Author's note:
As I mentioned before this series is based on many story arcs, Shadow Man was the beginning of the Shelby/Daisy arc, but trust me all of the characters have a story arc (cliffhangers and counselors).
Also I plan on working more on the website that I have been talking about, I hope to have it up this weekend. So if you have any ideas let me know. I have quite a few things in the works already.
To give you a preview of what's ahead: Don't expect anybody to come out of what's happening the same. Shelby may be the one that is going through difficult times, but the other cliffhangers, and the counselors will also be affected by what has happened.




Imagine Part One
"No one feels another's grief, no one understands another's joy. People imagine that they can reach one another. In reality they only pass each other by."
Franz Schubert

"Looks like she's not sitting with us again." Auggie said. The cliffhangers, minus Shelby were all sitting at a table in the middle of the cafeteria eating lunch.
"At least she's eating." Juliette said. "These last few weeks she's gotten almost as bad as I am."
"She still looks like hell." Ezra said.
"I can't believe Peter and Sophie can't do anything for her." Scott said shaking his head. "She's been like this for weeks."
"And her attitudes gotten worse in the last week." David said. "She isn't even speaking to us."
Daisy glanced over at where Shelby sat in the corner of the cafeteria, wondering if she should mention what she'd seen the night before. "She's been worse since her father visited." Daisy said offhandedly, turning back to the other cliffhangers deciding not to mention the night before.
"Maybe we should try to talk to her again now that he's gone." Scott suggested.
"She doesn't even attend group, how are you going to get her to talk to us?" Juliette asked.
"I don't know." Scott said frustrated. "But there has to be something that we can do for her."
Daisy turned and looked back at Shelby who was sitting at a back table picking at her food and staring blankly out the window. Daisy turned and looked at Scott, his eyes were also on Shelby, his eyes held the hurt that he felt knowing he couldn't reach her. She suddenly stood. "I have to go somewhere." She said quickly grabbing her tray and leaving before they could ask any questions.
"I wonder what that was about." David said to the others as they watched Daisy hurry from the cafeteria.
Juliette stood. "I think I'll go find out." She said and got up hurrying after Daisy. This puzzled the cliffhanger boys more, because Juliette and Daisy weren't close.
Juliette hurried out the door after Daisy. "Hey Daisy!' She called. "Daisy wait up." She called hurrying after her.
"What do you want Juliette?" Daisy asked briskly hating that Juliette was following her.
"I...um... wanted to talk to you about...." Juliette glanced around anxiously, seeing that everything was clear, she finished her sentence, "Shelby." She said softly.
"If this is about her being mean to you, I really don't want to hear it." Daisy said turning and starting to leave.
"Daisy wait." Juliette said grabbing Daisy's arm.
Daisy turned shocked that Juliette had grabbed her arm, but also mad that someone was touching her. "Sorry." Juliette said turning back into her meek self. "It's just... I think I know why Shelby is so freaky lately."
"Yea because of her trip to the streets." Daisy said, even though Daisy knew it was more then that.
"No." Juliette said. "Well yes and no." She said looking at the ground. She bit her lip. "Shelby's been having nightmares." She said after a moment.
"That's nothing new." Daisy said, wondering why Juliette was wasting her time.
"No." Juliette said. "Like really bad nightmares." She paused. "I've had some things on my mind so I've been up at night and Shelby... well she talks to herself when she's asleep." Juliette said quietly. "And. she... she acts out." She stammered. "Sometimes she cries and sometimes she calls out Scott's name. I've been surprised that she hasn't woken anyone up."
"Why are you telling me this Jules?" Daisy asked curiously. "I mean why didn't you go to Sophie or Peter?"
Juliette took a deep breath. "Daisy, I remember this summer when Kat had that kid in her group named Jack that kept seeing things that weren't there. And I remember her talking about the things he did and...." She paused not wanting to say it and then barely above a whisper said, "It's just... Shelby's acting the same way."

Imagine Part 2
Daisy grabbed Juliette's arm and pulled her behind the side of the lodge so that no one could see them. "Juliette have you told anyone else about this?" She asked urgently.
"No." Juliette said. "I wasn't sure what to do."
"Good." Daisy said looking around to make sure no one could hear them. "Juliette I need you to not tell anyone about this."
Juliette bit her lip. "But shouldn't we tell Peter and Sophie. I mean, Jack was suicidal. What if..." Juliette couldn't bring herself to mention it.
"This is Shelby we're talking about." Daisy said. "Look if we tell Peter and Sophie, they're going to have to send her to another facility same as with what they did to Jack. I don't want that to happen, do you?"
"Well..." Juliette said. "No." She finally answered. "But what about Shelby? She could really get hurt or something."
Daisy looked at Juliette for a moment. "Juliette, if we can find out why Shelby is acting like this we can help her and she won't be sent away. We just need some time. And therefore, I need you to not tell Peter or Sophie or anyone else for that matter. The less people that know the better."
Juliette bit her lip wondering if this was the right thing. "Are you sure this is right?"
Daisy looked at Juliette. "Honestly I don't know, but Shelby needs to stay here. And if they know she can't stay."
Juliette nodded. "Then I won't say anything." She said.
"Thank you." Daisy said sincerely.

