Bringer of Futures
Chapter 4: Get back here!
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The bright sun shone through the free blowing curtains into the girls dorm. The digital clock on Daisy's nightstand read 6:42 am. Suddenly, as if someone or someone was beakoning her to awaken, Shelby rose with a start. Her face grew from a grim frown to a slight smile, as she realised where she was.
"Somethings wrong" She blurted out.
"Aww.. no one cares, Shelby! Go back to bed" Kat groaned from under her big, comfortable quilt. Shelby layed herself back down on her bed slowly as if each inch she moved hurt. Once down on the bed the door swung open revealing Hannah and Jeff. Jeff had his hands over his eyes incase the girls weren't decent.
"Get up girls! We have to do something! It's real important so were expecting you guys in the lodge in 5! Thats all. Were going in the woods so no primping!" Hannah yelled in a frenzy, as if she was nervous. Shelbys eyes narrowed as she realized that something realy was wrong. She swifly got out of bed and dressed herself fast, she didn't want to miss a word of the explination.
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"I sence fear in your eyes" Daisy said in her sinister way. Hannah sighed.
"Thats cause there is fear.... I dont kno- Peters missing" She blurted out.
"He's probably just late. Dont be paranoid" Scott explained, uneasily. "Right?" Hannah slowly shook her head, no. Scott glanced over to Shelby in a questioning manner. And moved toward her.
"Do you know anything abou this?" Scott whispered to Shelby.
"No- I mean... oh.. man! This is all my fault.. I caused this!" She said stepping back.
"Come on Shell... you didn't know this was going to happen did you?" Scott asked.
"No.. but I caused it" She said and ran out of the room in search of Peter.
Scott ran over to Hannah to tell her what had just happened. Suddenly a boy stepped out of the custodians closet. The door was opened and he had heard everything!
"Ohh.... this is good. This is realy good. My problems are solved." He said cynically and slid off toward his group, the Trailblazers.
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Shelby ran through the woods panting like a dog in the desert. She stoped after 10 minutes straight of hard strenuois running and slumped against a tree.
"Oh man! This is my fault. Peter might be dead and I have no way of knowing or saving him! If only I would have let Isaac die! No, that would have been wrong. I didn't know this was going to happen. This wasn't supposed to happen!" Shelby said.
"Your right. You didn't know." Hannah said, creaping up behind Shelby. Shelby was startled for a moment but realized who it was.
"Sorry for running. I just wanted to find Peter. I wasn't like running away or anything." Shelby tried to convince Hannah.
"I know. Thats why I'm not going to punish you. I know times like this can be hard. When someone you know and trust and maybe even love, in some way, goes missing. I never thought this would happen to Peter. But look on the bright side. Peter is trained to survive in the woods. I mean if he were lost he wouldn't be lost. Get what I'm saying?" Hannah asked. Shelby nodded.
"So basicly what your saying is Peter can't be lost. Not in these woods, at least. So we can rule out lost and rule in dead" Tears welled up in Shelby's eyes but she swiftly wiped them away. She, still, didn't like crying in front of anybody yet. Who did?
"Its okay to cry, but come on. We have to get back to Horizon before Jeff, god forbid, goes out into the woods looking for us" Hannah said with a smirk on her face. Shelby managed a small smile and giggle and walked with Hannah back to Horizon's welcoming campus.
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After a very unsuccesful search, that lasted almost 9 hours, the Cliffhangers, Trailblazers, Sundogs, Ridge Runners and a team of search and rescue, travled back to Horizon. Most of the group was extremely tired, except some of the physicly excellerated students and the staff and search and rescue squad. They all found a place around a huge fire Frank made while they were away, since they all couldn't fit into the lodge at once. Suddenly Shelby spoke up.
"So what does this mean?" She asked, loud enough for the whole group to hear.
"What does what mean?" Hannah asked her.
"What does not finding him mean. Does it mean he's dead?! I'll bet he's dead." She asked in a panic.
"No... it doesn't confirm it at least." One of the search and rescue team members told her.
