Chapter 10
Peter's Idea
(Great title hey)
Forest
Rhys keeps running, he can hear someone behind him, but he doesn't know who it is. His knee is starting to throb, then he hears someone shouting.
Atth: Come on man! Stop running, I'm dieing back here!
(Rhys speeds up hoping to loose Atth. Rhys bites his lip because his knee is killing him, but he can't stop. He jumps over a log and as he lands on his bad knee a stab of pain goes through it, he falls over and lies on the ground in agony. Atth runs up.)
Atth: Shit man, you right? (Rhys has his hands over his face, trying not to make any sound.) What happened?
Rhys: (looking up at him, not showing any emotion in his face.) I'm fine.
(Atth put out his hand to help Rhys, but he ignores it and gets up, not daring to put any weight on his knee, he hops over to the log and sits down. Atth sits on another log, facing Rhys.)
Atth: Why are you running?
Rhys: What, like you haven't thought of it.
Atth: Of course I did, I was already to go, but I decided to stay.
Rhys: Why?
Atth: Cos I would've been caught by the cops and sent back to juvie.
Rhys: Huh?
Atth: I was gonna nick a car. (No one says anything for a while.)
Rhys: Whats juvie like?
Atth: (Annoyed) You thinking of taking a holiday there.
Rhys: I was just wondering.
Atth: (thinking for a minute.) In a word, hell. (Rhys doesn't say anything.) So, why are you here?
Rhys: Because I'm no use to my parents any more.
Atth: Um, ok, care to elaborate?
Rhys: (looking down.) I use to play soccer, then I screwed up my knee and I wasn't doing to well at school because of my training, so I had nothing to fall back on.
Atth: So you became anorexic?
Rhys: I'm not anorexic!
Atth: Sure. You stopped eating cos you lost your soccer career?
Rhys: No.
Atth: Then why?
Rhys: (not wanting to mention his brother.) I dunno, I just did.
Atth: So, you gonna come back with me?
Rhys: I dunno.
Atth: Well, you won't get far on that. (gesturing to his knee.)
Rhys: I won't make it back to Horizon on this knee. (Atth gets up and help Rhys up. They start to walk back to Horizon with Rhys limping heavily.)
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Horizon
Peter is standing outside with Sophie
Peter: If they don't get back soon, I'm going to have to call Curtis.
Sophie: You should've called him straight away; you don't know what Atth will do.
Peter: You really don't like him, do you?
Sophie: He's been to juvie; you know what those places are like.
Peter: That doesn't mean he's a bad person.
Sophie: Even angels that go in there come out hardened criminals, you know that.
Peter: He's different, we can help him.
Sophie: He's already been fighting and he hasn't even been here that long.
Peter: He's confused, he thinks he has to prove himself here, he just has to get used to the world outside juvie.
Sophie: Sure, just keep him away from me. If he ever comes back that is.
Peter: (seeing something.) Here they are. (squinting to see them.) Hang on, get the nurse. (Sophie looks toward Atth and Rhys coming out of the wood, she runs to find the nurse. Peter runs down to Atth and Rhys.) What happened? (seeing Rhys leaning heavily on Atth.)
Rhys: I'm fine.
Atth: He's not, he hurt his knee.
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Late afternoon
Lodge
Everyone is sitting down, Rhys is lying on the couch with a bandage on his knee, he is groggy from painkillers.
No one is saying anything, finally Dard breaks the silence.
Dard: It's not fair, why does Rhys get painkillers!
Atth: Because he's in pain.
Nick: We all are.
Atth: Wow! You can see into the future.
Clarence to Atth: Don't man, he's not worth it.
Atth: I wasn't gonna, today anyway.
Maddy: God I'm bored.
Remy: It's wrong to take God's name in vein.
Dard: For god's sake shut up!
Nick: You tell him.
Dard: (about Nick) How sad. (She gets up and walks over to Atth who is lying on the floor. She leans down.) You wanna go do something? (Atth sits up and smiles at her, his face close to hers.)
Atth: Maybe, (Maddy glares at them, Dard smiles.) like four hours into a kegger!
(He lies down again and closes his eyes. Dard isn't put off, but goes and sits back down in her chair.)
(Peter walks in.)
Peter: So, what are you guys up to.
Dard: (Throwing her arms up.) Absolutely nothing!
