Unhappy birthday part four
Auggie and Julliette sit on the couch in the lodge. Auggie has his arm around her. "I can't believe I said that." Julliette said. "I thought they knew." She looks to Auggie. "Why do I always mess everything up?"
"Jules, this isn't your fault. You didn't know." Auggie said trying to comfort her. "Quit blaming yourself."
"Quit blaming herself for what?" Sara said as she walked up behind them.
"Nothing." Auggie said. Sara had arrived about a month ago, and she seemed nice, but Auggie didn't like her. Something about her seemed off. He could tell she wasn't who she said she was.
Julliette gave Auggie a look. "It's nothing Sara, I just said something I shouldn't have that's all."
"What did you say?" Ezra asked walking up with David. The tension between them was obvious to everyone. Julliette and Auggie could tell they'd been arguing about Daisy again.
"Yea, and did Peter hear you say it?" Daivd asked coyle. "Because it's only wrong if they hear you, not if you say it."
"Yea, logic according to David. That's real sound advice for you." Ezra said.
"Yea, well I am a master at giving advice. I advised Daisy on what to do the other night. If you know what I mean." David said smirking at Ezra. Ezra wanted to say something to David, but Auggie stopped him.
"Why don't you two just cut it out?" Auggie said.
"Yea, there's more to worry about then who wins Daisy." Sara said rolling her eyes. She hating watching them fight over Daisy. It was just annoying to her. All these freaks thinking that there problems were just so important.
"Yea, like that Shelby's mom is coming.' The second the words were out of her mouth Julliette dropped her head in her hands. "I can't believe I just said that."
The others looked at her shocked. "Shelby's mother?" Ezra asked. "No wonder Shelby's been acting different lately. She must be freaked."
"No you're the one that's freaked. Freidkin." David said.
"Hey, why don't you just step off." Auggie said to David. "Before I make you."
"Oh. Big man on campus now are we?" David said. He loved to create tension among the group; it was entertaining to him.
"Doesn't it bother you, going through life wondering whose going to beat you up next?" Sara said. David rolled his eyes.
"Come on guys." Julliette said. She was feeling worse. It was bad enough that she had let it slip to Scott and Daisy, but the rest of the group. Shelby would be mad at her for sure. I have such a big mouth, she thought. "Let's just go to the cafeteria. We're on kitchens and lunch is soon." She said. She figured that maybe doing chores would keep her mind off of what she'd done.
"I wonder where she is." Scott said looking at Daisy. The two had been looking everywhere for her since class had ended. Julliette and Auggie had told them behind the gazebo, but Shelby wasn't there. They had then tried the girl's dorm, but hadn't seen her.
I can't believe her mom's coming, Scott thought. She must be so... so ... He couldn't even think of a word to describe it. He remembered how he felt when his dad had come. This was actually one of Shelby's mom's first visits. She'd come and picked up Jess, but she had only been there for a few moments and then she'd left. Shelby hadn't really said much to her. Things had been awkward between her and her mom. Scott knew that feeling. Things between him and his dad were less then stellar. I wonder why she didn't tell me? Scott asked himself. He hated it when Shelby didn't talk to him. It made him feel as though he wasn't good enough to be trusted. But he knew it was Shelby. He knew Shelby had made a lot of progress in opening up to him, but they still weren't willing to tell each other absolutely everything. And that bugged him.
He'd told Shelby about his whole life and she'd tried to shut him out, because he pressured her to talk about her life. And then once she did. He'd shut her out. He hadn't been able to accept it right away. But then he had. And he'd apologized for not accepting it, but that hadn't been enough. She'd wanted him to understand and now that he did, she still shut him out. Not as much, but she still did. I guess old habits die hard, he thought.
"Let's try the guys dorm." Daisy said suddenly.
"What?" Scott asked, pulling himself away from his thought.
"Maybe she's looking for you. If she is she would be looking for you in the guys dorms." Scott nodded and the two took off.
Shelby opened the door to the guy's dorm. After she'd decided to tell Scott she'd gone looking for him in the lodge. Then she'd gone to the docks. It was there spot and if he was looking for her there was a chance he would check there. But he hadn't been there. So she'd checked the cafeteria, knowing they were supposed to be on kitchens, but he wasn't there yet. Now she had decided to check the guy's dorm She was sure he would be here, but as she rounded the corner and saw his bed he wasn't.
