Chapter 1-
It was finally time. Time to leave my parents, my brother, my obnoxious little sister, all the people that hated me. I needed to get out of this place. I needed to be somewhere where everything I did wasn't looked down upon. Where I didn't get yelled at for acting the way I did. And, hopefully, where someone would understand. My dad pulled into the driveway. There was a big sign to the right that read Mount Horizon High School. Dad parked in front of a building and quickly got out of the car. Probably couldn't bare to spend another second alone with me. I rolled my eyes as a woman walked toward us. She smiled at us and said, "Hi, I'm Sophie Becker. How can I help you?"
My father put out his hand and shook Sophie's saying, "I'm Kevin Jacobs and this is my daughter Olivia. She's supposed to be checking in or something like that." That's my dad. So great with words.
"Nice to meet you both. Why don't you come with me." She started crossing the lawn and heading into the building right in front of us, "You'll have to fill out some forms, Mr. Jacobs, while your daughter is being admitted."
The whole admittance thing was totally boring. This guy, Peter was his name, told me all the rules while going through my stuff and telling me why I was at Horizon. Like I didn't know why I was there. Like the three trips to the ER didn't tip me off. Whatever. Finally after the whole speech and search I was allowed to say goodbye to dear old dad and shown to where I would be staying. Peter walked me there. It was sort of far from the first building I was at, which was where I would now be spending most of my free time. We had to walk down this wooden sidewalk and up this long flight of stairs to these two cabins. Inside the one I'd be staying in were 6 beds and 4 girls on them. All of whom stared at us when we entered, "Girls, I'd like you all to meet the newest Cliffhanger, Olivia Jacobs." To me she said, "Olivia, this is Kat, Daisy, Juliette, and Shelby. That will be your bed." while nodding to the only other made, empty bed in the room.
"Right. I didn't get that when we walked in." I said sarcastically walkingto the bed.
Sophie didn't seem fazed at all, "Kat, will you show Olivia around for me?"
"Sure." A black girl on a bed at the end of my row said. She looked to be about 17. Sophie left and Kat said, "Do you want to put your stuff away first? Or do you want to get right into the tour?" Kat smiled at her.
Olivia rolled her eyes, "Let's just get it over with."
Two hours later we were back in the dorm with a couple of the other girls. I was laying on my bed staring at the ceiling. Apparently there was nothing to do here on a Saturday. I started thinking about Josh, one of my best friends back home. He was great. He always was there when I needed him. Most of the time when we were together I would be telling him all the crap going on at home. How awful my parentgs were treating me. He was the only person I could tell everything. And now, more then ever, I wanted to tell him how much I hated Horizon so far. How most of the girls in my dorm seemed really annyoing and how Peter gave me the whole lecture about drugs and stuff. I didn't move as I asked, "So, are we allowed to call people here or what?"
I could feel Kat looking at me, "Yeah, I'll take you to the phone."
"I think i can remember where it is, thanks." I said sarcastically standing up. I walked out of the room, all the girls watching me go. I really wasn't that sure of where I was going but I figured if I needed help I could always ask. I walked down the stairs and into the building directly in front of me. Sophie was standing behind a desk moving some files around.
"Olivia! Where's Kat?" She asked me.
I crossed my arms over the desk and said, "She's up in our cabin. I just wanted to know if i could make a phone call." I figured if i did the whole sweet innocent thing I was more likely to get what I wanted.
Sophie smiled and said, "Yeah, sure. It's right there."
"Thanks." I walked over to the phone and dialed Josh's number. It rang a few times before his mom answered, "Hi, is Josh there?" I asked quickly. His mom really hated me. I guess she didn't think it was right for Josh to hang out with 'the likes of me'. I smiled and rolled my eyes at the thought.
Mrs. Moyer said, "Yes, he is. Hold on one moment."
Soon Josh was on the line, "Josh, oh my gosh, this place seriously sucks!" I said quietly so Sophie wouldn't hear.
"Liv? Is that you?" He asked.
"Yes, it's me. Who the hell else would it be?"
He mumbled something and said, "So, it's really that bad?"
"It's worse than bad." I told him, "It's like spending Saturday detention cleaning out empty dumpsters because they smell funky and Mr. Talabar doesn't feel like paying someone to do it."
"Wow." Josh said, "Hey, Liv, I have some bad news. " Uh-oh, I thought. What else could go wrong? "Well, see, my parents don't want me talking to you. Until, you know, you're better."
I stood there with my mouth open, "What do you mean 'when I'm better'? There's nothing wrong with me. I told you, that's just what my parents said to get rid of me. Josh, I can't go for, like, ever without talking to you!"
He spoke quickly. His mother was probably hovering over him telling him to get off the phone, "It won't be forver. Just until you get back home. I promise. Okay, I have to go now. Talk to you later." and he hung up.
"Not if your mother can help it." I mumbled while hanging up. Just great. my parents were totally getting what they wanted. Me cut off from the things I love forever. Why were they always tryingto make my life a living hell? I started walking back towards the door and my boring Saturday staring at the ceiling of a cabin in a place I didn't want to be.
"Everything okay?" Sophie asked when I walked by.
"Oh yeah. Peachy." I said angrily leaving the building. This wasn't going to happen. I wasn't going to let it.
