Part Four: And God Bless Me
"Nice to meet you Gage," Nidia said, walking up to him and extending her hand.
"Ditto." Gage replied as he took her hand and shook it.
"What do you have under that towel?" Nidia asked with a smile, restraining herself from saying or doing anything else.
"What do you think?" Gage retorted, beginning to think that Nidia was a whole lot younger than she looked, which was about twenty-five years old.
"I'll show you mine if you show me yours." She whispered, looking Gage up and down.
"Ookay. I think it's time that we go. Come on Nidia." Augie interrupted as he pulled Nidia away from Gage. "What are you doing?"
"Having a little fun. Lighten up." Nidia explained. "His he always like this?" She voiced to David who nodded. "You guys are waayy too Brady Bunch for me. Granted, the rules are understandable, but that doesn't mean that they're gonna stop me. It's like prison here." Nidia continued. "You can look, but you can't touch." She imitated Sophie's voice.
"Do you know where we are?" Augie asked her.
"Umm. Aren't you the tour guide? Shouldn't you be telling me where we are?" Nidia inquired, with a huge sigh, while looking down at her perfectly manicured nails.
"I was seeing if you were paying attention, but I guess not."
"Is it just me or does Augie seem like he has PMS?" Nidia mumbled to herself.
"Oh my God. Oh my God!!" Juliet yelled as she followed Kat back to their room.
"Here's your note Jules." Kat uttered angrily, throwing crumbled, white piece of paper at her. Juliet caught it.
"Why are you so mad Kat? Did I do something?" Juliet asked, trying to pretend like she was innocent and didn't do anything wrong.
"Juliet. I can't believe that you would do something like this. You know how much Augie cares for you, but yet you still go behind his back with some other guy."
"How do know if that rumor's true or not? Who told you that?" Juliet demanded, seeing that it would take a lot of scheming and lying to get her to calm down.
"Read the note." Kat answered simply as Juliet sat down on her bed and started to read. What an idiot, Juliet thought after she finished the letter.
"I'm speechless."
"Good. That means that you can't feed me any bull crap. Juliet, you know this is going to tear Augie apart."
"How can you just assume that all this is true. Maybe Cameron is delusional. Maybe he thinks we have this romance going on when it's just a friendship. I'm sure if we just talk to him, we'll find out the truth. Let's go."
"No. Juliet you've dug yourself into a hole six feet under ground. Now tell me the truth." Kat demanded.
"Okay." Juliet whispered so softly that if the wind had blown, her voice would have disappeared beneath the depths of it.
"Hey Augie," Cameron said, taking matters into his own hands.
"Hey Cam. If you're looking for Juliet, I think she's in her room, but I'm not sure." Augie began.
"No. Actually, I was looking for you."
"Really?" Augie asked in disbelief.
"Yep . Can I talk to you for a second?" Augie gave Cameron a strange look. "About Juliet."
"Sure." Augie answered slowly. "Shoot."
"Has she told you about a major change in her life that will affect both of you?" Cameron inquired, not sure that he could go through with this.
"Has Jules been cutting again because if she has-"
"No. It's nothing like that."
"Then what is it dog? Spill." Augie told him, wondering why Cameron was acting so weird all of a sudden.
"Juliet and I . We ."
"What?"
"Juliet and I are together now and I want you to know that-" Cameron didn't even get to finish was he was saying before Augie knocked a punch against his right jaw.
"Get up punta." Augie muttered as Cameron stayed on the ground for the fear of being hit again. "I said get up!" Augie yelled as he kicked Cameron in the stomach. "You piece of shit." Augie continued as he kicked him again.
By now, a crowd had formed around the two, as many kids watch Augie beat the crap out of Cameron.
"Augie!" Scott yelled, pushing through the crowd. "Don't let his get to you like this. Calm down dude." Scott tried to make Augie stop.
"It's too late for that." Augie gave Cameron another punch in the face.
"Augie." Scott got between the two, holding Augie back until Peter came moments later.
