Chapter Twenty
"Come on, come on, answer the phone." Jessica sat there listening to the many rings before slamming the phone back onto the receiver with anger. She had to get in touch with Scott, but no one ever answered out of the many times that she called.
Meanwhile back at Horizon, everyone was coming in for their one day four mile hike.
"You know I thought I missed this place but now I remember why I wanted out so back." Scott said as they made their way back up the mountain.
"Stop complaining Scott its only one more mile." Sophie said.
"Yeah, don't tell me you're already out of shape." Peter chimed in.
"I love watching you sweat!" Shelby said as she passed Scott up. Scott stopped and looked at her before turned his head to the side and shaking it in disbelief.
"I hate this, why couldn't our weekend reunion consist of punch and cookies like most reunions!" Juliette complained.
"Aw poor queenie tired? Maybe you should have thought twice before putting on those extra pounds." Shelby said.
"Yo Shel, lay off of her." Auggie said in defense of Juliette.
"Sophie can we please take a break?" Juliette begged.
"Fine but only for a few minutes." Sophie said as Juliette sat on a fallen tree trunk. Shelby made her way back to Scott.
"Hey handsome." She said, Scott ignored her. "Scott?! I'm talking to you." Shelby said.
"You know I bet Ezra would be more than happy for your company." Scott said.
"Right, it didn't happen then it won't happen now. But you and me did happen then, and it will again."
"Don't waste your time Shelby!" Scott said before walking away. Shelby followed.
"Hey!" She said.
"What?!" Scott answered.
"I could give you what you want. I could give you everything. Can she do that?" Shelby asked.
"She already has!" Scott answered.
"Ok guys come on, let's keep moving, it's not much longer." Peter ordered and everyone started walking again.
"I may have gained a few pounds but I still have my man!" Juliette whispered in Shelby's ear as she passed her by. Shelby just stood there, watching Scott walk away and out of her life.
"Come on Shelby, don't fall behind." Peter called. Se picked up her bag and followed behind everyone else, never taking her eyes off Scott.
Soon everyone was back at the school and getting showered for dinner. Daisy walked out the dorm and saw Shelby sitting alone at the Gazebo.
"Room for one more?" Daisy asked. Shelby shrugged and Daisy said down next to her. "What's wrong?" Daisy asked.
"I think I've lost Scott forever." Shelby said.
"He's still with Jessica?" Daisy asked.
"Yea." Shelby said.
"Well if your love for him is true and pure, it will work out just the way you want it to in the end. That's what all the movies say anyway." Daisy said.
"He loves her. I've lost him." Shelby said, as a tear raced down her cheek.
"Yo man, what's up with you and Shel?" Auggie asked as he put on a shirt.
"Nothing!" Scott answered.
"You're not getting back with her?" Ezra asked.
"Nope!" Scott said as he started tying his shoe.
"Well she wants you back, badly!" Auggie said.
"Too bad for her! She's taking me home early tomorrow and then that's it, I'll be back with Jessica!" Scott said before going to the mess hall to eat.
Everyone ate, and talked. Scott and Shelby never said much.
"So what time are ya'll leaving tomorrow?" Juliette asked.
"I was thinking we could stay awhile tomorrow." Shelby said.
"I want to leave as early as possible." Scott said. "I need to check on Jessica and her MawMaw.
"I'm just gonna leave when I'm ready." Ezra said.
"I don't want to leave early." Shelby said to Scott.
"Then bring me home and come back, but I have to get home early." Scott said.
"Getting home early isn't going to stop her MawMaw from dying or make her live longer or anything so just stay and enjoy your time." Shelby said.
"I didn't even want to come here, you dragged me up here without telling me, and I need to get home to Jessica, I have to be there for her. We're leaving early!" Scott said and left the mess hall.
The next morning they woke up and drove home in silence. Scott had never been so happy to his apartment building. He climbed out her car and grabbed his bag before running upstairs. He had to call Jessica. He figured it wouldn't be right calling her in front of Shelby. Shelby slowly followed behind him. Once he reached his apartment he pulled out his key and went to unlock the door, but it was already open. Sam barked and ran to Scott's feet.
"Shelby stay back!" Scott whispered as he grabbed the broom. He pulled out and handed her his cell phone. "If anything happens, run and call 911." He ordered her. Scott scanned the dark room and slowly walked into it. He didn't see anyone so he made his way to his bedroom. There he saw a figure and swung the broom. Right before it hit the person he stopped it.
"Jessica?" He asked to the figure sitting on his bed. She didn't even flinch when he swung. He turned on the bedroom light and saw her sitting there. "What are you doing here?" He asked as he sat next to her. "I mean its not that I'm not happy to see you but I thought you were in Louisiana with your MawMaw. How is she? Is she ok? Is she better?" Scott asked.
"She's dead!"
Author's Note~ I know its been a while and I have a good excuse. I finally got my computer fixed and updated the story on that but then it broke again so I had to use my dad's computer but he accidentally downloaded something and thought that I did it so I wasn't allowed on the computer for a while until he realized he did it and now I'm back. Sorry the chapter's so short, with finals and me trying out for the bowling team everything's been crazy but thanks for waiting.
