Scott's World-Ch. 13
Scott walked grudgingly to the dinning hall. He was pissed off. Pissed off at having to do so many chores. Pissed off at almost having spilled the beans about his dad. Pissed off that Natalie said he forced himself on her. He took a tray from the back of the line and cut up front slamming his tray down with great force. It's amazing how many times you could cut in line and nobody says anything.
He walked over to an empty table and slammed his tray down again. The rest of the cliffhangers, who were in a group together at one table, looked over in disbelief.
"There goes Mr. Sunshine again. Pulling himself away from the group again." Daisy remarked.
Juliet, "He's having a hard time right now. He really needs our support."
"In order to give support the person in return needs to accept it and Scott doesn't."
"Maybe were not trying hard enough."
"Yea right. I bet if we all go over there and try to communicate that he'll make us all leave."
Ezra, "Ok I'm a gambler. I'll take that bet. I bet Daisy is right, anyone want to disagree?"
Natalie, "Yeah, I bet my tonight's desert that he will talk to me."
Shelby, "Oh please, you just want to crush on him. I bet kitchen duty that he won't."
Juliet, "I bet if I act like I really want to help that he'll listen to me."
Daisy, "Ok here's how we'll work it. One by one we'll go over and sit down with Scott. If he excepts you than we all will cover your kitchen duty one by one for several nights. If he doesn't than you have to give up your deserts for a week. David you in?"
"Oh yeah, let me take the fall right off the bat. You all know that there's no way in hell that he'll talk to me. I'll tell you what. I'll go if you let me go last.
Daisy, "Deal. Natalie you go first."
Natalie walked over to where Scott was sitting pushing the food around on his plate not really eating it. She sat down and he looked up.
"Hi! You doing ok? How did it go with Peter?"
"What kind of restriction did you get?"
"I have to stay in my room all day and write a 500 word essay."
A brooding Scott threw his fork down and pushed his plate aside. He couldn't believe that she got off so easy. "Did you tell Peter that I forced myself on you?"
Natalie was in shock by the tone of his voice. He was definitely mad. "No, I just said that I kissed you back because I felt it's what you needed."
"You mean you used me? So why is it I'm the one getting blamed here?"
"No that's not what I meant. I really like you Scott. I wouldn't use you."
"Just leave me alone would you please."
Natalie never had anyone push her away before so she didn't know how to handle it. She slowly got up and just said, "I'm sorry" and walked away.
The cliffhangers were all silently cheering. Daisy says, "One down EZ you go next."
Ezra strutted over to Scott's table and sat down. "Hey Scott how's it going?"
Scott gives him the why do you care look. "What do you what EZ?"
"We just haven't talked in awhile so I thought . . . ."
"Did it ever occur to you that we haven't talked is because I don't want too?"
"No not really but. . . .."
"Just leave now."
Ezra walked back to the table and said "Two down, this isn't going to be easy Daisy you go next."
Daisy strolled over half cocky and sat down. Scott could not believe this. He threw his hands down on the table with a loud bang.
" Now what? Do you have a mirror?"
"What Scott, you're so vain that you need to look at yourself in a mirror?"
"No I just want to see if I have sit with me written across my forehead."
"No but you do have I need help written across your face."
"If I thought that I'd needed anyone's help I'd ask. Just leave me alone. All of you."
"Ok fine I'll leave but I just want you to know that Shelby is really hurting and she's playing tough because she doesn't know what else to do."
"Yeah real tough. See dumped me remember. Life goes on so they say." He got up and left the dinning hall without eating any breakfast.
Daisy went back over to the cliffhanger table. "Well I guess we all loose so the bet is off. Shelby can I talk to you for a minute?"
Daisy and Shelby walked out of the dinning hall and headed for an activity. "Scott thinks that you dumped him. Did you?"
"No, I' never said anything to him."
"Maybe that's the problem. Try talking to him. He doesn't know what to do and you don't seem to know what to do. So both of you are wondering around not knowing what to do. The answer is to confront each other and find out what the other one is feeling. You'll never know if to don't try. You've got to stop being scared and face the problem head on. Take the bull by the horns if you know what I mean and run with it."
"What if he shuts me out?"
"What if he lets you in?"
"Daisy, You'd make a good teen counselor. You're right. Talking to him might help me figure out what my problem has been lately."
Peter caught up with Scott and gave him his first chore. "I hope you ate a good breakfast because you'll need the energy."
Scott just turned his nose up at him "Whatever."
He took Scott over to the tool shed and brought out the lawn mover. "I want all the common grounds mowed and edged. When you finish come see me and I'll have your next chore to do. I'll give you an hour and a half. That should be plenty of time if you pace yourself right."
"You're going to time me?"
"I just want to make sure you aren't slacking. Time starts right now." Peter pulled a stopwatch and pushed the start button.
Peter went on his way making sure that everyone else was doing what they were suppose to be doing. Sophie met up with him. "Haven't seen you all morning busy day?"
