Facing the Past, Chapter Four
Auggie didn't talk to Callahan anymore. He just sat on the bed, watching him unpack. "Um..It's dinner...You remember where the cafeteria is?" Auggie asked. Cal didn't answer, so Auggie took that as a yes and left.
Cal took out a picture of Cameron. Cam's blonde hair accented his freckles and he was grinning widely in the picture. He set it beside his bed and spoke quietly, "I'm gonna get you back, Cameron. I swear." then he got up and left for the cafeteria.
Everyone was already there, so he got a tray and sat by David. "Hey, fresh meat!" David said happily. "You look famaliar. Are you Gran-" Callahan interupted him. "Yeah, I'm Granger's little brother. Yeah, Granger was a counselor. No, I don't know why I'm here. Yes, I'll stay out of your way." Cal mumbled. "Actually..." David tried to come up with something smart but couldn't. "Don't hurt yourself," Cal said.
"What's your name you fu-" "Callahan. Were you about to cuss? Gee I'm justa kid." Cal said, pretending to be shocked. "How old are you?" David asked suspiciously. "Fifteen." "You're not a kid. Scott was your age when he came." Scott looked up. "I was sixteen you bonehead."
Ezra had his camcorder. "So, Callahan, how is your day so far on our wonderful school?" He interviewed Cal. Cal raised an eyebrow and grinned. "See, it was just jolly. First I meet Auggie. Then I meet Mr. HotShot. I'm having a good ol' time around the campfire. Brady Bunch style." He answered.
"You have one of these, too, don't you?" Ezra asked. Cal shook his head, "I mean I use to...But I haven't since..I haven't in awhile." "So why are you here?" Shelby asked. Cal shrugged, "my mother thought I was an at- risk youth. Plus I was getting in the way of a certain investigation."
"Of what? Your brother?" Daisy asked. Cal snapped his head back to look at Daisy. "How the hell did you know?!" he demanded. "My tarot cards."
Shelby rolled her eyes. "What Miss Freaky is trying to say is she tends to listen in on Sophie and Peter's conversations." Daisy eyed her. "Exactly."
"Well we're gonna find my brother. I KNOW it." Cal said to no one in particuliar. "We have group in like five minutes," Jules observed. "Ya know, one day, we're going to get away with saying 'we didn't know what time it is', and you're NOT helping," SHelby snapped.
Jules rolled her eyes and went to put her tray up. "You didn't even eat anything, is it that bad?" Scott asked. Cal eyed the "food" and shrugged. "Just not hungry, I guess," he answered. "Well you're not a toothpic so that singles out 2 problems..." Shelby mumbled under her breath.
Everyone slowly rose up from the table and put their trays away. Callahan just followed them.
When everyone had gotten situiated, Peter 'formally' introduced Cal to everyone. "For this group, I want you to say one thing that you regret the most."
That was when Cal froze up...
Auggie didn't talk to Callahan anymore. He just sat on the bed, watching him unpack. "Um..It's dinner...You remember where the cafeteria is?" Auggie asked. Cal didn't answer, so Auggie took that as a yes and left.
Cal took out a picture of Cameron. Cam's blonde hair accented his freckles and he was grinning widely in the picture. He set it beside his bed and spoke quietly, "I'm gonna get you back, Cameron. I swear." then he got up and left for the cafeteria.
Everyone was already there, so he got a tray and sat by David. "Hey, fresh meat!" David said happily. "You look famaliar. Are you Gran-" Callahan interupted him. "Yeah, I'm Granger's little brother. Yeah, Granger was a counselor. No, I don't know why I'm here. Yes, I'll stay out of your way." Cal mumbled. "Actually..." David tried to come up with something smart but couldn't. "Don't hurt yourself," Cal said.
"What's your name you fu-" "Callahan. Were you about to cuss? Gee I'm justa kid." Cal said, pretending to be shocked. "How old are you?" David asked suspiciously. "Fifteen." "You're not a kid. Scott was your age when he came." Scott looked up. "I was sixteen you bonehead."
Ezra had his camcorder. "So, Callahan, how is your day so far on our wonderful school?" He interviewed Cal. Cal raised an eyebrow and grinned. "See, it was just jolly. First I meet Auggie. Then I meet Mr. HotShot. I'm having a good ol' time around the campfire. Brady Bunch style." He answered.
"You have one of these, too, don't you?" Ezra asked. Cal shook his head, "I mean I use to...But I haven't since..I haven't in awhile." "So why are you here?" Shelby asked. Cal shrugged, "my mother thought I was an at- risk youth. Plus I was getting in the way of a certain investigation."
"Of what? Your brother?" Daisy asked. Cal snapped his head back to look at Daisy. "How the hell did you know?!" he demanded. "My tarot cards."
Shelby rolled her eyes. "What Miss Freaky is trying to say is she tends to listen in on Sophie and Peter's conversations." Daisy eyed her. "Exactly."
"Well we're gonna find my brother. I KNOW it." Cal said to no one in particuliar. "We have group in like five minutes," Jules observed. "Ya know, one day, we're going to get away with saying 'we didn't know what time it is', and you're NOT helping," SHelby snapped.
Jules rolled her eyes and went to put her tray up. "You didn't even eat anything, is it that bad?" Scott asked. Cal eyed the "food" and shrugged. "Just not hungry, I guess," he answered. "Well you're not a toothpic so that singles out 2 problems..." Shelby mumbled under her breath.
Everyone slowly rose up from the table and put their trays away. Callahan just followed them.
When everyone had gotten situiated, Peter 'formally' introduced Cal to everyone. "For this group, I want you to say one thing that you regret the most."
That was when Cal froze up...
