Disclaimer: As I've already cleared up, this story, these characters, this entire setting even is not mine. I will remain faithful to what has happened in the TV series.
Author's Note: Thanks so much guys, for waiting! I know it was long, but what do you expect? People these days can't always be helpful and show the right episodes. I have pretty much the rest of the season though, so it should be along shortly!
Okay, I would try and make this more understandable, in terms of what she thinks and what is actually said aloud, but I thought it was real simple.
Crash course: what is IN quotation ("") marks is actually said aloud unless I'm trying to describe a tone of voice or something like that (a "duh" like voice).
What is NOT in quotation marks is what she (Shelby) thinks. Just pay attention, and it'll all make sense, I swear! Okay, onto another… concern I got. NO Scott and Shelby are not together! Not yet, at least. If you've watched the actual show, you'd know that they get together later on! But to begin with, Scott is "going out" with Juliette! Alright, if there are any other concerns with how I'm going about this, please let me know, and I'll respond to them as well as I can. Just know that with me, there's only one way I deal with questions: you ask a silly question, you get a silly answer. You ask a stupid question, you get a stupid answer. Anyways, enjoy the story!
Okay, time for breakfast. Wonder what they're serving us this time. Well, there's the usual menu: mush, slime, goop, chewy unknown substance, and casserole surprise. Oh, I can't wait. Right, so, we just finished with the bathroom in the girls' dorm. A bunch of us, Kat, Jules, Auggie, and I, I don't know where Scott is. Maybe he got in trouble and is on kitchens. Either way, I don't really care at this hour of the morning. So anyway, we're headed to the caf for whatever it may be that they're giving us for "food" this morning. Here's Peter, wonder what he has to say today… Oh my god! Is he actually wearing a suit? Well, there's a first time for everything.
"Woohoo!" Kat calls out, trying to annoy Peter. Oh, I'm so not missing out on this game! "Look at you!"
"Ow!" I call out.
"Someone call GQ!" Jules says. We just finish up like that and walk into the caf. Despite the fact that the food is probably the worst in the country, I'm still a growing teen. Haha! What a bunch of bull! If anything that food is stunting my growth.
"Hey Aug," Peter calls out. Auggie stops following us and goes over to Peter.
"So, what do we get today?" Kat asks rather nonchalantly as we line up for breakfast.
"Mm, mm, gruel!" I say, as the guy behind the counter gives me a bowl with the white goop in it. "Please sir, may I have some more?" I ask in my best Oliver Twist impression. As he goes to give me more, I swoop the bowl away. "I was just kidding. This stuff is lethal!" I follow Kat to a table and Jules, Ezra, and Scott soon join us. "Why the glum faces, Cliffhangers?"
"We're at a lock-down facility for social rejects, and we're eating… something. You do the math," Ezra says sarcastically.
"Hey, Auggie, what did Peter want?" Juliette asks, which gets a pretty annoyed expression from Scott. Man, he's jealous… of Auggie?! Okay, then. Why doesn't he just give her up and take me? At least I'm not crushing on another guy when I have the best one in the world… I wish I were in that position though… to have Scott. *sigh*
"Oh, just the 'you're doing good, keep it up,' speech," he explained.
"Well, this is scintillating conversation, but I have to get to class," I say, getting up, trying to avoid these people. The only one in this group that doesn't drive me absolutely insane is Scott, and he's not exactly my biggest fan.
"Yeah, me too." I turn around to see if that speaker was Scott, but I'm out of luck…
"Get away from me, Freakin'." Why'd it have to be him? Anyone but him would've been great! Why doesn't he get it? I walk out of there so fast he has to jog along side me. "Man, you really need a girlfriend."
"Who?" he asks hopefully. I turn to him sweetly.
"Someone just as desperate as yourself. See ya!" and I walk into the dorm. Maybe now he'll give up on this futile plan of making me that desperate one. I grab my books from my desk and go off to history class. Whoopee! History. I always did suck in the social sciences department. Actually, I always sucked in the social department as a whole.
I sit down, being one of the last to do so, so I miss my place next to Scott. Damn it! Ezra's gonna pay!
During the entire class, I don't even listen to a word Jeff says. I just want out of this class. Why did the American Revolution have to be so boring? Just look at Scott and all will be good. Why does he have such a strong hold on me anyways? I mean, he doesn't like me, he made sure that I understood that. Why does he hate me, though? I mean, he's the only one I've ever been remotely nice to. It's funny, despite the fact that I've known countless guys, I still haven't got them figured out. What is it about all of them that disgusts me, but doesn't seem to come into play when I'm around Scott?
I've got to figure this out. Whatever, figuring will come later, class just ended! Score!
