Chapter 10 You are not alone.
8AM
Peter has hiked the three miles to the clearing where Roger is waiting for him. He walks over to Roger. Roger hands him a packed backpack. Roger steps back and looks at Peter.
"You look like hell." Roger puts a hand on Peter's shoulder.
"How is everyone else?" Peter tries to change the subject.
"Wondering what's going on up here. Scott's beside himself, he seems so lost without Shelby."
"Is he attending classes and doing his work?"
"He's thrown himself into his work."
"Maybe we should separate them more often." Peter tries to joke. They both just let out a little laugh.
Silence
"What's going on Peter?" Roger asks in great concern.
"I can't talk right now, I want to get back." Peter turns to hike back to the camp.
"Peter," Peter gives Roger his attention. "You and Sophie don't need to take this on all by yourselves."
"Thank-you Roger." The two shake hands and Peter starts to hike back to camp. Roger watches them for a few minutes, concern written all over his face.
9AM
Peter arrives back at camp. Sophie is in the tent where Peter slept. She is watching her face and pulling back her hair. She steps out of the tent and looks over at Peter.
"Good morning." Peter sets the backpack down and opens it. He gets a smile on his face.
"Good morning." Sophie replies smiling at him.
"Thank you Roger!" Peter pulls out a thermos of coffee and two steel coffee cups. "Would you like a cup?"
"Yes."
Peter and Sophie take a seat on the bench next to the fire. Peter pours two cups of coffee and hands one to Sophie.
"Do you think they'll talk?" Sophie takes a sip of coffee.
"I hope so." Peter takes a sip of his coffee. "I think I'll need to set Shelby up with a counselor before she leaves."
"Do you have someone one in mind?"
"No, not really."
Movement from the tent draws their attention. They look over and see Taylor standing up, stretching.
"Good morning. Why don't you come on over and take a seat?" Peter stands, pulls out a cup from the bag and pours some water into the cup. Taylor walks over and takes a seat on the same bench as Sophie.
"How did you sleep?" Sophie looks at Taylor's face. She sees the black and blue mark from where Shelby punched her. Sophie dips the washcloth into some water and goes to put it on Taylor's face. Taylor jerks away from Sophie's touch, spilling her water on the ground. "It's okay." Sophie says in a soft tone. "I'm not going to hurt you. It's to help try and get the swelling down." Taylor looks long and hard into Sophie's caring eyes. She shakes her head yes. Sophie gently puts the washcloth on Taylor's eye.
While Sophie takes care of Taylor's eye, Peter begins to look through the bag for breakfast items. He laughs as he pulls out a pan, eggs and bacon. Peter begins to cook the breakfast food. Meanwhile, Shelby has woken up and made her way out. Sophie hands her a cup of water. She sees the bruise that Shelby had acquired when Taylor landed her punch. She gets another washcloth and wets it. She goes over and puts the washcloth on Shelby's face.
"Thank you." Shelby takes the washcloth from her face. She takes a sip of water and watches as Peter cooks the breakfast.
"How'd you sleep?"
"Okay." Shelby drinks some more water.
"Breakfast will be done soon."
"Would you two like me to French braid your hair?" Sophie asks Shelby and Taylor. Both girls' hair is all over the place and in their eyes. Taylor shakes her head yes and moves in-between Sophie's legs. Sophie begins to brush and pull Taylor's hair back. She notices a tattoo on the back of Taylor's neck. It is Chinese Symbol. "What does your tattoo mean?"
"Peace within the Soul. I've got another, it's Yin Yang." Taylor pulls up her left pant leg just enough to reveal the tattoo. The tattoo lies on the outside left ankle. The Yin Yang is about the size of a quarter.
"That's cool."
"How do you want your eggs?"
"Scrambled." Shelby replies watching Sophie do Taylor's hair.
"Same." Sophie replies finishing up Taylor's hair. Taylor does not reply.
"How would you like yours?"
"I'm not hungry."
"You haven't eaten since you've got here. I'd like you to try."
"Same."
Sophie finishes and Taylor moves. Shelby sits between Sophie's legs and she begins the process all over again. When Peter is finished cooking everyone's breakfast, Sophie finishes Shelby's hair. Peter hands Taylor a plate. She takes it, but does not eat it. Shelby begins to eat hers.
"Sophie, can I talk to you privately?" Peter motions his head a little ways away from the girls.
"Okay"
Sophie and Peter leave Taylor and Shelby alone.
Note: Updates will be sporadic till after March 15th. Sorry for late updates and such. Hope ya'll enjoy it so far. More things to come later ;- ).. oh yeah, this maybe a funny question, but if anyone has the complete season of HG on video and are willing to share (make copies) please let me know and I'll email ya with details. I'd like to see if I could use them at work. I work with adolescents just like those characters from HG. I might be able to use it as examples, or in therapeutic groups w/ the teens.
