Chapter 3 Adjusting
The next morning Shelby walked into the cafeteria for breakfast. She had on blue jeans
and a light blue tee shirt. She got her breakfast and glanced over at the Cliffhanger table. Peter
expects me to eat with those people. And what maybe we'll be best friends? Shelby rolled her
eyes and sat at a vacant table. Just as she sat down she heard a voice, "Loner?" the voice asked.
Shelby looked up and saw Scott. He gave her a warm smile.
She smiled back. "What can I say? I'm a mystery."
"Yes you are." He replied. His eyes locked with hers.
"You wanna sit down?" She offered.
"Well, I can't today."
"Oh okay that's cool." She returned her attention to her food.
"It's just that we have things to discuss today." He explained.
"Oh I see."
"And since your new you don't have to worry about that. Well at least not until the end of
this week."
"Oh joy I can hardly wait." She rolled her eyes.
"Yeah. How about we eat together tomorrow?" He asked.
"Sounds like a plan."
"Okay. See ya in class." Reluctantly, Scott walked away.
Shelby had just returned to her food when Peter came up to her. She looked up and
dropped her fork. "Jeez what the hell do you want now?"
"How are you adjusting?" He asked sitting down.
"Fine." She muttered.
"Look Shel, it's not like I didn't want you or Jess. It's just your mom wouldn't let me
have you guys." He tried to explain.
"Yeah well you could've at least fought for us. Or stayed in touch with us." She said to
him. She wasn't even going to give him an inch. His eyebrows narrowed as if he didn't
understand something she said.
"I am sorry. Really. I wish I could change the past. Really I do." He touched her hand.
She brushed him off. "Sorry won't take away what happened. What you let happen." She
shot.
"I didn't let it happen Shel." He looked at her. But she ignored him. He sighed and left
her alone.
At the Cliffhanger table
"She's really different from her pop." Auggie said.
"Yeah she seems bitchy." Juliet replied. Taking hold of her boyfriend Auggie's hand.
"Come on guys. She's just troubled like you." Ezra said. He was seated next to Daisy.
"I like her." Daisy said. "She's so full of anger. It's quite refreshing next to you shiny
happy people."
Ezra laughed. "I agree."
"She's just weird." Juliet said.
"Shut it Jules. You don't even know her." Scott spoke up. "Don't judge her. And you
know, she's seems more human than you." He spat.
"Could it be Scotty has found himself a girlfriend?" Juliet said smugly.
"Don't call me that." He said angrily. He looked over at Shelby. She was slumped down
and moving her food around. He smiled inside.
