Disclaimer: It's the usual, I don't own anyone, except Nicole and her mum.
Note: Sorry it took so long to get up, but it was kinda depressing the number of reviews I got. Sorry for being picky, but ya. I only got one. Thanks to the person who sent it. I know last chapter was bad, but I needed that to keep the story going. So PLZ r/r. If you guys don't like it, just tell me, k? thanx~ Hwy 417*
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"Nicole! Nicole hon! You've got to wake up. We have to go to Horizon by nine." Lily Tan woke her daughter up. The cheap motel room had been pretty cold, and it was harder to get the teen out of the warm bed.
"Mom! It's 7! I can shower and get ready in an hour!" Nicole complained sleepily. She hadn't gotten much sleep after the long plane ride. The jet lag kept her awake until 2 a.m., and the bumpy mattress hadn't helped much either.
"The car ride takes an hour. Get up, Nicole. I'll make you hot chocolate with your breakfast if you wake up now." Her mother's voice was kind, but firm. If she didn't get out now, things were going to get ugly. Nicole got up, and dragged her feet over to the washroom. It was going to be a long day.
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Auggie woke up with a sense of dread in his stomach. He didn't realize what was wrong, until he remembered yesterday. It was 7 a.m. The guys were all asleep. Auggie got up, and went to the shower. He needed to think about how he was going to break it to everyone. As he walked to the washroom, he tripped over the clear tape that was on the door way. Rubbing his knee, he vowed to take revenge on David before he left. It was going to be a long day.
Before breakfast, Auggie went to Peter's office. Peter was there, reading the newspaper, and drinking coffee. When Auggie came in, he looked up and gave him a nod.
"Hey Aug. Up early, eh? Do you want to call your parents about the scholarship?" Auggie shuffled a bit.
"Ya. Can I use your phone?" Peter nodded. Auggie punched in the numbers. He spoke fast Spanish, and talked for a long time. When he hung up, Peter looked at him and waited for an answer.
"Um, Peter, I got to talk to you about something. I decided to go back home..for a while. I found out that I really missed my dad. I haven't seen him for a while. If it's okay with you, I just want to go back for a couple of months. Since my dad's condition isn't serious, I'll just stay with him when he really needs me. My parents think its fine. Is it okay with you?"
Peter thought for a minute. It wasn't that hard of a request. He nodded his consent to Auggie.
"Alright Augusto. Did you arrange everything with your mother?"
"Yup. The only thing is, I'm leaving next week. Next thursday at 7 p.m. I'll be back in late December or early January.
We'll phone you to tell you when I'll be coming back."
"Okay." Peter looked at his watch. "You have free time until breakfast, I guess Auggie. Wake the guys up at 8. I hate having to walk to your cabins to just wake you lazy people up." Peter looked up at smiled at Auggie. Auggie smiled back, but Peter noticed something was holding him back.
"Hey Peter?"
"Yes?"
"Can you not tell the others yet? I want to tell them privately, ok?"
"Done, man. My lips are sealed." Auggie walked out of the office.
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When Auggie went back in to the cabin, the guys were still fast asleep. Since he needed something to cheer him up a little, he took markers and drew all over David's face. Auggie sat back, and waited for eight o'clock to come around.
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"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (You can pretty much guess who that is)
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After breakfast, Peter gathered all the cliffhangers in the lounge. Nicole was there with all her stuff. Her face was tense, and she was fiddling with the handle on her bag. Her mother had left her a little while ago to go back to Ottawa for a business deal. Nicole didn't know what to expect. As each of the Cliffhangers entered, they eyed her with curiosity. The tall red haired guy made a face at her. He had a big green streak across his cheek. Nicole didn't know either to smile or frown. Finally Peter spoke up.
"Ok, Cliffhangers, this is your newest member, Nicole. Nicole, this is Juliette, Scott, Shelby, Augusto-Auggie for short, David, and lastly, Ezra. Um...Shelby will be your buddy guide..she'll show you around. Classes start today..I guess you can just take today off to unpack and stuff..Shelby you can also. Any questions? Good, class starts in 10 minutes."
Nicole looked around. Everyone was filing out. The blonde that Peter mentioned as Shelby walked over to her.
"Hey. I'm Shelby Merrick. This is the lounge, as you probably guessed. Where are you from?"
"Uh..Ottawa. In Canada."
"Really? That must have been a long flight." Nicole decided Shelby was nice enough.
"Ya, but it was pretty entertaining. This guy who was sitting across from me, he had a pet ferret hidden in his bag right..."