"So what are we going to do about Shelby?" Sophie asked walking around Peter's desk and beginning to rub his shoulders.
Peter set down his file on his desk and leaned his head back so he was looking up at Sophie. "Well, she seems to be settling back into a normal routine of going to class and meals and such, but she still isn't speaking to anyone and she still stares blankly into space."
"That doesn't really tell me what to do." Sophie said moving around the chair and sitting on the edge of Peter's desk.
'Well she doesn't seem to be a harm to herself or others so we give her time. Just like we did before she told us anything." Peter said. "And we watch her carefully to make sure she doesn't become a threat to herself or someone else."
Sophie nodded and then sighed. "I just can't imagine what this is like for her." She took a deep breath. "I wish I could get through to her."
"We will Soph." Peter said encouragingly. "We just need to give her time and be available to her."

Daisy walked into the girl's dorm and sat down on her bed wondering what to do. What had happened the night before had made Daisy wonder if Shelby was having hallucinations, but now that Juliette had told her about what she had noticed Daisy was certain.
I just have to find out why, Daisy thought. She knew that with the way Shelby was acting it wouldn't be long before everyone else began to realize what was happening and once they did, Shelby would be forced out of Horizon. If I can find out why, Daisy thought to herself, I could help her. But Daisy wasn't sure how she was going to do that, after all Shelby wouldn't speak to her or anyone else.
"Daisy?" Daisy turned when she heard her name.
"Hey Ezra.' She said turning to face him.
"I came to see how you were. You left lunch suddenly and then Juliette came back and said you didn't feel well, so I thought I'd stop by." he said.
'Oh." Daisy said. "I'm really feeling fine, I just have a lot on my mind between Shelby and my dad." She said knowing that that wasn't really a lie.
Ezra walked into the room. "So have you decided if you're going home for Thanksgiving?" He asked.
"Not yet." Daisy said sitting up so he could sit on the end of her bed. "I kind of don't want to leave until Shelby starts getting better. I hate that she doesn't trust me, but I hate seeing her like this even more."
"Yea." Ezra said from where he now sat on the edge of her bed. "Scott's really torn up by all of this. He hates not being able to get through to her."
"Me too." Daisy said her voice a little emotional. She glanced over at her clock. "We should be getting to class."
"Yea." Ezra said and then they stood up and left for class.

Daisy sat in class trying to listen to what Jeff had to say, but her thoughts we're on Shelby and what she should do. Suddenly a piece of paper landed on her table. Daisy looked down at it and saw her name. She glanced up and when Jeff wasn't paying attention she unfolded it and began to read it.
Daisy -
Do you know something about Shelby? Is that why you left lunch?
- Scott
Daisy folded it back up taking a deep breath. She took a sheet of paper and wrote on it.
Scott -
Meet me after class at the docks, we'll talk then.
Daisy

Daisy then passed the letter to Scott quickly so she would be unnoticed. Scott read it and caught her eye and nodded.
When class ended, Daisy hurried across the room and taking Juliette by the arm, quickly dragged her from the room. 'Daisy!" Juliette cried as Daisy dragged her outside of the building and out of earshot and sight of anyone else.
"What did you say when you went back to lunch?' Daisy asked. "You promised you wouldn't say anything and now I have Scott wanting to know if I know something."
"I told them you didn't feel well. I swear that's all I said." Juliette argued defensively.
"I want to know what you said to them exactly." Daisy demanded.
Juliette took a deep breath. "I said, 'Daisy doesn't feel well." And David asked "what's wrong with her?" And I said I don't know, maybe it was because we we're discussing Shelby." Juliette suddenly gasped and covered her mouth with one hand. "I'm so sorry, Daisy. I didn't even realize that that's what I said. I'm really sorry."
Daisy groaned. "No wonder Scott asked. What am I going to tell him?"
"How about the truth?" Scott said walking up beside them.