"Alright, placement tests on Thursday." You mean tomorrow. "Don't freak out, you'll all do great! Leave your reports on the table," Jeff calls out as we all try and get out of there as quickly as possible. I reach out onto the table, grab my report and line up to get out of class.
"I know you said five pages, but is thirteen okay?" Kat asks. What a goody-goody! I can't believe her.
"Ya, thirteen will be great!" Jeff answers. That's amazing though. I had to write long, wordy sentences in big lettering in order to even reach the minimum. How does that girl do it?
Aw, man! Juliette is so flirty with Scott! That's so annoying. I'm stuck behind her until I can get to my next class. Why does he even like her? She's so wrong for him!
Okay, a whole math class of Juliette and Scott flirting… or trying to do so. Man, Claire is so oblivious to what goes on when she turns her back. Our entire class is basically copying notes down. Somehow we're all supposed to learn from that. I sit down at a table in the back. Math is not my best subject and I hate to have the attention on me when that teacher of ours decides that a question is due. Lovely, bimbo and jocko sit down with me.
One of my favorite dumb-blond jokes (I enjoy them despite my own hair colour) is "What do you call a blond who dyed her hair? Artificial intelligence." I love it! It's so Juliette! I can't even begin to laugh!
All class I had to sit through her and Scott flirting and playing footsie under the table. Ah! It hurts so much, that she got him and I didn't. Not only that, but that he won't even give me a chance! Finally! Bell rings! Praise the lord! We are saved! Off to lunch.
I race out, so as not to be stuck with the couple around me again. I quickly dump my stuff in the dorm, enter the caf and get my salad. Just as quickly I find a seat as far away from everyone as I possibly can. Let's see, what is this stuff? I hope it's salad! Come on, taste buds, do your stuff!
Ezra comes to sit next to me. Why? Why me? That kid really doesn't get subtle… or not subtle.
"I don't know who she's kidding," I say. I need to get it off my chest… even if it is to him. "She's so wrong for him." I can see Juliette trying to kiss Scott in the middle of the caf. "It's like temporary insanity." Actually, for Jules, it's permanent.
"Well, I mean, I think he's crazy," Ezra starts off. "You are… are much smarter than she is." I'm trying to ignore him, but that catches my attention.
"Smart?" I chuckle. Me and smart in the same sentence, now there's a first.
"Ya," he starts making some sort of whiny/odd/weird noise. Hey! I'm not gonna argue! This is Ezra we're talking about! "I also have some complimentary thoughts about your body if you wanna hear them." You've gotta be shitting me! That is the creepiest thing ever. I may have endured loads of guys, but this one is too weird for me even. I just don't answer, don't look, don't even make a sound to acknowledge his having said anything at all. "Or not," he says. That's more like it! And remember that next time!
Haha! Juliette just got room restriction from Hannah! Score! I knew that her drooling over Scott wasn't a good idea… especially in such a public place.
"This just isn't like… food," Scott says. No way! You mean this whole time I actually thought it was? I have been grossly misinformed!
"Yeah, the turkey tetrazini here is always problematic," Ezra replies. Oh, look at that, there is turkey in here.
"It's horrible," Juliette whines. Stop whining! You've got it all, and somehow you insist on complaining! Won't you just shut up?
"What do you care? You're just gonna toss it up anyhow," I say, pointing out the obvious. Well it is!
"That just means she's gonna have to taste it twice," Ezra says. Wow, what bad luck. Now there's a hard choice: keep it down and put on some much needed weight, or barf it up and taste it again.
"I'm telling you man," Auggie begins as he plops down into a chair beside Jules, "this test. Why are they making us take this stupid test?" he asks. Woah, homeboy, no one wants your bad attitude here!
"It's prep for the SATs," Juliette informs. "For college?" You know, that big scary place you'll never know the likes of?
"I ain't going to no college," he says. There we go! Someone around here is finally facing the facts. Man, this is a day for precedents.
"Anger management, Augusto," Juliette says with a giggle. She is so into him! How can Scott stay with her when he sees her like that with Auggie?
"I wasn't talking to you, stick!" he yells out. "Why don't you go barf?" Okay, I may hate Jules, but that was really harsh! Even for her! Hold on, why didn't Scott speak up? I knew it! He actually doesn't like her! Thank god I wasn't becoming delusional. Auggie pushes back his chair, which hits another kid I don't know.
"Hey," he says. "Watch where you step there, little man," he warns. Dude! I wouldn't mock Auggie in his state if I were you.
"What? You wanna a piece of me? Come on, let's go outside," he says. "Get your butt kicked."
"Alright, I can step on you," the guy says. He's so much bigger than Auggie, but Auggie's got so much more anger… this is a tough call.
"Heads up," Scott says as Hannah walks in. Man, she's patrolling this place like nuts since Peter left for New York… I think that's where he went. I thought Jeff mentioned something about it… or maybe it was Claire.