"What happened?" He asked, although anyone could see that there had been a huge fight.
"What are you doing here?" Gage asked Nidia as he pulled his white tank top off over his head.
"Whoa." Nidia answered, referring to Gage's washboard abs as she removed her cardigan.
"You might want to leave. Peter and the others will be by in a few."
"You're a bad liar." Nidia retorted, walking over to Gage and looking him directly in the eye. He rested her hand on his chest and worked her way down.
"What do you want?" Gage inquired, backing away.
"Are you scared?" Nidia question him. "I don't bite . unless you want it like that."
"Look little girl. I don't have time for this." He replied rudely.
"You don't have time for this?" Nidia asked him, referring to her body. Gage walked over to the door.
"Leave."
Nidia pulled her cardigan back on and pushed past him. "Gladly . you might want to get rid of your mood swings. I hear Midol helps with that." Nidia rolls her eyes and keeps walking.
"You're right. I have been cheating on Augie, but let me explain." Juliet started. "It didn't start out intentionally. I was just talking to Cameron one night and then he leaned in and kissed me." She continued. "I don't know how I let it get this far. I should've told him that our friendship was over then and there."
"But you didn't." Kat intervened.
"No. At first I tried to ignore it, but it just kept happening . and before I knew it, I was kissing Cameron back and he was telling me that he loved me and we were meeting each other in secret." Juliet finished.
"Are you going to tell Augie?"
"If I don't I know you will, so he's going to find out either way." Juliet whispered, realizing what a mess she had gotten herself into. "I'm not sure what to say."
"You could say that Shelby was right for one thing." Juliet commented.
"What about Shelby?" Shelby asked as she and Daisy walked into the room, looking amused.
"What are you so happy about?" Juliet directed her question to Daisy.
"Your boyfriend is quite a fighter." Daisy answered sarcastically as she and Shelby exchanged glances.
"What do you know about Augie?"
"Just that he just finished kicking some Cameron ass." Shelby joked. Juliet jumped up from her bed.
"What? No!" Juliet exclaimed, rushing past Shelby and Daisy. She hadn't been there, but she could already see what probably happened.
"You might want to try Peter's office!" Daisy called out with a weird twinge in her voice.
"Augie, what would possess you to do something like this?" Sophie asked, concerned. Augie had been doing so much better and things we looking good for him.
"She played me." Augie pouted to himself.
"Does this have to do with Juliet?" Sophie pressed. "I knew it wasn't a good idea-"
"Don't you dare talk about me and Jules like that! You have no idea what we've been through . I don't need your help. I can handle it." Augie muttered, as he stood up and then sat back down again.
"Yes. You sure can handle it. Look how you handled it today Augie. Punching and kicking this guy won't change what happened, what he said, or how you feel about it." Peter commented as Augie shrugged, still pouting.
"You know we're going to have to punish you for this." Sophie continued.
"So." Augie mumbled.
"Two weeks kitchen duty and a month of garbage duty." Peter began.
"Cool."
"With Cameron." Peter added. Augie popped out of his seat.
"What? No way you expect me to work with that. No way. No way." Augie repeated to himself as he kept pacing.
"You need to learn that there are consequences for your actions." Sophie put in.
"I already know that."
"Well, now you're going to know that first hand and you're going to like it," Sophie said firmly.
"Can I leave now?" Augie asked after some time with much thought.
"Go ahead. This punishment starts tomorrow." Peter called out after him as Augie closed the door.
"They were right Peter." Sophie told him.
"Who was right?"
"The Cliffhangers . the were right. As soon as we get a newbie, things go haywire." Sophie finished.
"But this had nothing to do with Nidia."
"Yeah, but I'm sure it won't be long until something does happen involving her."
"Did Gage turn you down?" David asked Nidia as she walked back to her room.
"What's it to you?"
"Nothing. I just thought that I'd ask." David explained. "You never told me why you're here."
