How do you say goodbye?
Disclaimer: All the characters except Lily and Nicole Tan are the TV station's. I own Lily and Nicole.
Chapter 2
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Auggie walked past Peter without noticing him. Peter was about to call after him, but knew better. He had heard Auggie's side of the line, and got some parts of the conversation, but he didn't know what had upset Auggie so much. Usually, August Cicceros was a really easy going guy. Worried, he sighed and was about to go outside when the phone rang. Peter picked it up.
"Hello? May I talk to Mr. Peter Scarbrow please?" A woman's voice came on the line.
"This is Peter Scarbrow speaking here."
"Yes, hello. I'm Lily Tan, Nicole's mother. We spoke over the phone last week."
"Oh yes. I remember now, Mrs. Tan. When will Nicole be arriving?"
"I am about to leave the house right now. From Ottawa, I'm guessing the flight takes about 6 or 7 hours, including the time spent waiting. It will be pretty late when we arrive, so I will bring her to Mount Horizon in the morning. Would that be okay?"
"Yes, Mrs. Tan. Did you fill out the papers I faxed you?"
"Yes. I'm going to have to leave now, or else we'll miss our flight. I will see you tommorow, Mr. Scarbrow."
"See you tommorow." With that Peter hung up. He massaged his temples. He had forgotten totally about the new student. There was so much to do in one day. Just then, his new wife, Sophie came in.
"What's wrong mountain man? Lots of work?" She asked teasingly.
"Oh you won't belive this.." Peter told her about Nicole, and all the preparations that they had to do.
"What is her, uh, problem?"
"Umm...lets see..I think it was drugs. Oh ya, and she was charged with having a firearm."
"Oh. Well, not the Riverwatchers. Tara Watson's still adjusting. We should leave her alone for a while."
"Well, since Kat's gone, we can put her in the Cliffhangers. I think she'll fit in alright."
"Ok, Peter. We're going to have to call a group meeting after dinner. You call them. I nearly got my head bitten off by suggesting something to do as a group."
Peter sighed. It was such a long day.
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Auggie headed towards the boy's dorm, and sat down on his bed. The four guys decided they would all stay at Horizon this summer, and had spent a long 2 months enduring David's pranks, Ezra's talks about Shakespeare, and Peter's group hikes. It was long, but fun. He had gotten to know the guys a lot better. David was just craving for attention that his father couldn't give him. Scott and Ezra were the most loyal friends he had met. Auggie couldn't imagine life without the guys. Life without the guys..or the whole group..just thinking about it was torture. There was about an hour left until dinner. Auggie decided he would take a nap to take his mind off of everything.
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Juliette watched the door to the dining room. Auggie wasn't anywhere in sight. In fact, no one had seen him since the call from his mom came. During dinner, Juliette didn't eat a single bite. Daisy, noticing this, tried to reassure her that Auggie was alright.
"Hey Jules. Auggie's probably fine, don't worry. And eat your food, because Peter's going to kill you."
"Its alright Daisy. I'm really not hungry, I don't feel like eating. I'm going to go see if Auggie's alright. See you." Juliette stood up and left the dining room. Daisy stared after her, and shoook her head.
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Juliette stepped carefully into the boy's dorm. She would be dead if she was caught inside there. As she suspected, Auggie was fast asleep under his covers. Juliette shook Auggie gently awake.
"Hey there sleeping prince. Wake up."
"Huh? Oh, hey there Twig. You know, Peter's going to kill you if he finds you in here." Auggie commented sleepily.
"I'll get out once you're awake and had some dinner. It's almost over, you know."
"What? I'm going, definetly. Was there anything good on the menu today?"
"Just the usual globs of mystery stuff. Come on, let's go." Juliette dragged Auggie out of the bed, and they started walking towards the dining hall, hand in hand. Juliette knew something was wrong-big time, but she knew better than to prod him. Auggie was obviously really upset.
After dinner, Sophie called an emergency meeting of the Cliffhangers.
"Everyone is expected to come, it won't last long." Sophie said firmly to the Cliffhangers, and looked around.
"It's our last day free. Can't we spend it whatever way we like?" David whined to Sophie.
"You sound like a prisoner, David. It's just school. I'll see all you guys at the meeting."