Imagine part 3
Daisy and Juliette both turned with horrified looks and faced Scott.
"If you two know something about Shelby, I want to know and I want to know now!" Scott demanded.
"Maybe I should go." Juliette said meekly taking a step back, but Daisy grabbed her arm.
"You're not going anywhere." Daisy said. 'If you hadn't said anything this would be fine."
'I said I was sorry." Juliette said.
"Will you two just tell me what's up with Shelby?" Scott asked angrily.
Daisy took a deep breath. "We think," She said looking at Juliette and then looking back at him, "That Shelby is having hallucinations."
"What?' Scott asked.
"Hallucinations - Visions. You know some people hear voices, other people see things." Daisy said sarcastically. "We think Shelby's seeing things. Like things from her past."
Scott shook his head. "Shelby isn't some basket case. She just got attacked on the street.' Scott shouted.
"Scott," Daisy said gently, "Juliette and I have both seen her."
"Well you saw it wrong!" Scott shouted turning to walk away.
"Scott!" Daisy called grabbing his arm. Scott turned and looked at her. "We're not wrong."
Scott shook his arm free and then turned and walked away.

Imagine Part 4
Shelby walked across campus, just like she used to walk down the street. Her eyes forward, head up, long strides. Never really looking at anyone, trapped in her own misery, and trying to push the thoughts away. She suddenly felt a hand on her arm and she immediately pulled away from it.
"What do you want?" She asked angrily.
"I just wanted to see how you were." Scott said, happily surprised that she was actually speaking to him.
"Yea, well you see me, I'm fine. Now leave me alone." She says and turns and starts to walk away.
"Shelby." Scott calls. "Wait." He says grabbing her arm.
'Let go of me." She says looking at him, her eyes steely.
'No." Scott says boldly. "Look, we need to talk." Scott says, he has to know if what Daisy told him was true.
Shelby shakes her head and says, 'whatever."
"Not whatever." Scott says angry, not wanting to be shut out. 'Deal with whatever is bothering you. Talk to me, talk to Daisy, do something other then walk around here looking like your a ghost and acting like nothing is wrong when everyone knows that you have a problem."
"Look, don't tell me how to live my life!" She snaps as she tries to pull her arm away.
"You're not living your life, you're pushing all of us aside. We want to help. Let us."
"I don't need your help.' She says. "So just let go of my arm." She says glaring at him.
'Shelby..." He says his voice breaking on the word as he stares into her eyes. All he wants to do is help her and she can't seem to let him do that.
"Just leave me alone." She says still trying to free herself of his grasp.
Scott looks at her and not knowing what else to do, just puts his arms around her and hugs her. For a moment Shelby stays in his arms, feels his warmth, wanting to feel his love once more and then she remembers...
'Get off me." Shelby says suddenly, her voice low and angry.
"What?" Scott asks looking down at her astonished.
"Get off of me Walt." She shouts and pushes him hard.
Scott stumbles backward partially from shock and partially from force. Losing his balance he stumbles to the ground and stares at Shelby realizing that Daisy was right. Shelby looks at him for a moment, her face changes and then she turns and begins to run towards the woods hard and fast.

Memories are just where you laid them - Shelby stumbles over a branch and falls.
Dragging waters till the depths give up their dead - She gets back up quickly though and continues running.
What did you expect to find? - She stops, doubled over and breathing head.
Was it something you left behind? She looks back towards horizon wondering if someone is following her.
Don't you remember anything I said when I said, - Daisy and Scott walk into Peter's office and sit down across from Peter and Sophie.
Don't fall away, - They both look anxious.
And leave me to myself - Shelby still breathing hard collapses to her knees as she begins to cry.
Don't fall away, - Daisy and Scott tell Peter and Sophie about Shelby.
And leave love bleeding in my hands, - Peter and Sophie's faces change as they listen to what the two say.
In my hands again, - Peter and Sophie dismiss Scott and Daisy.
Leave love bleeding in my hands, - They exchange a few words and then head out of the office.
In my hands, - Peter and Sophie head hurriedly into the woods to find Shelby,
Love lies bleeding... They find her crying on the ground after a few minutes.
Oh hold me now, - Sophie kneels besides Shelby and puts her arm around her.
I feel contagious.. - But Shelby pushes her away.
Am I the only place that you've left to go? Shelby covers her face crying harder.
She cries that life is like some movie black and white. - Peter kneels near Shelby also. He touches her shoulder in a comforting gesture
Dead actors, vacant lies, Over, and over, and over again she cries.. - But once again Shelby pulls away. This time standing and taking several steps backward.

"Shelby," Sophie says gently. "It's Sophie and Peter and we're just here to help."
"I don't need help." She says anxiously her eyes shifting back and forth. "I don't need help." She repeats and then she pulls her arms around herself suddenly cold.
Peter looks at Sophie for a moment wondering the right way to talk to Shelby. "Shelby," He says gently. "We know that your having flashbacks. That your seeing things." Shelby glances at him for a brief second. "The only way to get them to stop Shelby is if you talk about it. The only way to make them stop is by taking their power away and you do that by talking about it."
"I don't want to talk about it." She stammers. "I don't want to..." Her voice trails off and she suddenly collapses to the ground.
"Shelby!" Sophie gasps.