"Why are you here?" Nidia stopped and asked David.
"Because my father sent me here."
"Okay then. My parents sent me here too, in hopes that I would leave the dark side and join the light once again." Nidia answered dramatically.
"You were a good girl?"
"Yep. Hard to believe isn't it?" Nidia smiled. "Being good isn't as good as everyone makes it out to be, plus I'm so good at being bad."
"I like tongue rings." David commented.
"All guys that are guys do." Nidia answered.
"How old were you when you got it?" "The same age I am now, but I was fifteen when I got my belly button pierced and I was 14 and a half when I got my nose pierced."
"Your nose?" David inquired.
"Yeah my nose." He gives her a look. "So I have a thing for piercings. Big deal. At least I don't stalk people."
"Hey, I don't stalk anyone. We just happened to run into each other on our way back to our rooms. It's simple as that." David explained.
"You may be able to fool everyone else, but you're not fooling me. I can see right through you." Nidia told him as he shook his head. "What's that for?"
"You're a weirdo."
"Oh. Thank you." Nidia began. "It sure beats being a stalker doesn't it?"
"Hmm. You tell me."
"This arguing is getting us nowhere." She gives in with a sigh.
"I find it amusing."
"So?"
"So you look cuter when you argue." David remarked.
"Cuter? Thanks for insulting me."
"Since when did being cute become a crime?"
"Since I out-grew my Curly Sue stage." Nidia retorted. They arrived at her room. "Well, I guess this is my stop." She started to leave.
"Wait."
"What?" She asked, growing agitated.
"Isn't this the part where I give you a goodnight kiss?" David asked curiously.
"In your dreams."
"Please. That's rated G compared to what I'll actually see happen." David smiled.
"You've got spunk." Nidia commented.
"Really?"
"Yeah, really. It's cute." She laughed and walked into her room, closing the door behind her. ~~
(A/N: I'll update within a week or whenever I get five new reviews. I hope you enjoyed it and if not oh well. Keep reading this story and check out one of my other ones!!)
"Nice to meet you Gage," Nidia said, walking up to him and extending her hand.
"Ditto." Gage replied as he took her hand and shook it.
"What do you have under that towel?" Nidia asked with a smile, restraining herself from saying or doing anything else.
"What do you think?" Gage retorted, beginning to think that Nidia was a whole lot younger than she looked, which was about twenty-five years old.
"I'll show you mine if you show me yours." She whispered, looking Gage up and down.
"Ookay. I think it's time that we go. Come on Nidia." Augie interrupted as he pulled Nidia away from Gage. "What are you doing?"
"Having a little fun. Lighten up." Nidia explained. "His he always like this?" She voiced to David who nodded. "You guys are waayy too Brady Bunch for me. Granted, the rules are understandable, but that doesn't mean that they're gonna stop me. It's like prison here." Nidia continued. "You can look, but you can't touch." She imitated Sophie's voice.
"Do you know where we are?" Augie asked her.
"Umm. Aren't you the tour guide? Shouldn't you be telling me where we are?" Nidia inquired, with a huge sigh, while looking down at her perfectly manicured nails.
"I was seeing if you were paying attention, but I guess not."
"Is it just me or does Augie seem like he has PMS?" Nidia mumbled to herself.
"Oh my God. Oh my God!!" Juliet yelled as she followed Kat back to their room.
"Here's your note Jules." Kat uttered angrily, throwing crumbled, white piece of paper at her. Juliet caught it.
"Why are you so mad Kat? Did I do something?" Juliet asked, trying to pretend like she was innocent and didn't do anything wrong.
"Juliet. I can't believe that you would do something like this. You know how much Augie cares for you, but yet you still go behind his back with some other guy."
"How do know if that rumor's true or not? Who told you that?" Juliet demanded, seeing that it would take a lot of scheming and lying to get her to calm down.
"Read the note." Kat answered simply as Juliet sat down on her bed and started to read. What an idiot, Juliet thought after she finished the letter.
