Scott's World-CH. 22
Shelby was just waking up in the clinic but was still feeling a little groggy. She was fully aware of what had taken place the day before and was anxious to find any new information. She started to get out of bed when Sophie approached her.
"How are you feeling? Any better?"
" I just feel a little sick but it's probably my nerves from worrying too much. Have you heard anything about Scott yet?"
"No but we have a lot of people working on it right now. They'll let us know the minute they find out anything. You just need to relax and not let this stress you out so much." She handed Shelby a prenatal vitamin. "Here take this vitamin. The Dr. says it will help you keep your strength up."
Shelby refused the pill. "I don't need a vitamin. I just need to know what happen to Scott and if he's ok."
"Shelby please you need to take this and it would be best if you took one everyday for awhile." She held out her hand again.
"Come on Sophie, you know that a stupid little vitamin is not going to help me get over this. Besides I thought this school was against pills of any kind. Aren't we suppose to be getting our nutrition from the delicious dinning hall food." She was being sarcastic now.
Sophie was finding it harder and harder to get around Shelby's questions. "Yes, but there are always exceptions to the rules and you are one of them."
"Why would anyone care about a screw up like me. Why care about my health anyway when Scott's life could be in danger. Doesn't anyone care about what might be happening the him?"
"Yes of course we all care about Scott but other people are taking care of that situation and I need to take care of you."
Shelby began to cry. "Why Sophie? Look at the mess I've made of things. If I'd just obeyed the rules than none of this would have happened. I don't give a damn about myself and I could care less what happens to me because I only care about Scott. You don't understand."
Sophie became very compassionate. "Tell me Shelby I'm listening. Make me understand."
"I know that everyone here especially Peter think that I'm irresponsible. I'm sorry but Scott just means the world to me. You probably think we're young and immature and don't know what were doing but that's not true. I was forced to grow up fast by living in the streets. No one treated me with any respect and decency until I met Scott. Yeah at first he was mean to me and called me names but he was just going through a hard time also. We were able to put all the crap in our lives aside and find a way to know who each other really were. We understand each other now and he doesn't hold anything from my past against me. He was able to bring out the real me and he shows me respect. He's loving, tender, and can be so sweet. No one else sees that side of Scott the way I do. He hides his feelings from everyone but me. When we are together it's like another world exists. There are times that I don't want to leave that world but I know that I have to. I needed to show Scott how much he meant to me. That's why we took off. We needed to be in our own little world for awhile."
"Shelby I do understand first love and how you can get lost in another world. The problem with that is a lot of time it's fantasy and you can't ignore reality. I do believe that you two are in love but you had your whole life ahead of you and you didn't have to rush things. Now you'll have to deal with the consequences for the rest of your life."
Shelby looked puzzled for a minute. "What you mean consequences and HAD a life ahead of me. What aren't you telling me Sophie."
Sophie realized that she had dug a hole and it was getting bigger and bigger. She had no choice but to tell her. "Ok Shelby you have the right to know. The pregnancy test came back positive. You need to take care of yourself if not for you but for the baby you're carrying."
Shelby stood in shock and turned white as a ghost. She dropped back down on the bed. "Oh God what have I done. He'll hate me. He'll think that I set him up. What should I do? Should I get rid of it? I can't it's apart of him too. If anything happens to Scott than this is the only part of him I'll have left. Oh Sophie I'm so confused. I don't know what to do. Please help me. Peter is going to throw me out of here isn't he?" She was sobbing and rocking back and forth now.
Sophie went over to her and put her arms around her and just held on. "We have time Shelby. Let's wait until we find out about Scott before we make any decisions ok? Peter isn't going to throw you out. He knows about this and so does your mother. We have agreed to let you stay here until we can find a healthy alternative. I know it will be hard but you need to relax and not become to stressed out. You need to take care of yourself now. Now is when you need to prove how mature you really are."
Barringer Estate
Lilly took Scott upstairs to show him his room. Edward took Spencer into the parlor for some private conversation.
"Did things go smoothly and no one saw you?"
"Yes he actually made it quite easy for us."
"He doesn't seem like he willingly went peaceful."
"No I mean that we didn't have to take him from his dorm. He snuck out of his dorm to meet his girlfriend in the woods. Her name is Shelby and from what I gather he is quite taken with her. He'll do anything in her defense if you ever need a reason for blackmail."
"Very well done. That kind of information could very well come in handy. Why don't you do back to Horizon and get me the file on that girl. Anything happen in the woods that you are aware of?"
"Between Scott and Shelby? I would say most definite."