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It was after dinner, and Auggie was sitting in the lounge, waiting for Juliette. He had broken the news to everyone..except Juliette. All of the others had taken it pretty badly. Scott nearly yelled at him, and the others just sat there staring at him. After all that, Auggie was pretty tired and short tempered. Then, he imagined Juliette's response. He expected her to cry and fall into his arms. He would hug her and comfort her, and everything would be alright. Auggie was wondering how to break it to her, when she bounced in with a huge smile and sat next to him.
"Hey there handsome! What was it you wanted to talk to me about?" Auggie took a deep breath, and looked at Juliette.
" Jules..I have something to tell you. I..I decided to go back home." Juliette looked shocked. "No, no. Not for forever. Just until the worst has passed for my dad. I miss him alot Twig. I love you, but he really needs me now. I'll probably be back mid December or early January." Auggie looked at her. He expected to see her crying at least. But she wasn't she was..almost smiling.
"Oh, Auggie..that's cool. That's fine with me. At least you'll be back" She looked happy that he was leaving. Right then, his temper snapped.
"ITS FINE? OH YA, TWIG, ITS FINE WITH YOU. YOU WON'T BE MISSING ME AT ALL. THAT'S FINE WITH ME. ITS COOL WITH ME. SEE YOU LATER!" Auggie yelled at Jules, who looked close to tears. Everyone had stopped talking and looked at them. Auggie stalked out of the room. Juliette didn't even call after him which bugged him more. He ran to the cabin which was thankfully empty. He didn't want to see Juliette again that night. A tear ran down Juliette's cheek.
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After Auggie yelled at Juliette, everything went back to normal. Shelby and Nicole were sitting on a couch at the lounge, and talking about just stuff. Scott came in, and sat beside Shelby. Shelby gave him a small smile and a hello, then went back to her conversation. Nicole was like her long lost sister. Nicole couldn't replace Jess, but she understood Shelby better in some ways because they were the same age. Scott tried to talk to Shelby.
"Shelby, do-"
"Really? I have one too!" Shelby completely ignored him.
Scott tried a couple more times to get Shelby's attention, but she just ignored him. Scott just walked out after this. Shelby wasn't like this before Nicole came. This was all Nicole's fault.
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How do you like it? I tried to put everything that you guys wanted..more s/s in next chapter! r/r!
Note: Sorry it took so long to get up, but it was kinda depressing the number of reviews I got. Sorry for being picky, but ya. I only got one. Thanks to the person who sent it. I know last chapter was bad, but I needed that to keep the story going. So PLZ r/r. If you guys don't like it, just tell me, k? thanx~ Hwy 417*
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"Nicole! Nicole hon! You've got to wake up. We have to go to Horizon by nine." Lily Tan woke her daughter up. The cheap motel room had been pretty cold, and it was harder to get the teen out of the warm bed.
"Mom! It's 7! I can shower and get ready in an hour!" Nicole complained sleepily. She hadn't gotten much sleep after the long plane ride. The jet lag kept her awake until 2 a.m., and the bumpy mattress hadn't helped much either.
"The car ride takes an hour. Get up, Nicole. I'll make you hot chocolate with your breakfast if you wake up now." Her mother's voice was kind, but firm. If she didn't get out now, things were going to get ugly. Nicole got up, and dragged her feet over to the washroom. It was going to be a long day.
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Auggie woke up with a sense of dread in his stomach. He didn't realize what was wrong, until he remembered yesterday. It was 7 a.m. The guys were all asleep. Auggie got up, and went to the shower. He needed to think about how he was going to break it to everyone. As he walked to the washroom, he tripped over the clear tape that was on the door way. Rubbing his knee, he vowed to take revenge on David before he left. It was going to be a long day.
Before breakfast, Auggie went to Peter's office. Peter was there, reading the newspaper, and drinking coffee. When Auggie came in, he looked up and gave him a nod.
"Hey Aug. Up early, eh? Do you want to call your parents about the scholarship?" Auggie shuffled a bit.
"Ya. Can I use your phone?" Peter nodded. Auggie punched in the numbers. He spoke fast Spanish, and talked for a long time. When he hung up, Peter looked at him and waited for an answer.
"Um, Peter, I got to talk to you about something. I decided to go back home..for a while. I found out that I really missed my dad. I haven't seen him for a while. If it's okay with you, I just want to go back for a couple of months. Since my dad's condition isn't serious, I'll just stay with him when he really needs me. My parents think its fine. Is it okay with you?"
Peter thought for a minute. It wasn't that hard of a request. He nodded his consent to Auggie.