"Auggie, Mike, problem?" she asks. Well, stranger's name is Mike.
"Nah, no problem at all," Auggie says before leaving. This sucks. I wanted a fight. You know? Take my mind off my own problems.
Okay, after some more of this turkey tetrazini, we all go outside to try and walk it off.
The rest of the day is spent in class, trying all the while to ignore Juliette and Scott.
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Now, I'm lying in bed. It was a long day, though not much happened. The worst feeling in the world is to have what you want so close, yet so far all the same. He's so far out of my league, I feel so overwhelmed. But, of course, I've only formed enemies in this place, and can't talk to anyone about any of these feelings. It sucks! I'm trapped and I don't know what to do! I need Patty again. I need my best friend. She was the one I went to with any problem I had, though I didn't have that many guy troubles out on the streets. I was a little busy with… other stuff. Whatever, time for sleep now.
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What's going on? Everyone's assembling at the b-ball court. Oh nice! Auggie challenged that guy, Mike, to a game! Score! It's Thursday morning.
"Yo! Are we playin ball here or what?" Auggie asks. Yeah! Start the game! "I came here to kick some tail. Starting with you, son," he says. Mike just laughs. Yeah, that's right, go and make him madder.
"Bring it on." And the game begins! Scott and Ezra are on Auggie's team and some other kids are on Mike's. I don't think Ezra'll do much good, but sure, go ahead. Whatever. Auggie gets the ball and is nearly at the basket. Mike is blocking him, so he elbows him hard, which pushes Mike against the wall. Auggie scores!
"Ya! Ya, baby!" Auggie shouts. He goes over and high-fives Scott. Talk about show off! But Scott with a smile? Now, you don't see that everyday… and what a beautiful smile it is.
"You're starting to tick me off," Mike says, taking the ball. Hey, it's not like you make us all warm and happy inside.
Anyways, the game's back on. They guys are running all over the place, passing the ball back and forth. Okay, so I don't know a lot about basketball… big deal. I can play if I want to, I'm not that incompetent.
"What you got? What you got?" Auggie yells as he tries pushing Mike around. Mike basically runs into him. This pushes Auggie back. Mike starts dribbling again. Oh, I sense a fight coming on. Those two are really mad.
Auggie runs right into Mike, sending said Mike flying. Oh my, I can see this ending badly.
"What is up with you, man?" Mike yells once he's back up. Auggie's walking around with an arrogance I didn't think could exist in only one person.
"Just playin to win, man," Auggie answers.
"Yeah, that may be how they play in the barrio, but up here we play by the rules," Mike says, in his face. Oh, don't make Auggie even madder at you. You really don't have a brain. I've seen him in a bad mood, the first few days he was here. We got it from Ezra that he punched this kid after lights out. The kid provoked him, which is why it never made it to Peter, but it, was one of those breakfast stories we all love. "I'd show you that rule book if you could read English." Okay, that wasn't the right way to go about it.
Auggie runs right into Mike who was walking away, sending him down, once more.
They start throwing punches and before anything actually happens there's a huge crowd around them. Scott's holding Auggie back while some other guy's holding Mike.
Whatever, nothing to do here anymore. Shit! PSATs are this afternoon. I only have… what? Fifteen minutes? Shit! That's not a lot of time! No fair! I hate tests. I never used to do well on them at school. Well, then again, I was having worse trouble at home. I dunno, I have been studying for the test… relatively.
I walk back to the dorm and fall down on my bunk. The second my head hits the pillow, Kate walks in.
"Hey," she says. I open my eyes and look at her without an expression. "What's up?"
"Oh, not much," I sigh sarcastically. "Oh! Actually," I say, propping myself up on my elbows to look at her properly, "Auggie and that Mike kid got into a fight," I continue rather unenthusiastically. Kate's jaw drops. I look at my watch. "Oh, time to go, PSATs are waiting to be taken," I say with a shrug, picking up my books and leaving the dorm. Kate just stares after me, her jaw still dropped. I chuckle to myself.
I go to the lodge; the test is on the second floor of that building. I walk into see most people already there. How is it that I'm always one of the last people to arrive? Kate walks in shortly after.
"Jules, can you go get Auggie for me?" Jeff asks. She nods and gets up to leave. "He's in the dorm."
"Right. I'll be right back," she says, leaving. Why does she get to go? I want to get out of here!
"Alright, guys, put all your books and bags over at this end and on these tables, and keep a blue or black pen," Jeff instructs. We all obey and several minutes later, we all sit back down. "Okay, so, we'll just wait for Juliette and Auggie to be-- oh, here they are," he begins, cutting himself off.
The two sit down and prepare for the tests. Jeff gives them all out and we begin.