"I'm speechless."
"Good. That means that you can't feed me any bull crap. Juliet, you know this is going to tear Augie apart."
"How can you just assume that all this is true. Maybe Cameron is delusional. Maybe he thinks we have this romance going on when it's just a friendship. I'm sure if we just talk to him, we'll find out the truth. Let's go."
"No. Juliet you've dug yourself into a hole six feet under ground. Now tell me the truth." Kat demanded.
"Okay." Juliet whispered so softly that if the wind had blown, her voice would have disappeared beneath the depths of it.
"Hey Augie," Cameron said, taking matters into his own hands.
"Hey Cam. If you're looking for Juliet, I think she's in her room, but I'm not sure." Augie began.
"No. Actually, I was looking for you."
"Really?" Augie asked in disbelief.
"Yep . Can I talk to you for a second?" Augie gave Cameron a strange look. "About Juliet."
"Sure." Augie answered slowly. "Shoot."
"Has she told you about a major change in her life that will affect both of you?" Cameron inquired, not sure that he could go through with this.
"Has Jules been cutting again because if she has-"
"No. It's nothing like that."
"Then what is it dog? Spill." Augie told him, wondering why Cameron was acting so weird all of a sudden.
"Juliet and I . We ."
"What?"
"Juliet and I are together now and I want you to know that-" Cameron didn't even get to finish was he was saying before Augie knocked a punch against his right jaw.
"Get up punta." Augie muttered as Cameron stayed on the ground for the fear of being hit again. "I said get up!" Augie yelled as he kicked Cameron in the stomach. "You piece of shit." Augie continued as he kicked him again.
By now, a crowd had formed around the two, as many kids watch Augie beat the crap out of Cameron.
"Augie!" Scott yelled, pushing through the crowd. "Don't let his get to you like this. Calm down dude." Scott tried to make Augie stop.
"It's too late for that." Augie gave Cameron another punch in the face.
"Augie." Scott got between the two, holding Augie back until Peter came moments later.
"What happened?" He asked, although anyone could see that there had been a huge fight.
"What are you doing here?" Gage asked Nidia as he pulled his white tank top off over his head.
"Whoa." Nidia answered, referring to Gage's washboard abs as she removed her cardigan.
"You might want to leave. Peter and the others will be by in a few."
"You're a bad liar." Nidia retorted, walking over to Gage and looking him directly in the eye. He rested her hand on his chest and worked her way down.
"What do you want?" Gage inquired, backing away.
"Are you scared?" Nidia question him. "I don't bite . unless you want it like that."
"Look little girl. I don't have time for this." He replied rudely.
"You don't have time for this?" Nidia asked him, referring to her body. Gage walked over to the door.
"Leave."
Nidia pulled her cardigan back on and pushed past him. "Gladly . you might want to get rid of your mood swings. I hear Midol helps with that." Nidia rolls her eyes and keeps walking.
"You're right. I have been cheating on Augie, but let me explain." Juliet started. "It didn't start out intentionally. I was just talking to Cameron one night and then he leaned in and kissed me." She continued. "I don't know how I let it get this far. I should've told him that our friendship was over then and there."
"But you didn't." Kat intervened.
"No. At first I tried to ignore it, but it just kept happening . and before I knew it, I was kissing Cameron back and he was telling me that he loved me and we were meeting each other in secret." Juliet finished.
"Are you going to tell Augie?"
"If I don't I know you will, so he's going to find out either way." Juliet whispered, realizing what a mess she had gotten herself into. "I'm not sure what to say."
"You could say that Shelby was right for one thing." Juliet commented.
"What about Shelby?" Shelby asked as she and Daisy walked into the room, looking amused.
"What are you so happy about?" Juliet directed her question to Daisy.
"Your boyfriend is quite a fighter." Daisy answered sarcastically as she and Shelby exchanged glances.
"What do you know about Augie?"
"Just that he just finished kicking some Cameron ass." Shelby joked. Juliet jumped up from her bed.