"Well it appears that I'll have to deal with raging hormones as well. Off you go. Call me when you get the other file."
Lilly opened the door to a room down a long hallway. Scott looked in and couldn't believe the size of that room. "Gee a person could get lost in his own bedroom here."
"That's the whole idea. If you really want to get lost in this house I'll show you tons of little hiding places. There are some that grandfather doesn't even know about."
"Well if he did know about them than they wouldn't be worth hiding in would they?"
"That's true. So what's your story? How did you manage to come into our existence?"
"Well there's this awesome thing called sex. My mom and dad did it and poof I'm here. You aren't going to tell me that you were genetically produced are you?"
"Haha. So you are witty, defiant, clever, obnoxious and a comedian. Shit now I know that we must be related. It's too bad the rest of them are from another planet."
"Obnoxious. You haven't seen obnoxious yet. How come they haven't thrown you out of here yet? They got rid of my dad when he was younger."
"Well I may be the rotten apple from the tree but I know how to kiss ass when I need to. Beside I'm a female and they only expect perfection from the male gender in the Barringer family. You might as well get ready to have your life completely planned out for you now. It's no longer yours. Grandfather has complete control now."
"I don't think so. My own dad couldn't control my life and I'll be damned if anyone else will."
"Well whatever. It should be fun seeing how this place will change now that you're here. If you need anything let me know and I'll see what I can do to help."
"Sure for start, why don't you help me get out of here."
"I would if I could but if grandfather found out than he would kick me out and cut me out of his will."
"I thought you wanted out. Don't you hate it here?"
"Of course I do but I love the money even more. If I get thrown out than I'd be financially cut off and I have an expensive spending habit that I just can't seem to brake. Besides they know how to throw some awesome parties. You'll learn to love it too."
"I don't want to love it. This is not my kind of lifestyle and I just want to get out of here. Did you know that I was kidnapped? I didn't come here willingly."
"Really. Than I guess that people are probably looking for you. Did anyone see you get taken? Spencer is pretty good at what he does. Would your dad and mom even have a clue that it was grandfather?"
"I don't know but it probably freaked my girlfriend out. She was with me when the whole thing went down. I think that they just left her in the woods."
"In the woods? What were you doing in the woods?"
Scott just gave Lilly the what are you stupid look and shook his head.
"Gee you couldn't find a better place like a bedroom, hotel room or back seat of a car?"
"There are no bedrooms where we are from just dorms with other roommates. No car and no way of getting to a hotel. Any more questions?"
"Yeah, where are you from? I thought that you were taken from your home."
"No I live at a school called Mt. Horizon. It's for troubled and dysfunctional teens."
Lilly starts laughing. "Gee this is getting better by the minute. So what did you do to end up in there?"
Scott was starting to get a little irritated now. "Listen I don't have to tell you my life story. All you need to know is that I definitely don't belong here."
"Ok you don't have to get rude but remember that I'm the only one here who probably understands you. Get dressed for dinner. The clothes are in the closet. You want me to help you pick out something?"
Scott walked over to the closet and looked inside. "You've got to be kidding? No way in hell am I wearing anything in this closet. I'd look like the poster boy for the local boarding school."
"Fine than my advice to you is to not come down for dinner because you won't be served."
"Fine. I'll think that I'll just stroll down stairs and stroll right on out the front door." Scott walked out of the room and went down stairs through the main foyer. He thought that it was a breeze so far. No one was in sight and he could just walk right on out. He opened the front door and there stood a guard waiting for him.
"Going some where master Scott?"
He thought man when did I become anyone's master? "Yeah I thought that I'd take a walk around the grounds."
"Fine I'll show you around."
"No thank you. I think that I'd rather be by myself."
"Sorry sir, but I have strict orders to not let you leave the house unsupervised."
"Damn" Scott turned around and walked back into the house. Lilly was standing there with her arms folded in front of her.
"Didn't get very far did you?"
"Shut up. There's got to be another way out of here."
"Listen Scott. It'll never happen in broad daylight. This is something that has to be diabolical and planned out. It's going to take time. Just enjoy yourself while you can. There is everything under the sun here from tennis courts, swimming pool, racquetball courts, saunas and even a movie room. You can have fun here if you want to. I've needed someone to hang with and you just made my life a little more interesting."
"Don't tell me that you don't have any friends. What's the matter you to spoiled for them?"
"Don't be ridiculous, of course I have friends but my friends aren't allowed around here. They don't fit into the social scene if you know what I mean.
Maybe I can introduce you to some of them. I think that they would like you."
