Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 16:43:36 -0300 From: Jono <ace_of_spades_2000@hotmail.com> Subject: Propositioning Fate Chapter four All the usual disclaimers apply, this story is no different! This story is a work of fiction, some characters may represent in part, or in whole people dead or alive, however names and descriptions have been changed to protect the innocent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Propositioning fate: Chapter four, by Jono ----------Where we left off in chapter three ---------- "who wants to go for a walk?" i asked, and everyone agreed. we were walking up the waterfront for no longer than ten minutes when suddenly i ran into josh "dude! what the fuck did you stop in the middle of the sidewalk for!?" josh just looked at me and pointed to 'them' on the other side of the street, you know, 'them' those are the guys i generally avoid in school for the sake if keeping my dignity intact. "ohh christ man, lets go back" "why?" asked brian... "because those guys over there are bashers" "whaddya mean, bashers?" "you know, they hate anybody that isn't totally straight" "and your not totally straight, right?" "yea, but... how did you know?" "uhh... " just then jessica turned the other direction, knowing what was comming "jessica told me" "ohh? she did, did she? HEY JESS come back here!" "sorry, seth! i didnt mean to, i just told him about you" "well i dont care that youve told him, but the thing is, now you have to work not only the next 4 weeks in the canteen for me, but you have to walk my dog every saturday morning" "what the hell!?" "yea, this'll teach you to tell people about me" I laugh "but thats not fair!" "i'm only joking" "okay, you had me scared!" "anyways brian, since you're new, and have been seen with me, you have to stay away from all those guys at al lcosts or they will raz you and cal lyou a fag every chance they get!" "oh they will will they? that gives me more reason to go near them, they say one word and they'll regret it" Brian flexed his arm muscles and laughed loudly. all of us laughing, we walked back to the car, and hopped in. i decided that we'd end it here for tonight, after we finished showing brian the rest that there is to see arround here, so i decide to drop everyone off to their respective houses. when i dropped brian off last, i looked at him and said "goodnight, hopw ya had a great time tonight" "yeah i did, thanks man goodnight" "see ya monday" yea, monday, today is friday, it is always my school's rep that they start school at any given time from any break on an odd day between wednesday and friday. I get back home, it's only 10:30 mom's in bed, she always goes to bed early. so i go into the dining room, and go on the internet for some more internet porn and chatting with my friends. ------------------------------------------------- *Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing, .. ,Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing, .. ,Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing* "Fuck! doesn't anyone here answer the damn telephone!?" i cursed in my mind, i grabbed the phone and picked up the handset. "what!?" i said quickly and hastily before i noticed how i said it, as i looked at the alarm clock, "7:45 AM!!! who the hell would call this early in the morning!" i said to myself " hey seth! it's me jessica!" "aoughhh! why are you calling me so early in the morning!?" "i called to say, i was talking to brian last night after you dropped him off at his house, on the phone, he is really into you.... he's BI you know?" "no, i didn't know, and i'm glad he's liking me a lot, but i'm kinda after someone else right now" "and who would that be??? Do i know him?!" She asked quickly, totally oblivious to the fact that she and i both, were head over heels for the same guy. "uhhh.." i thought quickly "no... no you don't, plus! why would it matter to you anyway?" i retorted sounding quite smug indeed "ooooo-kay mister dont wake me up before 1pm in the afternoon, and yeah, it does matter, because i don't want to, or like to see you get hurt for any reason!" "fine, just.. jet me go back to sleep... thanks for letting me know about brian... i'll give him some thought and sleep on it and get back to you later today" then with a loud annoyed sigh as i placed the reciever back in the cradle i got up and walked over into the washroom adjoining to my bedroom to pee. "i'll probably not be able to get back to sleep now that i'm awake." i said to myself very annoyed at her calling me so early, christ! my mom isn't even fuckin up yet! I flush the toilet and after quickly washing my hands and face, i jump into the shower. I'm in the process of washing the shampoo out of my hair when the power goes out. "Christ! can this day get any fucking worse!?" i had to quickly get the rest of the shampoo out of my hair before the waterpressure in the lines decreases to the point where we dont get any water. I get out of the shower and start towell off when i hear a pretty loud rumble of thunder, as i rush downstairs clad in just my towell to un plug the computer and the television ( i had an unfortunate encounter one night home alone where lightning struck nearby and knocked the tv out) "jeez, thunder in the month of march, what fucking weird weather we have been having lately!" I thought about going online on the laptop to see who was on from around here when i remembered that the power was out, and that most people. even if they had a laptop like us that were blessed with Mpowerd pc, wouldnt get online anyway because there'd be no power going to their modems. Same with eastlink highspeed.... therefore no one would be on line... in a way i felt kind of blessed to have dialup.. because telephone lines usually aren't dead when the power goes out because most of the telephone cables run underground here. Having not much to do, i decide to go online on the laptop anyway, i just hope the power comes bcak on in less than 2 or 3 hours, thats about how long the battery lasts on that thing. "hey seth, whats going on? you usually have all the lights on" mom asked as she' walks into the family room in a white cotton terry robe. "meh, power's out" "i guess it is, my coffeepot won't even work" "ohh great, just great!" i exclaim "does ANYTHING want to work correctly today!?" "what do you mean!?" "The laptop's battery is dead! thats what i mean! and jess called at 7:30 am this morning and the