"Great!!! So we know nothing?" Shelby yelled, sarcasticly,no one answerd since they were all in awe at her outburst. She got mad at that and threw her hands up in the air, as she stormed toward the girls dorm. Scott got up to follow her but Hannah made him sit back down.
"She needs her time, Scott. Just let her cool off." Hannah said, sympitheticaly. Scott understood. He knew the feeling of just wanting to be left alone... and he knew it quite well.
Shelby back in her dorm, all alone, was forming a plan. It wasn't the greatest but it was an okay one. She was going to find Sophie even if it meant running away.
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Around 3 days later
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"She was right the other day." Jeff blurted out.
"Who?" Hannah asked in confusion.
"Shelby. She was right about something at the campfire before she stormed off. When she said he's probably dead. I'll bet he is too. Peter would have made it back by now. He's good at that kind of stuff." Jeff said.
"No. I can't and I refuse to believe that!" Hannah replied.
"I'd like to see you proove me wrong." Jeff said, sincerely. Just then the phone rang.
"Hello? Horizon High, school for at risk teens. How may I help you?" Hannah said in her formal voice. Only this time it wasn't a happy voice, it was monotone. It had no feeling to it.
"YOUR WHERE!?!?" Hannah burst out.
"What?" Jeff asked.
"Tibet!? Oh that is just perfect, Peter!" Hannah exclaimed. Jeff sighed, glad Peter was alive but wanting to kick his butt right then for not calling sooner.
"You had us worried! Do you even know what that means!? Oh, I'm not taking that excuse. You were too busy to call your school and inform the people you love and care about that you weren't dead?!! I wont take that! What are you doing in Tibet?" She asked. A long pause of eerie silece fell upon the room. "So you quit on us!!!?? That isn't fair Peter! Ok fine then you stay there! You should. You sound high!" Hannah slammed down the phone and fell, hard back into her seat. She had, absentmindedly in all the confusion and anger, jumped out of her chair.
"What did he say?" Jeff asked.
"He said he is in Tibet! Tibet of all places! He says that he followed Sophie when she stormed off because he obviousy still has some serious feelings for her. Well, that isn't even the worst part. He says that if Sophie doesn't come back then neither does he. He is willing to risk this school for his love life! I cant belive him! Oh, and the great part. I'm 99% sure that he has reverted back to drugs. Isn't this just a grand day?" Hannah asked.
Jeff just sighed. He knew nothing to say to comfort her.
Shelby, just outside the door, slumped down to the floor. She was glad that he wasn't dead but realy wanted to sink her teeth into his skin right now for worrying everybody. He was back to drugs? No, that cant be, can it? She thought.
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In Tibet
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Peter wobbled back to his sofa in his apartment and clumsily fell down on it. He had a bag of white powdery substance in his hand and a straw in the other. On the table next to the phone was a mirror with some of the white substance on it. It was cocaine and the straw Peter was holding was the way he snorted it. He had reverted back to drugs when he first saw Sophie.
*Flashback to 2 days before*
Peter jumped off his motorcycle and stood up fast. He ran into the airport. There she was. Sophie... buying a plane ticket to tibet! Peter stormed up to her and grabbed her arm.
"Please, Sophie. It didn't mean anything! I still love you!!" He exclaimed. Sophie just shook her head.
"No, Peter. I'm not coming back for you again. I dont need you. I'm leaving. DONT follow me." She said as she boarded the plane. Peter stepped back. He suddenly had an idea. He raced as fast as he could back to the ticket desk and in 30 minutes was boarding the same plane. He carefuly concealed himself during the flight and and made it all the way to Tibet not being seen by Sophie. He followed her and got himself an apartment near hers. He is now waiting for the right moment to talk her into coming back.
*End Flashback*
"Sophie Becker... I'll do anything.. just come back!" He mummbled incoherently.
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A.n: Sorry its so short. Im getting off my writing in script form phase and going back to my traditional form. I REALY HOPE YOU REVIEW! (hint hint wink wink) REVIEW!! PLEASE!!