"Great, I'm trying my ass off to get out of here and your trying to fill up my social calander. Shit I need a cigarette."
"You smoke. I've got something stronger if you want."
"Are you kidding me? Show me the way."
"Follow me. It's in one of the secret hiding places that I was telling you about. I'm beginning to get the picture of why you were at Mt. Horizon."
Scott made no comment and followed Lilly to what looked like an old wine cellar. It was cold, dark and damp but definitely private. They rolled the marijuana and smoked it until they began to feel the affects of a buzz. Lilly looked at her watch and realized that it was past 6:00 and that dinner had already started.
"Oh man Scott we got to get out of here because we're late for dinner."
"Who cares, I wasn't planning on going anyway."
"You don't understand. When you miss dinner you have to explain your every where-abouts. I get caught in a lie every time. It's just easier to make it to dinner. Besides they'll probably hold me responsible for you so come on let's go."
She pulled him up from where he was desperately trying to chill and mellow out.
She dragged him along behind her as they made the way back to the main house and into the dinning room. "Sorry where late. I was showing Scott around the estate. We didn't get a chance to get dressed up. Should we take our meal in the kitchen?"
Edward stood and dismissed the problem. "I'll let it go this time Lilly. You need to be more aware of the time. Have a seat. Scott come here. I want to introduce you to your grandmother."
She was a sweet old lady with silver color hair. She seemed frail but seemed to have the respect of everyone in the room. She smiled and gestured for Scott to come closer to her. She was bound to a wheelchair and couldn't maneuver very well. Scott walked over to her and squatted down so that he was at eye level with her. She reached out and took his hand and held it.
"My dear boy it's so nice to finally meet you. You'll have to tell me all about you and you father after dinner."
Edward spoke, "Corinne you know that we don't talk about Martin in this house."
"Quiet Edward. Martin is and always will be my youngest son. You can't erase my memory of him. This boy has a lot of Martin in him and I want to hear every detail of his life. You can just go putter around with whatever it is that you do after dinner but I'm going to spend some quality time with my grandson and that's final."
Edward grumbled something and sat back down to the table. Scott felt a bond to this old lady already even though he hadn't spoken one word to her yet. He loved the way she controlled the situation and he realized that she was probably the only one who could stand up to Edward. Scott knew whom it was that he needed to bond with to get his way.
To Be Continued.
Shelby was just waking up in the clinic but was still feeling a little groggy. She was fully aware of what had taken place the day before and was anxious to find any new information. She started to get out of bed when Sophie approached her.
"How are you feeling? Any better?"
" I just feel a little sick but it's probably my nerves from worrying too much. Have you heard anything about Scott yet?"
"No but we have a lot of people working on it right now. They'll let us know the minute they find out anything. You just need to relax and not let this stress you out so much." She handed Shelby a prenatal vitamin. "Here take this vitamin. The Dr. says it will help you keep your strength up."
Shelby refused the pill. "I don't need a vitamin. I just need to know what happen to Scott and if he's ok."
"Shelby please you need to take this and it would be best if you took one everyday for awhile." She held out her hand again.
"Come on Sophie, you know that a stupid little vitamin is not going to help me get over this. Besides I thought this school was against pills of any kind. Aren't we suppose to be getting our nutrition from the delicious dinning hall food." She was being sarcastic now.
Sophie was finding it harder and harder to get around Shelby's questions. "Yes, but there are always exceptions to the rules and you are one of them."
"Why would anyone care about a screw up like me. Why care about my health anyway when Scott's life could be in danger. Doesn't anyone care about what might be happening the him?"
"Yes of course we all care about Scott but other people are taking care of that situation and I need to take care of you."
Shelby began to cry. "Why Sophie? Look at the mess I've made of things. If I'd just obeyed the rules than none of this would have happened. I don't give a damn about myself and I could care less what happens to me because I only care about Scott. You don't understand."
Sophie became very compassionate. "Tell me Shelby I'm listening. Make me understand."
"I know that everyone here especially Peter think that I'm irresponsible. I'm sorry but Scott just means the world to me. You probably think we're young and immature and don't know what were doing but that's not true. I was forced to grow up fast by living in the streets. No one treated me with any respect and decency until I met Scott. Yeah at first he was mean to me and called me names but he was just going through a hard time also. We were able to put all the crap in our lives aside and find a way to know who each other really were. We understand each other now and he doesn't hold anything from my past against me. He was able to bring out the real me and he shows me respect. He's loving, tender, and can be so sweet. No one else sees that side of Scott the way I do. He hides his feelings from everyone but me. When we are together it's like another world exists. There are times that I don't want to leave that world but I know that I have to. I needed to show Scott how much he meant to me. That's why we took off. We needed to be in our own little world for awhile."
