anything that has happened to Kristin? When you were with David?" Peter asked. "I-I know he hit her, but once she came back and her hair was damp and she was wearing fresh clothes-" He started but saw Peter clench his fists. "Okay, Scott. Can you send Kristin in here?" He asked. Scott shrugged and got up.
Soon Kristin walked in. "Yeah?" She asked. "Kristin, what's wrong? Please tell me!" He asked. She shrugged. "I just keep thinkin of when...David made ME play russion roulette, when I was 7 or 8...it was me, him and his friend. His friend..died. His brain and blood got all over me and I was screaming and David was just staring. I had nightmares for months...all's I could think about was James' blood and brains everywhere..." She said, tears coming to her eyes. "When I heard theg un shots when we were in the woods I knew it had happened, but I didn't know who was the victim this time. I ran and ran and Shelby tried to catch up with me, and we ran into Scott and Shelby. I was so relieved that I wanted to grab him and hug them both. But then again I was sad, because no matter how bad David treated me, he was nicer to me than my dad and even Steven were. He didn't beat me or touch me all the time." She said. He nodded.
"Do you promise meyou'll come to me, or Sophie or even one of the Cliffhangers if you need help, or there's something troubling you?" Peter asked. Kristin reluctantly nodded. "Don't I always, eventuallly?"
Okay, I know it sucked. And it ended up being mostly around Kristin and I didn't eman 2 so sorry about that.