Imagine next part 5

"Do you think she'll be ok?" Sophie asked Peter as the two sat outside the door of the infirmary.
"Physically she'll be fine, but emotionally, she's still very damaged." Peter said looking at Sophie. "She was given a sedative to help her get some sleep. That might help her be able to talk to us."
"I just can't believe we didn't notice this sooner." Sophie said with a sigh.
"Anyone could have over looked it Soph." He said. "Besides she was keeping to herself, so it wasn't easy to spot the visions that she was having."
"So what do we do now?" Sophie asked. "Horizon isn't equipped to handle cases of this nature."
Peter nodded. "For the moment she can stay here. I don't think she's psychotic Sophie. I think this has been triggered by something that's happened. It could have been her trip to the streets or it could have been her father visiting." He shook his head, for a moment feeling responsible. "It could have been a number of things. If we can get her to tell us, then we can help her."

"We made the right choice Scott, didn't we?" Daisy asked. The two were sitting in the gazebo and had been since they saw Peter carry Shelby back onto campus and into the infirmary.
"I don't know." Scott said shaking her head. "What if they can't help her? What if they have to send her away?"
"Peter and Sophie will do all they can for her Scott. They will." She said trying to convince herself as well.
"I just can't believe this is happening. This explains so much of her attitude lately."
"But we still don't know why she's having them." Daisy said. "This could just be the beginning of a long process."
Scott turned and looked at Daisy knowing she was right. He shook his head, wondering if things were ever going to get better.

Imagine 6
Peter leaned back and stretched. It was late in the evening and he had fallen asleep in the chair. Glancing over he noticed that Shelby was sitting up in bed.
"Your awake." He said quietly, wondering how she was doing.
"Yea." She said softly not bothering to look at him.
Peter sat up and turned so that he was looking at Shelby. "You know that I'm Peter right?" He asked wanting to make sure she wasn't having a hallucination.
"Yea." She said with a slight nod. She turned her head so she was looking at him and he noticed that there we're tears rolling down her face. "Peter, why is this happening?"
He looked at her sadly. "I don't know Shel." He said sorry that he couldn't give her an answer. "Do you want to tell me how this all started?"
"Not really." She said turning away from him.
'Unless you confront it..." He started to say.
Shelby cut him off, "I know it won't go away." She laid back down on the bed then and stared at the ceiling, which Peter took as a sign that she didn't want to discuss it. But after a few minutes Shelby spoke up. "I want to see my father."
This surprised Peter. "Shelby, I'm not sure..."
"I want to see my father." She said determinedly.
Peter took a deep breath. "Shelby, if that's what you want I can call him." Shelby nodded still facing the wall. "Maybe we should talk about this?" He said.
Shelby shook her head. "I speak to know one until I see my father."
Peter thought for a moment and then gave a slight nod of agreement. "I'll call him as soon as I can, why don't you get some rest."
Shelby nodded and rolled over facing away from him pulling the blanket tightly around herself.

Imagine part 7
"Mr. Merrick, Shelby has requested to see you." Peter said. "I've already explained to you what's been going on and Shelby refuses to talk to anyone, but you." Peter shook his head as he listened to the other man. 'No. She wants to see you in person. Mr. Merrick if money is a problem I can find a way to fund the ticket and to reimburse you for the missed work." He paused listening to the other man. "It is that important Mr. Merrick. If she doesn't get help soon, there's a chance the hallucinations might never stop." Peter waited for the man's reaction. "Thank you Mr. Merrick. I'll see you this afternoon then."
Peter hung up the phone and hurried from the office, only to find Sophie waiting for him right outside the door. "I thought you we're with Shelby?" He said.
"I let Roger stay with her." Sophie looked at the floor for a moment. "I can't stand seeing her like this. It's driving the cliffhangers crazy that they can't see her."
"We'll she doesn't want to see them or talk to them until she sees her father. Luckily he'll be showing up this afternoon."
"Do you think this will help?" Sophie asked concerned. "What if it makes things worse?"
"Sophie, as you said earlier, Horizon doesn't normally deal with cases like this. Right now I'm going by instincts and hoping that we'll come out ahead and not end up harming Shelby more then we've helped."
"So I guess that means we just have to wait and see." Sophie said.
"Yea." Peter answered. "Let's round up the cliffhangers and talk to them about what's going on. Maybe they'll calm down if they hear the latest." Sophie nodded and the two headed off to find the cliffhangers.