"Yeah, I had to deal with a couple of cliffhangers who broke some rules last night."
"By the look of Scott mowing the grass I'd say that he was one of them. I thought that he was withdrawn. Did he finally open up?"
"Yeah he opened up with Natalie behind the tool shed last night."
Sophie's eyes become wide "With Natalie and not Shelby? What's going on."
"I haven't put my finger on it yet but I'm beginning to think that Scott's problem has to do with his dad."
"How did you come to that conclusion."
"Well in the mist of us arguing, he let it slip that it was his dad who had beat him. Once he realized what he said he clamed back up and became withdrawn again."
"But Peter if that's true than we need to notify CPS."
"I know but something tells me that he'll just deny it."
"But why? Why would he protect his dad?"
"I don't know but my plan is to try and brake him down until he is able to let it all out. He'll never heal properly if he doesn't brake down some of the walls that is clouding his mind."
"What can I do to help?"
"Well I need several people taking different shifts making sure that he goes from one chore to another. He can have some water brakes and a bathroom brake but nothing else until lunch. Why don't you take the first shift until I can commit several other counselors at different times. I'll send you relief in several hours. Here is his schedule. He should be finished with the first chore and begin the second one by this time. If he starts falling behind make him pick up the pace."
"Boy and I thought that military boot camp was tough. That seems like a stroll in the park compared to what you orchestrate."
Shelby walked over to where Scott was cutting the grass and stepped in front of him. "I love watching a guy cut grass, I mean I love watching you cut grass."
"What? What are you doing Shelby? Trying to screw up my head?"
"Scott I think that we need to talk."
"What is there to talk about. You haven't wanted anything to do with me since I came back from home."
"I know and I can't explain my feeling but I feel we should at least try talking about it."
"It's always the same with you Shel. You always think that I can't understand your feelings. I'm tired of you thinking so little of me."
Sophie comes running over, "Shelby get away, Scott has major work duty and no one can disturb him. Scott get back to work and don't forget that someone will always be watching you so don't think even think about slacking. "
Shelby turns quickly to Scott, "It's me that I'm not understanding right now, please Scott."
Sophie, "Shelby I told you to leave now!"
Shelby looks hurt and turns to walk away and looks back over her shoulder at Scott.
"I'll catch up with you later" Scott's lips move but no sound comes out so Sophie doesn't hear.
Shelby turns with a smile on her face. It's a start.
To be continued.
Scott walked grudgingly to the dinning hall. He was pissed off. Pissed off at having to do so many chores. Pissed off at almost having spilled the beans about his dad. Pissed off that Natalie said he forced himself on her. He took a tray from the back of the line and cut up front slamming his tray down with great force. It's amazing how many times you could cut in line and nobody says anything.
He walked over to an empty table and slammed his tray down again. The rest of the cliffhangers, who were in a group together at one table, looked over in disbelief.
"There goes Mr. Sunshine again. Pulling himself away from the group again." Daisy remarked.
Juliet, "He's having a hard time right now. He really needs our support."
"In order to give support the person in return needs to accept it and Scott doesn't."
"Maybe were not trying hard enough."
"Yea right. I bet if we all go over there and try to communicate that he'll make us all leave."
Ezra, "Ok I'm a gambler. I'll take that bet. I bet Daisy is right, anyone want to disagree?"
Natalie, "Yeah, I bet my tonight's desert that he will talk to me."
Shelby, "Oh please, you just want to crush on him. I bet kitchen duty that he won't."
Juliet, "I bet if I act like I really want to help that he'll listen to me."
Daisy, "Ok here's how we'll work it. One by one we'll go over and sit down with Scott. If he excepts you than we all will cover your kitchen duty one by one for several nights. If he doesn't than you have to give up your deserts for a week. David you in?"
"Oh yeah, let me take the fall right off the bat. You all know that there's no way in hell that he'll talk to me. I'll tell you what. I'll go if you let me go last.
Daisy, "Deal. Natalie you go first."
Natalie walked over to where Scott was sitting pushing the food around on his plate not really eating it. She sat down and he looked up.
"Hi! You doing ok? How did it go with Peter?"
"What kind of restriction did you get?"
"I have to stay in my room all day and write a 500 word essay."
A brooding Scott threw his fork down and pushed his plate aside. He couldn't believe that she got off so easy. "Did you tell Peter that I forced myself on you?"
Natalie was in shock by the tone of his voice. He was definitely mad. "No, I just said that I kissed you back because I felt it's what you needed."
"You mean you used me? So why is it I'm the one getting blamed here?"
"No that's not what I meant. I really like you Scott. I wouldn't use you."
"Just leave me alone would you please."
Natalie never had anyone push her away before so she didn't know how to handle it. She slowly got up and just said, "I'm sorry" and walked away.
The cliffhangers were all silently cheering. Daisy says, "One down EZ you go next."