"Shelby I do understand first love and how you can get lost in another world. The problem with that is a lot of time it's fantasy and you can't ignore reality. I do believe that you two are in love but you had your whole life ahead of you and you didn't have to rush things. Now you'll have to deal with the consequences for the rest of your life."
Shelby looked puzzled for a minute. "What you mean consequences and HAD a life ahead of me. What aren't you telling me Sophie."
Sophie realized that she had dug a hole and it was getting bigger and bigger. She had no choice but to tell her. "Ok Shelby you have the right to know. The pregnancy test came back positive. You need to take care of yourself if not for you but for the baby you're carrying."
Shelby stood in shock and turned white as a ghost. She dropped back down on the bed. "Oh God what have I done. He'll hate me. He'll think that I set him up. What should I do? Should I get rid of it? I can't it's apart of him too. If anything happens to Scott than this is the only part of him I'll have left. Oh Sophie I'm so confused. I don't know what to do. Please help me. Peter is going to throw me out of here isn't he?" She was sobbing and rocking back and forth now.
Sophie went over to her and put her arms around her and just held on. "We have time Shelby. Let's wait until we find out about Scott before we make any decisions ok? Peter isn't going to throw you out. He knows about this and so does your mother. We have agreed to let you stay here until we can find a healthy alternative. I know it will be hard but you need to relax and not become to stressed out. You need to take care of yourself now. Now is when you need to prove how mature you really are."
Barringer Estate
Lilly took Scott upstairs to show him his room. Edward took Spencer into the parlor for some private conversation.
"Did things go smoothly and no one saw you?"
"Yes he actually made it quite easy for us."
"He doesn't seem like he willingly went peaceful."
"No I mean that we didn't have to take him from his dorm. He snuck out of his dorm to meet his girlfriend in the woods. Her name is Shelby and from what I gather he is quite taken with her. He'll do anything in her defense if you ever need a reason for blackmail."
"Very well done. That kind of information could very well come in handy. Why don't you do back to Horizon and get me the file on that girl. Anything happen in the woods that you are aware of?"
"Between Scott and Shelby? I would say most definite."
"Well it appears that I'll have to deal with raging hormones as well. Off you go. Call me when you get the other file."
Lilly opened the door to a room down a long hallway. Scott looked in and couldn't believe the size of that room. "Gee a person could get lost in his own bedroom here."
"That's the whole idea. If you really want to get lost in this house I'll show you tons of little hiding places. There are some that grandfather doesn't even know about."
"Well if he did know about them than they wouldn't be worth hiding in would they?"
"That's true. So what's your story? How did you manage to come into our existence?"
"Well there's this awesome thing called sex. My mom and dad did it and poof I'm here. You aren't going to tell me that you were genetically produced are you?"
"Haha. So you are witty, defiant, clever, obnoxious and a comedian. Shit now I know that we must be related. It's too bad the rest of them are from another planet."
"Obnoxious. You haven't seen obnoxious yet. How come they haven't thrown you out of here yet? They got rid of my dad when he was younger."
"Well I may be the rotten apple from the tree but I know how to kiss ass when I need to. Beside I'm a female and they only expect perfection from the male gender in the Barringer family. You might as well get ready to have your life completely planned out for you now. It's no longer yours. Grandfather has complete control now."
"I don't think so. My own dad couldn't control my life and I'll be damned if anyone else will."
"Well whatever. It should be fun seeing how this place will change now that you're here. If you need anything let me know and I'll see what I can do to help."
"Sure for start, why don't you help me get out of here."
"I would if I could but if grandfather found out than he would kick me out and cut me out of his will."
"I thought you wanted out. Don't you hate it here?"
"Of course I do but I love the money even more. If I get thrown out than I'd be financially cut off and I have an expensive spending habit that I just can't seem to brake. Besides they know how to throw some awesome parties. You'll learn to love it too."
"I don't want to love it. This is not my kind of lifestyle and I just want to get out of here. Did you know that I was kidnapped? I didn't come here willingly."
"Really. Than I guess that people are probably looking for you. Did anyone see you get taken? Spencer is pretty good at what he does. Would your dad and mom even have a clue that it was grandfather?"
"I don't know but it probably freaked my girlfriend out. She was with me when the whole thing went down. I think that they just left her in the woods."
"In the woods? What were you doing in the woods?"
Scott just gave Lilly the what are you stupid look and shook his head.