"School is prison." David muttered under his breath. Meanwhile, Juliette was really getting worried. Auggie usually ate whatever came on the menu, and ate it hungrily. Today, he was just playing with his food. A couple of other groups had arrived that afternoon, so the dining hall was pretty loud. Seeing that everyone else were in their own conversation and ignoring them, Juliette decided to talk to Auggie.
"Hey, Augusto. Is there something wrong?" Juliette asked carefully.
"I wonder why all the groups didn't come at the same time. We came yesterday night, the others came today, and the rest are coming at staggered times." Auggie tried his best to change the conversation to a less painful topic.
"Its impossible for the counselors if all the students come at the same time. Auggie, don't change the subject. I know there's something wrong. Can't you tell me?" Auggie couldn't look into Juliette's warm eyes. He knew in a month, he'd have to leave them. Sighing, he decided to tell Jules. They never kept anything from each other.
"Twig..listen for a minute. Don't interrupt me, ok? I want to get this over with." And with that, everything came out-his father's illness, how he had to leave Horizon for a month, and how he didn't want to leave her. Juliette was silent for a moment.
"Auggie, have you told Peter or Sophie?" Auggie shook his head. He was too afraid to look into Juliette's eyes. "Auggie, look at me." She forced his chin up to meet her eyes. "I want you to tell Peter right away. He might be able to help you. You should tell them right after the group meeting. Auggie, this isn't something to keep secret." Auggie felt a rush of gratitude to Juliette. He had thought that Juliette would go into tears, or something awful. He was so thankful that she was there with him, and for the advice. He would tell Peter afterwards.
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At the meeting, Peter broke the news to the Cliffhangers.
"Ok, we have a new student coming tommorow. Her name is Nicole Tan, and I need someone to be her buddy to guide her around, telling her about the facilities and stuff. Who's up for this?" Usually, Juliette's hand would have been up, but she was lost in another world. Peter was slightly worried, but finding a buddy for Nicole was much more important. "Shelby? Would you be her guide? Please?" Shelby nodded her consent. "This meeting is done. You guys can do anything you want for the rest of the night. Remember, we have classes tommorow morning, so sleep early." The Cliffhangers grumbled, and filed out of the room, with Sophie behind them. Everyone was gone...except for Auggie.
"Hey, uh Peter. Can I talk to you for a sec?" Auggie sounded slightly nervous.
"Sure, Aug. What's the matter?"
"Ok...my dad..uh..he has liver cancer..he's going to have to get an operation." At this Peter sat up in alarm.
"I'm so sorry Auggie. Is he alright?"
"Ya..the doctors found the cancer cells early, so if he gets an operation, he's going to be alright. But, the thing is, uh, the operation's really expensive. My parents don't have enough money to support me and my dad. My mom's going to take me out of Horizon in a month." Peter felt relieved..then surprised. So this was what the phone conversation was all about. Poor kid. He held this all in for a while. Then, the solution came to him, as easy as pie.
"Auggie, no worries. My father, when he passed away, he left me a large sum of money. I'm using that for scholarships for kids to come to Horizon. Since you only have one year left at Horizon, I can easily give you the scholarship for the rest of the year." Auggie couldn't believe it.
"Really? Wow, thanks Peter. You're the best. I'd better call my parents in the morning. Thanks again!" He felt like he was walking on clouds. This couldn't be happening. He hurried to find Juliette and tell her the good news.
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That night, everyone knew what Auggie's phone conversation was about, and what Peter did for him. Auggie was so happy. Everyone was sleeping, and Auggie was just about to drift off too. He thought about his hectic day, and his conversation with Peter. It was so hard to get it out, but now, he was glad he got it out. His mom and dad would be so happy. Now, if only his dad's operation would go fine..Auggie sat up quickly, throwing his cover off. Ezra mumbled somthing about being quiet, but he ignored him. His dad had cancer. The full meaning didn't impact him until then. All his happiness ebbed away. He knew what it meant if they had cancer. Miguel, a distant relative, had had cancer. The doctors found it early, but it was still a painful experience for him. He had to go through chemotherapy, and almost didn't make it. His dad was older, and weaker than when Miguel had cancer. Auggie suddenly missed his dad. He hadn't seen him for a whole summer, and didn't realize how much he missed him until now. Thinking for a few moments, he made his decision, and went to sleep. He would tell the others tommorow.
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Do you like it? It's not the best. I tried to bring Nicole in this chapter, but it would have been too long. I'll bring her in the next chapter. Please r/r! thanx!
