Chapter 4

Fear



Dinning Hall - Cliff-hanger's Table.

Only the 2nd time the Cliff-hangers have been all together. Atth and Clarence walks through the door.

Atth: (Looking around) Wow, déjà vu. (thinking of the dinning hall in juvie.)

(Clarence and Atth get their food and sit down.)

Dard: So Atth, how's life? (Atth raises an eyebrow and looks at her pityingly.)

Maddy: Nice pick up line.

Dard: At least I have guts to say it!

Maddy: Oh no, I'm so ashamed that I don't want to screw him.

Clarence to Atth: Bitch fight.

Atth to Clarence: How sad.

Dard: So Atth, wanna do something later? (leaning over the table, her top very low.)

Atth: (Smirking) Hate to tell you this, but you're top is about to fall off.

Dard: You can help it fall off if you want. (Smiling)

Atth: No thanks, I don't go into dangerous places, not to mention unsanitary. (Dard goes red and leans back in her chair.)

Maddy to Atth: You know, you're not as bad as I thought.

Atth: Go hit on someone who's interested. (Maddy glares at him, Dard smiles)

Nick: God, do you have to be so mean?

Atth: (Glaring at Nick) Do you like living on the edge? (Nick looks away scared)

Clarence: Leave it man.

Atth: (Coldly) Don't tell me to leave it.

Clarence: Just don't start another fight.

Maddy: There was a fight and we missed it! (Disappointed)

Atth to Clarence: (eyes narrowing) Don't mess with me man.

Clarence: Don't take your anger out on me.

Atth: I'm not angry and if you never make me angry, then you'll live a happy life, so don't mess with me.

Clarence: You act so tough man, but you're not. (Atth stands up, his eyes have gone dead. Just then Peter walks up.)

Peter: Ok, everyone lights out is in ½, we're having an early night. (Turns to leave, remembers something and turns back.) Oh and Atth, can I see you in my office when you've finished.

Clarence: Already called to the principal's office, what a rebel. (Atth turns and wacks his tray across the back of Clarence's head, hard.)

Clarence: (rubbing his head.) Shit!

(Atth walks off.)

Nick: What's his problem?

Mystic: Troubled teen, how strange, never seen one before. (Sarcastically)





Peter's Office.

Atth walks in without knocking, Sophie is leaning over Peter's desk with her back to the door, Peter isn't there.

Atth walks up behind Sophie.

Atth: What you looking at? (Sophie jumps and turns around, seeing it's Atth, she takes a step back from him, worried.)

Sophie: (Suspicious) What are you doing in here?

Atth: Peter wanted to see me.

Sophie: (Nervously) Oh, ok, well I'd better go, things to do. (She races out. Atth sighs. Peter walks in just passing Sophie, looks at her confused.)

Peter: What happened?

Atth: Nothing.

Peter: Ok. (Sits down at his desk) Now, it says in your file that you stopped going to school when you were 12, is that right?

Atth: Yeh.

Peter: Ok, so you'd be a fair bit behind then.

Atth: I didn't actually pass my last year either, so there's not much point of me going to the classes.

Peter: You still need an education.

Atth: I barely passed preschool, what makes you think I can pass high school?

Peter: You can if you believe in yourself.

Atth: Can you cut the physco babble crap please.

Peter: I'll get one of the other students to help you.

Atth: Whatever. (Turns to leave)

Peter: Wait, I'm not finished. (Atth turns back.) How are you going?

Atth: Fine.

Peter: It'll be a bit hard adjusting to life outside juvie, but you'll get used to it.

Atth: Nuh, it's fine, it's the whole boy scout thing I don't get.

Peter: (Smiling) Ok, you can go. (Atth leaves, Peter frowns.)



Sorry it's so short and boring, still setting things up.

Next chapter: Peter asks Mystic to do something and Rhys is finally in the chapter. (exciting huh.)

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