~ Surprise! That's right another chapter. I'm doing pretty well considering
I didn't write hardly anything all summer. You might find out who the
person in black is this time you might not. Muhaha.
Peter began to read the report when there is a knock on the door. "Come in," he says. Thinking to himself "I'm never going to get a chance to read this."
A man is his mid twenties with dark hair enters. "I hope I'm not too early."
"No, it's fine we can go over a few final things. I hadn't planned on meeting with your group until 3, but we can move it up if need be. Have a seat, make yourself comfortable."
"Thanks." Rob says sitting down in a chair.
"Well first off do you have any questions?" Peter asks.
"I would like to know a little more about each one of the students I'm going to be working with." Rob says.
"Yes, that would be helpful wouldn't it. Let me see if I can find their files." Peter says as he beings rummaging through the file cabinet. "Here we go." He pulls out eight blue folders. "Ivy's is on top so we will start with her. She is my daughter, and she just became a student here a few hours ago. I'm not sure how this is going to work out, but she is a student and will not be treated differently. We've already talked about all the drugs so we can move on. Next is Katie. Katie was sexually assaulted be her uncle on several occasions. She's been with us for a little over a year." He goes to talk about each one of the Cliffhangers and their problems. "You will also being teaching the chemistry class. They are pretty excited because I have been the acting chemistry teacher. The class is fairly small, there are going to ten students including Ivy. They have books we have just been reading straight through but feel free to teach what you want with in reason."
The phone rings, he picks it up thinking it might be Leah. "Dad," the voice says. "I think somebody is trying to break in." Leah whispers into the phone.
"Where are you?" He asks.
"In my closet." Leah whimpers.
"I'll be right there, stay in the closet." Peter tells her quickly hanging up. "That was my other daughter she thinks some is trying to break into the house again. You can stay here I need to go check it out."
"If it's all right I'll go with in case someone is really there." Rob offers.
"Yes, that's fine let's go." Peter says as he starts to run towards the door. Rob follows.
When they arrive at the house Peter jumps out of the car. "You can check around the outside, I'll go in." He tells Rob.
Peter enters through the front door he immediately goes to find Leah. As he opens the closed bedroom door he says "Leah you can come out." She doesn't right away, so he opens the closet door. Leah is curled up in the corner rocking back and forth. "Leah are you hurt?" He asks.
"No, just freaked out," she replies.
"Did the person get in?" Peter asks.
"I don't think so." Leah says.
"I'll still check the house. Rob the counselor is outside looking around you can go wait with him." Peter tells.
The pair heads down stairs and out side to look for Rob. They find him in the back yard looking at the sliding glass door.
"Some tired to pry this door open. Most likely used some kind of metal rod." Rob informs them.
"I'm going call the police and check the rest of the house is it all right if Leah waits out here with you?" Peter asks.
"Sounds fine, Leah and I can get to know each other." Rob says.
Peter goes back into the house while Leah and Rob stay outside. Leah is shivering the September morning is cold.
Leah is the first to break the silence. "How did you know someone used a metal bar on the door?"
"I took a lot of forensics classes. I was going to go into forensic science, but then I got into psychology and teaching." He answers.
"Wow, what were you in college for a million years you don't look that old?" Leah jokes.
"Six years in college and I'm 25 if that was you were getting at." Rob now sees her holding her arms against her chest. "Are you cold?" He asks her.
"No, I'm fine, she says.
"You're holding arms against your body and you're shivering. But you're not cold? I didn't have to go to college for a million years to figure out what a person looks like when they're cold." Rob says as he takes off his sweatshirt. "Put this on."
"Thanks, but it's your sweatshirt. You'll be cold with out it." Leah tells him.
"I didn't ask if you wanted to wear the shirt, I told you to put it on." Rob replies.
"I'm fine." Leah says.
"Leah. Is that your name?" Rob asks.
"Yes," she says.
"Leah, I didn't ask you if you wanted to wear my sweatshirt. I'm telling you to wear the sweatshirt." Rob says giving his orders.
"You're obviously not going to leave me alone so I will wear your frickin' sweatshirt." Leah says with a sigh as pulls the shirt over her head.
