Chapter 13 Dealing the wrong way
Two Months Later. . . November Sunday 6:30PM
The Cliffhangers are sitting in the lodge. Peter and Sophie are leading a group. Sitting order goes: Peter, Scott, Shelby, Daisy, Ezra, Taylor, Juliette, Auggie and Sophie. Sophie holds the talking staff.
"I just want to remind everyone that Parent's Day is coming up in a few days." Shelby and Taylor glance at each other. Scott catches this glance and gives Shelby a questioning look. Shelby says nothing. Sophie sees this whole exchange.
"Before we leave, I'd like everyone to pass the staff around and finish this sentence. I feel. . ." Sophie passes it to Scott.
"I feel okay." Scott passes it to Shelby.
"I feel nothing." Shelby quickly passes it to Daisy.
"Shelby, you've gotta feel something." Peter intervenes.
"I do, I feel nothing." Shelby responds back. Scott looks at Shelby quizzically. Shelby refuses to look at Scott.
"I feel good." This shocks everyone. Daisy's usual response is to feel indifferent.
"Why's that?" Sophie asks smiling.
"Because I got into the school I wanted. Early acceptance." Daisy smiles proudly.
"And what's that, Goth University?" Taylor asks sarcastically.
"I'm going to be a psychologist." Daisy glares at Taylor and refuses to acknowledge what she said.
"That's great." Peter and Sophie simultaneously reply. Daisy passes the staff to Ezra.
"I feel nervous." Ezra says. Peter gives him a go on look. "I feel nervous because my parents are coming up Friday for parents day. They'll be bringing my acceptance letters or my rejection letters from the college's I applied too."
Ezra passes the staff to Taylor. Taylor just passes the staff to Jules. Jules just looks up at Peter and Sophie, not knowing what to do.
"Taylor, how do you feel?"
"Like Hamlet."
"Can you expand on that?" "Figure it out yourself." Taylor says angrily. Peter gives Jules the go ahead.
"I feel excited." Jules says in her usual cheerful voice. "I get to meet my mother's new husband. They've been together for over 9 months. That's longer than most of her relationships last. Jules passes to Auggie.
"I feel really excited and sad." Auggie replies. He then grabs Jules' hand. "If visitation goes well Friday, then I get released from this place. I feel excited about leaving and sad about leaving everyone." He gives everyone a huge grin.
"Oh how cute." Taylor sarcastically says.
"Okay, does anyone else have anything else they would like to say?" Peter stands and looks around at the group.
"How comes ya'll never tell us how you feel." Taylor takes the staff from Auggie and passes it to Sophie. Sophie takes the staff.
"I feel over joyed for those who are moving on in their lives and sad for those who feel like there is no one that they can trust." Sophie glances over at Taylor and then to Shelby. Sophie passes the staff to Peter.
"I feel the same as Sophie."
"Cop-out!" Auggie coughs and says under his breath. Everyone laughs as Peter sets the staff down.
"Since this week was a good week, Sophie and I decided to have sundae's on Sunday." Peter stands as well as Sophie. "We'll meet you in the dining room in about ten minutes. Let's us set up."
"Sweet!" Auggie says standing up and pulling Jules to her feet. "Hey meat, what are you going to do in the ten minutes?"
"Spend some one on one time with Shelby." Scott puts his arms around Shelby.
"I've gotta go back to the dorm. See you in the kitchen." Ezra stands and starts to go out of the lodge.
Taylor stands and follows Ezra out. When they are outside, Taylor grabs Ezra and throws him up against the side of the lodge. Ezra puts his hands up in the air.
"So Freakin'."
"That's Friedkin."
"Like I care. Did your friend come through?"
"He said he wasn't available till next week."
"Next week is too late. I need it before Friday." Taylor puts her forearm against Ezra's neck. "Do you know how much of I can do to you without killing you?"
"I know where you can get a hit." Ezra says trying to push Taylor's arm away.
"Where?"
"There were some newbies brought in. Peter keeps all confiscated items in a safe in his office."
"Do you know the combination?"
"It can be found on Peter's desk."
"You better not be lying."
"Is everything okay over there?" Frank runs up to Taylor and Ezra.
"Everything's fine." Taylor lets Ezra down. She puts her arm around his shoulder. Frank looks at Ezra for answers.
"A OK"
"Sophie and Peter are waiting for you in the dining room."
"We'll be there."
Frank walks away from Taylor and Ezra. He goes into the lodge. Couple seconds later, the Cliffhangers emerge from the lodge. Taylor and Ezra separate.
"Hey guess can you tell Peter and Sophie that I'm going to go lay down. I'm not feeling to great."
"Sure." Daisy says and all walk to the dining room.
"Scott I'll meet you there."
"Where are you going?"
"I'll just meet you there."
"I want to help." Scott says not knowing what exactly is going on.
"Fine, come with me."
Shelby turns and grabs Ezra by the arm.
"There has been too much grabbing' of my arm lately." Ezra yanks his arm out of Shelby's grip.
"Where is Taylor going? Don't lie to me."
"She's getting a hit."
"How?"
"The newbie's confiscated items in Peter's office. I told her where to find the combination."
"God Freakin. How could you?"
"She threatened to hurt me severely."
"Go get Sophie and tell her to meet me in Peter's office." Shelby orders Ezra.
Ezra takes off towards the dining hall. Shelby and Scott take off towards Peter's office.
"Shelby, what's going on?"
"Don't you get it? Taylor said she felt like Hamlet tonight. Hamlet contemplated suicide."
Scott takes off faster way ahead of Shelby.
