Chapter 8: Confessing

Shelby and Scott were meeting at the docks again at one. They had official been together

for almost a month. Ever since they came back from camping. Shelby walked to the docks and

saw Scott sitting on a crate by the water. He's so gorgeous. Shelby thought. Then she walked

down the dock to Scott.

Scott was lost in thoughts. He was recalling all that had happened. His blonde beauty

smiled sweetly to him. "I trust you. Really?" Then she kissed him. "Good." he said. "Because I

am always here for you." He broke out of his memory from last night and heard Shelby coming.

He looked up and smiled. "Hey beautiful." He said standing.

"Hey cowboy." She smiled. Scott came down and kissed her on the cheek.. Shelby sat

down and Scott sat next to her. He wrapped his arms around her. They both looked out to the

water. It was a full moon and the light from the moon shone on the surface of the water. It was

beautiful. Both of them were lost in the beauty and each other's embrace. They didn't see Peter

watching them.

Next day...

Shelby knocked on Peter's door. He muttered a, "come in." Shelby opened the door and

saw Peter sitting on his desk. "Sit down Shel, we need to talk." Shelby sat down on the couch.

"Look, I know you and Scott have been meeting at night." Peter said.

"Yeah, so?" She replied.

"Shelby, it's not allowed." Peter said.

"What are you saying Peter?" Shelby asked cautiously.

"Shelby I have no choice but to put you and Scott on shuns for a month."

"WHAT?" Shelby yelled. She stood up from the couch so fast she almost got a headrush.

"I'm sorry Shel. As of today you cannot speak to Scott." Peter said.

"Peter, Dad. You can't do this Scott is all I have. If you take him away from me I'll die.

You don't get it Peter. He cares about me." Shelby said.

"I care about you!" Peter almost yelled.

"No you don't. You're the one that left me. Don't you get Mr. Shrink? That's a reason

why I'm so damaged. Because everyone leaves me." Peter looked at her. "I'll make a deal with

you. I tell you what happened if you don't shun Scott and I." Shelby looked at Peter.

"Okay Shel. Tell me." Peter said.

"No shuns?" Shelby asked. Peter shook his head. "Okay." Shelby sat back down on the

couch. "When you first left, Mom was a mess. I mean she drank more and more. I had to take

care of Jess. Because Mom couldn't. But then, one night Mom got better. Or as better as she

could. She came home with Walt. At first he was nice to us. Took us out. Bought us stuff. Then

he and Mom got married. After that Mom worked third shift. So it left us alone with Walt. It was

okay for a little while. But then he kept coming in my room at night. First, he'd just come in and

talk to me and touch my face and my hair and my hands. But then it got worse. Until one night

when he came In he took off my clothes and got on top of me. I didn't know what was

happening. But I figured it out. So he'd come in and it would happen almost every night. I'd sit

and wait for him to come. The waiting is what drove me insane. It was like waiting to die. After

being tortured forever. Walt was messy. He left bruises and my teacher saw. The rest you

know." Shelby said finishing up. Peter had tears in his eyes.

"I am so sorry baby. I.. I wish I'd never left." Peter said.

"Yeah well I'm fine. I got over it." Shelby said. "I have class Peter. But I can see Scott

right?" She asked.

"Yeah Shel you can. But I'm not fin..." Before he could finish Shelby walked out.