World Turned Black

I DON'T OWN ANYTHING EXCEPT MY CHARACTERS!

a/n Martin and Elaine left to go stay in a hotel in town, it was in ch. 15 lol

Chapter 18

Scott sat in the back seat of Peter's car next to Shelby. After four weeks, he was finally able to return back to Horizon. The car ride had been silent, Peter was disappointed that right before Scott was going to talk to him, a nurse came into the room and he clammed up. Shelby sat in Scott's arms, excited that he could finally come back "home" as she thought of Horizon.

The doctor made it clear that Scott was to remain in bed for a week then to take it easy until he felt completely better; not that Scott argued, he got winded easily while walking and felt like he had gotten hit by a bus.

When they pulled into the Horizon, Peter got out of the car and opened the door for Scott, by the time he began to get out, Shelby had already gotten out and walked around the car. When Scott got out, Shelby and Peter both walked with him to the boys' dorm and to his bed where he fell asleep fairly quickly.

The week went on slow, at breakfast, Shelby was aloud to visit him and bring him food, but then after, the entire group would be in class for most of the day. When they got out, no one wanted to be cooped up in the dorm besides Shelby, but Scott would always feel bad.

At night, Scott couldn't sleep. For one, he was overly tired from not sleeping for so long, but besides that, he had been laying in bed for so long during the day, that he couldn't get comfortable. He started sneaking out of the dorms and walking to the docks. Although he always thought the other guys were sleeping, he was wrong. Every night, David watched as Scott left the dorm quietly. On the third night, when Scott left, David decided to follow him.

Scott sat on the bench by the water; he couldn't stop thinking about what his father told him.

Flashback

Martin opened the door but began talking at the same time, "Mr. Scarbrow, I just don't know what to do anymore, he won't listen to anyone." Scott felt like he would be sick listening to his father talk like it was his fault, slowly his father bent into the back seat, and before helping Scott out said, "This is your last chance, next time you won't be so lucky."

End Flashback

"Could you move any slower?" Scott turned around suddenly to see David smiling mischievously

"What?" Scott asked

"It took you like an hour to get down here."

"Shut up man, what are you even doing here, go away."

"Hey man chill, I just wanted to know why you've been sneaking out every night you've been back."

"None of your business go away."

"Your right, it isn't any of my business, but I think Peter might think that it's his." He said and began to walk away.

"Wait David!" He stood up, David smiled and turned around

"Yes?"

"I just can't sleep alright?"

David walked over and sat on the bench, Scott sat back down, "Alright, why not?"

"What is this group?"

David stood up again which got Scott to talk, "I'm just not tired."

David sat down and stared out to the lake

"What about you?" Scott did the same

"Can't sleep either." Scott just nodded his head

They both remained silent for a few minutes but then Scott broke the silence, "Don't you wish you could just stay here forever sometimes?"

"Always man, life sucks."

"Yea," They were quiet again, "So what's going on with you?"

David turned to Scott, "What do you mean?"

"Man, you've been acting like an ass lately, especially to Daisy and she's the only one who puts up with your shit."

"Don't start with me."

"Look, just be careful, Daisy's a great girl and she really likes you, don't mess it up because if you hurt her, I'll have to hurt you."

David laughed, "Oh yea, cause it worked out so well last time."

"What are you talking about?"

"The fight you got into, it doesn't seem like you got many punches in."

"You don't know anything about it."

"Wanna bet?"

Scott turned to David with a surprised look on his face, "What?"

David looked back to the water, "Oh come on, my dad's a general, he lives to break people. Is it really such a big surprise that he would try and break me?"

"David, it doesn't matter what he is, he has no right to beat you."

David looked back to him, "What about you man?"

"What about me?"

David rolled his eyes, "Don't be a shit head, I'm not going to run to Peter."

"What do you want to know man? That my dad beat the shit out of me? That I passed out and he still didn't stop? That Elaine is the biggest slut in the world?"

"And over the summer?"

"Yea?"

"Same thing?"

Scott just looked away, David laughed, Scott looked back angrily, "What are you laughing about?"

"No man, it's just, I never thought you'd be the person who would know what I was going through, never mind that I would tell you first."

Scott laughed, but after a minute, they both looked away from each other.

"So my dad was always like this, but I thought your dad was all like nice and stuff."

"Yea, he was, I don't really know, it's weird though."

"How do you mean?"

"Well, just that like when he came to ask me to come home for the summer, he acted like he really cared, I just don't understand like why, or what happened."

"Yea, well I guess there's just nothing you can do sometimes, he's an asshole and that's all there is too it."

Scott just nodded and looked away; suddenly there was a light shining behind them

"One, what are you two doing out here after lights out and two, Scott do you know how dangerous it is for you to be out here in the cold when the doctor told you to stay in bed?"

Before Scott could answer, David spoke up, "Peter, it's me and Barringer, what could we possibly be doing?"

"That's what I'm asking you."

"Talking ok? We realized there are some similarities in our lives." He said quietly

"And what similarities would that be?"

"Peter does it matter? You wanted both of us to talk, we did, does it matter that it wasn't to you?" Scott asked suddenly

"Ok fine, but why are you out?" He looked at Scott, "And why are you both out after lights out?"

"Look it's my fault," Scott said, "I've had a hard time sleeping, and all I do all day is lay in bed, tonight when I left David saw me and he wanted to make sure I was alright."

"Ok you two have to get back to your dorms; I won't report it this time, but no more nights. If you want to talk, save it for the day."

They both nodded and the three of them walked back to the dorm, since Scott walked slowly, Peter told David to go ahead so he could talk to Scott.

"Listen, if you were having trouble sleeping, you could've told me. You can't keep not sleeping; your body is going to end up just shutting down."

"Yea, I guess."

"Well, tomorrow I'll call the doctor and see if he can give you something to sleep, just for the next two nights, until you are allowed up because then you won't be so over rested during the day."

Scott was nervous, he didn't want to sleep, when he slept they were there. It used to be just Elaine, but now he had his father haunting him also, "No, that's ok, I'm fine, I'll figure something out."

Peter was confused, why wouldn't he want to sleep, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, it's just…" Scott thought about what he could say, "It's Elaine."

"Scott don't worry about her, your safe now."

"Yea, real safe."

"What does that mean?"

Scott stopped, they were right outside the dorm, he looked at Peter, "It's just that every time I feel safe, every time I think that things might be ok, my life seems to fall apart," He started walking up the stairs. When he got to the door he turned around, "But hey," He opened the door and started to walk through it, "Shit happens right?" And he was gone.

"Scott?" Peter whispered, "Scott?" He asked slightly louder, but when there was no reply Peter sighed. He knew Scott was giving up, then he thought, maybe instead of getting Scott to talk on his own, he could get Martin to slip. Peter smiled, he had a phone call to make in the morning.

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