Chapter 8 Scott's tale

Shelby hadn't spoken to Scott for two days. Their assignment was due today. So Shelby

walked into the classroom.

"Okay guys. Pass in your assignments." Sophie collected them. Then pulled one out and

read it over briefly. "Anyone want to read theirs?" No one answered. " Oh come on. Scott want

to read yours?" Scott shook his head. "Well if no one wants to I'll pick at random. Shelby."

Shelby sighed. "But I don't want you to read yours. I want you to read Scott's." Shelby looked

dumbfounded.

"What?" She looked at Scott. He looked down in embarrassment. "Okay, sure." Sophie

handed Shelby his assignment. "Once upon a time. By Scott Barringer." She began.

"Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess named Shelby." Shelby looked at Scott.

Even though Shelby was a princess she had a hard home life. Her stepfather, the King, used to

abuse Shelby. He had always thought of her as a wench. But Shelby tried to tell her mother the Queen.

The Queen never believed her. So one day Shelby ran away. Soon after Shelby grew very hungry. For

the money she took with her had run out. So Shelby became what the King always thought her as. A

wench. Shelby hated it. But it was the only way to survive. One day, the King's guards found Shelby and

sent her to the kingdom of Horizon."

Everyone laughed. Shelby looked at Scott again and then continued.

"Shelby was there for a while. But she didn't make friends. There were some students already

here. Yet Shelby couldn't stand them. Until one day the handsome Prince Scott came to the kingdom.

Shelby automatically wanted him. But Scott was troubled Prince. He himself had a lot of skeleton's in

his closet. He thought Shelby was a wench so he decided to be with a girl named Juliet. But soon he and

Juliet ended. Shelby was still there waiting and hoping he'd come to her. Then, a horrible storm came to

Horizon. Everyone was to stay in the castle. But Princess Shelby lured Prince Scott away with her

beauty. In his weakness, he told Princess Shelby about his past. About how his stepmother abused him.

Shelby still accepted him. Scott never had that before. After that they became great friends. Scott tried to

escape Horizon. But he could never leave Shelby. Until, Shelby told Scott about her past. Scott couldn't

believe that someone this beautiful could subject herself to something that ugly. So he refused to speak to

her."

"While the kingdom was putting on a play, Shelby's mother, the Queen decided she was going to

take Shelby out of Horizon Shelby couldn't leave Scott. But she couldn't bring herself to say good bye. So

she left without a word to him."

This time when Shelby looked at Scott his eyes held unshed tears.

"Six months of pain for both of them, Princess Shelby returned. But she's different. Her skin is

paler. Her hair darker. Yet Scott still sees her as the most beautiful person in the world. He's overjoyed

that's she's returned. Shelby wouldn't talk to anyone. Except her best friend Lady Daisy. Scott tried to

talk to her but she avoided him. Then, Shelby finally tells him what happened to her. All the pain and

hate she endured. Scott is shattered. That someone could ever hurt the Princess like that. So he takes

Shelby to a remote kingdom and they wed."

"He promises to protect her with every weapon ever made in the world. And they live happily ever

after." Shelby broke off with tears running from her eyes. Scott too was crying. Shelby threw the

papers down and ran out of class.