Trouble

10

I heard yelling as soon as I walk out of the arcade. I knew what was happening and I know what would happen if I didn't leave.

I get back into the car and start it, but stay in the parking lot for a minute. The car blared when my phone rang. It was my dad. I answer it and wait for him to talk.

"Isabella!" He yells.

"Father..?" I say confused.

"Come to work now! We need to talk to you, and we need your help." My dad yells again.

"Okay, I have your car" I tell him.

"I know. You have your license, right?" He asks.

"Yeah, I'll be there soon" I say. I get out of the parking lot and start driving. Damn, what did Robby do? I mean, why would my dad need me if it wasn't something to do with the one person I've spent all my time with there?

When I got there and got in, my dad quickly found me and brought me over outside the wardens office. There, Robby was sitting with someone next to him. He had blood along one side of his face and the other dude had a busted lip and a cut on his check.

"What the hell happened?" I say, getting both of the boys attention.

Neither of them spoke up, so my dad did. "Keene, would you like to like to explain?"

Robby just looked up, and looked back down before talking. "I started a fight"

"Why?!" My dad yells and his voice echoes throughout the room. He could be scary when he wants to be.

Robby doesn't answer. He refuses to look up at me too.

"Payne come with me" my dad says taking the kid somewhere with him, leaving me and Robby.

"What happened?" I ask again. And again, he doesn't answer.

I walk over to the other seat next to him and sit sideways so I'm facing him. It wasn't comfortable at all, but it works.

"Look, we can play good cop bad cop all day. I'm a pretty good fucking bad cop. And I'm the nice bad cop so if you don't tell me something they're going to send the bad bad cops in here." I tell him.

"What's there to say?" Robby says, still not looking over at me.

"I don't know, maybe why did you start a fight in juvie, when you're in juvie, because of fighting?"

"I don't know"

"You don't know?" I ask. He doesn't answer.

I stand up and start walking around the room. I see two files on a table, and pick up the one marked R. Keene.

"What's that?" Robby asks.

"Your file." I tell him.

"Why do you have my file?" He asks standing up.

"You're not talking so I gotta have something to do" I say. Robby comes up to me and tries to grab the file from my hands. "I don't know what you're trying to do, I already read this"

"Then why do you need it if you know everything?"

"I didn't know that your middle name was Swazye" I say smiling. "Dirty dancing or the outsiders?"

"Why does it matter?" Robby said sitting back down.

"It doesn't. But now that we've had small talk, wanna tell me why you started the fight?"

"Damn, you're good" Robby says.

"I told you, I'm a good bad cop" I say. "Now, I need something to tell my dad"

"No you don't" Robby says.

"You're right, You don't have to tell me, but it'd be easier for you long run"

"I don't care."

"Okay, I have somewhere to be." I say walking towards the door.

"What happened?" My dad asks.

"Nothing, he didn't tell me anything."

"Shit now I have to talk to the kid." he says.

"I'm going to get going. take it easy on the kid" I say goodbye and walking out.

I get back in the car, (again) and drive somewhere I didn't expect. I pulled into the strip mall and parked outside of cobra kai.

I walk in and the bell rings behind me. Everyone turns and stares.

"There you are Izzy" Mason says walking over to me.

"You know this girl?" A man that looks about 70 says.

"Yeah, we do" Owen says. "So does Tory."

"Is that so?" He asks me.

"I guess, yeah"

"Well then, Nichols" the man says, as Tory stands up and walks over.

"Yes Sensei"

"Let's show our new friend what we can do." And right then, Tory swings on me, but I block her. She tries again, but I grab her wrist behind her back and kick her. She stayed standing, and we stayed fighting. After about a minute or two Tory tries to kick me but I catch her leg against my side. I grab the front of her gi and sweep her leg out from underneath her, knocking her off her feet.

"Good match" I say. "You fight good. How are you doing?" I ask as she stands up.

"I'm fine Walker. Leave me alone" she says walking back to her spot.

"Good job, Ms. Walker right?" He asks and I nod. "We could use you on our side"

"Thank you sensei." I say.

"Kreese, Sensei Kreese."
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"How come you left yesterday?" Hawk asks as we leave the dojo.

"I had somewhere to be" I tell him.

"Where?" He asks.

"That's for me to know and for you to wonder" I say getting into my car. Not long later, there's a knock on the window.

"Hey gorgeous!" Owen yells.

"Whats up?" I ask.

"We just wanted to say that we're happy you're finally doing karate" Mason says.

"Okay, thanks bye" I say backing up and driving away really fast. I drive all the way home, and when I got there, there was still time for dinner with my family.

I open the door and see my dad and Vivian on the couch. I shut the door and walk upstairs to bed.