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Drew waved his free hand in a provocative gesture, like ‘come and get me,’ as he dribbled down court towards Mickey. He had just gotten the rebound for his team and moved methodically as he patiently allowed them to set up a play. Suddenly, Mickey lunged for the ball, knocking it out of his hands. “What the…!” Drew cried out as they both dove after the loose ball. The two grappled for it on the ground, laughing together as one grabbed it, then the other, with Drew finally able to muscl
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Hey Peter R, thanks for the heads up, I went back and I think I sorted out the names issue. 🙂
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‘Give him some space,’ was his brother’s last piece of advice. And it seemed like the right thing to do. For the next few days, Mickey did his best just to let the friendship take its course. He looked for any occasion or situation to spend time together, but didn’t want to seem like he was asking Drew out on dates. Not that he wouldn’t do it in a second, but, like his brother advised him, he tried to not push too hard. Fortunately, Drew was still concerned with his recovery and
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Chapter 6 “So why didn’t you tell me this earlier?” his brother asked after Mickey had told him about the events of the past couple weeks and how he had met Drew Patterson, heir to one of the country’s most famous and controversial conservative dynasties. And also, how he was starting to have confusing feelings about the relationship. The brothers usually had a long catch-up conversation at least once a week, but Mickey had let it slide the previous round. The closeness between them,
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*** ‘Time to hit the road!’ Mickey said to himself. It had been over a week since the accident and he felt like he was almost back to 100 percent. In spite of the doctor’s orders, he had started attending classes just a couple days later and he now felt like it was time to resume his running and gym routine. Even Drew was skeptical, but Mickey claimed it was his visits and the regular physical therapy sessions that helped to accelerate his recovery. One of his favorite jogging ro
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“At least I was prepared this morning,” Mickey said as he opened the door. “I didn’t want you waiting outside again.” “Well, I thought that I should warn you before I left last night. If for nothing else to make sure that Jill didn’t get cold coffee again.” Mickey laughed. “She told me it was really good stuff, at least at one time in its life, but if she doesn’t wake up soon she’ll never know,” he replied, smiling. “So come on in!” Drew knew his way around by now so Mickey didn’t
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On seeing the sliver of light streaming through a small crack in his window drapes, Mickey was surprised at how late it must be. And how long he had slept! He was about to reach over to the clock the way he did every morning when his body suddenly locked up. “Ugh...” he moaned. He remembered what had happened the day before, but had hoped the worst of the aches were over. The horse pill they gave him to take before sleeping really knocked him out, but it was only a temporary reprieve. Thoug
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Hi Anton, All in due time 😉
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The impact sounded like a deadly thud. But instead of being knocked away, Mickey tenaciously held onto him. It didn’t stop the guy, but the drag of Mickey’s desperate bear grip took away all of his momentum. The bull tried to turn around and aim at Drew again, but Mickey wouldn’t let go. “Get off of me, you fuckin’ freak!” he raged as he finally grabbed Mickey by the waist and threw him to the ground, where he hit again with another sick thump. By now the cops were closing in a
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Hey Flip-Flop, I'm really glad that you enjoyed the story! I'll be submitting new chapters every couple of days, not months as before. Also, I'm working on an epilogue for Lukas. Thanks! C
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CincyKris, thanks for holding off on the spoilers, lol! I've tweaked the story only a bit, I hope that you enjoy it once again. C
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I recently published ‘Lukas’ and got a pretty nice reception, so I thought I’d share this story from my archives. Thanks for reading – I hope that you enjoy the story! *** The building was one of the classic old classroom structures that the campus was famous for, with the wood paneling, ancient glass globe lights and stone floors of its classrooms creating a great stage for the performances of both teachers and students. Scanning the chamber for empty
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In spite of a serious injury as a youth, a college student makes his way through life.
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Hi Anton, Interesting speculation. I guess you'll just need to wait and see. 🙂
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Thanks for all the helpful comments, encouragement and sharing of your own stories. As Flip-Flop says, GA has a unique ability to allow shared interaction between author and community and that has been very revealing to me. I'm really glad that I posted. What does the future hold for Lukas and Christoph...?
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Hi Mayday, Thanks, and unfortunately what you say about Europe is true.
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There was no issue with Christoph as a person. How could there be? He was a sterling person. But Lukas wasn’t sure that, as far as his dad might be concerned, there could ever be anyone good enough to compensate for the fact that he was giving up a potentially lucrative career and moving to, of all places, Austria - the very country that had violently persecuted him and his family only a few decades before. He didn’t know what his dad would think, but before the call, he thought of asking
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It was a bright and sunny but chilly November Saturday as Lukas knocked on Severin’s door. “Can I come in?” he asked. “Yes, please,” Severin responded, his voice getting stronger. Lukas quickly sat in the chair that he had left the night before. With Severin laid up in bed, Lukas had spent the early morning tending to some of his garden chores. Eager to see his ‘uncle,’ he still had on his thick and well-used garden sweater when he heard Severin first stir. “I wanted to tel
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Lukas made sure he was in the hospital when Severin woke up from the surgery and was there every day during his 4 days of hospital recuperation before returning home. Over the next few weeks, he became something of a traffic cop for people from work who wanted to stop in - to both check up on Severin and to get decisions from him on important matters at the firm. Severin was eager to get company news and Frau Marchuk could only welcome these important visitors from his office. It fell to Lu
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“My dad splurged for first-class tickets, so he and Aunt Rena should be at the front of the plane and out the door right away,” Lukas said, looking at Severin. It was an innocuous comment, but Severin didn’t say anything. “Uncle Sev?” Lukas asked, seeing him staring ahead. “Oh…ugh… sorry … I guess I was just distracted for a moment Yes, we shouldn’t need to wait very long.” It reminded Lukas of the first time that he met him. He was of course friendly and was a person who see
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CincyKris, don't get too cocky!😁
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After he got off the tram and trudged home from work, a street schnitzel folded under his good arm, Christoph glanced up and noticed something unusual – his apartment lights were on. That was strange, he thought. They weren’t on in the morning as even the autumn sun should be giving full light to the interior. It must have been Lukas, he thought. He might have accidentally hit the switch. Though it looked like the lights were on in both the living room and the bedroom, the two spaces that f
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CincyKris, I guess you'll need to keep reading...
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It was not unexpected that Hans would want to come back to Vienna as soon as possible, but it would take him over a month to get on a plane because of his surgery schedule. In the meantime, Lukas decided to stay in Vienna with the enthusiastic support of Severin. Lukas continued in what he considered his nice corner suite with the pleasant garden view and midday sun. His ‘Uncle Sev,’ as he now addressed him, was sometimes gone as early as 5 or 6 a.m., especially with the demands of overse
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Congratulations, AN, on the real-life reunion!