Ezra strutted over to Scott's table and sat down. "Hey Scott how's it going?"
Scott gives him the why do you care look. "What do you what EZ?"
"We just haven't talked in awhile so I thought . . . ."
"Did it ever occur to you that we haven't talked is because I don't want too?"
"No not really but. . . .."
"Just leave now."
Ezra walked back to the table and said "Two down, this isn't going to be easy Daisy you go next."
Daisy strolled over half cocky and sat down. Scott could not believe this. He threw his hands down on the table with a loud bang.
" Now what? Do you have a mirror?"
"What Scott, you're so vain that you need to look at yourself in a mirror?"
"No I just want to see if I have sit with me written across my forehead."
"No but you do have I need help written across your face."
"If I thought that I'd needed anyone's help I'd ask. Just leave me alone. All of you."
"Ok fine I'll leave but I just want you to know that Shelby is really hurting and she's playing tough because she doesn't know what else to do."
"Yeah real tough. See dumped me remember. Life goes on so they say." He got up and left the dinning hall without eating any breakfast.
Daisy went back over to the cliffhanger table. "Well I guess we all loose so the bet is off. Shelby can I talk to you for a minute?"
Daisy and Shelby walked out of the dinning hall and headed for an activity. "Scott thinks that you dumped him. Did you?"
"No, I' never said anything to him."
"Maybe that's the problem. Try talking to him. He doesn't know what to do and you don't seem to know what to do. So both of you are wondering around not knowing what to do. The answer is to confront each other and find out what the other one is feeling. You'll never know if to don't try. You've got to stop being scared and face the problem head on. Take the bull by the horns if you know what I mean and run with it."
"What if he shuts me out?"
"What if he lets you in?"
"Daisy, You'd make a good teen counselor. You're right. Talking to him might help me figure out what my problem has been lately."
Peter caught up with Scott and gave him his first chore. "I hope you ate a good breakfast because you'll need the energy."
Scott just turned his nose up at him "Whatever."
He took Scott over to the tool shed and brought out the lawn mover. "I want all the common grounds mowed and edged. When you finish come see me and I'll have your next chore to do. I'll give you an hour and a half. That should be plenty of time if you pace yourself right."
"You're going to time me?"
"I just want to make sure you aren't slacking. Time starts right now." Peter pulled a stopwatch and pushed the start button.
Peter went on his way making sure that everyone else was doing what they were suppose to be doing. Sophie met up with him. "Haven't seen you all morning busy day?"
"Yeah, I had to deal with a couple of cliffhangers who broke some rules last night."
"By the look of Scott mowing the grass I'd say that he was one of them. I thought that he was withdrawn. Did he finally open up?"
"Yeah he opened up with Natalie behind the tool shed last night."
Sophie's eyes become wide "With Natalie and not Shelby? What's going on."
"I haven't put my finger on it yet but I'm beginning to think that Scott's problem has to do with his dad."
"How did you come to that conclusion."
"Well in the mist of us arguing, he let it slip that it was his dad who had beat him. Once he realized what he said he clamed back up and became withdrawn again."
"But Peter if that's true than we need to notify CPS."
"I know but something tells me that he'll just deny it."
"But why? Why would he protect his dad?"
"I don't know but my plan is to try and brake him down until he is able to let it all out. He'll never heal properly if he doesn't brake down some of the walls that is clouding his mind."
"What can I do to help?"
"Well I need several people taking different shifts making sure that he goes from one chore to another. He can have some water brakes and a bathroom brake but nothing else until lunch. Why don't you take the first shift until I can commit several other counselors at different times. I'll send you relief in several hours. Here is his schedule. He should be finished with the first chore and begin the second one by this time. If he starts falling behind make him pick up the pace."
"Boy and I thought that military boot camp was tough. That seems like a stroll in the park compared to what you orchestrate."
Shelby walked over to where Scott was cutting the grass and stepped in front of him. "I love watching a guy cut grass, I mean I love watching you cut grass."
"What? What are you doing Shelby? Trying to screw up my head?"
"Scott I think that we need to talk."
"What is there to talk about. You haven't wanted anything to do with me since I came back from home."
"I know and I can't explain my feeling but I feel we should at least try talking about it."
"It's always the same with you Shel. You always think that I can't understand your feelings. I'm tired of you thinking so little of me."
Sophie comes running over, "Shelby get away, Scott has major work duty and no one can disturb him. Scott get back to work and don't forget that someone will always be watching you so don't think even think about slacking. "
Shelby turns quickly to Scott, "It's me that I'm not understanding right now, please Scott."
Sophie, "Shelby I told you to leave now!"
Shelby looks hurt and turns to walk away and looks back over her shoulder at Scott.
"I'll catch up with you later" Scott's lips move but no sound comes out so Sophie doesn't hear.
Shelby turns with a smile on her face. It's a start.
To be continued.