Disclaimer: All the characters except Lily and Nicole Tan are the TV station's. I own Lily and Nicole.
Chapter 2
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Auggie walked past Peter without noticing him. Peter was about to call after him, but knew better. He had heard Auggie's side of the line, and got some parts of the conversation, but he didn't know what had upset Auggie so much. Usually, August Cicceros was a really easy going guy. Worried, he sighed and was about to go outside when the phone rang. Peter picked it up.
"Hello? May I talk to Mr. Peter Scarbrow please?" A woman's voice came on the line.
"This is Peter Scarbrow speaking here."
"Yes, hello. I'm Lily Tan, Nicole's mother. We spoke over the phone last week."
"Oh yes. I remember now, Mrs. Tan. When will Nicole be arriving?"
"I am about to leave the house right now. From Ottawa, I'm guessing the flight takes about 6 or 7 hours, including the time spent waiting. It will be pretty late when we arrive, so I will bring her to Mount Horizon in the morning. Would that be okay?"
"Yes, Mrs. Tan. Did you fill out the papers I faxed you?"
"Yes. I'm going to have to leave now, or else we'll miss our flight. I will see you tommorow, Mr. Scarbrow."
"See you tommorow." With that Peter hung up. He massaged his temples. He had forgotten totally about the new student. There was so much to do in one day. Just then, his new wife, Sophie came in.
"What's wrong mountain man? Lots of work?" She asked teasingly.
"Oh you won't belive this.." Peter told her about Nicole, and all the preparations that they had to do.
"What is her, uh, problem?"
"Umm...lets see..I think it was drugs. Oh ya, and she was charged with having a firearm."
"Oh. Well, not the Riverwatchers. Tara Watson's still adjusting. We should leave her alone for a while."
"Well, since Kat's gone, we can put her in the Cliffhangers. I think she'll fit in alright."
"Ok, Peter. We're going to have to call a group meeting after dinner. You call them. I nearly got my head bitten off by suggesting something to do as a group."
Peter sighed. It was such a long day.
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Auggie headed towards the boy's dorm, and sat down on his bed. The four guys decided they would all stay at Horizon this summer, and had spent a long 2 months enduring David's pranks, Ezra's talks about Shakespeare, and Peter's group hikes. It was long, but fun. He had gotten to know the guys a lot better. David was just craving for attention that his father couldn't give him. Scott and Ezra were the most loyal friends he had met. Auggie couldn't imagine life without the guys. Life without the guys..or the whole group..just thinking about it was torture. There was about an hour left until dinner. Auggie decided he would take a nap to take his mind off of everything.
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Juliette watched the door to the dining room. Auggie wasn't anywhere in sight. In fact, no one had seen him since the call from his mom came. During dinner, Juliette didn't eat a single bite. Daisy, noticing this, tried to reassure her that Auggie was alright.
"Hey Jules. Auggie's probably fine, don't worry. And eat your food, because Peter's going to kill you."
"Its alright Daisy. I'm really not hungry, I don't feel like eating. I'm going to go see if Auggie's alright. See you." Juliette stood up and left the dining room. Daisy stared after her, and shoook her head.
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Juliette stepped carefully into the boy's dorm. She would be dead if she was caught inside there. As she suspected, Auggie was fast asleep under his covers. Juliette shook Auggie gently awake.
"Hey there sleeping prince. Wake up."
"Huh? Oh, hey there Twig. You know, Peter's going to kill you if he finds you in here." Auggie commented sleepily.
"I'll get out once you're awake and had some dinner. It's almost over, you know."
"What? I'm going, definetly. Was there anything good on the menu today?"
"Just the usual globs of mystery stuff. Come on, let's go." Juliette dragged Auggie out of the bed, and they started walking towards the dining hall, hand in hand. Juliette knew something was wrong-big time, but she knew better than to prod him. Auggie was obviously really upset.
After dinner, Sophie called an emergency meeting of the Cliffhangers.
"Everyone is expected to come, it won't last long." Sophie said firmly to the Cliffhangers, and looked around.
"It's our last day free. Can't we spend it whatever way we like?" David whined to Sophie.
"You sound like a prisoner, David. It's just school. I'll see all you guys at the meeting."
