Thank you all so much for reviewing and reading this story. You guys are the greatest! I had fun writing this story and in a way I'm sad I've finished it up. I'm kind of nervous about leaving this here but I am writing a sequel. I know, I know, "How long will that last?" Hopefully longer then my other sequels.
Chapter 10-
That night Lucy was laying in her bed trying to sleep knowing she couldn't. Peter had explained everything to her. He explained that he wasn't really going to let her leave. He supposedly had a plan. Something about her mother never getting full custody of her and since Lucy was over 15 she could decide which parent she wanted to live with. Something like that and for some psychotic reason she believed him, too. After a private word with Peter her mother and step father agreed that she should stay at Horizon after the day's 'adventure' they called it. But she knew the real reason- they didn't want to be embarassed by her when they got home. After all it's better to tell your friends your daughter is at a boarding school then to have them see and know the real thing. Peter probably reminded them of that fact. Lucy rolled her eyes at the thought. "I have to stop doing that." she thought. She rolled onto her side and said to herself, "I'm never going to get to sleep". She got out of bed and quietly left the cabin. She didn't know where to go so she just slouched on the bottom step and rested her head on the railing. She let everything she realized that day sink into her skin. Her mother and step father didn't care about her. Her father and the rest of Horizon truly did care about her. And as much as she didn't want to stay at Horizon a small part of her did want to stay. She knew it was better then going home, too. She looked up at the stars and saw Scott standing by her, "Hi." he said quietly.
"Hi." She said back in the same tone.
Scott walked a step towrds her, "Um . . . is it okay if I sit here?" Lucy didn't move for a second then slightly nodded, "I'm sorry about today." he said, "I wasn't going to tell anyone about where you were but I saw how worried Peter was. I couldn't let him worry about you when I knew where you were." Lucy nodded again but didn't move or look at him,"Lucy, please. Look at me. Don't be mad at me. I had to do it."
She stared at her bare toes and said, "I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at myself." Now it was Scott's turn to stay quiet, "I was stupid to ever think Peter would do anything except look out for me. And I was even stupider to run away from my problems instead of facing them. I've never been like that. I don't want to be like this anymore. I do want to be normal." Now she looked at him. He was watching her. Scott put his arm around Lucy and she stared in his eyes. It was like she could see everything there was to know about him. He brought his head towards hers and kissed her gently on the lips.It was a brief kiss. Lucy didn't know if it was a friendly kiss or a different kind but she loved every second of it. When it was over she lay her head on his shoulder and decided to give Horizon and Peter another chance.
The End