8AM
Peter has hiked the three miles to the clearing where Roger is waiting for him. He walks over to Roger. Roger hands him a packed backpack. Roger steps back and looks at Peter.
"You look like hell." Roger puts a hand on Peter's shoulder.
"How is everyone else?" Peter tries to change the subject.
"Wondering what's going on up here. Scott's beside himself, he seems so lost without Shelby."
"Is he attending classes and doing his work?"
"He's thrown himself into his work."
"Maybe we should separate them more often." Peter tries to joke. They both just let out a little laugh.
Silence
"What's going on Peter?" Roger asks in great concern.
"I can't talk right now, I want to get back." Peter turns to hike back to the camp.
"Peter," Peter gives Roger his attention. "You and Sophie don't need to take this on all by yourselves."
"Thank-you Roger." The two shake hands and Peter starts to hike back to camp. Roger watches them for a few minutes, concern written all over his face.
9AM
Peter arrives back at camp. Sophie is in the tent where Peter slept. She is watching her face and pulling back her hair. She steps out of the tent and looks over at Peter.
"Good morning." Peter sets the backpack down and opens it. He gets a smile on his face.
"Good morning." Sophie replies smiling at him.
"Thank you Roger!" Peter pulls out a thermos of coffee and two steel coffee cups. "Would you like a cup?"
"Yes."
Peter and Sophie take a seat on the bench next to the fire. Peter pours two cups of coffee and hands one to Sophie.
"Do you think they'll talk?" Sophie takes a sip of coffee.
"I hope so." Peter takes a sip of his coffee. "I think I'll need to set Shelby up with a counselor before she leaves."
"Do you have someone one in mind?"
"No, not really."
Movement from the tent draws their attention. They look over and see Taylor standing up, stretching.
"Good morning. Why don't you come on over and take a seat?" Peter stands, pulls out a cup from the bag and pours some water into the cup. Taylor walks over and takes a seat on the same bench as Sophie.
"How did you sleep?" Sophie looks at Taylor's face. She sees the black and blue mark from where Shelby punched her. Sophie dips the washcloth into some water and goes to put it on Taylor's face. Taylor jerks away from Sophie's touch, spilling her water on the ground. "It's okay." Sophie says in a soft tone. "I'm not going to hurt you. It's to help try and get the swelling down." Taylor looks long and hard into Sophie's caring eyes. She shakes her head yes. Sophie gently puts the washcloth on Taylor's eye.
While Sophie takes care of Taylor's eye, Peter begins to look through the bag for breakfast items. He laughs as he pulls out a pan, eggs and bacon. Peter begins to cook the breakfast food. Meanwhile, Shelby has woken up and made her way out. Sophie hands her a cup of water. She sees the bruise that Shelby had acquired when Taylor landed her punch. She gets another washcloth and wets it. She goes over and puts the washcloth on Shelby's face.
"Thank you." Shelby takes the washcloth from her face. She takes a sip of water and watches as Peter cooks the breakfast.
"How'd you sleep?"
"Okay." Shelby drinks some more water.
"Breakfast will be done soon."
"Would you two like me to French braid your hair?" Sophie asks Shelby and Taylor. Both girls' hair is all over the place and in their eyes. Taylor shakes her head yes and moves in-between Sophie's legs. Sophie begins to brush and pull Taylor's hair back. She notices a tattoo on the back of Taylor's neck. It is Chinese Symbol. "What does your tattoo mean?"
"Peace within the Soul. I've got another, it's Yin Yang." Taylor pulls up her left pant leg just enough to reveal the tattoo. The tattoo lies on the outside left ankle. The Yin Yang is about the size of a quarter.
"That's cool."
"How do you want your eggs?"
"Scrambled." Shelby replies watching Sophie do Taylor's hair.
"Same." Sophie replies finishing up Taylor's hair. Taylor does not reply.
"How would you like yours?"
"I'm not hungry."
"You haven't eaten since you've got here. I'd like you to try."
"Same."
Sophie finishes and Taylor moves. Shelby sits between Sophie's legs and she begins the process all over again. When Peter is finished cooking everyone's breakfast, Sophie finishes Shelby's hair. Peter hands Taylor a plate. She takes it, but does not eat it. Shelby begins to eat hers.
"Sophie, can I talk to you privately?" Peter motions his head a little ways away from the girls.
"Okay"
Sophie and Peter leave Taylor and Shelby alone.
Note: Updates will be sporadic till after March 15th. Sorry for late updates and such. Hope ya'll enjoy it so far. More things to come later ;- ).. oh yeah, this maybe a funny question, but if anyone has the complete season of HG on video and are willing to share (make copies) please let me know and I'll email ya with details. I'd like to see if I could use them at work. I work with adolescents just like those characters from HG. I might be able to use it as examples, or in therapeutic groups w/ the teens.