"You guys have all noticed a change in Shelby since she came back to Horizon." Peter said to the group of cliffhangers before him. "We'll we've discovered why." The cliffhangers all looked at each other. Except for Juliet, Scott and Daisy who already knew what was going on. "I am not at liberty to tell any of you the specifics of what is going on, but I can tell you that it's possible Shelby may have to leave Horizon to undergo a different level of therapy."
"Leave Horizon?" Scott asked. He'd always known it was a possibility, but now hearing it from Peter it made it real.
"Peter, she can't, she needs us." Daisy protested.
"If her condition," Peter said, "Doesn't improve, Horizon is not equipped to deal with such cases."
"What kind of cases?" David asked. "Has Shelby gone off the deep end, is she suicidal? I think we have a right to know what is going on with our friend."
"I can't tell you." Peter said regrettably.
"You can't, but I can." Daisy said determinedly. "She's seeing things. Things from her past. Like Walt."
"What do you mean, seeing things?" Ezra asked.
"You can say something to her and she'll think that your someone else, because she doesn't see you, she sees him." Daisy says. 'Or someone else."
"I still don't think I get it." Ezra said.
"Ezra, you've been high before." David said. "Didn't you ever think you we're talking to someone and then as the trip wears off you realize it's not there."
"Well, yea." Ezra says.
"Same thing, minus the pharmaceutical aid." David said.
"Gotcha." Ezra said finally catching on.
"How did she end up this way?" Auggie asked turning to Peter and Sophie.
"We're not sure. She's refusing to see anyone or talk to anyone until she sees her dad. Unfortunately, we missed some of the signs so we're unable to pinpoint exactly when it all started." Sophie said.
"What do we do to help her?" Scott asked.
"Well," Peter said, "Shelby isn't like most people who just begin to see things out of the blue. This has been triggered by something. If we can get her to confront that and talk about it, then there is a good chance that she'll be able to get past it."
"It's not that different from when I fell in the cave." Juliet said quietly. "When I thought the girl was real. Shelby just needs to find away to work everything that's going on in her head out."
"It is very much like that Juliette." Peter said. "And just like that, we have to be careful to not push too much." A pause. "But her father is coming this afternoon to see her and hopefully it will do her some good. Until then," He said, "The rest of you should go to class and try to go on the best that you can. Sophie and I are still here for you to talk to, as well as the other counselors." The cliffhangers all stood doing as they we're told, still trying to comprehend the news.
Sophie waited until the cliffhangers left before speaking. "So do you think they'll be ok if Shelby has to go?"
"I don't know. We'll just have to wait and see."

