The Rider: Notes
This story is a re-telling of a story posted to Nifty in October 2006: “Almost 14.” I’ve tried to contact the author, but without success. So if you’re out there, Dirtyboy, I hope that you’ll accept this in the spirit of a band making a “cover version” of a well-loved classic, and remember that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Thank you for those hot, sexy parts one and two. I also (rather selfishly) hope that it will encourage you to write the third part!
To everyone else reading this story I’d recommend reading the excellent original version, which covers the same events but told from the boy Jamie’s (James in the original) point of view. It’s filed in the same adult-youth section of Nifty and at time of posting has not been archived, so it’s just a matter of scrolling down or using the “find” funcion in your browser.
The original is presented as a “true life” story. This “cover version” is of course complete fiction. I’ve tried to be accurate and write the characters as they are presented in the original, but I’m not sure to what extent I’ve managed that successfully.