Peter: Good, cos I've got an idea.
Dard: What is it?
Atth: I doubt it's a mass orgy Dard, sorry to disappoint you.
Dard: (Winking at Atth.) You'll get your chance, don't worry.
Peter: None of that thanks.
Maddy: So, what is it? More chores?
Peter: Far from it. I have noticed that you haven't gotten to know everyone as well as I'd like.
Atth: (Under his breath.) Give him a cookie for that accomplishment.
Peter: Huh?
Atth: Nothing.
Peter: Anyway, I thought this weekend we'd all spend some quality time with each other.
Dard: I hate camping!
Peter: We won't be camping, it's too late to organise that, for the next 48 hours you will be alone in a room or outside with 2 to 3 people, every 12 hours you will swap the people you are with.
Dard: Alone huh. (She smiles at Atth who looks away.)
Peter: We will be checking you, so nothing inappropriate thanks.
Dard: (innocently) Who me?
Peter: Yes you. Ok, it's almost five o'clock now, so everyone get your sleeping bags and other stuff and meet back here in 10 minutes.
Mystic: Wait, you said every 12 hours we swap, right?
Peter: Yeh, so.
Mystic: That means we'll have to swap at 5 in the morning! (Dard groans)
Peter: I'd suggest you all have an early night then. (They all leave to pack.)
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10 Minutes later
Peter: Ok, Remy, Mystic and Clarence you'll be in the maths room, Dard, Rhys and Nick, you'll be in the drama room and Maddy and Atth, you'll be in here. Any complaints?
Dard: Yeh, can I go with Atth?
Peter: No. Anyone else?
Dard: Why not?
Peter: Because he's with Maddy.
Dard to Maddy: Maddy, can we swap please!
Peter: No swapping and no contact with the other group. There will be people around making sure you don't leave your allocated room without a good reason.
Dard: This is stupid.
Still setting things up
At least 4 more reviews before next chapter please
Chapter 11:
Atth and Maddy talk, will they get together?
Nick gets horny, what will he do?
Mystic and Clarence talk
Remy is just weird
Who else.. Oh yeh!
Rhys is propositioned, hee hee
Peter's Idea
(Great title hey)
Forest
Rhys keeps running, he can hear someone behind him, but he doesn't know who it is. His knee is starting to throb, then he hears someone shouting.
Atth: Come on man! Stop running, I'm dieing back here!
(Rhys speeds up hoping to loose Atth. Rhys bites his lip because his knee is killing him, but he can't stop. He jumps over a log and as he lands on his bad knee a stab of pain goes through it, he falls over and lies on the ground in agony. Atth runs up.)
Atth: Shit man, you right? (Rhys has his hands over his face, trying not to make any sound.) What happened?
Rhys: (looking up at him, not showing any emotion in his face.) I'm fine.
(Atth put out his hand to help Rhys, but he ignores it and gets up, not daring to put any weight on his knee, he hops over to the log and sits down. Atth sits on another log, facing Rhys.)
Atth: Why are you running?
Rhys: What, like you haven't thought of it.
Atth: Of course I did, I was already to go, but I decided to stay.
Rhys: Why?
Atth: Cos I would've been caught by the cops and sent back to juvie.
Rhys: Huh?
Atth: I was gonna nick a car. (No one says anything for a while.)
Rhys: Whats juvie like?
Atth: (Annoyed) You thinking of taking a holiday there.
Rhys: I was just wondering.
Atth: (thinking for a minute.) In a word, hell. (Rhys doesn't say anything.) So, why are you here?
Rhys: Because I'm no use to my parents any more.
Atth: Um, ok, care to elaborate?
Rhys: (looking down.) I use to play soccer, then I screwed up my knee and I wasn't doing to well at school because of my training, so I had nothing to fall back on.
Atth: So you became anorexic?
Rhys: I'm not anorexic!
Atth: Sure. You stopped eating cos you lost your soccer career?
Rhys: No.
Atth: Then why?
Rhys: (not wanting to mention his brother.) I dunno, I just did.
Atth: So, you gonna come back with me?
Rhys: I dunno.
Atth: Well, you won't get far on that. (gesturing to his knee.)
Rhys: I won't make it back to Horizon on this knee. (Atth gets up and help Rhys up. They start to walk back to Horizon with Rhys limping heavily.)