Chapter 4: Get back here!
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The bright sun shone through the free blowing curtains into the girls dorm. The digital clock on Daisy's nightstand read 6:42 am. Suddenly, as if someone or someone was beakoning her to awaken, Shelby rose with a start. Her face grew from a grim frown to a slight smile, as she realised where she was.
"Somethings wrong" She blurted out.
"Aww.. no one cares, Shelby! Go back to bed" Kat groaned from under her big, comfortable quilt. Shelby layed herself back down on her bed slowly as if each inch she moved hurt. Once down on the bed the door swung open revealing Hannah and Jeff. Jeff had his hands over his eyes incase the girls weren't decent.
"Get up girls! We have to do something! It's real important so were expecting you guys in the lodge in 5! Thats all. Were going in the woods so no primping!" Hannah yelled in a frenzy, as if she was nervous. Shelbys eyes narrowed as she realized that something realy was wrong. She swifly got out of bed and dressed herself fast, she didn't want to miss a word of the explination.
*****
"I sence fear in your eyes" Daisy said in her sinister way. Hannah sighed.
"Thats cause there is fear.... I dont kno- Peters missing" She blurted out.
"He's probably just late. Dont be paranoid" Scott explained, uneasily. "Right?" Hannah slowly shook her head, no. Scott glanced over to Shelby in a questioning manner. And moved toward her.
"Do you know anything abou this?" Scott whispered to Shelby.
"No- I mean... oh.. man! This is all my fault.. I caused this!" She said stepping back.
"Come on Shell... you didn't know this was going to happen did you?" Scott asked.
"No.. but I caused it" She said and ran out of the room in search of Peter.
Scott ran over to Hannah to tell her what had just happened. Suddenly a boy stepped out of the custodians closet. The door was opened and he had heard everything!
"Ohh.... this is good. This is realy good. My problems are solved." He said cynically and slid off toward his group, the Trailblazers.
*****
Shelby ran through the woods panting like a dog in the desert. She stoped after 10 minutes straight of hard strenuois running and slumped against a tree.
"Oh man! This is my fault. Peter might be dead and I have no way of knowing or saving him! If only I would have let Isaac die! No, that would have been wrong. I didn't know this was going to happen. This wasn't supposed to happen!" Shelby said.
"Your right. You didn't know." Hannah said, creaping up behind Shelby. Shelby was startled for a moment but realized who it was.
"Sorry for running. I just wanted to find Peter. I wasn't like running away or anything." Shelby tried to convince Hannah.
"I know. Thats why I'm not going to punish you. I know times like this can be hard. When someone you know and trust and maybe even love, in some way, goes missing. I never thought this would happen to Peter. But look on the bright side. Peter is trained to survive in the woods. I mean if he were lost he wouldn't be lost. Get what I'm saying?" Hannah asked. Shelby nodded.
"So basicly what your saying is Peter can't be lost. Not in these woods, at least. So we can rule out lost and rule in dead" Tears welled up in Shelby's eyes but she swiftly wiped them away. She, still, didn't like crying in front of anybody yet. Who did?
"Its okay to cry, but come on. We have to get back to Horizon before Jeff, god forbid, goes out into the woods looking for us" Hannah said with a smirk on her face. Shelby managed a small smile and giggle and walked with Hannah back to Horizon's welcoming campus.
*****
After a very unsuccesful search, that lasted almost 9 hours, the Cliffhangers, Trailblazers, Sundogs, Ridge Runners and a team of search and rescue, travled back to Horizon. Most of the group was extremely tired, except some of the physicly excellerated students and the staff and search and rescue squad. They all found a place around a huge fire Frank made while they were away, since they all couldn't fit into the lodge at once. Suddenly Shelby spoke up.
"So what does this mean?" She asked, loud enough for the whole group to hear.
"What does what mean?" Hannah asked her.
"What does not finding him mean. Does it mean he's dead?! I'll bet he's dead." She asked in a panic.
"No... it doesn't confirm it at least." One of the search and rescue team members told her.
