Chapter 11 Not Friends, Not Enemies
Peter and Sophie are still talking a little ways from the girls. Taylor and Shelby are sitting on the bench together. Shelby is picking at the breakfast that Peter had made them. Taylor has just laid her plate on the ground. She watches as bugs crawl on the plate.
"My father's a prick." Taylor says out of the blue and lets out a little laugh. Then she gets this serious look on her face when she turns to Shelby. In the most sincere tone Taylor says. "I'm sorry for what he did to you."
"You believe me?" Shelby's tone is full of surprise, still watching the plate and bugs.
"My biological mother pulled tricks. He got her pregnant with me when she was 16." Shelby glances over at her.
"Join the business?" Shelby flips some egg onto Taylor's plate and watches the bugs go after it.
"A little." Taylor stares down at the ground and kicks the plate. The bugs scatter. "When money's tight or when I need a hit."
"Me too." Shelby whispers.
Taylor picks up her plate and throws it into the fire. She watches as it catches fire. Shelby does the same.
"Hey, we don't need to be friends, but let's not be enemies as well."
"Agreed."
They stop talking as Peter and Sophie make their way back over.
"Okay, this is what we've decided. I've called Roger and he's going to meet us at the clearing. We'll do a one to one hike to the clearing. Shelby, your with Sophie, Taylor your with me. When we get back to the school, Taylor I'd like you to see one of our doctors to get a physical."
"Oh great one to one quality time." Shelby smiles sarcastically at Sophie.
"Why, I already had a physical before I came here?" Taylor gets defensive.
"Well it seems your physical left out some information and we'd like to have a complete one while you're here." Peter informs.
"Left out like what?" Taylor challenges.
"We'll talk about it one to one."
"No I think we'll talk about it now."
"Shelby, will you help Sophie tare down camp, please?"
"No, she can stay here." Taylor glances at Shelby.
Shelby still stands and goes with Sophie. They begin to tear down camp. Taylor still sits with Peter beside her. Taylor has folded her arms and turned her back to Peter.
"We saw the scars."
"What scars?"
"The one's on your back."
"How did you see those? Did you lift up my shirt or something? My God, what is this place? Privacy doesn't exist here does it?" Taylor gets up and goes to help tear down camp.
Peter rolls his eyes and gets up to help. The tearing down of camp is done in silence. Once everything is torn down, the students and counselors set off on their own paths. Taylor follows behind Peter. Sophie and Shelby going a little ways over beside them, walking beside each other.
Peter and Sophie are still talking a little ways from the girls. Taylor and Shelby are sitting on the bench together. Shelby is picking at the breakfast that Peter had made them. Taylor has just laid her plate on the ground. She watches as bugs crawl on the plate.
"My father's a prick." Taylor says out of the blue and lets out a little laugh. Then she gets this serious look on her face when she turns to Shelby. In the most sincere tone Taylor says. "I'm sorry for what he did to you."
"You believe me?" Shelby's tone is full of surprise, still watching the plate and bugs.
"My biological mother pulled tricks. He got her pregnant with me when she was 16." Shelby glances over at her.
"Join the business?" Shelby flips some egg onto Taylor's plate and watches the bugs go after it.
"A little." Taylor stares down at the ground and kicks the plate. The bugs scatter. "When money's tight or when I need a hit."
"Me too." Shelby whispers.
Taylor picks up her plate and throws it into the fire. She watches as it catches fire. Shelby does the same.
"Hey, we don't need to be friends, but let's not be enemies as well."
"Agreed."
They stop talking as Peter and Sophie make their way back over.
"Okay, this is what we've decided. I've called Roger and he's going to meet us at the clearing. We'll do a one to one hike to the clearing. Shelby, your with Sophie, Taylor your with me. When we get back to the school, Taylor I'd like you to see one of our doctors to get a physical."
"Oh great one to one quality time." Shelby smiles sarcastically at Sophie.
"Why, I already had a physical before I came here?" Taylor gets defensive.
"Well it seems your physical left out some information and we'd like to have a complete one while you're here." Peter informs.
"Left out like what?" Taylor challenges.
"We'll talk about it one to one."
"No I think we'll talk about it now."
"Shelby, will you help Sophie tare down camp, please?"
"No, she can stay here." Taylor glances at Shelby.
Shelby still stands and goes with Sophie. They begin to tear down camp. Taylor still sits with Peter beside her. Taylor has folded her arms and turned her back to Peter.
"We saw the scars."
"What scars?"
"The one's on your back."
"How did you see those? Did you lift up my shirt or something? My God, what is this place? Privacy doesn't exist here does it?" Taylor gets up and goes to help tear down camp.
Peter rolls his eyes and gets up to help. The tearing down of camp is done in silence. Once everything is torn down, the students and counselors set off on their own paths. Taylor follows behind Peter. Sophie and Shelby going a little ways over beside them, walking beside each other.