Imagine Part 8
"Ok, I'll be right outside if you need me." Peter said. Shelby's father had shown up and Peter had allowed Shelby his office for the two of them to talk. He had tried to convince Shelby to let him stay but she'd insisted they speak alone. Peter was feeling a little better about the whole situation; some of Shelby's fight had come back when she was preparing herself to speak to her father. Peter took a deep breath, giving one last nod in Shelby's direction and then left closing the door behind him.
Shelby looks at her father for several moments not saying a word. He is becoming uncomfortable under her gaze. "You want to tell me what this is all about?" He asks breaking the silence first.
She looks at him for a long moment, considering for a moment about what she is going to do.
"Shelby." Her father says, annoyed that she isn't telling him what is going on. "You know, I came here to see you and at first you were angry and then you were ok with it and then you were distant and wouldn't speak to me. I think I have a right to know what's going on. Especially since it was you who insisted on me coming here again. So speak to me." He said.
"You wouldn't want me to, if you knew what I was about to say." She said looking him right in the eye.
'What does that mean?" he asked.
"It means your not going to like what I have to say." She said evenly.
"Shelby, your mother said you were over dramatic, but come on." He said.
"So now the truth comes out. I knew your caring sensitive routine wasn't for real."
Her father shook his head in disgust. "Shelby I don't know what you're talking about."
"Funny how all of you act the same when I confront you." She said.
"I don't think this is funny at all. As a matter of fact, I think it's ridiculous." He said growing angry.
"I would think that after all this time, you would at least be willing to take me seriously."
"Take you seriously." he said in astonishment. "This coming from the girl who showed up on my porch steps a year and a half ago stoned and saying she'd been working as a prostitute."
Shelby shook her head in anger. "I bet that was a relief to you." She said taking a step closer. "I bet you were relieved to know that's what I'd been up to. I bet you were glad when you found out that Walt had abused me. It probably made you feel like what you had done wasn't all that bad."
"Shelby I don't know what you are talking about." He said turning away from her.
"You do know what I'm talking about." She said getting in his face. "You thought I'd forget, but I remember. I remember." She said. He turned his head. "Look at me." She said. He looked up and there eyes met. "I remember." She said slower this time.
"Shelby I never...." he said.
"You did.' She said cutting him off. "Don't deny it.' She said, tears threatening to spill over, but she wouldn't let them. "You did it and I remember. I remember every time, every place, and every second. And you won't get away with it."
He shook his head. "I don't know what..."
"You would come into my room at night. The same way Walt did after you. The same way the men did after you. Doesn't it matter that you did that to me? I spent years doing drugs, selling my body, feeling ashamed, and feeling guilty. Feeling worthless." She took a step towards him. "And you, you knew everything that you'd done to me. You wanted to play it off like you weren't the first. Like you were the good guy. But your not. You're worse then Walt and the men on the street because you tried to stay in my life acting like you did nothing. But you can't deny this any more, because I remember now." She watched as his face changed. He seemed to grow about ten years older in just a few seconds. The light went out of his eyes and breath seemed to leave his body so that he was hunched over.
"I always knew one day you would." He said sadly. "I know that I can't apologize or change what I did. Especially since I came up here hoping you had forgotten, hoping that you wouldn't remember." He looked at Shelby who stood there shocked and hurt and not knowing what to do. She hadn't thought he'd admit it. She knew he'd done it, but she hadn't thought he'd admit it. She hadn't thought that he'd say anything to that. He took a step towards her, putting his hand out, but she stepped back.
"No." She said and stepped back a few more feet. She backed up into Peter's desk and was happy to be able to lean against it. "Stay where you are." She said, her voice cracking on the note.
"Let me explain." He said trying to step towards her.
"Explain?" She asked. "You can't explain this." She said looking up at him, her eyes filled with enormous hurt. "You molested me." She said. "You were the first to take everything away from me. And then you left, allowing Walt to pick up where you left off." She looks up at him. "Get out." She says her voice shaking.
"Shelby, I was sick." He says.
"Get out." She repeats a little louder this time.
"I..."
"Get out, get out, get out!" She screams at him. Peter hears and rushes into the room. Scott stands in the doorway.
"Shelby are you ok?" Peter asks rushing to her side.
"Make him leave." She says to Peter crying.
"Mr. Merrick you need to go." Peter said evenly.
"Shelby I'm sorry." He said, once again reaching out for her, but Shelby pulled away. He reached down and grabbed his jacket off the chair and then slowly took a few steps toward the door. Halfway there he turned around. He opened his mouth to say something, but nothing came out. What kind of man was he? How could he tell her anything? Even if he said he never touched her sister that would only cause more pain. She was his daughter.... how could he call himself a father to her. He looked at her as she cried in pain. And suddenly he didn't see her, but the little girl she'd been when he'd done this. A defenseless five year old who only wanted to make him happy and to be loved. How could he have done this to her? Guilt overwhelmed him. He could never pay for his crimes the way that she was paying for them now. "Goodbye." He says softly and then walks out the door.
"Shelby are you ok?" Peter asked. "What happened?" He asked again trying to get Shelby to say something, but she said nothing.
"I need to go." She said. "I have to be alone right now." She said pulling away from Peter.
"Shelby I don't think that's a good idea." Peter said.
"I ... I ... I don't know what to do." She said as emotion began to overwhelm her. She put her hand over her mouth as sobs began to rack through her body and she tried to catch herself as her knees buckled beneath her causing her to hit the floor.
Peter quickly knelt and put his arms around her. "It's ok." He said. "Your safe."

Scott watched as Shelby's father walked down the stairs of the Administration building. He hadn't expected him to be leaving so soon, had no idea why Shelby had wanted him here. He had at first thought it was a bad idea, but he know saw it as an opportunity. Scott had to know if the man had caused Shelby's down fall.
"Mr. Merrick?" He called, jogging over to him.
Mr. Merrick turned facing the blonde haired boy. He hadn't met him. "May I help you?" he asked, barely aware of what he was saying.
"Mr. Merrick," Scott wasn't sure what to say so he finally said, "How is she?"
"In a great deal of pain."
Scott inhaled sharply, finding tears threatening to spill over. "Do you know why?"
Mr. Merrick knowing his own guilt couldn't bear to tell the boy in front of him. Kids his age didn't need to know of such things. He looked into Scott's eyes. "Sometimes parents do horrible painful things to their children. Things that can't be made up for or forgiven." he said regrettably. "I made a mistake." He said barely above a whisper.
Scott looking into the man's eyes, wondering what he meant. He could see a great deal of pain in the man that stood before him.
"Tell her, I'm sorry. And that she doesn't have to forgive me." He said before turning and going to his car leaving Scott wondering what had just happened.

