Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 15:10:26 -0300 From: Jono <ace_of_spades_2000@hotmail.com> Subject: Propositioning Fate chapter 5 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 NEWS: Chapter Six may be the last chapter, i will not continue this seires due to low volumes of reader e-mail and contacts. unless i get more email from people who read this, this story will not continue beyond chapter Six --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Propositioning Fate: Chapter Five, by Jono ---------------------Where we last left off------------------------ "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. ---------------------------------------------------------------- "Josh Reindham, is he your friend?" my heart jumps into my throat, as i slam on the breaks, struggling to keep in contorl of the car "wha...whaaa..what happend?" i stammerd "he's been in a fight, can you come down here immediately?" "uhh yes.. i just.. i just have to pick up someone and fil lthe car up" with that i ended the call, and turned the car arround and sped back to jessica's house. i pound on the door until she opens it. "seth!? i thought you were going to josh's!? whats wrong" she asked sounding scared. "you look like you've seen a ghost!!" "josh... josh has been in a fight, he's in pretty bad shape... we need to get to the hospital immediately" i saw a look of sheer terror on her face as she bolted past me for the car door. i followed, I turned the ignition key and as soon as the car's engine sprang to life, i slammed the car into reverse, and slammed my foot into the gas pedal, turning the wheel to make a tight turn, we almost 360'd in her muddy driveway, and as soon as the hood of the car was pointed toward the opening to the main road, i slammed the automatic transmission into 3rd gear (because it's the only way to get all 240 horses out of the engine) and we tore up the road, like we were running from an edgy chainsaw murderer. Some time later, i think it was ten or so minutes.. (i drove like a maniac) we got to the hospital. I ran up to the nurses main desk, and very panic stricken i asked the nurse "w...wh..where is d..d...dR. beddingfield!?" "Are you okay, sir? You look like you've seen a ghost!" "just tell me where he is.. PLEASE!?" "up the stairs, on the 3rd floor, go thru the door, hang a right, then at the first crossing of corridors hang a left, and the nurse there will get him for you" "thanks" i said, jessica had already taken off and i ran after her, "Jess!!! Wait for me!" i caught up to her passing the second floor entry door, and we both followed the nurse's directions and got to the nurse's station and asked her to page Dr. Beddingfield. "Seth, Josh is fine, he'just has a few minor cuts and bruises over his body, nothing we can't treat with some anti-inflamitory pills and polysporin."Dr. Beddingfield stated, being quick to arrive to his page. "oh thank godd he's alright! Can we see him?" I asked calmly and politely, pointing to jessica and myself. "yes you may see him, we don't need to keep him for observation or anything, so i suppose seeing as where we can't get a hold of his parents on the phone, we will let you take him home for some rest." "okay, sounds alright... Where is he?" i asked raising an eyebrow "down the corridor, first door on the left" the doctor said pointing to the narrow hallway off to the left of us. Jessica and i reached the room josh was lying in, jessica ran up to the bed "josh, oh josh! are you okay!? what happend!? who did this to you? are you okay!!!?" "mm..hmm.. *cough* yeah... i'm okay jess, Seth, thanks for comming so quickly, but why'd you bring jess?" he asked "i was at her house, just about to leave when i got the phone call from the doctor." "okay," "JOSH!! who did this!? what happend!?" Jessica repeated herself "Jessica calm down, josh will tell us when he's ready" i said craining my neck in her direction giving her a look that spoke for itself "its nothing you guys, really" josh lied "no, josh, it is something, who did this? where did it happen and why?" i asked calmly "it is nothing! REALLY!" "JOSH!!! don't start with the whole 'its nothing' shit! something happend and i... we wanna know why" i stated on behalf of jessica and myself "okay, you win.. it was this morning on the waterfront, before it started to rain. I was walking along minding my business, and they were there... i walked past the picnic table that they were sitting on, i didnt say a word or anything, when one of them spoke up and started to call me a fag... at the time i didnt realize who it was. But he got up after i passed by him, and followed me for about 50 feet and jumped me from behind. I tried to fight back and pretty soon all of them were on me kicking, and punching. Thank god the lady across the street saw the whole thing and called 9-1-1. When they heard the ambulance and police cars coming toward our location they all got up and took off, but before they all left, he looked me in the eyes, and said 'sorry,' and took off.. i don't know if the police got them yet or anything.. but i just layed there and cried." "wait, who was the guy you recgonized?" i asked him, sounding confused "i'm not all too sure, but i think it was matt" "wait, you mean open sewer matt? The guy i punched in the face yesterday!?" i wasn't suprised, matt was known to hang around 'them' but i never htought he'd pull this shit on josh.. "yeah, thats the guy" josh tried to muster a laugh but couldnt, try as he might. "ohhh that fucking asshole! you wait, i'll get him good.." "seth, dont get yourself beaten too" jessica sounded concerned "look jess, dont worry, no body messes with the lo... with my best friend and gets away with it" ohhh shit! i almost called josh the love of my life... god i hope they didn't notice! Both josh and jess looked at me and said "what!?" at the same time.. josh furring his eyebrows "what did you just say seth?" FUCK! "i.. i uhh,," fuck! thye noticed "i said.. uhh.." omigod, help, i'm screwed for life, josh doesnt know my dirty little secret, jess knows i'm bi, but josh doesn't "i said nobody messes with my best friend and gets away with it" "no... before that. you were about to say something else.. but you changed what u were sayin" Josh looked confused "i uhh," thinking quick the only thing to pop into my head was "was gonna say, nobosy messes with the loser of all losers and gets away with it" Good save seth "but i decided that would be too mean, for a sissy like you" then i laugh "ohh, well if you say so then" josh replied.. but jessica didnt look all too sold on my lie. i only could hope she believed what i said.. i can only hope.. 'god let her believe me' i thought biting my lower lip. ... To Be Continued. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you like this story so far drop me a line! e-mail: ace_of_spades_2000@hotmail.com please put "prop fate" in subject line icq: 120346419 MSN: ace_of_spades_2000 AOL: DuckJMan31 Note to readers. sorry this one is so short lol