"Alright Augusto. Did you arrange everything with your mother?"
"Yup. The only thing is, I'm leaving next week. Next thursday at 7 p.m. I'll be back in late December or early January.
We'll phone you to tell you when I'll be coming back."
"Okay." Peter looked at his watch. "You have free time until breakfast, I guess Auggie. Wake the guys up at 8. I hate having to walk to your cabins to just wake you lazy people up." Peter looked up at smiled at Auggie. Auggie smiled back, but Peter noticed something was holding him back.
"Hey Peter?"
"Yes?"
"Can you not tell the others yet? I want to tell them privately, ok?"
"Done, man. My lips are sealed." Auggie walked out of the office.
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When Auggie went back in to the cabin, the guys were still fast asleep. Since he needed something to cheer him up a little, he took markers and drew all over David's face. Auggie sat back, and waited for eight o'clock to come around.
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"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (You can pretty much guess who that is)
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After breakfast, Peter gathered all the cliffhangers in the lounge. Nicole was there with all her stuff. Her face was tense, and she was fiddling with the handle on her bag. Her mother had left her a little while ago to go back to Ottawa for a business deal. Nicole didn't know what to expect. As each of the Cliffhangers entered, they eyed her with curiosity. The tall red haired guy made a face at her. He had a big green streak across his cheek. Nicole didn't know either to smile or frown. Finally Peter spoke up.
"Ok, Cliffhangers, this is your newest member, Nicole. Nicole, this is Juliette, Scott, Shelby, Augusto-Auggie for short, David, and lastly, Ezra. Um...Shelby will be your buddy guide..she'll show you around. Classes start today..I guess you can just take today off to unpack and stuff..Shelby you can also. Any questions? Good, class starts in 10 minutes."
Nicole looked around. Everyone was filing out. The blonde that Peter mentioned as Shelby walked over to her.
"Hey. I'm Shelby Merrick. This is the lounge, as you probably guessed. Where are you from?"
"Uh..Ottawa. In Canada."
"Really? That must have been a long flight." Nicole decided Shelby was nice enough.
"Ya, but it was pretty entertaining. This guy who was sitting across from me, he had a pet ferret hidden in his bag right..."
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It was after dinner, and Auggie was sitting in the lounge, waiting for Juliette. He had broken the news to everyone..except Juliette. All of the others had taken it pretty badly. Scott nearly yelled at him, and the others just sat there staring at him. After all that, Auggie was pretty tired and short tempered. Then, he imagined Juliette's response. He expected her to cry and fall into his arms. He would hug her and comfort her, and everything would be alright. Auggie was wondering how to break it to her, when she bounced in with a huge smile and sat next to him.
"Hey there handsome! What was it you wanted to talk to me about?" Auggie took a deep breath, and looked at Juliette.
" Jules..I have something to tell you. I..I decided to go back home." Juliette looked shocked. "No, no. Not for forever. Just until the worst has passed for my dad. I miss him alot Twig. I love you, but he really needs me now. I'll probably be back mid December or early January." Auggie looked at her. He expected to see her crying at least. But she wasn't she was..almost smiling.
"Oh, Auggie..that's cool. That's fine with me. At least you'll be back" She looked happy that he was leaving. Right then, his temper snapped.
"ITS FINE? OH YA, TWIG, ITS FINE WITH YOU. YOU WON'T BE MISSING ME AT ALL. THAT'S FINE WITH ME. ITS COOL WITH ME. SEE YOU LATER!" Auggie yelled at Jules, who looked close to tears. Everyone had stopped talking and looked at them. Auggie stalked out of the room. Juliette didn't even call after him which bugged him more. He ran to the cabin which was thankfully empty. He didn't want to see Juliette again that night. A tear ran down Juliette's cheek.
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After Auggie yelled at Juliette, everything went back to normal. Shelby and Nicole were sitting on a couch at the lounge, and talking about just stuff. Scott came in, and sat beside Shelby. Shelby gave him a small smile and a hello, then went back to her conversation. Nicole was like her long lost sister. Nicole couldn't replace Jess, but she understood Shelby better in some ways because they were the same age. Scott tried to talk to Shelby.
"Shelby, do-"
"Really? I have one too!" Shelby completely ignored him.
Scott tried a couple more times to get Shelby's attention, but she just ignored him. Scott just walked out after this. Shelby wasn't like this before Nicole came. This was all Nicole's fault.
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How do you like it? I tried to put everything that you guys wanted..more s/s in next chapter! r/r!