"Come on, come on, answer the phone." Jessica sat there listening to the many rings before slamming the phone back onto the receiver with anger. She had to get in touch with Scott, but no one ever answered out of the many times that she called.
Meanwhile back at Horizon, everyone was coming in for their one day four mile hike.
"You know I thought I missed this place but now I remember why I wanted out so back." Scott said as they made their way back up the mountain.
"Stop complaining Scott its only one more mile." Sophie said.
"Yeah, don't tell me you're already out of shape." Peter chimed in.
"I love watching you sweat!" Shelby said as she passed Scott up. Scott stopped and looked at her before turned his head to the side and shaking it in disbelief.
"I hate this, why couldn't our weekend reunion consist of punch and cookies like most reunions!" Juliette complained.
"Aw poor queenie tired? Maybe you should have thought twice before putting on those extra pounds." Shelby said.
"Yo Shel, lay off of her." Auggie said in defense of Juliette.
"Sophie can we please take a break?" Juliette begged.
"Fine but only for a few minutes." Sophie said as Juliette sat on a fallen tree trunk. Shelby made her way back to Scott.
"Hey handsome." She said, Scott ignored her. "Scott?! I'm talking to you." Shelby said.
"You know I bet Ezra would be more than happy for your company." Scott said.
"Right, it didn't happen then it won't happen now. But you and me did happen then, and it will again."
"Don't waste your time Shelby!" Scott said before walking away. Shelby followed.
"Hey!" She said.
"What?!" Scott answered.
"I could give you what you want. I could give you everything. Can she do that?" Shelby asked.
"She already has!" Scott answered.
"Ok guys come on, let's keep moving, it's not much longer." Peter ordered and everyone started walking again.
"I may have gained a few pounds but I still have my man!" Juliette whispered in Shelby's ear as she passed her by. Shelby just stood there, watching Scott walk away and out of her life.
"Come on Shelby, don't fall behind." Peter called. Se picked up her bag and followed behind everyone else, never taking her eyes off Scott.
Soon everyone was back at the school and getting showered for dinner. Daisy walked out the dorm and saw Shelby sitting alone at the Gazebo.
"Room for one more?" Daisy asked. Shelby shrugged and Daisy said down next to her. "What's wrong?" Daisy asked.
"I think I've lost Scott forever." Shelby said.
"He's still with Jessica?" Daisy asked.
"Yea." Shelby said.
"Well if your love for him is true and pure, it will work out just the way you want it to in the end. That's what all the movies say anyway." Daisy said.
"He loves her. I've lost him." Shelby said, as a tear raced down her cheek.
"Yo man, what's up with you and Shel?" Auggie asked as he put on a shirt.
"Nothing!" Scott answered.
"You're not getting back with her?" Ezra asked.
"Nope!" Scott said as he started tying his shoe.
"Well she wants you back, badly!" Auggie said.
"Too bad for her! She's taking me home early tomorrow and then that's it, I'll be back with Jessica!" Scott said before going to the mess hall to eat.
Everyone ate, and talked. Scott and Shelby never said much.
"So what time are ya'll leaving tomorrow?" Juliette asked.
"I was thinking we could stay awhile tomorrow." Shelby said.
"I want to leave as early as possible." Scott said. "I need to check on Jessica and her MawMaw.
"I'm just gonna leave when I'm ready." Ezra said.
"I don't want to leave early." Shelby said to Scott.
"Then bring me home and come back, but I have to get home early." Scott said.
"Getting home early isn't going to stop her MawMaw from dying or make her live longer or anything so just stay and enjoy your time." Shelby said.
"I didn't even want to come here, you dragged me up here without telling me, and I need to get home to Jessica, I have to be there for her. We're leaving early!" Scott said and left the mess hall.
The next morning they woke up and drove home in silence. Scott had never been so happy to his apartment building. He climbed out her car and grabbed his bag before running upstairs. He had to call Jessica. He figured it wouldn't be right calling her in front of Shelby. Shelby slowly followed behind him. Once he reached his apartment he pulled out his key and went to unlock the door, but it was already open. Sam barked and ran to Scott's feet.
"Shelby stay back!" Scott whispered as he grabbed the broom. He pulled out and handed her his cell phone. "If anything happens, run and call 911." He ordered her. Scott scanned the dark room and slowly walked into it. He didn't see anyone so he made his way to his bedroom. There he saw a figure and swung the broom. Right before it hit the person he stopped it.
"Jessica?" He asked to the figure sitting on his bed. She didn't even flinch when he swung. He turned on the bedroom light and saw her sitting there. "What are you doing here?" He asked as he sat next to her. "I mean its not that I'm not happy to see you but I thought you were in Louisiana with your MawMaw. How is she? Is she ok? Is she better?" Scott asked.
"She's dead!"
Author's Note~ I know its been a while and I have a good excuse. I finally got my computer fixed and updated the story on that but then it broke again so I had to use my dad's computer but he accidentally downloaded something and thought that I did it so I wasn't allowed on the computer for a while until he realized he did it and now I'm back. Sorry the chapter's so short, with finals and me trying out for the bowling team everything's been crazy but thanks for waiting.