Shelby knew Scott was always going to always try to be there for her, but he hadn't been there for her when she'd needed him, when she'd told him about her life, he'd pulled away. That was the one thing she'd feared would happen most and when it had, it had hurt beyond words. But she still loved Scott. She'd never stopped even when he'd pulled away. She doubted he's ever stopped loving her. She doubted they would ever stop loving each other. Shelby loved who he was, loved that he made her feel so good. Loved him for understanding and loved him for trying so hard. For trying to make it work. For never giving up, even when she'd pulled away.
Shelby walked over to his bed and sat down on the edge of it. She picked up a picture off of his nightstand. It was of Scott and his dad. "What would I have done without you?" She asked quietly tracing Scott's face with her finger. She knew without him she never would have made it through. Daisy was there too. Her brain reminded her. That was true. Scott might have been the first to understand, but Daisy was the first to accept her for who she was.
Shelby took a deep breath setting the picture back down. Her eyes lingered on it for a moment. Scott was a good guy. She loved him. She'd been through so much though. They both had. How had they ever gotten lucky enough to meet each other?
"Shelby!" Shelby looked up to see a breathless Scott standing in the doorway. Daisy came in behind him. "We've been looking everywhere for you." He said coming walking across the room. He put his arms around her and hugged her. Shelby accepted the hug. Daisy hung back a moment and then came over after the hug had ended and sat on the bed across from them.
"We know your mom's coming." Daisy said, getting straight to the point. Shelby's face registered shock.
"How?" She asked looking away.
"Julliette let it slip." Scott said.
"Should have known not to trust the princess." Shelby said, but she wasn't really mad.
"That's not important right now." Scott said. "I want to know how you are. You've been gone all morning."
"I know." Shelby said quietly. She took a deep breath. They deserved to know and she'd planned on telling them, but now that she was going to tell them... "Um, today's my birthday." Shelby said. Scott and Daisy were shocked by this. Her birthday. Why hadn't she told them? "Yea, my birthday." Shelby said responding to the look on their faces. "My mom brought Jess up to visit because of it. And I'm just not sure I'm ready for it." Shelby said, playing it off. Trying to make it not sound like such a big deal.
"When are they coming?" Scott asked.
"After lunch. Doesn't exactly leave much time does it?" Shelby said.
"I'm sure it won't be all bad. You do get to see your sister after all." Daisy said.
"I know, but..." Shelby's voice trailed off. They all ready knew about her life, why was it hard for her to talk about it. "I think it's time I told my mom." Shelby said, forcing the words out. She knew if she hadn't she never would have said anything.
"Tell her what?" Daisy asked. "She already knows about Walt." Daisy was a bit confused.
"About your life on the streets?" Scott said quietly. "You want to tell her about that?" He wasn't sure this was a good idea.
"Yea." Shelby said, not looking at either of them. "Jess knows enough to be able to figure it out, but my mom, she's deluded." Shelby pauses. "I talked to Peter earlier and I think the only way for my family to really heal is if I tell them exactly what I've been through."
Scott thought for a moment. He understood that. Things between him and his dad were really bad. But the only way to work through the things that had caused the problem was to tell his dad what the problem had been. "OK." Scott said. "I support you."
Shelby was a little shocked by this. She had thought Scott would protest. "Thank you." She said and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Well," Daisy said. Scott and Shelby looked up, they had almost forgot she was there. "If you want to tell your mom and Jess then I'm here for you, but how do you think they'll handle it."
"I don't know." Shelby said. "Jess will probably won't be shocked. But my mom... I just don't know what to expect from her. I don't know what she'll think when she finds out what her daughter did." Shelby looked down remembering her time on the streets. She shook away the thoughts. "I don't really feel like talking about it anymore." Shelby said. "Maybe we should just go, were on kitchens after all." Daisy and Scott nodded. They knew that Shelby was done talking. The three stood and Daisy headed out of the dorm. Scott and Shelby held back. Scott took Shelby's hand.
"If you need me to be there when you tell them..." Scott said. Shelby nodded.
"Thanks, but I'm not sure I'm going to tell them yet. I think it's time, but once I'm actually sitting in front of her, I'm not sure I'll be able to do it."
Scott nodded, he understood that feeling. "I love you Shelby. No matter what." He said and kissed her softly on the forehead.
"I love you too." She said and the two walked hand and hand out of the cabin and headed for the cafeteria.
