Trouble

22

"Do you still want to go shopping?" Robby asks, as he holds my punching bag still.

"Yeah, of course. I don't want to go home until I have to" I tell him. Kreese calls off practice, and we all start packing up our things.

"I know what you're doing" Tory says standing above me.

"And that is?" I say getting eye level with her.

"I want the number one spot in this dojo. And Robby"

"Well, I'm sorry, do you want to fight for him?" I ask. "You know how that went last time, right?"

She punches me across the face,

"Tory? What the hell!" Mason says walking over to us.

"Oh, I see. You're not getting Robby, so you're going for someone else I've dated. Smart, but you're not getting in my head yet." I tell her. "Try talking shit about my family. It won't do shit to me, but I know you will freak the fuck out"

She swings at me again, but I block it.

"Try me bitch. You're on the line, one wrong move and your ass in juvie" I warn.

Tory scans the room, then walks out.

"Are you alright Izzy?" Robby asks me as we leave the dojo.

"Yeah, I know how to cover up bruises with makeup" I say getting into the car.

We start driving, blasting music and singing along. I did not have a care in the world, I was just living in the moment with the one person I cared about.

We got to the mall, and found a parking spot right out front.

"What are you looking to buy?" Robby asks me.

"Who actually goes to the mall to shop?" I say, grabbing his hand and running inside.

"Tell me what you told Will earlier" Robby blurts out.

"No"

"Why not?"

"Because he is a stuck-up asshole who doesn't care about anybody but himself." I spill out.

"Sounds like my parents" Robby says.

"Yeah, but Will was like my father figure. he used to always be there for me, he always said that he'll support me, and stand by me for anything I'd do. until he testified against me in court"

"Why would he do that?" Robby asks.

"I don't know, because he was mad probably." I tell him.

"There she is!" Someone yells from behind me.

Me and Robby both turn around and see Will.

"Why are you here? Shouldn't you be at home in bed kissing dad's ass?" I yell to him.

"You're just mad because now dad has a kid who isn't a criminal!" Will yells at me.

"Better than a kid who ran away from his problems for 10 months"

It was quiet for a minute,

"And you wonder why Mason cheated on you. And why Jack used you and-"

I don't let him finish before punching him. I stand there, holding my ground.

I should be scared, Will's half a foot taller than me, and somehow, he got buff, but I care more about my pride than one of my bones.

with no warning, he slaps me across the face. I look up at him and he has a stupid smirk on his face.

before I could make a move, Robby jumps in from behind me and tackles Will.

Will instantly gets a jump on Robby.

They're fighting on the floor for a minute, before Robby gets out of Wills grip. I grab Robby's hand and start running. We turn around the corner and sit down for a breath.

"Are you okay?" I ask Robby.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Why?" He asks.

"Because my military trained brother just beat the living shit out of you."

He sighs and lays his head on my lap. I start to play with his hair as he closes his eyes.

"Robby Keene, you're needed at the north entrance" Blares over the loudspeakers.

Robby sits up, and I grab his arm.

"Its 99% going to be Will, don't go" I warn him.

"That wasn't his voice. And why would he fight me in the open?" He says walking away.

I follow him and remind him of the dumb things this could lead to before he reaches the doorway.

There was my dad, and another cop.

Fuck.

"Rooby Keene, I'm going to ask you to put your hands on your head slowly" The other cop says.

Robby does so, and looks over to me and mouths 'Sorry'.

My dad walks over to me and puts his hand on my shoulder.

"W-what's going on? He didn't do anything" I ask.

"Ma'am, I'm going to have to ask you to stand back" the other cop says, grabbing Robby's arms and walking him outside.

"Dad, let me go" I tell him.

"Izzy, I can't, listen we need to-" He starts but I get out of his grip and run outside.

When I get outside, I see Robby over the back of the cop car, with his hands cuffed behind him.

"Hey!" I yell, walking over to the car. "He has a right to know what he's being arrested for!"

"Ma'am, please stand back." The cop says, putting Robby in the back of the car.

"I want a ride" I tell him. "I want a ride to the station, let me in the car"

"I can't do that" he says getting in the passenger seat.

I run over to my dad, who was walking over to the rest of us.

"Dad, tell me what's going on" I say with tears starting to form in my eyes. "Please."

"Take your car and drive over to the station. we need to talk to you" he says getting into the car too.

They drive away, and even though I can't see a lot through my tears, I saw Robby looking at me through the window.

"What happened to chasing your lost love...Bella" Will says from behind me. My back was to him, but I knew it was him.

He did all of this.

"Fuck you.."

" What was that??" He asks getting closer.

"Fuck you!" I yell, with tears of sadness and anger rolling down my face. I turn around and punch him, leaving a bruise.

Before he could do anything, I turn around and start walking to my car. The wind was making my tears on my face cold, but I don't care.

I was pissed, but I was sad. When I get to my car, I scream.

I just scream.