Chapter Nineteen
"So where are you we going?" Scott asked while sitting at a red light with Shelby driving.
"It's a surprise cowboy." Shelby said and started driving when the light turned green.
Scott looked out the window. He starred at the trees that went by while thinking of Jessica. He wished he had been able to go with her. If Shelby hadn't showed up he would be with her. Then they passed a small wooden building. He realized where they were going.
"Are we going to Horizon." He asked.
"Uh yeah we are. How did you guess?" Shelby asked.
"That building back there gave it away. When they first brought me to Horizon, we stopped at that building so I could pee." Scott said. "I tried to run but Roger caught me."
"Yea he's good like that." Shelby replied with a smile.
"I'm kinda glad he did." Scott said and looked over at her. "Because if he hadn't, and I ran and got away, I wouldn't have met you." The butterflies started fluttering in Shelby's stomach. Her excitement grew as she waited to hear what she had been waiting for from him. "If I hadn't met you, I would have never met Jessica." He said at last. The butterflies stopped fluttering and her excitement changed to sorrow.
"Why are you taking me to Horizon anyway?" Scott asked after a few moments of silence.
"I just thought it would be something fun to do." Shelby said as she pulled up to the school.
Scott unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car. It was weird being back. Kids were playing football, or writing in notebooks. Some were putting together a fence while others were chopping would. He saw a girl being escorted by Jeff to Peter's office. It was all the same but everything was different.
"Hey guys what's going on?" Sophie said as she hugged Shelby then Scott.
"Not to much, how about with you?" Scott asked.
"Everything is the same as always. Come on with me, everyone is already here and waiting for you guys in the lodge." Sophie said and started walking towards the building.
Scott and Shelby walked into the building and hugged and greeted everyone. They were all sitting in a circle, and David was there.
"What is up bro." David said when he saw Scott.
"Hey man, what's been going on?" Scott asked. David just shrugged. Shortly after everyone was done greeting each other, Peter came in.
"Hey guys, I, uh, hope you don't mind but I arranged a lesson for you guys while you're here." Peter said while grinning and holding a clipboard.
"Oh Peter come on, can't this just be a normal reunion?" Ezra complained.
"Ah but see Ezra this is not a normal reunion. You guys didn't leave here to long ago." Peter said.
"Well I'm glad and willing for another lesson from Peter. I've really missed them." Juliette gleefully said.
"So what's the lesson?" Scott asked.
"It's called, remembering the good." Sophie said.
"You guys are now cliffhangers again. You have to follow all the same rules and act in the same behavior as you did before you graduated. A lot of good came to you guys from this place, I don't want you forgetting any of it." Peter said.
"What about the other cliffhangers, the ones who were here for they were?" David asked.
"They have been assigned to other groups for the weekend." Sophie answered.
"Girls sleep in the girls cabin and boys in the boy's cabin." Peter said, obviously excited that his all time favorite group was back for one more weekend.
"When does all this start?" Auggie asked.
"Now, if your all up for it." Peter said.
"I'm cool with it." Auggie said and everyone agreed.
"Good, oh and I have some good news for you guys... you all on kitchens." Peter said and walked out of the lodge.
"I knew there was a trap somewhere in that lovely little speech." Daisy said and got up out of the chair.
Scott got up and walked to a corner, he pulled out his cell phone and dialed Jessica's cell.
"Hello?" Jessica answered.
"Hey, its me. Listen don't call me this weekend, I'm back at Horizon for some reunion lesson." Scott said.
"Ok, just call me when it's all over."
"Promise, how's your MawMaw?" Scott asked.
"Not good, I don't know if she is going to make it." Jessica said.
"I'm sorry, I hope she gets better." He replied.
"Thanks, I love you." Jessica said.
"I love you too." Scott said. He hung up his phone right before Sophie yanked it out of his hands.
"All rules apply. Sophie said and put it in her jacket pocket. "You've got kitchens." She said and walked away.
"This is going to be a long weekend." Scott said under his breath.
