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I always looked forward to coming home after a long day at the office.. Home was an apartment that I shared with my roommate Brett. We had been college roommates and became best friends during the five years it took the both of us to get our degrees. We were completely different, but that never stopped us when it came to getting along. I wouldn’t have survived moving to California if I hadn’t met Brett. I could hear the music blasting from our apartment when I pulled into the parking lot an
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About best friends from college. Brett and Will are totally different, but will they find out that, that is what makes their friendship so special? They definitely have the summer to figure it out, Will is going back home to visit his parents and taking Brett with him. First posted around year 2004.
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I never expected to fall asleep that night, I was too nervous and tense about the next day. I didn’t know what time I fell asleep, but I was surprised to wake up in plenty of time to get dressed for the event at church. At first I thought I was the only one awake, but when I walked down stairs I saw that Grace and Mom were in the living room. Grace was being fed something pureed from a small glass jar absently because Mom was looking over contents in a vanilla folder. I didn’t know if it wa
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Saturday I woke up a little past noon, I hadn’t realized I stayed up that late worrying about a surprise. A surprise that I would no doubt enjoy. I was also surprised that Mom had let me sleep that long on a Saturday. I was also a bit disappointed that Jonathon hadn’t stopped by yet. He probably wouldn’t be able to sneak out of the house though, he was still grounded for the fight he had with Matt. I was curious what he did in that house during the day though, on days he didn’t have anythin
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Jonathon had to steady me by grabbing hold of my shoulders and he looked at me, then through the open front door. My family were in the living room, Stacey on the couch, her eyes puffy and red from crying and Mom was hovering over the living room, her arms crossed with some of her red hair falling out of the tight bun she put it in before she headed off to work every morning. They all turned to look at me, Dad looked sick, like he was about to vomit his hands twitching nervously at his sides.
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Most of the day I was spared by the classes I had. In English I ignored Matt, it was usually Jonathon who started the conversations in there anyway. I was also surprised that I had missed a quiz on the book we were all supposed to be reading and listening to. The last two days, I wondered just how much I missed, I didn’t think it would be a lot in the slow moving town, but I knew I wouldn’t be able to make up the quiz. Matt didn’t want to talk to me anyway, he had opened the book as soon as
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It was dark and I had been in bed, almost asleep when Stacey came into my room and nudged me. It scared me at first, thinking there was something wrong with her. She was frowning, but then she pointed to the window where the goldfish Jonathon had won and given to me was sitting. “He has no sense of direction, he’s been throwing pebbles at my window,” Stacey groaned, “go talk to him so I can get to sleep.” “What?” I asked sitting up in the bed. “He’s outside right now?” “Yeah,” she answered
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Jonathon shut the door behind us and Stacey was lying on the couch eating from a pack of crackers. It was weird seeing her so relaxed at home. She had been pretty absent around here since we moved, finding Adam’s presence more appealing than our house. She took one look at me though and rolled off the couch, dropping the pack of crackers on the floor. “What in the world happened to you?” Stacey asked through a full mouth. I squinted at her, wondering if she’d believe the lie Jon
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I didn’t sleep much last night, but I was startled by my alarm clock all the same. I didn’t drag myself out of bed like a person should after not sleeping that well, but my feet hit the floor and I beat Stacey to the bathroom easily. She didn’t have time to complain either as I took a quick shower. Then realized in my room while I was dressing for the day, I couldn’t speed up time. I was worried about Jonathon and forced myself not to call him last night. We had a plan in place if something
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Jonathon was shaking, as he got dressed, not caring that he was still dripping wet from the creek water. The sun was still intense, but a slight breeze was blowing in the forest around us. It wasn’t cold though and the wide directionless stare he had given me told me that he was scared. He also wouldn’t tell me who he thought it was or if he saw anything at all. I didn’t notice anything; we had been kissing at the time. “It could’ve been a deer or something,” I said in another
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The next morning my alarm clock didn’t wake me up. It was because someone had turned it off, I started scrambling to my feet but realized there was no use. It was already past the time for the bus to run. No one had bothered to wake me up or check on me, so I started to worry that Mom and Dad really had meant to take me to the doctor and get my injuries documented. I breathed a sigh of relief when I looked out my window and saw the driveway was empty. They had both left for wor
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After getting home I was afraid that Mom would corner me into the living room to interrogate me. I had already told her what happened, but she’d want me to replay every little detail, like a detective. She would also be reading my reactions to things, something over the years I tried to mask, but she always seemed to guess right. I wondered if they took lessons on this sort of thing, but thought my mother would do more good in the world as an investigator instead of a therapist.
