Chapter 25: Punishment

Scott's car honked and honked outside the iron gates of the mansion. The guard was nowhere to be found as his duty post was empty. He wondered where the idiot had gone as he stepped down from the car and walked up to the gate where there was a device for face recognition. The device recognized his face and opened the gate for him where his driver drove in.
"What that noise?" he asked as he stepped down from the car and heard voices singing and shouting in his house. What the fuck? He walked up to the stairs and opened the door, he was surprised to see it open at this time of the night. He entered the house and couldn't believe the sight before him. All his staff were gathered in his living room with the screen TV on singing along with the lyrics that were displayed on the screen. Isa was the one singing along with the guard who was supposed to be guarding his gate. She didn't look like someone who was sick as from what Khloe told him. He stood by the corner observing her and he didn't know why he was admiring her in the first place something just attracted him to her. She had a terrible voice as it could bring down the roof of his mansion but she was not ashamed one bit and that was one thing that intrigued him about her. She spoke her mind and wasn't scared to challenge anyone but he couldn't allow her to challenge him anyhow, he was the boss and had to put her in her place. Finally, the song came to an end as the entertainers bowed down to the congregation watching them. Scott came out from his hiding place and applauded them. He shocked the hell out of everyone as Isa ran behind one of the couches for refuge.
" No don't stop on my account, continue I enjoyed the spectacle," he said sarcastically as he looked at everyone's faces, it was as if they'd seen a ghost.
" You, Zack you left my gate for this rubbish? In my house?" his tone becoming serious now.
" And all of you, you left your various duties to come into my living room, switch on my expensive TV and do what? Sing? At this time of the night? Answer me!" he scolded and everybody whimpered.
" I know this wasn't just everyone's idea, someone had come up with it now I want to know who. " he requested and got no response.
" Okay since no one is willing to talk, all of you are fired," he yelled and someone blurted out.
" Isa made us." he guessed as much. When her name was mentioned, she came out of her hiding place and smiled guiltily at him.
" Mr Scott, you're back. We are so happy for your safe return sir." who did she think she was fooling?
" Really?" he asked in astonishment as he folded his arms.
" Yes sir. This is us just preparing for your welcome sir." she fidgeted with her fingers. Isa was so dead right now. She didn't expect the monster to return till tomorrow. What was he doing here in the first place? Oh, it's his house.
" Huh! I see! Well then I'm sorry to announce to you all that the show is over everyone return to wherever the hell you're supposed to be except you Isa." he didn't even get to finish his statement as everyone scurried out of the door leaving Isa alone. Those backstabbers! Isa thought to herself as everyone left her all by herself to be with the big bad wolf. She would deal with them later. There was a long pause between them as they stood there staring at each other as if it was a competition.
" Care to explain why you turned my house into a discotheque?" he broke the silence as he walked over to the bar and took out a bottle of whisky and poured some into a glass. She stood there in silence, honestly, she had no explanations she just wanted to have fun.
" No reason sir. "she answered.
" No reason? Yet just one day I'm gone, and you turn my house upside down. Is this your way of rebelling? " he wanted to know.
" Rebelling for what sir? " she asked.
" For your parent's stupid decisions? " he told her. Why did he have to remind her about her parent's foolishness? Didn't he know she'd cut ties with them? She was on her own in this big wicked world.
" Well since you do not have any justifications for your irresponsible behaviour, go outside." he said and Isa didn't understand what he meant by ' go outside, go outside to where? She asked herself.
" I do not want to repeat myself." he roared. Isa obeyed and went outside and he locked the door inside. Wait a minute, is this what she thought it was? He was locking her outside by this time of the night. Where would she sleep? She wasn't even properly dressed for the occasion. She wore a bump short and a loose t-shirt that couldn't shield her from the cold. What was she going to do? She looked around for a solution, there were no barns in here where she could even sleep with the horses. Now she regrets coming here to civilization, there was no place for her to lay her head. She went to sleep on the bench in the garden, only five minutes into closing her eyes, she felt something crawling on her legs, she screamed and shook it off. She couldn't take this anymore, she had to look for a way to get to her room without entering the house. She observed the walls of the house assessing if she could climb it. She usually climbed trees so this wasn't an issue for her. She decided to use the pipes as her support as she started her mission impossible. Anyone who saw her now would think she was a monkey as she swung from one pipe to another. She imagined herself in these action movies as an assassin on a mission and she giggled to herself. She was almost reaching her window balcony when all of a sudden there was a loud noise from one of the pipes. Shit! It had broken.
Scott went into his room after locking Isa outside. Let that teach her a lesson to know her boundaries around here. Of course, he wouldn't let her sleep out, it was just for some hours he wasn't that heartless. Where was Khloe anyway? She was the one supposed to be looking after the house to avoid circumstances like this but she was nowhere to be found and she didn't even tell him where she was going. He took out his cell and dialled her number, it rang but she wasn't picking up. This was already past 1 am where was she? He decided to try later as he went into the bathroom to have his bath. He was in the shower when he heard a noise from outside! Who was there? He quickly washed the soap off his face and tied a towel around his waist as he opened the bathroom window and looked outside. He saw no one, but he couldn't ignore the noise he heard so, opened the bedroom door leading to the balcony and his greatest surprise, he saw a figure hanging on one of the pipes. What the fuck? He squinted his eyes and saw the person clearly, Isa.
" Hello sir!" she grinned while holding the pipe as if her life depended on it.
" What the hell do you think you're doing Isabel?" he roared.
" Climbing" she answered.
" Get down from there immediately!" he ordered her. What the hell was she up to? Did she want to die? Scott asked himself.
" Um I can't move," she said.
" What do you mean you can't move?" he asked.
" Promise me first that you won't get mad?" she said.
" Mad about what? Get down from there Isabel! " he yelled at her this child was stubborn.
" Promise me first," she said.
He sighed " Okay I promise," he said.
" Your pipe is broken," she said and fell with a scream.