Imagine Part 9
Hours later, Peter and Sophie stand in the infirmary watching Shelby sleep. They'd had to give her a sedative to calm her down. Nobody knew what had happened.
Roger walked into the infirmary. "Peter," He said.
"Yea, Rog?" Peter asked.
"Curtis is here, He needs to see you it's urgent." Roger said. Peter looked at Roger curiously.
"Could this day get any worse?" Peter muttered.
"Want me to come with you?" Sophie asked, taking Peter's hand.
"Yea." He said giving her a thankful look. 'Roger can you keep an eye on Shelby?"
'Yea." He said and took a seat next to her bed.
Peter and Sophie walked out to the porch where Curtis stood. Peter immediately noticed the somber expression on his face.
"Curtis what is it?" Peter asked.
"Well," Curtis said. He didn't know how to say this, he never quite could get used to giving bad news. "We had a suicide in town."
Peter groaned, feeling horrible that this had happened and wondering how the family would take it.
"That's awful." Sophie said shocked as much as Peter was.
"Yea, well, it gets worse." Curtis said.
Peter looked at Curtis. "How much worse?" He asked somberly not really wanting to know the answer.
"The suicide was a man. A man who had come to visit a student." Curtis said.
"Shelby's dad." Peter said knowingly, closing his eyes and trying to digest all of this. His first thought was of Shelby. And how he would tell her and how this would effect her.
"Oh my god." Sophie said. Her thoughts immediately went to Shelby as well. "This will crush her."
"Peter," Curtis said reaching into his pocket and pulling out an envelope. "He left a note." He said reaching the envelope out so Peter could take it. Peter reached out and took it. He looked down and saw that it was addressed to Shelby. Again he groaned. What was he going to do? What was Shelby going to do?
"Does the rest of her family know?" Peter asked.
"I thought you might want to tell them." Curtis said, actually hoping that he wouldn't have to tell them, that Peter would.
Peter nodded. "I'll take care of it." A pause. "But I can't do it tonight. Shelby's been through too much and she might want to tell her family, so if you could give me some time...." Peter's voice trailed off as Curtis nodded.
"All the time you want. I'll make sure a name is not put with the case until the family is notified."
"Thanks." Peter said and then watched as Curtis left. Peter slapped the envelope against his hand a few times. 'So now what do we do?" he asked.
"Well, she can't handle hearing this tonight." Sophie said. "But she should hear it first thing in the morning. If we wait things will only be worse."
"I know." Peter said. "But she has so much to deal with already. That trip back to the streets really took a toll on her and then her father shows up out of the blue. Then the visions, and whatever happened earlier. She told him to leave, she may end up feeling like it was her fault." Peter said looking at Sophie.
"Well we'll just have to do all we can to help her, Peter. She's gotten through a lot so far, she can do it again." Sophie said putting her arm around him. "She will." Peter took a deep breath.
"We should go back in." He said, Sophie nodded and the two headed for the door.

Shelby woke the next morning, her head throbbing. She rolled over wondering where she was. She noticed Peter and Sophie standing right outside the open door and realized she was in the infirmary. She started to sit up, but her body wouldn't let her. She put her hand to her head, feeling like she had a headache from a hang over. And in a way she did. What had happened last night had left her with an emotional headache. Her body was numb though and so was her heart. Which Shelby was happy about because right now she couldn't deal with feeling anything towards what had happened the night before.
"Morning." She called as she lay back down on the bed.
Peter and Sophie walked back in.
"Hey." Sophie said walking over and leaning over the bed. 'How you feeling?"
"Like I have a hang over." She tried to sit up and managed to with Sophie help. She leaned against the headboard. "What was in that sedative?" She said making a joke.
Peter and Sophie looked at each other, surprised she remembered and surprised she was making a joke.
"Yea, I remember." She said catching the look between the two of them.
"You want to talk." Sophie started to ask.
"No, I don't." Shelby said. "Actually I would like to be run over by a freight train and put out of my misery." She said rubbing her hand over her face to wipe away some of the dried tears from the night before. "That was just a joke." She said looking at the two them. "Gees, you have to be sedated two nights in a row and everyone loses their sense of humor."
"Shelby this is serious." Peter said.
Shelby rolled her eyes, which hurt her head. 'Ow." She said putting her hand to her head. "I know, Peter." She said after a moment. "But... I don't know. I can't think straight right now."
"It's ok." Peter said. "We'll give you some time." He said. "But we have to tell you something and you need to hear it soon."
From the look on their faces Shelby knew what it was. She didn't know how, but she knew. "When?" She asked.
"When what?" Peter asked thrown off guard.
"When did my father die?" She asked.