Ah! Test! I hate tests! What's the point of it anyway? Oh my god… Auggie won't stop moving. I'm not even facing him, but I can hear him twitching about behind me. Why won't he stop? I can't take the pressure of the test with him distracting me. Suddenly I hear furious writing noises. I turn around right in time to see Auggie rush out of the room.
"Auggie!" Jules calls after him.
"Auggie! Where are you going?" Jeff calls. After a minute more, he turns back to the rest of us. "Okay guys, back to you tests," he says.
Two hours later Jeff calls out "time out," and we're done.
"Finally," Jules sighs as we leave the classroom to go to lunch.
"Oh, I know, so stressful," Kate says. I just roll my eyes at them.
"But hey, now we're done for the day," Ezra points out. It's true. I hate agreeing with him, but it's true.
"What's up with Auggie?" I ask in a pointed way. Juliette looks away. I, of course, notice this right away. Okay, that girl knows something. She knows something about Auggie, about what's bothering him. "Alright, whatever."
"So, what's for lunch?" Ezra asks.
"What else? Crap is normally the usual," I say sarcastically.
"Shel!" Kate scolds. She doesn't have anything over me! She can't do that! "It's spaghetti, and we have kitchens afterward."
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So, we've just finished lunch, and the rest of the students have cleared out. I bring some plates into the kitchen. Before I leave, though, I hear Scott and Jules talking.
"Hey, what's up with you, huh?" he asks. I could tell you: she's totally crushing on Auggie.
"Nothing," she replies, hiding all her traces. Right, Jules, you may be a good actress, but you're not that good. If anyone's good, it's me. I mean, I've been here for about 3 months and no one, not even Peter, has figured out my secret. Time to make my grand entrance.
"Later at the lake. It's all set," I say, referring to something I heard from a Ridge Runner during lunch. She told me that Auggie and Mike were meeting at the lake to fight it out.
"What's all set?" Scott asks. Why does he have to be so harsh with me?
"They're calling each other out," I explain.
"But Hannah's on duty. We could get into trouble," Ezra complains.
"We could get into trouble," I whine mockingly, then scoff. "Look, she's got the whole campus to cover. I don't care about you guys. I'm gonna be there," I say decisively, leaving. I head to get some more plates to clear off. Oh, kitchen duty is so tedious!
"Guys, I'll be back later," Jules says. "I'm done." With that, she leaves.
"What's up with her? Didn't have her daily barf yet?" I ask sarcastically. Nobody says anything. Okay… why won't Auggie or Scott fight for her? That's not right… well, I guess Auggie's really mad at her, and Scott just doesn't really like her. Right when we're all about to leave, Hannah and Jeff walk in.
"Auggie, can we speak to you?" she asks. He nods and follows.
"You can all go, the caf and kitchens look good," Jeff says, dismissing us. Well, I gotta go to the bathroom, and then we head to the lake.
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So, now Ezra, Kat, Jules, Scott, a few couple of students and I are traipsing through the woods, going to the lake. We arrive at a sort of ridge that leads straight to the bank. We see Mike already there, waiting for Auggie. Then a hooded figure arrives. That's gotta be him.
Auggie takes his hood off, and Mike takes off his sweater. Man, this should be good.
Wait a second, they're talking! I wonder what they're saying. They move down toward the water. Suddenly, Mike looks back at us. Wonder what's going on. All of a sudden, Mike pushes Auggie into the water. Woah! Wasn't expecting that one!
"I'm gonna kill him," Scott says, getting up from where he was sitting. We all head down to the bank.
As Mike goes to help Auggie out of the water, the latter takes his hand and pulls him in.
"What? It didn't even go one round," I say sarcastically. I want to do it; that looks like fun! "That looks like fun," I say going down to the bank and jumping in the water. Then I look up as Scott jumps in using the rope swing. We all splash water around.
Man this is great! I can't believe it!
Suddenly, Auggie leaves the water, and goes over to Jules who's still sitting up on the embankment. As I check the condition of my hair, I look up and see them kissing. Oh this is one I'm not gonna forget. And Jules is smiling! Wow! She cheated on Scott with Auggie! Just what's wrong with that girl?
Ah, I'm gonna have some fun with this one. I can't believe it! This is monumental!
"Okay guys! Time to get out!" Frank yells.
"Oh, shit!" a couple of students mutter. We're all still laughing as we scramble out of the water.
"Okay, guys, you had your fun. Now, you get back to campus, go shower and meet me in my office. Handing out chores is gonna be fun. And no one skip it, or it'll be worse!" he says, as we all head back.
"Well, it was worth it," I say.
"Yeah, that was so much fun," Kate agrees.
"It really was," Jules adds meaningfully. Haha! I know why! This is not going to go down without some fun. I finally have something over Juliette!
