Rejected and Insecure

What a punishment

CHRIS

I felt a warm tongue on my face tickling me awake. 

"I'm awake, I'm awake." I patted his head as I sat up. My eyes darted around the room landing on the clock, 5:15 am. I brought my feet down while rubbing my eyes.

"Great work fluff, now I can't go back to sleep." I stood up and made my way to my bathroom, I'm not the type to go back to bed when my feet have hit the floor.

I took a shower and got dressed in my jogging outfit, today is Saturday, normally I use to hang out with Brian but I guess I won't today, I wore whisky his lace and jog out of the house after informing Henry.

Jogging I did for a while till I was a little tired and needed to think. 

I sat on a bench with fluff on my lap, I ran my fingers in his fur as I stare in space.

Why did Fred hug me? Does he like me like a normal brother should? Is he different from them? I can't really tell he might be faking though. 

My phone started buzzing interrupting my thoughts, I reach for it sliding the green icon. 

"Yeah?" 

"Sir, you need to get back home is been an hour since you left, Fred might be worried if he doesn't see you." Henry said. 

"Okay I'm coming." I sigh as I hung up, "hey buddy let's go!" I patted his head. 

Once we got home, I took another shower before tripping in my usual outfit, a black skinny jeans and a long sleeve button down shirt with red and black stripes. I rolled my sleeve and unbutton my top leaving my inner white shirt in exposure. 

I worked to Fred's office knocking twice. He invited me in, without hesitation I threw myself in. 

"Hey." I greeted. 

He gave me a weird look before smiling, "how was your night Christoph?" 

"Great." 

"I see." He carefully dug his files in his briefcase. 

"So um.. About yesterday, I,m sorry." I rubbed the back of my neck, one of those habits I learn from my brothers. 

"No worries, I forgave you right from the instance you understood your mistakes." 

"Oh thanks." I said, I don't have anything to say so I guess I need to leave. 

"Oh I almost forgot." He said out of blue, I stare at him confusedly. 

"I'm not done with your punishment yet." 

I froze in spot, is he kidding? He literally beat my a*s yesterday, was that not enough?!

"I thought of grounding you, but that will only encourage your laziness, maybe some chores?"

My heart pound hard against my rib cage at the hearing of chores! I f*****g hate chores! Is the worst punishment ever! I can take groundings anything but chores! Why doing house work when we've got employees, that's totally stupid! Father knows about me disliking chores so he never gave me such punishment. I guess it was a sort of bonus. 

"C-chores?" I gulp.

"Yeah but I think it won't be right." 

I sigh in relief, "thank goodness." I mumbled. 

"So you coming with me to our organization." He said. 

"No way!" I gasped, I really wanna see what our organization is like for real, I saw pictures of the huge mansion, and heard news about it, but I've never been there myself, my brothers says if f*****g boring.

I won't believe that I'm pretty sure is not that horrible. 

"You know punishments are not suppose to make you happy right?" He lean against his desk while staring at me with a raise brow.

"Uh, I mean oh no! I'm spending my wonderful Saturday in a boring office! Too too bad." I slowly back off.

"That was sarcastic." 

"Oh was it? I need to um get ready, for my 'boring day" I chuckled. 

"Please button up Christoph." 

I rolled my eyes, "I like it this way is cool." 

"Don't make me do it for you, believe me you won't like it." He said sternly. 

I rolled my eyes, "ugh! Fine!" I pull my sleeve down buttoning them, I also button up and set my collar properly, "Happy?"

"Very." He replied, I just shook my head before disappearing behind the door.

I walk to Henry's room with fluff, the only person I can trust when I'm away is Henry, he'll take good care of my pet. 

"Hey Henry." I greeted.

"Mr Christopher." 

"Please stop calling me that way, is Chris, please take care of my pet, I don't want him playing with the neighbour's dog," I drop him in Henry's arms. 

"And why that Sir?" 

"Because, he always comes back with tick and flees." I patted his head. 

"Oh"

"Yeah, I gotta go Fred is waiting for me in the car, I'm going to the company for my boring Saturday" I scoff as Henry smiled. 

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The building stood tall with JC engraved bold on it, I followed Fred to the elevator, he pressed number fifty five the elevator started moving. I was just looking around till the elevator ding and it parted open. Fred step out and I followed behind him, with my mouth wide open, this place is beautiful, kinda crowdy but still amazing, people in suit both men and women running here and there with files, notepads or iPods.

Most of them approach us to say Hi to Fred. 

We finally made it to his office, is just woah, he has a beautiful well arranged desk, with shelves and trophies, beautiful painting on the wall etc. The one thing that attracts me the most is the huge glasses behind his desk instead of walls, London was in full display, Is so amazingly beautiful!

I took slow steps to the glass, once I was close enough, I looked down just to notice how high we were, then I saw double! I back off while panting. 

"Scared of heights?" Fred walk to me. 

"Not really but we're just too high!"

He chuckled, "yeah I know."

"But is a good view from here." I took some few steps backward.

"Don't worry you won't fall, when I was a kid I was scared of heights too." He said

"How did you get over it?" 

"I pick up courage and fight my fear, thanks to Father." He smiled. "Enough of this peep talk, let's get to work." He walk back to his desk. 

"What work?" I followed him. 

"First there is only one rule." He stop to stare at me.

"Which one?" 

"Please Don't get in trouble Christopher." He said still staring at me with his warm brown eyes making me giggle. 

"Why are you giggling? Do I sound funny?" He placed a firm hand on my shoulder.

"No, no you don't! Just that your eyes." I chuckled.

"What with my eyes?" He blinked.

"Nothing, nothing. I promise I won't get in trouble." 

"Okay." He pulled out some papers in a file handing it to me. 

"What's this?" 

"A test, you pass you're in." He said. 

"Ouhhhh! I love tests." I said to myself.

"This one is not as easy as you think." He said while seating. 

"Yeah I guess, can I seat on the desk over there?" 

"Yeah sure." 

I plop down on the chair not taking my eyes off the questions, in the corner of my eyes, I saw Fred looking at the blank screen of his phone, clearly search for something in his eyes. I couldn't help but laugh while shaking my head.

"What is that about now?" He called out. 

"Oh sorry, just one of the question is so funny, I'll shut up now." I replied while laughing silently.

The test was difficult but easy, I got it done within ten minutes. 

"Here, pretty easy, you should set more harder questions than this next time." I drop the file on his desk.

He reach for it, flipping the pages open as he carefully study my answers. 

"Welcome to the Jackson company." He shook my hand, "come with me." He stood up and made his way to the door.

I followed him carefully to another office but smaller.

"Garry!" He called, the red hair man seating on the desk stood up with a camera.

"Look at the camera." Fred said, I did what he instructed, then click.

"Fill the form!" He gave me a paper demanding for information like your name, surname etc. I filled the mysterious form, he grabbed it from me before turning to Fred. 

"All done sir." He said, Fred just nodded and we left. 

"Uh... Was that necessary?" I asked as we walk in the short hall.

"Yeah"

"He knock on a door, before pushing it open, revealing a blond teenage girl seating on a desk typing something on the computer as soon as she notice us she stood up to greet Fred.