Higher Expectations
Episode 5: Her Secret Storm
~"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."- Martin Luther King~
A/n: I really have no clue what to do with Auggie or Juliette. They weren't always my favorite characters, you know. If you have anything you want me to do with them, then please email me and tell me your idea. I'll make sure I credit you for your idea. Thanks, flamingteen.
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Scott looked at David as he snaped back into reality.
"What?" Scott asked, confused. David sighed and realized his huge mistake.
"Nothing, Scott, it's nothing. Now, just- just go away, okay?" David stumbled over his words and turned away, on the verge of tears. Scott looked at him strangely. Why was David apologizing? That wasn't like him. However, he knew better than to push anyone. He'd been smacked one too many times by his own girlfriend. He imagined what would happen if he were to push David.. it would be considerably worse than a smack, he figured... And there would be no way to live it down.
"Alright, man, but listen, if you ever need anyone-" Scott started. David turned around and stopped him. His eyes were red from holding back tears and a bruise was starting to form on the side of his face.
"I know, Scott. People are there. I know.. just- just I need some time to think, okay?" Scott completely understood the feeling. He nodded his head and walked to the door. Just before he opened it, he thought of something.
Without turning around he said, "If your dad is beating you up, man, you know you need to tell Peter. If you don't do it for yourself, do it for us. We care about you, man. Never forget that." And with that he walked out the door.
*****
The room was huge, no doubt. Both Shelby and Jess couldn't believe how big it was... and also how intimidating it was. They were both scared but they would never admit it to each other. After all, both were Merricks. Though Shelby may have seemed rough and tough on the outside from time to time, she was still just as gentle and caring as Jess was.
"I can't believe all this," Jess whispered just loud enough for her sister to hear. "It's so big.." she trailed off. Shelby sighed and looked around. She had once been in a court room before but it was small and less formal. The judge had dealt with several minor cases at once and there wasn't a jury box like there was now. This was a big offence.
Shelby walked over to the seat where she would be sitting until they called her to the stand, before her sister. Sitting down, she looked around to the judges stand, the jury box and the witness stand. Where she would be in just a few short hours. Her stomach turned and a sudden exaustion came over her. She missed Horizon so much. The end of today and she would be going back. She crossed her fingers and hoped for the best.
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Scott walked into the lodge, confused. What was he supposed to do? He had evidence that David's father had hit David and how could he keep this secret? Especially if he had to go back to his father for visits three times a year atleast? He may have said he hated David but it wasn't true.. he just hated the way David acted and he would never let David be hurt if he could help it.
"Hey, Scott." Frank said walking up to the boy, "I have a short task for you. Sophie wanted me to tell you to keep an eye on David. See what's up with him." Scott's mind raced for a moment. What was he supposed to do? David would surely kill him if he said anything about this... but he couldn't just let this go.
"Uh, Frank.. I may already know what's up with David." Scott said fast enough to get it over with quickly. Frank raised his eyebrow in confusion and he stood there waiting. Scott stared down at his shoes, waiting for Frank to say something.
"Well, Scott. What do you know?" Scott's stomach flipped at this request and he started breathing heavily. Frank noticed, "Scott, if something's..." he hesitated, "hurting David and you know about it, you have to tell me." Scott looked up at him with a sick look on his face.
"David's father is beating David up." He said, fast again. Frank took a step back and shook his head.
"That's what Sophie had suspected. We all have suspected that. How did you know?"
"I TOLD YOU NOT TO TELL ANYBODY!" David yelled from behind and jumped at Scott from the back. Frank was stunned there for a second. Several students from the back started chanting, "FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT" and Frank jumped right in between Scott and David. David pushed him out of the tumble. Frank fell backwards and hit the floor. He coughed and held his chest then he passed out.
David and Scott stood up silently. Scott's shirt was ripped and David's face was red with a few cuts on it.
"FRANK!" Scott yelled, horrifyed and rushed to his side.
*****
Sophie sighed, walking around her office. Peter stepped into the office and watched her for a second until she noticed.
"Peter!" She said, a bit startled. "What are you doing here?" She asked, not knowing anything else to say.
"Well, Soph.. this is my office too, you know?" He said with a slight grin on his face. Sophie smiled back at him, weakly. "What's wrong?" he asked. Sophie frowned again.
"It's just David.." Sophie replied, Peter looked confused.
"What about David?" he asked. Sophie started to answer but a student busted through the door out of breath.
"Sophie! Peter!" He exclaimed, breathing heavily. "It's Frank! He-he" the boy coughed. "He passed out in the lodge. We think he's had a heart attack! COME ON!" he ran back out the door and ran towards the lodge again. Sophie looked and Peter horrifyed. They both stared at each other until reality snapped them back and they rushed out the door.
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A/n: Ah it's taken me forever to get this out... and I know it's short. High School started for me and it's kind of hectic with all the homework I get and all.. grrr... Anyway, I'll try my best to get you guys more chapters out. Thanks, Flamingteen.