"What? No!" Juliet exclaimed, rushing past Shelby and Daisy. She hadn't been there, but she could already see what probably happened.
"You might want to try Peter's office!" Daisy called out with a weird twinge in her voice.
"Augie, what would possess you to do something like this?" Sophie asked, concerned. Augie had been doing so much better and things we looking good for him.
"She played me." Augie pouted to himself.
"Does this have to do with Juliet?" Sophie pressed. "I knew it wasn't a good idea-"
"Don't you dare talk about me and Jules like that! You have no idea what we've been through . I don't need your help. I can handle it." Augie muttered, as he stood up and then sat back down again.
"Yes. You sure can handle it. Look how you handled it today Augie. Punching and kicking this guy won't change what happened, what he said, or how you feel about it." Peter commented as Augie shrugged, still pouting.
"You know we're going to have to punish you for this." Sophie continued.
"So." Augie mumbled.
"Two weeks kitchen duty and a month of garbage duty." Peter began.
"Cool."
"With Cameron." Peter added. Augie popped out of his seat.
"What? No way you expect me to work with that. No way. No way." Augie repeated to himself as he kept pacing.
"You need to learn that there are consequences for your actions." Sophie put in.
"I already know that."
"Well, now you're going to know that first hand and you're going to like it," Sophie said firmly.
"Can I leave now?" Augie asked after some time with much thought.
"Go ahead. This punishment starts tomorrow." Peter called out after him as Augie closed the door.
"They were right Peter." Sophie told him.
"Who was right?"
"The Cliffhangers . the were right. As soon as we get a newbie, things go haywire." Sophie finished.
"But this had nothing to do with Nidia."
"Yeah, but I'm sure it won't be long until something does happen involving her."
"Did Gage turn you down?" David asked Nidia as she walked back to her room.
"What's it to you?"
"Nothing. I just thought that I'd ask." David explained. "You never told me why you're here."
"Why are you here?" Nidia stopped and asked David.
"Because my father sent me here."
"Okay then. My parents sent me here too, in hopes that I would leave the dark side and join the light once again." Nidia answered dramatically.
"You were a good girl?"
"Yep. Hard to believe isn't it?" Nidia smiled. "Being good isn't as good as everyone makes it out to be, plus I'm so good at being bad."
"I like tongue rings." David commented.
"All guys that are guys do." Nidia answered.
"How old were you when you got it?" "The same age I am now, but I was fifteen when I got my belly button pierced and I was 14 and a half when I got my nose pierced."
"Your nose?" David inquired.
"Yeah my nose." He gives her a look. "So I have a thing for piercings. Big deal. At least I don't stalk people."
"Hey, I don't stalk anyone. We just happened to run into each other on our way back to our rooms. It's simple as that." David explained.
"You may be able to fool everyone else, but you're not fooling me. I can see right through you." Nidia told him as he shook his head. "What's that for?"
"You're a weirdo."
"Oh. Thank you." Nidia began. "It sure beats being a stalker doesn't it?"
"Hmm. You tell me."
"This arguing is getting us nowhere." She gives in with a sigh.
"I find it amusing."
"So?"
"So you look cuter when you argue." David remarked.
"Cuter? Thanks for insulting me."
"Since when did being cute become a crime?"
"Since I out-grew my Curly Sue stage." Nidia retorted. They arrived at her room. "Well, I guess this is my stop." She started to leave.
"Wait."
"What?" She asked, growing agitated.
"Isn't this the part where I give you a goodnight kiss?" David asked curiously.
"In your dreams."
"Please. That's rated G compared to what I'll actually see happen." David smiled.
"You've got spunk." Nidia commented.
"Really?"
"Yeah, really. It's cute." She laughed and walked into her room, closing the door behind her. ~~
(A/N: I'll update within a week or whenever I get five new reviews. I hope you enjoyed it and if not oh well. Keep reading this story and check out one of my other ones!!)