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Horizon
Peter is standing outside with Sophie
Peter: If they don't get back soon, I'm going to have to call Curtis.
Sophie: You should've called him straight away; you don't know what Atth will do.
Peter: You really don't like him, do you?
Sophie: He's been to juvie; you know what those places are like.
Peter: That doesn't mean he's a bad person.
Sophie: Even angels that go in there come out hardened criminals, you know that.
Peter: He's different, we can help him.
Sophie: He's already been fighting and he hasn't even been here that long.
Peter: He's confused, he thinks he has to prove himself here, he just has to get used to the world outside juvie.
Sophie: Sure, just keep him away from me. If he ever comes back that is.
Peter: (seeing something.) Here they are. (squinting to see them.) Hang on, get the nurse. (Sophie looks toward Atth and Rhys coming out of the wood, she runs to find the nurse. Peter runs down to Atth and Rhys.) What happened? (seeing Rhys leaning heavily on Atth.)
Rhys: I'm fine.
Atth: He's not, he hurt his knee.
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Late afternoon
Lodge
Everyone is sitting down, Rhys is lying on the couch with a bandage on his knee, he is groggy from painkillers.
No one is saying anything, finally Dard breaks the silence.
Dard: It's not fair, why does Rhys get painkillers!
Atth: Because he's in pain.
Nick: We all are.
Atth: Wow! You can see into the future.
Clarence to Atth: Don't man, he's not worth it.
Atth: I wasn't gonna, today anyway.
Maddy: God I'm bored.
Remy: It's wrong to take God's name in vein.
Dard: For god's sake shut up!
Nick: You tell him.
Dard: (about Nick) How sad. (She gets up and walks over to Atth who is lying on the floor. She leans down.) You wanna go do something? (Atth sits up and smiles at her, his face close to hers.)
Atth: Maybe, (Maddy glares at them, Dard smiles.) like four hours into a kegger!
(He lies down again and closes his eyes. Dard isn't put off, but goes and sits back down in her chair.)
(Peter walks in.)
Peter: So, what are you guys up to.
Dard: (Throwing her arms up.) Absolutely nothing!
Peter: Good, cos I've got an idea.
Dard: What is it?
Atth: I doubt it's a mass orgy Dard, sorry to disappoint you.
Dard: (Winking at Atth.) You'll get your chance, don't worry.
Peter: None of that thanks.
Maddy: So, what is it? More chores?
Peter: Far from it. I have noticed that you haven't gotten to know everyone as well as I'd like.
Atth: (Under his breath.) Give him a cookie for that accomplishment.
Peter: Huh?
Atth: Nothing.
Peter: Anyway, I thought this weekend we'd all spend some quality time with each other.
Dard: I hate camping!
Peter: We won't be camping, it's too late to organise that, for the next 48 hours you will be alone in a room or outside with 2 to 3 people, every 12 hours you will swap the people you are with.
Dard: Alone huh. (She smiles at Atth who looks away.)
Peter: We will be checking you, so nothing inappropriate thanks.
Dard: (innocently) Who me?
Peter: Yes you. Ok, it's almost five o'clock now, so everyone get your sleeping bags and other stuff and meet back here in 10 minutes.
Mystic: Wait, you said every 12 hours we swap, right?
Peter: Yeh, so.
Mystic: That means we'll have to swap at 5 in the morning! (Dard groans)
Peter: I'd suggest you all have an early night then. (They all leave to pack.)
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10 Minutes later
Peter: Ok, Remy, Mystic and Clarence you'll be in the maths room, Dard, Rhys and Nick, you'll be in the drama room and Maddy and Atth, you'll be in here. Any complaints?
Dard: Yeh, can I go with Atth?
Peter: No. Anyone else?
Dard: Why not?
Peter: Because he's with Maddy.
Dard to Maddy: Maddy, can we swap please!
Peter: No swapping and no contact with the other group. There will be people around making sure you don't leave your allocated room without a good reason.
Dard: This is stupid.
Still setting things up
At least 4 more reviews before next chapter please
Chapter 11:
Atth and Maddy talk, will they get together?
Nick gets horny, what will he do?
Mystic and Clarence talk
Remy is just weird
Who else.. Oh yeh!
Rhys is propositioned, hee hee