Imagine part 10
Peter and Sophie starred at Shelby how had she known?
"Uh..." Sophie said as she looked at Peter.
"He uh, didn't die Shel." He said softly. "He killed himself." He looked at Shelby who was still emotionless. "I'm really sorry Shel." He said gently.
'Why?" She asked looking Peter in the eye. "Did you know him?"
"Well, no." Peter said flustered.
"Then obviously you don't know what a service he did to the world last night." She said. And with that she rolled over onto her side looking away from Peter and Sophie.
Peter looked at Sophie unable to comprehend what had just happened. He motioned for Sophie to step outside with him. Peter sent Roger back in to keep an eye on Shelby and he and Sophie headed outside to talk.
"What in the world did her father do that was so horrible?" Sophie asked when they were out the door.
"I don't know." Peter said. "She's putting up a front right now. Between last night and today her emotions have probably just shut down. We'll have to continue to keep a close eye on her. When everything begins to hit, it's going to be rough."

"Shelby's father committed suicide." Scott said as he walked up to Daisy in the kitchen.
"What?" She asked shocked.
"Last night."
"How's Shelby?" She asked immediately concerned about her friend.
"I don't know." Scott said. "I overheard Peter and Sophie talking. Peter thinks she's in shock. Something happened last night between her and her dad and she's been through so much. I think they may think it's best to send her away."
Daisy stood there for a moment not sure what to say or how to comprehend what Scott was saying to her. "I'm going to see her." She said and put down the dishes she was cleaning and took off her apron as she headed out the door at a run.

"Daisy, I don't think you should see Shelby now. She's been through a lot." Peter said.
"Yea, well I'm her best friend and I want to see her."
"She's going to be ok. We just have to give her some time to sort things out." Sophie said.
"I can help her." Daisy said. "Just please.... I can. You don't know how we are with each other."
"We do." Sophie said looking at the young girl knowing she was hurting for her friend. "But this is the best thing."
"The best thing is us being together. Her father just committed suicide, she's having hallucination, and she went back to the streets and was attacked. She's been through enough things on her own, do you really think it's a good idea to isolate her now?" Daisy challenged.
Peter looked at Sophie. "Alright, but you can't be long." Sophie said.
'Thank you." Daisy grunted pushing her way past them and into where Shelby was.

"Hey." Daisy said walking into the infirmary and over to Shelby's bed.
Shelby rolled over so she could see Daisy. "Hey." She said.
"How are you doing?" Daisy asked.
"Don't know." Shelby said sitting up. "I don't feel anything right now." She pulled her knees up to her chest. Daisy looked at Shelby for a long moment, wanting nothing more then to help her friend through this. "You told them?" Daisy looked up at Shelby, surprised by the question.
Daisy took a deep breath. "Juliet and I figured it out and then when you freaked out on Scott, me and him went to Peter and Sophie." Daisy explained not looking at Shelby.
Shelby gave a slight nod. "Are they going to send me away?" She asked staring at the wall directly across from her.
"They've been talking about it. Horizon isn't equipped to handle the visions you've been having."
"In other words I'm too screwed up even for Horizon."
"Shelby." Daisy's voice pleaded. "I know you can get through this."
"You don't know everything." Shelby said, causing a chill to go down Daisy's spine. "I need to rest."
"Shelby, we're all still here for you." Daisy said knowing she hadn't gotten through to Shelby.
"I need to rest." She said and lay down and turned away from Daisy.
Daisy nodded to Shelby's back and then turned and walked out of the room.
"Daisy?" Sophie asked, as the young girl walked out of the room.
Daisy said nothing, but instead pushed past the two adults and out of the infirmary running across campus until she couldn't run any more. Then she stopped and cried.

Imagine Part 10
That night Shelby rolled over in bed. In a few weeks everything had changed. Horizon had been her sanctuary and now it was as bad as any other place she had ever been. Scott had been her boyfriend and she'd given that up, but that had been her own choice. She just knew it would end eventually.
Shelby looked over at someone who was sleeping in the chair. They all thought Shelby had taken a sedative and was asleep, but she'd not actually taken it. She didn't want to sleep. She wanted to leave. To leave all the horrible memories that now seemed to plague Horizon. Just like they had plagued her home and her room and the streets and her mind.
She would miss Daisy. But then Daisy had let her down like everyone else. She'd gone to Peter and Sophie. Told them what was going on. Shelby left the infirmary wearing the cloths she'd changed into: jeans and a sweatshirt, and carrying a jacket. She would normally take more with her, but she wanted nothing to remind her of the place. Nothing to remind her of anything.
She walked across campus and into the woods. She walked through the woods for a while, until she was far enough away to walk out to the main road.