Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 02:04:59 +0000 From: David R Briggs <dbriggs10@juno.com> Subject: Re: David's Story chapter 2 Authors note: This is my first attempt at writing a story like this, so please keep that in mind while reading the pages to follow. My grammar is poor by most standards, and i really don't care either. I'm not writing this to impress you with my grammar and syntax. I am writing this however to give you a window into my life and the people I have shared my life with. Now the legal stuff: 1. you are supposed to be 18 to read this. 2. if it is illegal where you are too read this type of story, it is entirely your responsibility to stop right now. 3. This story is not all gratuitus sex but there is sex involving consenting males under the age of 18. Mainly because this story involves the details of my life and I have had my share of sex when I was a teen. 4. If this type of reading material offends you, do not continue! That being said I have no way of knowing who will read this so enjoy if you will at your own risk 5. Of course this is my story and My intelectual property, but feel free to read copy and distribute it as long as you keep the disclaimer and give credit where and when it is due. David's Story By b-boy1 Chapter 2 We stayed in Arizona for another two days then flew back home. I spent the better part of the next week getting rid of the stuff I either didn't want to tak, or couldn't. I gave my skating ramps to my friend Josh. Dad and I loaded up a truck he borrowed from work with the ramps. It took us a while to load them up and get over there. Josh's parents took him out for the day because I wanted to surprise him. We dropped the ramps off and headed home. I was planning to tell my friends that I was moving, but I kept putting it off. I walked over to Josh's house after dinner. He was home by then. He was coming out to greet me as I got to the door. Josh said " Hew man, what's up with your ramps?" I said " Dude I have to tell you something." I felt like I wanted to cry. Josh and I were as close as friends could be. "I-I ha-have t-t-to m-m--move." I had tears in my eyes at that point. Josh knew that I stammered when I was under a great deal of stress. He looked like someone just kicked his puppy. I walked over to one of the ramps and sat down. Josh followed me over and sat down next to me. There was silence between us for a few minutes. I guess Josh was taking a few minutes to let it absorb and think about what I just said. Josh looked up at me and said " When did you find out?" I said " I foud out on the last day of school. I was planning on telling everyone at the same time, but I figured I owed it to you to tell you in person." Josh turned to face me and said " So is that why you brought the ramps over?" I said " Yeah...I can't bring them with me, and we built them together, and besides, you are the onlyone I trust enough to take care of them. I looked up at him and he was crying. He spoke again and his voice sounded like he was about to burst into tears. " I dan't want them. The only reason I helped you build them is because it made you happy" I was speechless. I mean how do you respond to that? Your best friend says tat he gave up every day after school and his weekends for 2 months just to make you happy. I said " I-I w-w-w-wanted t-t-to t-t-t-..." he cut me off. He said "Dave I know how hard this must be for you. Just let me say I will miss you more than you will ever know. I hope you can find some new friends when you move. You are a really great guy and you have shown me the meaning of friendship." He was really crying at that point. He just got up and walked away sobbing as he walked down the street. I tried calling after him but he didn't respond. He never even turned to look back. I got up and ran back to my house. I made it in the door and sat dow on the couch. I started crying and just couldn't stop. I eventually cried myselt to sleep. I woke up in the morning still on the couch. I got up and waled into the kitchen to get a drink. I found a not on the fridge. David, I got in late last night. I just let you sleep. I take it things didn't go well with Josh. I'm sorry son. I know you guys are close. Just try to make the most of the time you have left. I will be stuck in meetings most of the day today. Some people from goodwill are comming to pick up some things in the garage. There is a list in the garage with all the boxes. If you want to donate anything, there are boxes in your room and some tape. Thanks Dad Great another day spent doing something I don't want to. School is more fun. I went into my room and packed a few boxes of stuff to donate. We have always given closthes and toys to them. Dad said that we are privelidged in our lives and it is our duty as those who have, to give to those who don't. I never understood why, but it was the way I was brought up. I just assumed everyone did the same thing. I decided to give away all of my games and sports equipment to an orphanage down state. I wrote the and asked if they would accept the stuff. The called yesterday before I went over to Josh's. You would have thought I wrote a check for a million bucks. I had probably every game deck made, and a ton of for them too. I probably had 200 games. I put it all in a box and arranged for the goodwill to deliver it. I packed up the stuff I didn't want the movers touching (read porn collection) haha Just as I finished packing the people came to pick up the stuff. They had a pickup truck. I opened the front door and greeted them. I told the guys that the stuff was in the garage. I hadn't been out there yet. I wasn't ready for what I saw. The garage was packed with boxes. I didn't know we had that much stuff. I hit the button to open up the door, and i walked out to get them. I said " Guys....I think you're going to need a bigger truck" They were laughing until they got to the garage. One of the guys said " I guess so" The made a call and a big truck showed up to take the stuff. I told them about the boxes that were to go to the orphanage. They got everything loaded and one of the guys that originally showed up put my donation in the smaller truck. He walked back over to me and said " I know your dad made you give this stuff to us, but the kids sure will apreciate it. Thank you." I was pissed now. He had the nerve to assume I was a petty materialistic snob. Not a wise thing. I told him " Actually I am the one who set up the donation and my father was the one who thought it was an inconvenience for me. At least until I told him that I was doing this because I knew what it feels like to be lonely and in need. I had all of this stuff before I learned to make friends." I didn't realise it, but by the time I finished, I was shouting at him. He took a few steps toward me. He put a hand on my shoulder and said " I'm