morning before leaving back home
"Well have fun back home. We will miss you." said Ezra
"Yeah right Ez!!" sneered Scott. "Aug, go! We'll see you in 2 weeks."
"Yo, thanks!" replied I.
I took a last look at my bed and headed out the boy's cabin with my duffle bag hung over my right-shoulder. On the way to Peter's office I stopped by to see Juliette. I peered in the window and saw nothing but neatly arranged bed sheets on each bed including Jules's. I glanced around the surroundings and guessed that she didn't want to say goodbye. I walked to Peter's and saw my older brother waiting. He took my duffle bag with a glare in his eyes and we headed to the car. Right near the car I saw Jules waiting with one of her I-don't-know-how-to-explain faces. She gave me a cold hug and at the same time I felt tears draining down her cheeks.
"It's only 2 weeks." I explained. "Just promise me you will take care of yourself while I'm gone and don't do anything stupid."
back at home
"Hey Auggie!" My parents said in unison. "Welcome home."
Home is the same as usual. My room was still there waiting for me and now I'm back to relive the past memories. I got settled and took at great look around the room. The smell, the scent, and the atmosphere were all still the same. I lay down on my bed, took out my notebook and started doodling.
"Dinner is ready." I heard from downstairs.
The smell of homemade food aroused my senses. I got a bite of every dish.
"So Auggie, how is Horizon?" Asked my mother.
"You get everything but sex, drugs, and alcohol. It's like a feeding ground for babies. They feed you three meals a day, give you counseling, and makes you read even if you are dyslexic."
Out of the nowhere, bro asks, "So who is that girl I saw at Horizon before we left?"
"Ohh, you mean Sophie, one of the counselors?" I replied sarcastically.
"Are you that stupid Aug?? I was talking about the girl in the long hair."
I didn't want to mix Horizon with the real world. I thought and gave a response.
"Jules, she is just a girl whose part of the Cliffhanger crew at Horizon. She's insecure...."
a week into the house
I basically stayed home each day doing nothing but being stranded in my room. The image of Jules came up in my mind several times. I even drew a picture of her in my notebook.
three days before the return to Horizon
"Aug, wake up!!!" screamed my brother. We're meeting up with some guys. I told them you came back and they wanted to see you."
"Man, its only 4 in the morning. You kidding me??!! They want to meet up with us this early?"
"Are you on sleeping pills or something? It's 4 in the afternoon. Apparently you have been sleeping in all day for the last couple of days."
I didn't plan to go visit them, but I had no choice. I didn't want to tell my brother or else he will pick a fight with me and get the gang to help out.
meeting with gang
"Look at you Aug." exclaimed the older guy of the group. "What have they done to you in Horizon??!!! You look different or should I say out of shape."
"Ok, now that you've guys have seen me I'll be heading off."
"Not that fast Aug." said another gang member. "We've got this whole thing planned out and you're not going to leave us just like that. Remember, you still haven't paid the price for last time."
"What last time??"
Grabbing my shirt, the older guy spoke, "Don't think that you've been gone so long that we've forgotten. You still owe us for 2 bags of doe and that time you got us in trouble..."
"We'll let you off the hook this time." Said one guy.
"What do you think you just said??" yelled the older guy. "He owes us and he better repay. By the way Aug, we still have that wall you spray- painted. Is that a work of art or should we call the cops for ruining public property?
We drove down to the painting. It has still been covered in this black cloth. The I-want-you-gone brother of mine lifted the cloth and revealed the picture. Apparently, one of the guys had already called the cops.
"So what is going on here?" questioned the police.
"Augusto here has painted or should I say ruined public property the night he came home from Horizon. We gave him couple days to see if he'd clean it up. It seems not so. It also appears to be that he had some problems with this girl named Jules back at Horizon and need to take some anger out and he did so with this painting." Said my bother.
The police also snuck in my trench coat pocket, found a bag of doe, and placed it right in front of my eyes. "Sir, can you explain to us what that is?"
"He (pointing at the older guy), snuck it in my pocket. I swear it isn't mine!"
What is going to happen to me? Will I be sent back to Horizon for more rehab time? What's going on with Jules during my time back home? Read the next chapter to find out.