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Sunday morning arrived too quickly. Mom still had the notion of pleasing her patients with reports from church. Landfalls was a quiet, wholesome type of neighborhood. It did seem the teenagers were outgrowing it though. Mom blames television for that. Stacey refused to go, but she was sitting cross armed in the van next to me. I was looking out the window not really looking forward to hearing how bad of a Christian I was. How much I was living for the day instead of for eternity.
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It was cold in the morning when I woke up and there was a thick fog in the air. I knew it was early, as there was still a blue twilight look in the forest. Dew had also settled on us both, giving a damn feel to our clothes. Jonathon and I had separated in the night sometime as we woke up on opposite ends of the wooden plank we slept on the night before. “Jonathon are you awake?” I asked as I stretched trying to get the stiffness out of my body from sleeping on a hard surface. Jonathon onl
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Getting off the bus I rushed up to the door and unlocked it. I dropped my bad at the door with a loud thump as the books hit the hardwood floor. I walked up the stairs and into my room to see my tux on my bed still in the dry cleaning bag. Mom had dropped it off during her lunch hour. When I was dressed I stepped across the hall to the bathroom to look my self in the mirror. I sprayed some cologne on my tuxedo then straightened out the red vest before I left the bathroom. Before I left t
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The rest of the day I did homework, it was a slow task, as I couldn’t get tomorrow out of my mind. I didn’t even know what I was going to wear to the dance. I wasn’t a dancer either; I doubt most guys my age were around here. Lacey was making things really difficult for me and I didn’t know how I was going to put a stop to that. It wasn’t like I could move on and pick another girl. I was with Jonathon, a guy. I knew I was gay, but I didn’t think I would find someone and then have the coura
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The rest of the day Mom paced the floors. She was really worried about Jonathon. She even looked at the phone. Mom was an open minded professional, she played by the rules and stuck to her beliefs. She would have a terrible time keeping her end of the agreement and I knew it was only a matter of time before she snapped and sat down with Jonathon’s dad. I would hate to know what all Jonathon had to go through though. I had trouble sleeping that night as well. Stacey had gotten in late and
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Waking up and knowing that I’d kissed the preacher’s son the day before unnerved me. I would be seeing Jonathon at school today and I didn’t know how that would go. Yesterday after Jonathon left mom asked me if anything new had happened. I had told her no, but something told me that she didn’t believe me. She didn’t push it though and she didn’t make a scene once everyone else was back into the home. Adam took Stacey fishing after his track practice, which she said she hated. They’re going a
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When I was walking up the stairs to my house I heard loud footsteps leaving the front door. I rolled my eyes, but hesitated to open it. I was being spied on by someone and I just knew that as soon as the door opened that I’d be flooded with questions. The door did open though and it surprised me. “Comin in Christian?” Stacey asked smiling at me. I looked behind her and saw Mom and Dad sitting on the couch. “I live here don’t I?” I asked rolling my eyes. She stepped out of my way and I entered
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I knew when I woke up Monday morning that the day was going to be bad. It slightly scared me to know what most of the people that I hung out with were the same people that were with me Sunday at church. Especially Jonathon who heard all of what my mom and dad told his father. I didn’t know if I wanted to be good friends with them anymore. Not after what I learned. I didn’t want to have to be tied down to their beliefs. I knew that they weren’t all that holy and that they were normal teenagers to
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Waking up this early on a Sunday felt sinful. I woke up nervous about actually going to church. It started at eight in the morning and didn't get out until twelve. Mom had set my alarm and when I heard Stacey bitching I knew that mom had set hers too. I did beat her to the bathroom this morning while she threw her tantrum slamming things around as she looked for her clothes. "Mom is going to pay for that." She hissed after I exited the bathroom to find her laying against the
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When the weekend rolled around I found myself feeling lonely. Stacey did get to go on her date after Mom let her go. She said that it was great that she was already making such an effort to make things work here. Stacey just wanted to get to know her hot tour guide and it annoyed me that I was now stuck here late in the afternoon on a sunny day doing nothing. “Christian you know we could set up an art room for you.” Dad said walking into the living room to find me holding a sleeping Grace in my
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The bus ride wasn’t very long. If we really wanted to, Stacey and I could walk the mile or two back home everyday. I didn’t think Stacey ever would be up to doing that. When we got back home I hadn’t put back in my earrings. I didn’t want to get into trouble and they also didn’t fit in with the new life we’re living. I attempted to control the shaggy almost curly head of hair when the principal and secretary threatened to write me up, but I think I failed in the attempt. I was beginning to wish
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Krista for Queen of Cliffhangers?
Krista replied to C James's topic in C James Fan Club's CJames Topics
Your co-conspirators Goat, we all know there are double agents under you... -
Happy Birthday Benji! Have a great one. Behave yourself.
