Part two of A Season for Change
(This scene takes place the next morning. Peter is at his home sitting at the kitchen table reading the letter from Kat. Sophie walks in from the outside carrying a load of laundry.)
" Is Kat doing well?" Sophie asked. Peter looks up.
"How you'd know it was from Kat?"
"By the worried look on your face." She sets the laundry down, as he hands her the letter. She quickly scans it. " Wow, seems like Kat's doing OK, but she says she's fine, so why are you so worried?"
"Because I know her Soph. It's like she's lying to me on paper. I know she's not all right."
"She says she's managing, Peter. Maybe she is OK and your just reading to much into it."
"Soph, don't tell me that. I know Kat I had her for three years. I know when she's all right and not all right." He says slightly angry.
"Look, I'm not trying to upset you," She says coming up behind him and putting her arms around him. "It's just I love you and I hate to see you like this." Peter turned around to face her.
"I know, Soph, but it's hard. I know Kat was ready to graduate when she did, but then when Jack... I just don't know how she manages. You yourself said it was a hard thing to handle and you weren't even his counselor. She was. I wish we could have talked about it more before she left." Sophie gives him a concerned look.
"If you're really that worried about her, why don't you call her. I bet she'd love to hear from you and your dying to know how she is." Peter checks his watch.
"Isn't it too early?"
"Peter this is Kat were talking about. She hates to be late, especially for class. I bet she's been awake for at least half an hour.' Peter nods.
"I love you Sophie." He says giving her a hug and a kiss.
"I know." She says with a smile. Then she picks up the laundry basket. " I'll just leave you to make that call." She heads out of the room. Peter picks up the phone and dials. The phone rings several times before the answering machine picks up.
Hey this is Kat, and this is Tammy, were not in right now, but if you leave a message after the beep we'll get back to ya soon." BEEP.
Peter looks at the phone contemplating hanging up, but then Sophie walks back into the room holding a basket of folded laundry, and he leaves one.
"Kat, this is Peter, I was just calling you to let you know I got your letter. I was also wondering how you were. I know your busy, so just call when you get a chance."
"Not home?" Sophie asks as Peter hangs back up the phone.
"No, she's not home. But I left a message."
'Yea I heard." She looks at him, knowing he's worried. " I bet that she calls you as soon as she gets the message."
"I hope." He says. Sophie realizing how worried he is, but knowing that for now there is nothing that the two of them can do, changes the subject.
"Why don't we head off, before were late?" She asks. Peter looks at her. In his worry about Kat, he'd almost forgotten he still had to go to Horizon.
"All right." He says picking up his keys. "Why don't you ride with me?"
"Peter, I don't think that's a good idea." She says.
"Come on Sophie."
'I just mean I have to finish folding the laundry."
'Sophie it's folded." He says pointing at the basket. " Why don't you want to ride with me?"
"Peter, I just don't think it's a good idea for the students to see us so close."
"Sophie they know were engaged. I don't think by us riding my dirt bike to school is going to give them any ideas."
"I know it's just that..."
'Sophie, us riding on the same bike together will not inform them of the fact that were living together." Sophie smiles, knowing how silly she's being about it and knowing he is right.
'I know, but I just don't want them to find out, at least not yet. Shelby and the others would definitely give us a hard time.'
"They won't find out. I'm not telling are you?"
'No."
"Then come on." He says grabbing her a helmet from by the door. " Lets go."
Sophie takes the helmet. "All right, but if they find out, I'm telling them it was all your idea."
(Sophie and Peter then head out the door)
(Later at Horizon, the same day. The cliffhangers are sitting in class. Jeff stands before them. They are discussing "All Quiet on the Western Front."
A novel, that they just finished reading for History class."
"It is thought to be the greatest war novel, and the greatest anti war
novel of all time." Jeff said.
"How can it be both?" Julliette asked.
"People thought it was the greatest war novel because they were all friends and stood by each other.