~~~ To be continued ~~~
Two Months Later. . . November Sunday 6:30PM
The Cliffhangers are sitting in the lodge. Peter and Sophie are leading a group. Sitting order goes: Peter, Scott, Shelby, Daisy, Ezra, Taylor, Juliette, Auggie and Sophie. Sophie holds the talking staff.
"I just want to remind everyone that Parent's Day is coming up in a few days." Shelby and Taylor glance at each other. Scott catches this glance and gives Shelby a questioning look. Shelby says nothing. Sophie sees this whole exchange.
"Before we leave, I'd like everyone to pass the staff around and finish this sentence. I feel. . ." Sophie passes it to Scott.
"I feel okay." Scott passes it to Shelby.
"I feel nothing." Shelby quickly passes it to Daisy.
"Shelby, you've gotta feel something." Peter intervenes.
"I do, I feel nothing." Shelby responds back. Scott looks at Shelby quizzically. Shelby refuses to look at Scott.
"I feel good." This shocks everyone. Daisy's usual response is to feel indifferent.
"Why's that?" Sophie asks smiling.
"Because I got into the school I wanted. Early acceptance." Daisy smiles proudly.
"And what's that, Goth University?" Taylor asks sarcastically.
"I'm going to be a psychologist." Daisy glares at Taylor and refuses to acknowledge what she said.
"That's great." Peter and Sophie simultaneously reply. Daisy passes the staff to Ezra.
"I feel nervous." Ezra says. Peter gives him a go on look. "I feel nervous because my parents are coming up Friday for parents day. They'll be bringing my acceptance letters or my rejection letters from the college's I applied too."
Ezra passes the staff to Taylor. Taylor just passes the staff to Jules. Jules just looks up at Peter and Sophie, not knowing what to do.
"Taylor, how do you feel?"
"Like Hamlet."
"Can you expand on that?" "Figure it out yourself." Taylor says angrily. Peter gives Jules the go ahead.
"I feel excited." Jules says in her usual cheerful voice. "I get to meet my mother's new husband. They've been together for over 9 months. That's longer than most of her relationships last. Jules passes to Auggie.
"I feel really excited and sad." Auggie replies. He then grabs Jules' hand. "If visitation goes well Friday, then I get released from this place. I feel excited about leaving and sad about leaving everyone." He gives everyone a huge grin.
"Oh how cute." Taylor sarcastically says.
"Okay, does anyone else have anything else they would like to say?" Peter stands and looks around at the group.
"How comes ya'll never tell us how you feel." Taylor takes the staff from Auggie and passes it to Sophie. Sophie takes the staff.
"I feel over joyed for those who are moving on in their lives and sad for those who feel like there is no one that they can trust." Sophie glances over at Taylor and then to Shelby. Sophie passes the staff to Peter.
"I feel the same as Sophie."
"Cop-out!" Auggie coughs and says under his breath. Everyone laughs as Peter sets the staff down.
"Since this week was a good week, Sophie and I decided to have sundae's on Sunday." Peter stands as well as Sophie. "We'll meet you in the dining room in about ten minutes. Let's us set up."
"Sweet!" Auggie says standing up and pulling Jules to her feet. "Hey meat, what are you going to do in the ten minutes?"
"Spend some one on one time with Shelby." Scott puts his arms around Shelby.
"I've gotta go back to the dorm. See you in the kitchen." Ezra stands and starts to go out of the lodge.
Taylor stands and follows Ezra out. When they are outside, Taylor grabs Ezra and throws him up against the side of the lodge. Ezra puts his hands up in the air.
"So Freakin'."
"That's Friedkin."
"Like I care. Did your friend come through?"
"He said he wasn't available till next week."
"Next week is too late. I need it before Friday." Taylor puts her forearm against Ezra's neck. "Do you know how much of I can do to you without killing you?"
"I know where you can get a hit." Ezra says trying to push Taylor's arm away.
"Where?"
"There were some newbies brought in. Peter keeps all confiscated items in a safe in his office."
"Do you know the combination?"
"It can be found on Peter's desk."
"You better not be lying."
"Is everything okay over there?" Frank runs up to Taylor and Ezra.
"Everything's fine." Taylor lets Ezra down. She puts her arm around his shoulder. Frank looks at Ezra for answers.
"A OK"
"Sophie and Peter are waiting for you in the dining room."
"We'll be there."
Frank walks away from Taylor and Ezra. He goes into the lodge. Couple seconds later, the Cliffhangers emerge from the lodge. Taylor and Ezra separate.
"Hey guess can you tell Peter and Sophie that I'm going to go lay down. I'm not feeling to great."
"Sure." Daisy says and all walk to the dining room.
"Scott I'll meet you there."
"Where are you going?"
"I'll just meet you there."
"I want to help." Scott says not knowing what exactly is going on.
"Fine, come with me."
Shelby turns and grabs Ezra by the arm.
"There has been too much grabbing' of my arm lately." Ezra yanks his arm out of Shelby's grip.
"Where is Taylor going? Don't lie to me."
"She's getting a hit."
"How?"
"The newbie's confiscated items in Peter's office. I told her where to find the combination."
"God Freakin. How could you?"
"She threatened to hurt me severely."
"Go get Sophie and tell her to meet me in Peter's office." Shelby orders Ezra.
Ezra takes off towards the dining hall. Shelby and Scott take off towards Peter's office.
"Shelby, what's going on?"
"Don't you get it? Taylor said she felt like Hamlet tonight. Hamlet contemplated suicide."
Scott takes off faster way ahead of Shelby.
~~~ To be continued ~~~