power went out when i was in the shower trying to wash my hair, ARG!!!" "dont be in such a huff seth!" "why not!? nothing's going right today" i boast as i open the fridge to see that i put the package of black forest ham back in without covering it, "even my ham dried up!" "ahh we can always buy more" "yeah i know... anyways is it okay if i take the car and go over to josh's later? after i go visit jessica.. seeing as where she's already awake?" "yeah go ahead.. oh good, cause i'll give you my visa and you can go fill the car up for me" She goes over to the kitchen table and picks up her purse, digging her visa out "no problem mom, i'll be home later okay?? if you need your card back i'll have the cell... just call and i'll rush it back" "okay, but no more than two people in the car" "kay mom love ya and thanks a bunch" as i close the door to the fridge i run up to my room to fix my hair and brush my teeth, selecting a suitable outfit to wear for the day today.. yes... my Brody jeans, and a navy blue tee, with a light biege olvershirt made from the exact same material.. "Boy, you look FINE!" i say to myself as i put in my belt, and lift a corner of my shirt to apply Roots for him deodorant, and a spritz of calogne of the same name. I rush down the stairs and make a beeline for the door, where i put on my black suede type material shoes, and grabbing the keys as i say bye to mom as i leave out the door and run like a madman to the car.. "what a fuckin gross day" i say as i brave the thunder and lightning which has generally gotten worse in the last hour or so. As the radio comes on i hear a bulletin that we are under a severe thunderstorm warning with high winds, large hail.. potential tornado formation.. yadda yadda yadda.. i dont care, i'm about to see my best and hottest friend in the world right after i visit jess. "shit!" i exclaimed! "the pictures!" i get out of the car immediately and run back into the house and made another beeline for my bedroom, slipping on the kitchen floor as i skid the corner to the hallway that goes to the stairs. i got in my room and grabbed the kodak envelope of pictures, and rush back downstairs saying hi mum bye mum, as i go thru the kitchen "just forgot the pics! see ya later" I jump back into the car, and head off out the driveway, up the dirt road which is now more like mud due to the rain and onto the main road. I'm stuck going about 20 kph with the wipers on their fastest speed because i cannot see out the damn windsheild good enough to go any faster.. plus there's way too much water on the road to even go the limit.. 80... and i usually don't drive that slow! I made it to jessicas.. a drive which normally takes 10-15 minutes took close to an hour. I finally get there and she opens the door. "hey jess!" "hey seth! what you doing here!?" "thougth i'd come show ya these" i said as i reached inside my jacket and produced a kodak envelope and hand em over to her "you risked torrential rains and bad lightning to just show me these!? Aww if i weren't in over my head for josh i'd kiss you! you're so sweet!" "thanks, but it's nothing really" i smiled my fancy smile, and thought to myself "i didnt come here to hear about josh, jeez knock it off already!" "yea, it is something! come inside! get warm! and dry!" she said pointing to her living room couch and then rushes off to get me a coupple towells "oh and dont forget to remove your shoes" she adds suppressing a loud laugh. She comes back with two really large towels that looked more like the size of a blanket "holy fuck, heuge towells!" "yea i know, i picked em up over in LA last winter, they're made for the beach" "yeah, it looks it! you sure they're not overly small parachutes!?" i joked taking one of the towells, removing my shirt and starting to dry myself off "would you like me to throw that in the dryer for you?" "yeh sure! please do! low heat though, they're 90 percent polyester, 10 percent spandex" "ohhhhh spandex.... very sexy" jessica laughs, takes my shirts from me and heads off to the laundry room. As i realize i'm standing in jessica's living room half naked, i throw the second towell around my neck and use it to cover up, she sees me doing so as she re-enters the room "ahh i put it on low heat and threw in a downy fabric softener sheet into the dryer too, why ya coverd up!?" "to keep warm" i say, hiding the fact that i really dont like to be seen any part naked, whether it be half or whole "yes, but your covering that oh so sexy body!" "sexy.. hah!" "really! i'm not joking! you have a nice bod seth! even though you may not think so, you do i mean, you've even got abs!" she often used my abs as an excuse to have me flaunt them, and i know i have em, i know theyre sexy... and i'm absolutely PROUD of the work i've done to acheive them! "thanks jess, but i'm no exabishonist" "yea, i know.. too bad!.. these are some really bice pics you have here!" "thankyou.. as sopon as my shirt's done i'm headed off to josh's place for the rest of the day" "can i come too!?" she sounded as if she absolutely HAD to go right this second. "not to be an ass, but not today hun, if your there all you two will do is flirt, flirt, flirt!" "yea i suppose. " *BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP* "your shirt's done" "good thing" jessica half jogs out to the laundry room and retrievs my shirt, i put it back on "good job! you should work at the dry cleaners!" "hah thanks!" she walked over to a clay vase standing by her door and hands me an umbrella "here, its still raining hard out there" "thanks jess! Your awesome!" I head out the door, umbrella over my head, and i get in the car, turn on the ignition, and remember i have to fill the car up before i go to josh's house. I begin to back out of her driveway and as soon as i get on the main road, my cell phone rings, the caller id doesn't recgonize the tel number so i pick it up and initiate the call "uhh, hello??" " hello, is this seth?" "yes it is. whom may i ask is speaking?" "hello seth, my name is doctor beddingfield, we have one of your friends in the hospital here, he told us to call you first." "one of my friends? who!?" i start to become nervous, trying to keep my eyes on the road and the car between the lines .... To be continued ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you like this story so far drop me a line! e-mail: ace_of_spades_2000@hotmail.com icq: 120346419 MSN: ace_of_spades_2000 AOL: DuckJMan31