Chapter 2
The next day was Kait's first day of class. The classes weren't very hard and she was always a good student. She found out that the Cliffhangers were all paired up into couples with Scott and Shelby, Juliette and Auggie, and Daisy and David. Ezra was recently getting over Daisy by lusting after a new Tracker. Kat was close with some cop. After classes and dinner, which was pretty gruesome, she became little more comfortable with everyone then before, because they had group where all the Cliffhangers went around and introduced themselves and stated something they had accomplished while at Horizon. Their counselor Sophie chose David to start.
"I'm David."
"David, finish the task," Sophie said sternly.
"Fine. I'm David and I accomplished solving all my problems that I've dealt with for the past sixteen years. Which means I'm pretty much a finished product and can be sent home accordingly. Right?" Sophie's look told him to pick the next person and shut up. "Whatever. Uh…Daisy."
"I'm Daisy Lipenowski, of the Colorado Lipenowskis. My most prolific accomplishment, one of many, was my success in the reading of tarot cards, a personal hobby. Scott?" The entire time she said this, she wore a fake smile with sarcasm pouring out of every word.
"I'm Scott Barringer. I've managed to find my best friend here and I'm pretty sure that's my accomplishment. Shelby." He glanced at Shelby sheepishly and she hid a smile.
"I'm Shelby and I have accomplished to quit smoking. Temporary, it might be, but I used to be a pack-a-day kind of girl. So, I think that's big." Although Shelby wasn't as ready to be so open about her feelings as Scott was, her being that candid was an accomplishment on its own.
"Who's next, Shelby?"
"Oh, uh, Auggie."
"Yo, I'm Auggie and I found a way to read after being dyslexic. Jules?"
"My name is Juliette Waybourne. I learned to look past the superficial stuff that I grew up with, and I started seeing the more important things. Kat?"
"Okay, I'm Kat or Katherine Cabot. My accomplishment would have to be leading a hike to the top of a mountain and back with many obstacles taking place."
"Alright, that's good for now. You guys did great. So, Kait, that's how we do things around here. Soon, you'll be able to tell everyone something like this about yourself," Sophie said.
Every one got up and headed to their destinations. Kait stayed on the couch because she had nowhere else to go. She started reading a book on the table when a boy her age sat down next to her. He was really good-looking with dark brown hair and even darker eyes.
"Hey, I'm Michael. You're new, aren't you?" He asked with confident look on his face.
"Uh, yeah, I'm a new Cliffhanger. I'm Kait."
"Cliffhangers? Damn, the Wind-dancers are seriously lacking in hotties. We need someone like you. You should consider a transfer," he said this all with a cute smile, but Kait knew better than to buy it. Besides, she really wanted to be left alone, so she decided to tell him off right there and hope he would back off forever.
"Listen, you seem like an okay person, but I'm not into the whole I'm-so-hot, self-obsessed attitude guys like you seem to think is attractive. It doesn't work on me, and, for the record, I'm in a relationship. So, don't waste your time on me."
With that, she got up from the couch and walked away to her dorm, leaving Michael with a stunned face.