Auggie and Julliette sit on the couch in the lodge. Auggie has his arm around her. "I can't believe I said that." Julliette said. "I thought they knew." She looks to Auggie. "Why do I always mess everything up?"
"Jules, this isn't your fault. You didn't know." Auggie said trying to comfort her. "Quit blaming yourself."
"Quit blaming herself for what?" Sara said as she walked up behind them.
"Nothing." Auggie said. Sara had arrived about a month ago, and she seemed nice, but Auggie didn't like her. Something about her seemed off. He could tell she wasn't who she said she was.
Julliette gave Auggie a look. "It's nothing Sara, I just said something I shouldn't have that's all."
"What did you say?" Ezra asked walking up with David. The tension between them was obvious to everyone. Julliette and Auggie could tell they'd been arguing about Daisy again.
"Yea, and did Peter hear you say it?" Daivd asked coyle. "Because it's only wrong if they hear you, not if you say it."
"Yea, logic according to David. That's real sound advice for you." Ezra said.
"Yea, well I am a master at giving advice. I advised Daisy on what to do the other night. If you know what I mean." David said smirking at Ezra. Ezra wanted to say something to David, but Auggie stopped him.
"Why don't you two just cut it out?" Auggie said.
"Yea, there's more to worry about then who wins Daisy." Sara said rolling her eyes. She hating watching them fight over Daisy. It was just annoying to her. All these freaks thinking that there problems were just so important.
"Yea, like that Shelby's mom is coming.' The second the words were out of her mouth Julliette dropped her head in her hands. "I can't believe I just said that."
The others looked at her shocked. "Shelby's mother?" Ezra asked. "No wonder Shelby's been acting different lately. She must be freaked."
"No you're the one that's freaked. Freidkin." David said.
"Hey, why don't you just step off." Auggie said to David. "Before I make you."
"Oh. Big man on campus now are we?" David said. He loved to create tension among the group; it was entertaining to him.
"Doesn't it bother you, going through life wondering whose going to beat you up next?" Sara said. David rolled his eyes.
"Come on guys." Julliette said. She was feeling worse. It was bad enough that she had let it slip to Scott and Daisy, but the rest of the group. Shelby would be mad at her for sure. I have such a big mouth, she thought. "Let's just go to the cafeteria. We're on kitchens and lunch is soon." She said. She figured that maybe doing chores would keep her mind off of what she'd done.
"I wonder where she is." Scott said looking at Daisy. The two had been looking everywhere for her since class had ended. Julliette and Auggie had told them behind the gazebo, but Shelby wasn't there. They had then tried the girl's dorm, but hadn't seen her.
I can't believe her mom's coming, Scott thought. She must be so... so ... He couldn't even think of a word to describe it. He remembered how he felt when his dad had come. This was actually one of Shelby's mom's first visits. She'd come and picked up Jess, but she had only been there for a few moments and then she'd left. Shelby hadn't really said much to her. Things had been awkward between her and her mom. Scott knew that feeling. Things between him and his dad were less then stellar. I wonder why she didn't tell me? Scott asked himself. He hated it when Shelby didn't talk to him. It made him feel as though he wasn't good enough to be trusted. But he knew it was Shelby. He knew Shelby had made a lot of progress in opening up to him, but they still weren't willing to tell each other absolutely everything. And that bugged him.
He'd told Shelby about his whole life and she'd tried to shut him out, because he pressured her to talk about her life. And then once she did. He'd shut her out. He hadn't been able to accept it right away. But then he had. And he'd apologized for not accepting it, but that hadn't been enough. She'd wanted him to understand and now that he did, she still shut him out. Not as much, but she still did. I guess old habits die hard, he thought.
"Let's try the guys dorm." Daisy said suddenly.
"What?" Scott asked, pulling himself away from his thought.
"Maybe she's looking for you. If she is she would be looking for you in the guys dorms." Scott nodded and the two took off.
Shelby opened the door to the guy's dorm. After she'd decided to tell Scott she'd gone looking for him in the lodge. Then she'd gone to the docks. It was there spot and if he was looking for her there was a chance he would check there. But he hadn't been there. So she'd checked the cafeteria, knowing they were supposed to be on kitchens, but he wasn't there yet. Now she had decided to check the guy's dorm She was sure he would be here, but as she rounded the corner and saw his bed he wasn't.