"Great!!! So we know nothing?" Shelby yelled, sarcasticly,no one answerd since they were all in awe at her outburst. She got mad at that and threw her hands up in the air, as she stormed toward the girls dorm. Scott got up to follow her but Hannah made him sit back down.
"She needs her time, Scott. Just let her cool off." Hannah said, sympitheticaly. Scott understood. He knew the feeling of just wanting to be left alone... and he knew it quite well.
Shelby back in her dorm, all alone, was forming a plan. It wasn't the greatest but it was an okay one. She was going to find Sophie even if it meant running away.
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Around 3 days later
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"She was right the other day." Jeff blurted out.
"Who?" Hannah asked in confusion.
"Shelby. She was right about something at the campfire before she stormed off. When she said he's probably dead. I'll bet he is too. Peter would have made it back by now. He's good at that kind of stuff." Jeff said.
"No. I can't and I refuse to believe that!" Hannah replied.
"I'd like to see you proove me wrong." Jeff said, sincerely. Just then the phone rang.
"Hello? Horizon High, school for at risk teens. How may I help you?" Hannah said in her formal voice. Only this time it wasn't a happy voice, it was monotone. It had no feeling to it.
"YOUR WHERE!?!?" Hannah burst out.
"What?" Jeff asked.
"Tibet!? Oh that is just perfect, Peter!" Hannah exclaimed. Jeff sighed, glad Peter was alive but wanting to kick his butt right then for not calling sooner.
"You had us worried! Do you even know what that means!? Oh, I'm not taking that excuse. You were too busy to call your school and inform the people you love and care about that you weren't dead?!! I wont take that! What are you doing in Tibet?" She asked. A long pause of eerie silece fell upon the room. "So you quit on us!!!?? That isn't fair Peter! Ok fine then you stay there! You should. You sound high!" Hannah slammed down the phone and fell, hard back into her seat. She had, absentmindedly in all the confusion and anger, jumped out of her chair.
"What did he say?" Jeff asked.
"He said he is in Tibet! Tibet of all places! He says that he followed Sophie when she stormed off because he obviousy still has some serious feelings for her. Well, that isn't even the worst part. He says that if Sophie doesn't come back then neither does he. He is willing to risk this school for his love life! I cant belive him! Oh, and the great part. I'm 99% sure that he has reverted back to drugs. Isn't this just a grand day?" Hannah asked.
Jeff just sighed. He knew nothing to say to comfort her.
Shelby, just outside the door, slumped down to the floor. She was glad that he wasn't dead but realy wanted to sink her teeth into his skin right now for worrying everybody. He was back to drugs? No, that cant be, can it? She thought.
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In Tibet
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Peter wobbled back to his sofa in his apartment and clumsily fell down on it. He had a bag of white powdery substance in his hand and a straw in the other. On the table next to the phone was a mirror with some of the white substance on it. It was cocaine and the straw Peter was holding was the way he snorted it. He had reverted back to drugs when he first saw Sophie.
*Flashback to 2 days before*
Peter jumped off his motorcycle and stood up fast. He ran into the airport. There she was. Sophie... buying a plane ticket to tibet! Peter stormed up to her and grabbed her arm.
"Please, Sophie. It didn't mean anything! I still love you!!" He exclaimed. Sophie just shook her head.
"No, Peter. I'm not coming back for you again. I dont need you. I'm leaving. DONT follow me." She said as she boarded the plane. Peter stepped back. He suddenly had an idea. He raced as fast as he could back to the ticket desk and in 30 minutes was boarding the same plane. He carefuly concealed himself during the flight and and made it all the way to Tibet not being seen by Sophie. He followed her and got himself an apartment near hers. He is now waiting for the right moment to talk her into coming back.
*End Flashback*
"Sophie Becker... I'll do anything.. just come back!" He mummbled incoherently.
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A.n: Sorry its so short. Im getting off my writing in script form phase and going back to my traditional form. I REALY HOPE YOU REVIEW! (hint hint wink wink) REVIEW!! PLEASE!!