It showed comardieness."
'that's right." Jeff said." Anyone know why it's referred to as the greatest anti war novel?"
"Gee, could it be the overwhelming and horrifyingly accurate
depiction of war?" Daisy said sarcastically.
"That's right Daisy." he said and began to walk around the class room.
"Many times we feel strongly about something. Sometimes we can hate something
so much, and love it at the same time. For instance, I love to go on quests."
The class laughs. " What?" He asks.
"How can you love them, your always getting hurt?' Shelby asks.
"Well that's what I hate about quests." He sits down on the edge of a desk.
"I was not made to go on quests. I still go, but I am a klutz. I try, but it
seems like the more I try the more I get hurt." The class again laughs. So does Jeff.
"I'm sure you all have things that are like that. That you love and hate at the same time.
that you have to opposing opinions of. Well I want to hear it." He says and stands and walks around the
room again. 'I want a 1000 word essay over something that you feel you love and hate. It's due on Friday. So
You have four days to complete the assignment. Class dismissed." The class groaned and begin to stand and leave.
"Well this ought to be fun, don't ya think?" Daisy asked Shelby sarcastically.
"I think I'll write about how I love and hate this assignment." David says, overhearing Daisy.
"Oh wait, I don't love it. Never mind." He then walks out of the room.
"So what are you going to write about?" Scott asks, walking up to them.
"Wow, seems like everyone wants to know what I love and hate." Shelby says sarcastically and leaves the room.
'What's her problem?" Scott asks.
"Propably can't narrow down what she wants to write about. You know Shelby, she loves and hates everything.'
"You know that's kind of cold." Scott says and huffs off.
"What did I say?" Daisy asks as Ezra walks up.
"Think about it Dais. You said so yourself, Scott and Shelby are in love. If she loves and hates everything, that includes him." With that he
too walks away.
" I didn't mean it like that." She calls after him. "Males, you can't live with them and you can't avoid them either." She then grabs her books and heads out of the room.
(This scene takes place the next morning. Peter is at his home sitting at the kitchen table reading the letter from Kat. Sophie walks in from the outside carrying a load of laundry.)
" Is Kat doing well?" Sophie asked. Peter looks up.
"How you'd know it was from Kat?"
"By the worried look on your face." She sets the laundry down, as he hands her the letter. She quickly scans it. " Wow, seems like Kat's doing OK, but she says she's fine, so why are you so worried?"
"Because I know her Soph. It's like she's lying to me on paper. I know she's not all right."
"She says she's managing, Peter. Maybe she is OK and your just reading to much into it."
"Soph, don't tell me that. I know Kat I had her for three years. I know when she's all right and not all right." He says slightly angry.
"Look, I'm not trying to upset you," She says coming up behind him and putting her arms around him. "It's just I love you and I hate to see you like this." Peter turned around to face her.
"I know, Soph, but it's hard. I know Kat was ready to graduate when she did, but then when Jack... I just don't know how she manages. You yourself said it was a hard thing to handle and you weren't even his counselor. She was. I wish we could have talked about it more before she left." Sophie gives him a concerned look.
"If you're really that worried about her, why don't you call her. I bet she'd love to hear from you and your dying to know how she is." Peter checks his watch.
"Isn't it too early?"
"Peter this is Kat were talking about. She hates to be late, especially for class. I bet she's been awake for at least half an hour.' Peter nods.
"I love you Sophie." He says giving her a hug and a kiss.
"I know." She says with a smile. Then she picks up the laundry basket. " I'll just leave you to make that call." She heads out of the room. Peter picks up the phone and dials. The phone rings several times before the answering machine picks up.
Hey this is Kat, and this is Tammy, were not in right now, but if you leave a message after the beep we'll get back to ya soon." BEEP.
Peter looks at the phone contemplating hanging up, but then Sophie walks back into the room holding a basket of folded laundry, and he leaves one.