sorry I offended you, it's just that we seldom pick up in this area and every time the kids are kind of snobby. I'm sure you will make a whole lot of kids very happy with your gift." When he finished, I said " Do me a favor and make sure my donation is logged in as anonymous....please." He agreed and left. That being done, I went to get ready for the evening. I made plans to meet the rest of my friends to tell them about my leaving. We met up at the park near my house. Everybody showed up, except for Josh. We all hung out for a while and talked. I told them and by the time I finished, we were all crying a little. Jenny and Karen the two girls in our little group of friends were really crying. Especially Karen, she has had a crush on me since I moved here. My friend mark asked where josh was. He said " Hey dude, wheres Josh. I thought you guys were pretty tight". I said " I told him yesterday. He took it pretty badly. I feel bad about it, but there isn't much I can do abut it. My dad busted his butt to get that promotion. He has done the best he could to give me a good life. I would only sound ungrateful if I complained about it." Everybody seemed to agree with my reasoning. We talked for a little while longer about the move. I told them about the area. The asked me if there were other kids in the neighborhood. I told them about meeting Brad while we were there. I told them I was starting to stammer when I met him. Jenny laughed and said " David you are so cute when you do it though. I know you fell embarassed when you do it but it only makes you cuter. Anyway, at least you made a friend. You lived here for 5 years befor you even met Josh." I hate to admit it but she was right. She usually is. We broke up our little gathering and I went home. We were leaving in another week. I thought back to what Jenny said, and it stuck in my head. I had to clear the air with Josh. I knew it would tear me apart inside if I didn't. I decided to walk over to his House so I could see him in person. I knocked on his door, and his mother opened the door. " Oh hi Mrs. Sullivan is Josh home?" I said. She said " sure honey he's in his room. By the way, do you know what is bothering him? Did you guys have a fight?" She didn't know. He never even said anything to his mother. He told her everything. I spent the next ten minutes telling her about our move and Josh's reaction. I learned he didn't come home till 2:00 a.m. . I told her I had to clear the air with him. She wished me luck, and I went up to his room. His door was closed, so I knocked. No answer, so I knocked again. Still no answer, so I decided to walk in. He was laying on his bed in his boxers. I had seen him shirtless before, but he took my breath away. His body looked like he was chiseled from marble. He looked over at me and said " I had my door closed for a reason. What do you want?" I felt like I got kicked in the head. I said " I came here to talk about what happened". He said " you are leaving and there is nothing I can do about it. What is left to be said." I said " Josh, we have been friends for a long time. I don't want to leave with you mad at me. You are responsible for bringing me out of my shy little shell. It is bad enough that I'm going to miss you, please don't let me move away with you not speakin to me. I was crying by the time I finished. Josh got up off of his bed and closed the door. He walked up to me and pulled me into a tight hug. He was openly sobbing on my shoulder. We walked back over to his bed and sat down. I finally got him calmed down. It took about fifteen minutes befor he could speak again. " David" he said " Since you are moving away anyway I guess I can tell you" He wouldn't look up at me. He continued on " I have never told anybody this, but I have to or I don't think I will ever be able to go on living." I was starting to get worried. I said " Josh, You aren't thinking about doing anything stupid are you?" He said " No, but I have to tell you, it's only fair. You might end up hating me afterward though." I said " josh, nothing you do or say will ever make me hate you." He said " David, I have been struggling with this for a while" He stopped for a minute to sigh and collect his thoughts. " David,....I like you....no, I'm in love with you" He broke down sobbing on his bed. I was shocked. I didn't know what to say. I just looked at him and thought " Damn, I could have told him and we could have been happy". He looked up at me and in between sobs said " I suppose you hate me now" and went back to crying. I pulled him close to me and held him for a while. He fell asleep in my arms. I hated for it to have to happen this way, but it felt good all the same. A little while later his mom came up and peeked in and saw me holding him while he slept. I whispered to her that he was asleep. " He'll be ok, we talked and everything will be fine". She smiled and left. He woke up shortlty afterward and semmed surprised to see me still there. I said " Josh, You should have told me sooner. You know we shouldn't keep secrets." He said " So, you're not pissed?" I just leaned over and kissed him right on the lips. It was heaven. His lips were soft and tasted like the cherry suckers he always had in his mouth a major turn on I might add. He started to kiss back. We kissed for a few more minutes till he broke the kiss. He said " You mean you're..." I cut him off and said "yup". He said " I just had to tell you before you left. I wish you didn't have to go, now I won't have anybody who understands" I said "Oh..I wouldn't say that, there are a few around." I managed to find a couple of guys in school who were at least playful if not gay. I told him to take drama next year and left it at that. This kid, Mark in the drama club, sucked me off a few time during lunch. We used to do it in this little room under the stage. I felt better that we cleared things up, but it brought a whole new set of problems. We talked for a while longer and agreed that we would spen the rest of the time I had left together. Time passed too quickly. We fooled around a few times before I had to leave. I'm still not sure if that was the right thing to do. Josh said he was cool with it, He said he was grateful he got the chance to be with me. All of my friends showed up the day I left. I was so upset, I couldn't even get out the simplest of responses. God I hate it when I stutter. It was a pretty sad day. We all hugged and said our goodbyes. We were all crying. I was going to miss them. I got in the car and we drove to the airport. AUTHORS NOTE: I'm sorry guys, I have to stop here. This is a pretty emotional point in my life and looking back on those day is a little more than I can take. The last few lines brought all of the memories back to me, along with the tears. Josh wherever you are right now, I truly hope you have found your special person.