"School is prison." David muttered under his breath. Meanwhile, Juliette was really getting worried. Auggie usually ate whatever came on the menu, and ate it hungrily. Today, he was just playing with his food. A couple of other groups had arrived that afternoon, so the dining hall was pretty loud. Seeing that everyone else were in their own conversation and ignoring them, Juliette decided to talk to Auggie.
"Hey, Augusto. Is there something wrong?" Juliette asked carefully.
"I wonder why all the groups didn't come at the same time. We came yesterday night, the others came today, and the rest are coming at staggered times." Auggie tried his best to change the conversation to a less painful topic.
"Its impossible for the counselors if all the students come at the same time. Auggie, don't change the subject. I know there's something wrong. Can't you tell me?" Auggie couldn't look into Juliette's warm eyes. He knew in a month, he'd have to leave them. Sighing, he decided to tell Jules. They never kept anything from each other.
"Twig..listen for a minute. Don't interrupt me, ok? I want to get this over with." And with that, everything came out-his father's illness, how he had to leave Horizon for a month, and how he didn't want to leave her. Juliette was silent for a moment.
"Auggie, have you told Peter or Sophie?" Auggie shook his head. He was too afraid to look into Juliette's eyes. "Auggie, look at me." She forced his chin up to meet her eyes. "I want you to tell Peter right away. He might be able to help you. You should tell them right after the group meeting. Auggie, this isn't something to keep secret." Auggie felt a rush of gratitude to Juliette. He had thought that Juliette would go into tears, or something awful. He was so thankful that she was there with him, and for the advice. He would tell Peter afterwards.
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At the meeting, Peter broke the news to the Cliffhangers.
"Ok, we have a new student coming tommorow. Her name is Nicole Tan, and I need someone to be her buddy to guide her around, telling her about the facilities and stuff. Who's up for this?" Usually, Juliette's hand would have been up, but she was lost in another world. Peter was slightly worried, but finding a buddy for Nicole was much more important. "Shelby? Would you be her guide? Please?" Shelby nodded her consent. "This meeting is done. You guys can do anything you want for the rest of the night. Remember, we have classes tommorow morning, so sleep early." The Cliffhangers grumbled, and filed out of the room, with Sophie behind them. Everyone was gone...except for Auggie.
"Hey, uh Peter. Can I talk to you for a sec?" Auggie sounded slightly nervous.
"Sure, Aug. What's the matter?"
"Ok...my dad..uh..he has liver cancer..he's going to have to get an operation." At this Peter sat up in alarm.
"I'm so sorry Auggie. Is he alright?"
"Ya..the doctors found the cancer cells early, so if he gets an operation, he's going to be alright. But, the thing is, uh, the operation's really expensive. My parents don't have enough money to support me and my dad. My mom's going to take me out of Horizon in a month." Peter felt relieved..then surprised. So this was what the phone conversation was all about. Poor kid. He held this all in for a while. Then, the solution came to him, as easy as pie.
"Auggie, no worries. My father, when he passed away, he left me a large sum of money. I'm using that for scholarships for kids to come to Horizon. Since you only have one year left at Horizon, I can easily give you the scholarship for the rest of the year." Auggie couldn't believe it.
"Really? Wow, thanks Peter. You're the best. I'd better call my parents in the morning. Thanks again!" He felt like he was walking on clouds. This couldn't be happening. He hurried to find Juliette and tell her the good news.
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That night, everyone knew what Auggie's phone conversation was about, and what Peter did for him. Auggie was so happy. Everyone was sleeping, and Auggie was just about to drift off too. He thought about his hectic day, and his conversation with Peter. It was so hard to get it out, but now, he was glad he got it out. His mom and dad would be so happy. Now, if only his dad's operation would go fine..Auggie sat up quickly, throwing his cover off. Ezra mumbled somthing about being quiet, but he ignored him. His dad had cancer. The full meaning didn't impact him until then. All his happiness ebbed away. He knew what it meant if they had cancer. Miguel, a distant relative, had had cancer. The doctors found it early, but it was still a painful experience for him. He had to go through chemotherapy, and almost didn't make it. His dad was older, and weaker than when Miguel had cancer. Auggie suddenly missed his dad. He hadn't seen him for a whole summer, and didn't realize how much he missed him until now. Thinking for a few moments, he made his decision, and went to sleep. He would tell the others tommorow.
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Do you like it? It's not the best. I tried to bring Nicole in this chapter, but it would have been too long. I'll bring her in the next chapter. Please r/r! thanx!
