Uplifted Spirit

Chapter 18 Will Waters Fri, Aug 22, 10:50 AM To: frankf4321S@gomail.com Hey! Wow! Something unreal has happened but I'll get to that. Site seeing got cut short cause grandma not feeling well so were back at the house. Me n gramps still going to the game tonite though. Anyway something wonderful! I'M GOING TO COLLEGE FOR SURE!!! AND NOT COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUT THE REAL THING!!!! We had early lunch downtown and grandma and aunt Molly told me they've already spok

Chapter 17 frankf4321s Thu, Aug 21, 12:07 AM To: willw521k@gomail.com Will Good to hear from you. I was getting worried. Hope you manage to get to sleep sometime, but you can always sleep in the car. You show good maturity in the way you responded to my comments. But you're right, you haven't had much experience at these things and I wasn't there at the party, so who am I to judge. I just thought I should give my opinion for all it's worth. Let me t

Columbus Guy, I just posted the next chapter and all your questions will be answered.

What did you mean about a hash of the email addresses? I'm curious. Let me know. In Will's case, it's really hard to decide who he can trust.

Columbus Guy, we walked to the top of the Acropolis today and it was well worth the walk. The view is spectacular and you're right about people. There were many, but then it was Sunday here. There was also a big demonstration in front of the Parliament building. We can see the Acropolis and other historic sites from our hotel. I found the part about the kids following Will around funny also. We're flying home the day after tomorrow. I'll be happy to be back home. But I have to tell you, this has been an awesome trip, although very tiring for an old guy like me. I did buy a Turkish rug for too much money and bought a painting in Venice. But other than that, I haven't bought much except a few post cards. The carpet was only 30 Euro, but it wasn't until I talked to others who one for 10 Euro that I felt robbed.

Oxala, don't forget that a lot of teens have watched 007 and other such movies like Mission Impossible etc. and they know about this kind of stuff from the movies and not from actual history.

Columbus Guy So much is in the air in this chapter. Of course, by now, you know what happened and will be disappointed that more didn't happen to the pastor. It would be nice for Frank to be able to go to Will's graduation, but there are a lot of details to be worked out.

Oxala Happy to know the chapter touched you. Sometimes, it just happens and we don't know why. Thanks for the comment.

Chapter 16 Will Waters Wed, Aug 20, 12:54 AM To: frankf4321S@gomail.com Everything is SO NOT COOL! I've actually been home since shortly after 11 but just now getting to u because I've been talking to mom n dad. Very upset!! If I wasn't going on this trip tomorrow I'd be moving to Siberia! And I still might do the latter! I got picked up at 6:30 just like Gary said, then we went n got Carol and Jason and then we started driving in the opposite direction than t

Chapter 15 frankf4321s Mon, Aug 18, 8:02 PM To: willw521k@gomail.com Will I'm back on my computer. It sounds like you handled it perfectly with Gary and Jason. I'm surprised that their question about you being gay caught you by surprise. You gave them the right answer. Now you're home free until after you graduate and take off for college, which hopefully your grandparents will pay for. OR maybe your grades will come up now that you're more relaxed and you

Chapter 14 I wanted to chat with Frank, but he said he didn’t think it was a good idea. I was disappointed and wondered what difference it would make. It’s not like we were doing anything wrong. Life can be so fucked up at times. But like he says, it’s a matter of perspective and some people would perceive some older guy chatting with a seventeen year old a bit perverted, even though it isn’t. It pisses me off. But there was nothing I could do. I respect Frank too much to make a big thin

Chapter 13 Frank wrote me and told me he was having brunch with friends and spending some time visiting so he wouldn’t be able to get back to me until mid-afternoon in case I was in a hurry to touch base with him. I appreciate him letting me know because when I don’t hear from him, I begin to panic. He suggested I get in some gay teen chat groups and talk to people my own age. He’s concerned that I’m becoming too dependent on him. He’s probably right, but that’s because there haven’t been a

Chapter 12 Will Waters Sat, Aug 16, 12:13 PM To: frankf4321S@gomail.com Just lost my motivation to run with Max. No, not unhappy or depressed, just the opposite actually! Happier than I've been in like fricking ages! Just tired, but not in the sleepy way ya know. Mom n dad just left to go bowling with the same two couples that they do this with every other Saturday. And I'm glad cause suddenly I just kinda feel kinda like being alone and chilling out

Chapter 11 Will Waters Fri, Aug 15, 6:15 PM To: frankf4321S@gomail.com Wow. I read thru yer message like 14 times to prepare myself for tomorrow. It was like doing homework. But I'm ready now, bring it on!! I also just got back from going out to eat with mom and dad right here in town, which I didn't necessarily want to do in light of both current events and my appearance, but dad said screw up your courage, throw on a smile, hold your head up high and let'

Oxala, you are so right. Even Will points out that he listened to all those coming out stories and that's why he came out and it turned out not at all like he expected.

Tim, you are so right. Life should be enjoyed and sometimes we have to do whatever it takes to be happy.

Columbus Guy - I had the same reaction and it's possible he was the one involved with James. Because James was the aggressor and not Will. Makes you wonder.

Humans are great at making religion work for whatever they want. That seems to be true of politics too.

Thanks for the comments Oxala. The plan does work in the end. The religious right don't seem to understand that God loves us all unconditionally.

I was 30 when I first had sex so you can see I waited a long time. I had been raised in a very religious environment and I waited until I was married. Then, of course, the marriage died because there was little love on her side. I consider myself bisexual. It takes two to tango as they say. Thanks for writing. I was very unpopular in the lower grades because I too wore glasses, but my mom prayed for eye correction and they changed. Who's to say why. I also played the piano, but for some reason kids began to like me and I have no idea why. I did treat everyone with respect because I told myself I'd never treat people like they treated me.

Columbus Guy, I was bullied too when I was a kid so know what you mean. I didn't fight back at first, but finally did and the bullies stopped. The actual story is in one of the emails to Will. I actually didn't fight back, I tricked them. Thanks for the review.

Oxala, thanks for pointing out the error. I'll do my best to change it. I'm on a cruise right now so my internet access is expensive. This is a different format, but I thought it was worth a try.

Chapter 10 Will Waters Fri, August 15, 5:56 AM To: frankf4321S@gomail.com Frank The guy you’re meeting. Brian huh? Well...I hope this "Brian" is somebody I would approve of young man!! Ha!! Dude that is so awesome! ! Can't wait til I'm in a position where I can go out with a dude and have a great time! Someday... can't wait to hear what happens next with u two! God I slept like almost 12 hours! Just woke up and drained the snake. Ha!! Just let Max o

Chapter 9 frankf4321s Thu, August 14, 5:06 AM To: willw521k@gomail.com Will, I woke up early and saw the light on my phone blinking. Read your email. It used to be you had kids beating you up, and now you have an adult doing it. Think of your wounds as battle scars and be proud of them. Be sure to return your friend’s texts right away. I am glad I can be here for you. I'm going to try to go back to sleep. I need to leave home by 8:30 a

Chapter 8 Will Waters Tues, August 12, 10:38 PM To: frankf4321S@gomail.com Ok. Whew. I'm so sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Didn't mean to do that. I was so upset earlier that after everything died down around here I laid down and fell asleep. Think my brain just like shorted out for awhile. Anyway, sorry Frank. Alright, here's what happened and how it all played out. Bear with me here if it gets a little disjointed, it'll all make sense in the end. 1. Wen