"Thank you. Was that so hard?" He asks. "You are really annoying." Leah states.
Peter began to read the report when there is a knock on the door. "Come in," he says. Thinking to himself "I'm never going to get a chance to read this."
A man is his mid twenties with dark hair enters. "I hope I'm not too early."
"No, it's fine we can go over a few final things. I hadn't planned on meeting with your group until 3, but we can move it up if need be. Have a seat, make yourself comfortable."
"Thanks." Rob says sitting down in a chair.
"Well first off do you have any questions?" Peter asks.
"I would like to know a little more about each one of the students I'm going to be working with." Rob says.
"Yes, that would be helpful wouldn't it. Let me see if I can find their files." Peter says as he beings rummaging through the file cabinet. "Here we go." He pulls out eight blue folders. "Ivy's is on top so we will start with her. She is my daughter, and she just became a student here a few hours ago. I'm not sure how this is going to work out, but she is a student and will not be treated differently. We've already talked about all the drugs so we can move on. Next is Katie. Katie was sexually assaulted be her uncle on several occasions. She's been with us for a little over a year." He goes to talk about each one of the Cliffhangers and their problems. "You will also being teaching the chemistry class. They are pretty excited because I have been the acting chemistry teacher. The class is fairly small, there are going to ten students including Ivy. They have books we have just been reading straight through but feel free to teach what you want with in reason."
The phone rings, he picks it up thinking it might be Leah. "Dad," the voice says. "I think somebody is trying to break in." Leah whispers into the phone.
"Where are you?" He asks.
"In my closet." Leah whimpers.
"I'll be right there, stay in the closet." Peter tells her quickly hanging up. "That was my other daughter she thinks some is trying to break into the house again. You can stay here I need to go check it out."
"If it's all right I'll go with in case someone is really there." Rob offers.
"Yes, that's fine let's go." Peter says as he starts to run towards the door. Rob follows.
When they arrive at the house Peter jumps out of the car. "You can check around the outside, I'll go in." He tells Rob.
Peter enters through the front door he immediately goes to find Leah. As he opens the closed bedroom door he says "Leah you can come out." She doesn't right away, so he opens the closet door. Leah is curled up in the corner rocking back and forth. "Leah are you hurt?" He asks.
"No, just freaked out," she replies.
"Did the person get in?" Peter asks.
"I don't think so." Leah says.
"I'll still check the house. Rob the counselor is outside looking around you can go wait with him." Peter tells.
The pair heads down stairs and out side to look for Rob. They find him in the back yard looking at the sliding glass door.
"Some tired to pry this door open. Most likely used some kind of metal rod." Rob informs them.
"I'm going call the police and check the rest of the house is it all right if Leah waits out here with you?" Peter asks.
"Sounds fine, Leah and I can get to know each other." Rob says.
Peter goes back into the house while Leah and Rob stay outside. Leah is shivering the September morning is cold.
Leah is the first to break the silence. "How did you know someone used a metal bar on the door?"
"I took a lot of forensics classes. I was going to go into forensic science, but then I got into psychology and teaching." He answers.
"Wow, what were you in college for a million years you don't look that old?" Leah jokes.
"Six years in college and I'm 25 if that was you were getting at." Rob now sees her holding her arms against her chest. "Are you cold?" He asks her.
"No, I'm fine, she says.
"You're holding arms against your body and you're shivering. But you're not cold? I didn't have to go to college for a million years to figure out what a person looks like when they're cold." Rob says as he takes off his sweatshirt. "Put this on."
"Thanks, but it's your sweatshirt. You'll be cold with out it." Leah tells him.
"I didn't ask if you wanted to wear the shirt, I told you to put it on." Rob replies.
"I'm fine." Leah says.
"Leah. Is that your name?" Rob asks.
"Yes," she says.
"Leah, I didn't ask you if you wanted to wear my sweatshirt. I'm telling you to wear the sweatshirt." Rob says giving his orders.
"You're obviously not going to leave me alone so I will wear your frickin' sweatshirt." Leah says with a sigh as pulls the shirt over her head.
"Thank you. Was that so hard?" He asks. "You are really annoying." Leah states.