"So where are you we going?" Scott asked while sitting at a red light with Shelby driving.
"It's a surprise cowboy." Shelby said and started driving when the light turned green.
Scott looked out the window. He starred at the trees that went by while thinking of Jessica. He wished he had been able to go with her. If Shelby hadn't showed up he would be with her. Then they passed a small wooden building. He realized where they were going.
"Are we going to Horizon." He asked.
"Uh yeah we are. How did you guess?" Shelby asked.
"That building back there gave it away. When they first brought me to Horizon, we stopped at that building so I could pee." Scott said. "I tried to run but Roger caught me."
"Yea he's good like that." Shelby replied with a smile.
"I'm kinda glad he did." Scott said and looked over at her. "Because if he hadn't, and I ran and got away, I wouldn't have met you." The butterflies started fluttering in Shelby's stomach. Her excitement grew as she waited to hear what she had been waiting for from him. "If I hadn't met you, I would have never met Jessica." He said at last. The butterflies stopped fluttering and her excitement changed to sorrow.
"Why are you taking me to Horizon anyway?" Scott asked after a few moments of silence.
"I just thought it would be something fun to do." Shelby said as she pulled up to the school.
Scott unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car. It was weird being back. Kids were playing football, or writing in notebooks. Some were putting together a fence while others were chopping would. He saw a girl being escorted by Jeff to Peter's office. It was all the same but everything was different.
"Hey guys what's going on?" Sophie said as she hugged Shelby then Scott.
"Not to much, how about with you?" Scott asked.
"Everything is the same as always. Come on with me, everyone is already here and waiting for you guys in the lodge." Sophie said and started walking towards the building.
Scott and Shelby walked into the building and hugged and greeted everyone. They were all sitting in a circle, and David was there.
"What is up bro." David said when he saw Scott.
"Hey man, what's been going on?" Scott asked. David just shrugged. Shortly after everyone was done greeting each other, Peter came in.
"Hey guys, I, uh, hope you don't mind but I arranged a lesson for you guys while you're here." Peter said while grinning and holding a clipboard.
"Oh Peter come on, can't this just be a normal reunion?" Ezra complained.
"Ah but see Ezra this is not a normal reunion. You guys didn't leave here to long ago." Peter said.
"Well I'm glad and willing for another lesson from Peter. I've really missed them." Juliette gleefully said.
"So what's the lesson?" Scott asked.
"It's called, remembering the good." Sophie said.
"You guys are now cliffhangers again. You have to follow all the same rules and act in the same behavior as you did before you graduated. A lot of good came to you guys from this place, I don't want you forgetting any of it." Peter said.
"What about the other cliffhangers, the ones who were here for they were?" David asked.
"They have been assigned to other groups for the weekend." Sophie answered.
"Girls sleep in the girls cabin and boys in the boy's cabin." Peter said, obviously excited that his all time favorite group was back for one more weekend.
"When does all this start?" Auggie asked.
"Now, if your all up for it." Peter said.
"I'm cool with it." Auggie said and everyone agreed.
"Good, oh and I have some good news for you guys... you all on kitchens." Peter said and walked out of the lodge.
"I knew there was a trap somewhere in that lovely little speech." Daisy said and got up out of the chair.
Scott got up and walked to a corner, he pulled out his cell phone and dialed Jessica's cell.
"Hello?" Jessica answered.
"Hey, its me. Listen don't call me this weekend, I'm back at Horizon for some reunion lesson." Scott said.
"Ok, just call me when it's all over."
"Promise, how's your MawMaw?" Scott asked.
"Not good, I don't know if she is going to make it." Jessica said.
"I'm sorry, I hope she gets better." He replied.
"Thanks, I love you." Jessica said.
"I love you too." Scott said. He hung up his phone right before Sophie yanked it out of his hands.
"All rules apply. Sophie said and put it in her jacket pocket. "You've got kitchens." She said and walked away.
"This is going to be a long weekend." Scott said under his breath.