STANDING TALL
DISCLAIMER\AUTHOR'S NOTE
Kyle Hunter belongs to Universal Pictures and Higher Ground belongs to Fox Family. And to Tribaltaisan who wanted to know why I ended "Our Common Bond" the way I did, it was the first in the series. Even though each story will be about different Cliffhangers, I will continue to explore Kyle Hunter and how he deals with what happened to him. Everyone knows the nicknames of the Cliffhangers, so I'm not going to do complete names like I usually do.
CHAPTER ONE: ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL
Juliette Waybourne got into the line behind Shelby Merrick.
"What's the hold up? I'm hungry," the dark-haired girl complained after a while.
"Whoa. Give her some air," Shelby teased.
"Shut up," Juliette said. But, she flashed a grin, indicating that she wasn't really upset.
"Come on! Move!" Scott Barringer called.
"What's taking so long?" Jess Merrick wondered, trying to see past several people.
"Maybe somebody threw back the spinach," Kyle Hunter joked. Daisy Lipenowski laughed.
"Come on you guys, be nice," Katherine Cabot scolded. Finally, the line began to move. Everyone sighed in relief. One-by-one, the students got breakfast and then went to various tables.
"The eggs are kinda rubbery this morning," Kyle complained.
"I think they got cooked too long," Shelby Merrick agreed, wrinkling her noise.
"Do I have to eat this?" Juliette wondered, poking at her eggs with her fork.
"Yes," the rest of the group replied.
"Come on Twig. You said you were hungry," Juliette's boyfriend, Auggie Ciceros reminded her.
"I am," Juliette defended herself. "It's just…you can never be sure what's in this stuff," she continued.
"Maybe they used lizard eggs instead of chicken eggs," Ezra Friedkin stated.
"Yeah. And when we wake up tomorrow, we all will have turned into hideous creatures," David Ruxton added. He opened his mouth slightly started to stick his tongue out at Jess.
"Don't even think about it!" she warned, thrusting her fork out defensively. Everyone laughed in surprise.
"Smart girl," Ezra complimented. Kyle just rolled his eyes and grinned. This group was crazy. But at least they could have fun, even with all of their problems. Daisy looked over to Kyle and slipped her hand into his and his smile deepened. The boy looked around to see similar grins on Scott and Auggie's faces. He nodded to himself. For now, things were absolutely wonderful.