Episode 5: Her Secret Storm
~"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."- Martin Luther King~
A/n: I really have no clue what to do with Auggie or Juliette. They weren't always my favorite characters, you know. If you have anything you want me to do with them, then please email me and tell me your idea. I'll make sure I credit you for your idea. Thanks, flamingteen.
*****
Scott looked at David as he snaped back into reality.
"What?" Scott asked, confused. David sighed and realized his huge mistake.
"Nothing, Scott, it's nothing. Now, just- just go away, okay?" David stumbled over his words and turned away, on the verge of tears. Scott looked at him strangely. Why was David apologizing? That wasn't like him. However, he knew better than to push anyone. He'd been smacked one too many times by his own girlfriend. He imagined what would happen if he were to push David.. it would be considerably worse than a smack, he figured... And there would be no way to live it down.
"Alright, man, but listen, if you ever need anyone-" Scott started. David turned around and stopped him. His eyes were red from holding back tears and a bruise was starting to form on the side of his face.
"I know, Scott. People are there. I know.. just- just I need some time to think, okay?" Scott completely understood the feeling. He nodded his head and walked to the door. Just before he opened it, he thought of something.
Without turning around he said, "If your dad is beating you up, man, you know you need to tell Peter. If you don't do it for yourself, do it for us. We care about you, man. Never forget that." And with that he walked out the door.
*****
The room was huge, no doubt. Both Shelby and Jess couldn't believe how big it was... and also how intimidating it was. They were both scared but they would never admit it to each other. After all, both were Merricks. Though Shelby may have seemed rough and tough on the outside from time to time, she was still just as gentle and caring as Jess was.
"I can't believe all this," Jess whispered just loud enough for her sister to hear. "It's so big.." she trailed off. Shelby sighed and looked around. She had once been in a court room before but it was small and less formal. The judge had dealt with several minor cases at once and there wasn't a jury box like there was now. This was a big offence.
Shelby walked over to the seat where she would be sitting until they called her to the stand, before her sister. Sitting down, she looked around to the judges stand, the jury box and the witness stand. Where she would be in just a few short hours. Her stomach turned and a sudden exaustion came over her. She missed Horizon so much. The end of today and she would be going back. She crossed her fingers and hoped for the best.
*****
Scott walked into the lodge, confused. What was he supposed to do? He had evidence that David's father had hit David and how could he keep this secret? Especially if he had to go back to his father for visits three times a year atleast? He may have said he hated David but it wasn't true.. he just hated the way David acted and he would never let David be hurt if he could help it.
"Hey, Scott." Frank said walking up to the boy, "I have a short task for you. Sophie wanted me to tell you to keep an eye on David. See what's up with him." Scott's mind raced for a moment. What was he supposed to do? David would surely kill him if he said anything about this... but he couldn't just let this go.
"Uh, Frank.. I may already know what's up with David." Scott said fast enough to get it over with quickly. Frank raised his eyebrow in confusion and he stood there waiting. Scott stared down at his shoes, waiting for Frank to say something.
"Well, Scott. What do you know?" Scott's stomach flipped at this request and he started breathing heavily. Frank noticed, "Scott, if something's..." he hesitated, "hurting David and you know about it, you have to tell me." Scott looked up at him with a sick look on his face.
"David's father is beating David up." He said, fast again. Frank took a step back and shook his head.
"That's what Sophie had suspected. We all have suspected that. How did you know?"
"I TOLD YOU NOT TO TELL ANYBODY!" David yelled from behind and jumped at Scott from the back. Frank was stunned there for a second. Several students from the back started chanting, "FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT" and Frank jumped right in between Scott and David. David pushed him out of the tumble. Frank fell backwards and hit the floor. He coughed and held his chest then he passed out.
David and Scott stood up silently. Scott's shirt was ripped and David's face was red with a few cuts on it.
"FRANK!" Scott yelled, horrifyed and rushed to his side.
*****
Sophie sighed, walking around her office. Peter stepped into the office and watched her for a second until she noticed.
"Peter!" She said, a bit startled. "What are you doing here?" She asked, not knowing anything else to say.
"Well, Soph.. this is my office too, you know?" He said with a slight grin on his face. Sophie smiled back at him, weakly. "What's wrong?" he asked. Sophie frowned again.
"It's just David.." Sophie replied, Peter looked confused.
"What about David?" he asked. Sophie started to answer but a student busted through the door out of breath.
"Sophie! Peter!" He exclaimed, breathing heavily. "It's Frank! He-he" the boy coughed. "He passed out in the lodge. We think he's had a heart attack! COME ON!" he ran back out the door and ran towards the lodge again. Sophie looked and Peter horrifyed. They both stared at each other until reality snapped them back and they rushed out the door.
*****
A/n: Ah it's taken me forever to get this out... and I know it's short. High School started for me and it's kind of hectic with all the homework I get and all.. grrr... Anyway, I'll try my best to get you guys more chapters out. Thanks, Flamingteen.