It was finally time. Time to leave my parents, my brother, my obnoxious little sister, all the people that hated me. I needed to get out of this place. I needed to be somewhere where everything I did wasn't looked down upon. Where I didn't get yelled at for acting the way I did. And, hopefully, where someone would understand. My dad pulled into the driveway. There was a big sign to the right that read Mount Horizon High School. Dad parked in front of a building and quickly got out of the car. Probably couldn't bare to spend another second alone with me. I rolled my eyes as a woman walked toward us. She smiled at us and said, "Hi, I'm Sophie Becker. How can I help you?"
My father put out his hand and shook Sophie's saying, "I'm Kevin Jacobs and this is my daughter Olivia. She's supposed to be checking in or something like that." That's my dad. So great with words.
"Nice to meet you both. Why don't you come with me." She started crossing the lawn and heading into the building right in front of us, "You'll have to fill out some forms, Mr. Jacobs, while your daughter is being admitted."
The whole admittance thing was totally boring. This guy, Peter was his name, told me all the rules while going through my stuff and telling me why I was at Horizon. Like I didn't know why I was there. Like the three trips to the ER didn't tip me off. Whatever. Finally after the whole speech and search I was allowed to say goodbye to dear old dad and shown to where I would be staying. Peter walked me there. It was sort of far from the first building I was at, which was where I would now be spending most of my free time. We had to walk down this wooden sidewalk and up this long flight of stairs to these two cabins. Inside the one I'd be staying in were 6 beds and 4 girls on them. All of whom stared at us when we entered, "Girls, I'd like you all to meet the newest Cliffhanger, Olivia Jacobs." To me she said, "Olivia, this is Kat, Daisy, Juliette, and Shelby. That will be your bed." while nodding to the only other made, empty bed in the room.
"Right. I didn't get that when we walked in." I said sarcastically walkingto the bed.
Sophie didn't seem fazed at all, "Kat, will you show Olivia around for me?"
"Sure." A black girl on a bed at the end of my row said. She looked to be about 17. Sophie left and Kat said, "Do you want to put your stuff away first? Or do you want to get right into the tour?" Kat smiled at her.
Olivia rolled her eyes, "Let's just get it over with."
Two hours later we were back in the dorm with a couple of the other girls. I was laying on my bed staring at the ceiling. Apparently there was nothing to do here on a Saturday. I started thinking about Josh, one of my best friends back home. He was great. He always was there when I needed him. Most of the time when we were together I would be telling him all the crap going on at home. How awful my parentgs were treating me. He was the only person I could tell everything. And now, more then ever, I wanted to tell him how much I hated Horizon so far. How most of the girls in my dorm seemed really annyoing and how Peter gave me the whole lecture about drugs and stuff. I didn't move as I asked, "So, are we allowed to call people here or what?"
I could feel Kat looking at me, "Yeah, I'll take you to the phone."
"I think i can remember where it is, thanks." I said sarcastically standing up. I walked out of the room, all the girls watching me go. I really wasn't that sure of where I was going but I figured if I needed help I could always ask. I walked down the stairs and into the building directly in front of me. Sophie was standing behind a desk moving some files around.
"Olivia! Where's Kat?" She asked me.
I crossed my arms over the desk and said, "She's up in our cabin. I just wanted to know if i could make a phone call." I figured if i did the whole sweet innocent thing I was more likely to get what I wanted.
Sophie smiled and said, "Yeah, sure. It's right there."
"Thanks." I walked over to the phone and dialed Josh's number. It rang a few times before his mom answered, "Hi, is Josh there?" I asked quickly. His mom really hated me. I guess she didn't think it was right for Josh to hang out with 'the likes of me'. I smiled and rolled my eyes at the thought.
Mrs. Moyer said, "Yes, he is. Hold on one moment."
Soon Josh was on the line, "Josh, oh my gosh, this place seriously sucks!" I said quietly so Sophie wouldn't hear.
"Liv? Is that you?" He asked.
"Yes, it's me. Who the hell else would it be?"
He mumbled something and said, "So, it's really that bad?"
"It's worse than bad." I told him, "It's like spending Saturday detention cleaning out empty dumpsters because they smell funky and Mr. Talabar doesn't feel like paying someone to do it."
"Wow." Josh said, "Hey, Liv, I have some bad news. " Uh-oh, I thought. What else could go wrong? "Well, see, my parents don't want me talking to you. Until, you know, you're better."
I stood there with my mouth open, "What do you mean 'when I'm better'? There's nothing wrong with me. I told you, that's just what my parents said to get rid of me. Josh, I can't go for, like, ever without talking to you!"
He spoke quickly. His mother was probably hovering over him telling him to get off the phone, "It won't be forver. Just until you get back home. I promise. Okay, I have to go now. Talk to you later." and he hung up.
"Not if your mother can help it." I mumbled while hanging up. Just great. my parents were totally getting what they wanted. Me cut off from the things I love forever. Why were they always tryingto make my life a living hell? I started walking back towards the door and my boring Saturday staring at the ceiling of a cabin in a place I didn't want to be.
"Everything okay?" Sophie asked when I walked by.
"Oh yeah. Peachy." I said angrily leaving the building. This wasn't going to happen. I wasn't going to let it.