"Well have fun back home. We will miss you." said Ezra
"Yeah right Ez!!" sneered Scott. "Aug, go! We'll see you in 2 weeks."
"Yo, thanks!" replied I.
I took a last look at my bed and headed out the boy's cabin with my duffle bag hung over my right-shoulder. On the way to Peter's office I stopped by to see Juliette. I peered in the window and saw nothing but neatly arranged bed sheets on each bed including Jules's. I glanced around the surroundings and guessed that she didn't want to say goodbye. I walked to Peter's and saw my older brother waiting. He took my duffle bag with a glare in his eyes and we headed to the car. Right near the car I saw Jules waiting with one of her I-don't-know-how-to-explain faces. She gave me a cold hug and at the same time I felt tears draining down her cheeks.
"It's only 2 weeks." I explained. "Just promise me you will take care of yourself while I'm gone and don't do anything stupid."
back at home
"Hey Auggie!" My parents said in unison. "Welcome home."
Home is the same as usual. My room was still there waiting for me and now I'm back to relive the past memories. I got settled and took at great look around the room. The smell, the scent, and the atmosphere were all still the same. I lay down on my bed, took out my notebook and started doodling.
"Dinner is ready." I heard from downstairs.
The smell of homemade food aroused my senses. I got a bite of every dish.
"So Auggie, how is Horizon?" Asked my mother.
"You get everything but sex, drugs, and alcohol. It's like a feeding ground for babies. They feed you three meals a day, give you counseling, and makes you read even if you are dyslexic."
Out of the nowhere, bro asks, "So who is that girl I saw at Horizon before we left?"
"Ohh, you mean Sophie, one of the counselors?" I replied sarcastically.
"Are you that stupid Aug?? I was talking about the girl in the long hair."
I didn't want to mix Horizon with the real world. I thought and gave a response.
"Jules, she is just a girl whose part of the Cliffhanger crew at Horizon. She's insecure...."
a week into the house
I basically stayed home each day doing nothing but being stranded in my room. The image of Jules came up in my mind several times. I even drew a picture of her in my notebook.
three days before the return to Horizon
"Aug, wake up!!!" screamed my brother. We're meeting up with some guys. I told them you came back and they wanted to see you."
"Man, its only 4 in the morning. You kidding me??!! They want to meet up with us this early?"
"Are you on sleeping pills or something? It's 4 in the afternoon. Apparently you have been sleeping in all day for the last couple of days."
I didn't plan to go visit them, but I had no choice. I didn't want to tell my brother or else he will pick a fight with me and get the gang to help out.
meeting with gang
"Look at you Aug." exclaimed the older guy of the group. "What have they done to you in Horizon??!!! You look different or should I say out of shape."
"Ok, now that you've guys have seen me I'll be heading off."
"Not that fast Aug." said another gang member. "We've got this whole thing planned out and you're not going to leave us just like that. Remember, you still haven't paid the price for last time."
"What last time??"
Grabbing my shirt, the older guy spoke, "Don't think that you've been gone so long that we've forgotten. You still owe us for 2 bags of doe and that time you got us in trouble..."
"We'll let you off the hook this time." Said one guy.
"What do you think you just said??" yelled the older guy. "He owes us and he better repay. By the way Aug, we still have that wall you spray- painted. Is that a work of art or should we call the cops for ruining public property?
We drove down to the painting. It has still been covered in this black cloth. The I-want-you-gone brother of mine lifted the cloth and revealed the picture. Apparently, one of the guys had already called the cops.
"So what is going on here?" questioned the police.
"Augusto here has painted or should I say ruined public property the night he came home from Horizon. We gave him couple days to see if he'd clean it up. It seems not so. It also appears to be that he had some problems with this girl named Jules back at Horizon and need to take some anger out and he did so with this painting." Said my bother.
The police also snuck in my trench coat pocket, found a bag of doe, and placed it right in front of my eyes. "Sir, can you explain to us what that is?"
"He (pointing at the older guy), snuck it in my pocket. I swear it isn't mine!"
What is going to happen to me? Will I be sent back to Horizon for more rehab time? What's going on with Jules during my time back home? Read the next chapter to find out.