Shelby knew Scott was always going to always try to be there for her, but he hadn't been there for her when she'd needed him, when she'd told him about her life, he'd pulled away. That was the one thing she'd feared would happen most and when it had, it had hurt beyond words. But she still loved Scott. She'd never stopped even when he'd pulled away. She doubted he's ever stopped loving her. She doubted they would ever stop loving each other. Shelby loved who he was, loved that he made her feel so good. Loved him for understanding and loved him for trying so hard. For trying to make it work. For never giving up, even when she'd pulled away.
Shelby walked over to his bed and sat down on the edge of it. She picked up a picture off of his nightstand. It was of Scott and his dad. "What would I have done without you?" She asked quietly tracing Scott's face with her finger. She knew without him she never would have made it through. Daisy was there too. Her brain reminded her. That was true. Scott might have been the first to understand, but Daisy was the first to accept her for who she was.
Shelby took a deep breath setting the picture back down. Her eyes lingered on it for a moment. Scott was a good guy. She loved him. She'd been through so much though. They both had. How had they ever gotten lucky enough to meet each other?
"Shelby!" Shelby looked up to see a breathless Scott standing in the doorway. Daisy came in behind him. "We've been looking everywhere for you." He said coming walking across the room. He put his arms around her and hugged her. Shelby accepted the hug. Daisy hung back a moment and then came over after the hug had ended and sat on the bed across from them.
"We know your mom's coming." Daisy said, getting straight to the point. Shelby's face registered shock.
"How?" She asked looking away.
"Julliette let it slip." Scott said.
"Should have known not to trust the princess." Shelby said, but she wasn't really mad.
"That's not important right now." Scott said. "I want to know how you are. You've been gone all morning."
"I know." Shelby said quietly. She took a deep breath. They deserved to know and she'd planned on telling them, but now that she was going to tell them... "Um, today's my birthday." Shelby said. Scott and Daisy were shocked by this. Her birthday. Why hadn't she told them? "Yea, my birthday." Shelby said responding to the look on their faces. "My mom brought Jess up to visit because of it. And I'm just not sure I'm ready for it." Shelby said, playing it off. Trying to make it not sound like such a big deal.
"When are they coming?" Scott asked.
"After lunch. Doesn't exactly leave much time does it?" Shelby said.
"I'm sure it won't be all bad. You do get to see your sister after all." Daisy said.
"I know, but..." Shelby's voice trailed off. They all ready knew about her life, why was it hard for her to talk about it. "I think it's time I told my mom." Shelby said, forcing the words out. She knew if she hadn't she never would have said anything.
"Tell her what?" Daisy asked. "She already knows about Walt." Daisy was a bit confused.
"About your life on the streets?" Scott said quietly. "You want to tell her about that?" He wasn't sure this was a good idea.
"Yea." Shelby said, not looking at either of them. "Jess knows enough to be able to figure it out, but my mom, she's deluded." Shelby pauses. "I talked to Peter earlier and I think the only way for my family to really heal is if I tell them exactly what I've been through."
Scott thought for a moment. He understood that. Things between him and his dad were really bad. But the only way to work through the things that had caused the problem was to tell his dad what the problem had been. "OK." Scott said. "I support you."
Shelby was a little shocked by this. She had thought Scott would protest. "Thank you." She said and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Well," Daisy said. Scott and Shelby looked up, they had almost forgot she was there. "If you want to tell your mom and Jess then I'm here for you, but how do you think they'll handle it."
"I don't know." Shelby said. "Jess will probably won't be shocked. But my mom... I just don't know what to expect from her. I don't know what she'll think when she finds out what her daughter did." Shelby looked down remembering her time on the streets. She shook away the thoughts. "I don't really feel like talking about it anymore." Shelby said. "Maybe we should just go, were on kitchens after all." Daisy and Scott nodded. They knew that Shelby was done talking. The three stood and Daisy headed out of the dorm. Scott and Shelby held back. Scott took Shelby's hand.
"If you need me to be there when you tell them..." Scott said. Shelby nodded.
"Thanks, but I'm not sure I'm going to tell them yet. I think it's time, but once I'm actually sitting in front of her, I'm not sure I'll be able to do it."
Scott nodded, he understood that feeling. "I love you Shelby. No matter what." He said and kissed her softly on the forehead.
"I love you too." She said and the two walked hand and hand out of the cabin and headed for the cafeteria.