"Kat, this is Peter, I was just calling you to let you know I got your letter. I was also wondering how you were. I know your busy, so just call when you get a chance."
"Not home?" Sophie asks as Peter hangs back up the phone.
"No, she's not home. But I left a message."
'Yea I heard." She looks at him, knowing he's worried. " I bet that she calls you as soon as she gets the message."
"I hope." He says. Sophie realizing how worried he is, but knowing that for now there is nothing that the two of them can do, changes the subject.
"Why don't we head off, before were late?" She asks. Peter looks at her. In his worry about Kat, he'd almost forgotten he still had to go to Horizon.
"All right." He says picking up his keys. "Why don't you ride with me?"
"Peter, I don't think that's a good idea." She says.
"Come on Sophie."
'I just mean I have to finish folding the laundry."
'Sophie it's folded." He says pointing at the basket. " Why don't you want to ride with me?"
"Peter, I just don't think it's a good idea for the students to see us so close."
"Sophie they know were engaged. I don't think by us riding my dirt bike to school is going to give them any ideas."
"I know it's just that..."
'Sophie, us riding on the same bike together will not inform them of the fact that were living together." Sophie smiles, knowing how silly she's being about it and knowing he is right.
'I know, but I just don't want them to find out, at least not yet. Shelby and the others would definitely give us a hard time.'
"They won't find out. I'm not telling are you?"
'No."
"Then come on." He says grabbing her a helmet from by the door. " Lets go."
Sophie takes the helmet. "All right, but if they find out, I'm telling them it was all your idea."
(Sophie and Peter then head out the door)
(Later at Horizon, the same day. The cliffhangers are sitting in class. Jeff stands before them. They are discussing "All Quiet on the Western Front."
A novel, that they just finished reading for History class."
"It is thought to be the greatest war novel, and the greatest anti war
novel of all time." Jeff said.
"How can it be both?" Julliette asked.
"People thought it was the greatest war novel because they were all friends and stood by each other.
It showed comardieness."
'that's right." Jeff said." Anyone know why it's referred to as the greatest anti war novel?"
"Gee, could it be the overwhelming and horrifyingly accurate
depiction of war?" Daisy said sarcastically.
"That's right Daisy." he said and began to walk around the class room.
"Many times we feel strongly about something. Sometimes we can hate something
so much, and love it at the same time. For instance, I love to go on quests."
The class laughs. " What?" He asks.
"How can you love them, your always getting hurt?' Shelby asks.
"Well that's what I hate about quests." He sits down on the edge of a desk.
"I was not made to go on quests. I still go, but I am a klutz. I try, but it
seems like the more I try the more I get hurt." The class again laughs. So does Jeff.
"I'm sure you all have things that are like that. That you love and hate at the same time.
that you have to opposing opinions of. Well I want to hear it." He says and stands and walks around the
room again. 'I want a 1000 word essay over something that you feel you love and hate. It's due on Friday. So
You have four days to complete the assignment. Class dismissed." The class groaned and begin to stand and leave.
"Well this ought to be fun, don't ya think?" Daisy asked Shelby sarcastically.
"I think I'll write about how I love and hate this assignment." David says, overhearing Daisy.
"Oh wait, I don't love it. Never mind." He then walks out of the room.
"So what are you going to write about?" Scott asks, walking up to them.
"Wow, seems like everyone wants to know what I love and hate." Shelby says sarcastically and leaves the room.
'What's her problem?" Scott asks.
"Propably can't narrow down what she wants to write about. You know Shelby, she loves and hates everything.'
"You know that's kind of cold." Scott says and huffs off.
"What did I say?" Daisy asks as Ezra walks up.
"Think about it Dais. You said so yourself, Scott and Shelby are in love. If she loves and hates everything, that includes him." With that he
too walks away.
" I didn't mean it like that." She calls after him. "Males, you can't live with them and you can't avoid them either." She then grabs her books and heads out of the room.