"Gee you couldn't find a better place like a bedroom, hotel room or back seat of a car?"
"There are no bedrooms where we are from just dorms with other roommates. No car and no way of getting to a hotel. Any more questions?"
"Yeah, where are you from? I thought that you were taken from your home."
"No I live at a school called Mt. Horizon. It's for troubled and dysfunctional teens."
Lilly starts laughing. "Gee this is getting better by the minute. So what did you do to end up in there?"
Scott was starting to get a little irritated now. "Listen I don't have to tell you my life story. All you need to know is that I definitely don't belong here."
"Ok you don't have to get rude but remember that I'm the only one here who probably understands you. Get dressed for dinner. The clothes are in the closet. You want me to help you pick out something?"
Scott walked over to the closet and looked inside. "You've got to be kidding? No way in hell am I wearing anything in this closet. I'd look like the poster boy for the local boarding school."
"Fine than my advice to you is to not come down for dinner because you won't be served."
"Fine. I'll think that I'll just stroll down stairs and stroll right on out the front door." Scott walked out of the room and went down stairs through the main foyer. He thought that it was a breeze so far. No one was in sight and he could just walk right on out. He opened the front door and there stood a guard waiting for him.
"Going some where master Scott?"
He thought man when did I become anyone's master? "Yeah I thought that I'd take a walk around the grounds."
"Fine I'll show you around."
"No thank you. I think that I'd rather be by myself."
"Sorry sir, but I have strict orders to not let you leave the house unsupervised."
"Damn" Scott turned around and walked back into the house. Lilly was standing there with her arms folded in front of her.
"Didn't get very far did you?"
"Shut up. There's got to be another way out of here."
"Listen Scott. It'll never happen in broad daylight. This is something that has to be diabolical and planned out. It's going to take time. Just enjoy yourself while you can. There is everything under the sun here from tennis courts, swimming pool, racquetball courts, saunas and even a movie room. You can have fun here if you want to. I've needed someone to hang with and you just made my life a little more interesting."
"Don't tell me that you don't have any friends. What's the matter you to spoiled for them?"
"Don't be ridiculous, of course I have friends but my friends aren't allowed around here. They don't fit into the social scene if you know what I mean.
Maybe I can introduce you to some of them. I think that they would like you."
"Great, I'm trying my ass off to get out of here and your trying to fill up my social calander. Shit I need a cigarette."
"You smoke. I've got something stronger if you want."
"Are you kidding me? Show me the way."
"Follow me. It's in one of the secret hiding places that I was telling you about. I'm beginning to get the picture of why you were at Mt. Horizon."
Scott made no comment and followed Lilly to what looked like an old wine cellar. It was cold, dark and damp but definitely private. They rolled the marijuana and smoked it until they began to feel the affects of a buzz. Lilly looked at her watch and realized that it was past 6:00 and that dinner had already started.
"Oh man Scott we got to get out of here because we're late for dinner."
"Who cares, I wasn't planning on going anyway."
"You don't understand. When you miss dinner you have to explain your every where-abouts. I get caught in a lie every time. It's just easier to make it to dinner. Besides they'll probably hold me responsible for you so come on let's go."
She pulled him up from where he was desperately trying to chill and mellow out.
She dragged him along behind her as they made the way back to the main house and into the dinning room. "Sorry where late. I was showing Scott around the estate. We didn't get a chance to get dressed up. Should we take our meal in the kitchen?"
Edward stood and dismissed the problem. "I'll let it go this time Lilly. You need to be more aware of the time. Have a seat. Scott come here. I want to introduce you to your grandmother."
She was a sweet old lady with silver color hair. She seemed frail but seemed to have the respect of everyone in the room. She smiled and gestured for Scott to come closer to her. She was bound to a wheelchair and couldn't maneuver very well. Scott walked over to her and squatted down so that he was at eye level with her. She reached out and took his hand and held it.
"My dear boy it's so nice to finally meet you. You'll have to tell me all about you and you father after dinner."
Edward spoke, "Corinne you know that we don't talk about Martin in this house."
"Quiet Edward. Martin is and always will be my youngest son. You can't erase my memory of him. This boy has a lot of Martin in him and I want to hear every detail of his life. You can just go putter around with whatever it is that you do after dinner but I'm going to spend some quality time with my grandson and that's final."
Edward grumbled something and sat back down to the table. Scott felt a bond to this old lady already even though he hadn't spoken one word to her yet. He loved the way she controlled the situation and he realized that she was probably the only one who could stand up to Edward. Scott knew whom it was that he needed to bond with to get his way.
To Be Continued.