Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 21:21:55 -0700
From: Bryan Asuncion <thekeensingingfoolforyou@hotmail.com>
Subject: Track Star part 4

Track Star - part 4

DISCLAIMER: All events and characters are fictitious. any resemblance is
coincidental.

The sun crept through my window and it hit my face. It's finally morning, I
woke up and Tyler was still asleep. His arms still around me, I inched in
closer to be near him, I could feel his warm breath on my neck. A jolt went
through my body, and I shook. It woke Tyler up, "Morning sunshine...sleep
well?" He said with his eyes half open and with a small smile. "Perfectly,
how bout you?"

"I'm doing great, who knew waking up feels so good. Oh,the DVD player is
still on by the way."
I looked at the DVD player was on, weird...I thought that I turned it off
during the middle of the night. What he did next shocked me, "Hey Bry, push
play. I didn't get to finish watching the movie." "Ok." I said, thinking
nothing.

The dvd started playing and it was Tyler on the tv screen. I got really
confused...

"Hey Bryan, It's me! Right now you're probably thinking what is going on..."

I looked at him still confused, the dvd continued.

"Well, I did this while you were asleep. I had a suprise also, I brought my
camera along and I just wanted to say 'Good Morning! And thank you for the
awesome dinner. You've done a lot for me and I just want to show you my
appreciation. I thought that this wasn't going to work, but thank goodness
that your computer had the thing that converted the video into a dvd. so,
good morning again, and i'll see you when you wake up." He waved at me and
blew a kiss. I turned around and I started crying.

"Babe...what's up?"

"Oh...I don't know..you made me a DVD of you. You didn't have to...that's
really sweet."

"It was nothing really, you just make me happy. It was a spur of a moment
kind of thing...oh honey...stop crying." His words resonated in my head, I
can't believe that this is happening. This felt like a dream, and that I
didn't want to wake up. But it wasn't, it's all real! "Let's go have some
breakfast k Bry?"

"Ok, let's see what else we have left in the fridge"

"I'll come down with you. What are you doing? Why are you getting dressed
mister?"

We walked down the stairs into the kitchen, we made cereal. Exciting huh?
Breakfast of champions I say. After the breakfast Tyler said that he needed
to get back home. He didn't tell his parents that he was spending the night.
I wasn't going let him go that easily, I hid his clothes so that he can stay
longer, "I really want to stay, but my 'rents are probably worried. I'll see
you again this afternoon. We'll hang, I promise" I told him where I hid his
clothes and he left. That was an amazing morning and night. I spent 24 hours
with him. It was perfect.

My house was a mess so I decided to clean up a bit so my family won't get
angry that the place was a sty. I went in my room to fix my bed and all the
memories of last night rushed back to me, "Tyler...it's been only a few days
and I've fallen real hard for you. I'm glad that you are in my life..." I
daydreamed about him for about 10 minutes and I totally forgot that I still
haven't cleaned my room yet. As I was cleaning I found Tyler's necklace on
the floor, "Maybe he forgot it, I'll give to him later." I put the necklace
on my desk and put a note next to it saying not to forget to give it to him.
It was a dull mid-morning, I was alone then the phone rang. I ran to the
phone and picked it up...it was mom.

"Hi honey! How are you doing? The house is not a mess is it?"

"Hi mom, no...it's all clean. Y..yes mom I'll do the laundry. No, I haven't
washed the dishes yet. Yeah..uh huh ok bye" I was dying! I didn't want to do
all of that, but I gotta...I am a guest in her house, it's the least I could
do.

It's 3 pm and I got a call from Tyler and he said he wanted to go to the
park and play hoops and throw the frisbee around. I said sure and I drove to
the park. Tyler wasn't there yet so I walked through the park and it was a
very nice day. The birds were chirping, the trees projected it's shadows on
the ground, the smell of spring was in the air. As I was walking I bumped
into someone, I thought that it was Tyler seeing as that everytime we meet
we do smack into each other, but it wasn't. It was Andy Carder with 2 of his
friends, "Why it's the fag that's with Tyler. Where's your man now?" He said
laughing, and other were laughing because Andy was.

"He's not here, he'll be here soon, now if you excuse me..."

"Where do you think you're going fag?"

"Andy stop...can you please move?" I tried to walk pass him but his friends
were blocking my way.

"You're not going anywhere." Andy pushed me to the ground. I got up and
walked the other way. I was stopped again by Andy's friends, I got really
worried I tried getting out but they surrounded me, "Let's teach this fag a
lesson guys" As Andy said this, punches were thrown at me. In broad daylight
I was getting the crap beat out of me. No one was helping me, they walked by
as if they don't see anything. They were hitting me, kicking me, spitting on
me. I was bleeding on the ground, I started to pass out...
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TYLER'S PERSPECTIVE:

I was running late to meet Bryan, he called and told me to get my late ass
over here so he can kick my ass at basketball. The reason why I was running
late was that my parents were giving me a lecture on how to be responsible
and call if I was going to spend the night at a friends...anyways I see his
car so I walked around the park to find him. I walked down the path and I
see a group of people in a huge crowd. I walked over and pushed my way
through the crowd, when I saw what they were looking at I started pushing
them aside. It was Bryan on the ground, he's been badly beaten. His eyes
were shut and he was bruised all over. I checked to see if he was still
breathing, he was but it was faint. "DON'T STAND AROUND THERE!!! CALL AN
AMBULANCE! SOMEONE CALL A FUCKING AMBULANCE NOW!!!" A whole rush of emotions
passed me, I was hysterically crying, no one was willing to help.
"PLEASE...SOMEONE!!" Finally someone called 911 on their cell. "WHY DIDN'T
YOU GUYS HELP HIM?" I looked around and no one was looking at me. I looked
at Bryan, his breathing was getting shorter and shorter "DON'T YOU DARE DIE
ON ME! DON'T YOU DARE!" My tears were flowing like a waterfall, he's on the
ground helpless, who could do such a thing? I held him to my arms and
whispered to him "I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you. Don't
leave me please..." In his hands was my necklace that I forgot at his house,
I took it out of his hands and I looked at it, my necklace has my name on it
in beads that you can take out one by one...but when I was looking at it it
had my name and Bryan's.

The ambulance finally arrived and took Bryan to the nearby hospital. I was
in his room, it's really hard to look at him...tubes connected to his body.
He's still knocked out, I can't help but think that it's my fault. If I
wasn't late to meet him I could have protected him from who ever did this. I
held his hand and I told him that I was sorry. The doctor came in and told
me that if the attacker kept on attacking he would have died. My heart
stopped for a second, I could have lost him. "I'm so sorry, if you can hear
me I just want to know that I'm here." All of a sudden he squeezed my hand,
I looked over his eyes still shut he can hear me. I called the doctor in,
and told him that he's responsive. The doctor says that he's optimistic
he'll make it through.

A few days past by and it's now Monday...I had to go back to school. I was
walking down the hall to my first class and people were looking at me and
some came up to me and told me that they were sorry with what had happend to
Bryan. Then Bryan's friend Shelby came up to me, gave me the biggest hug
that anyone had given me, "Tyler, I know how much Bryan means to you, and I
know coming out in high school his hard enough and now this? How's he
doing?"

"Last I heard that Bryan's awake and is aware of his surroundings, I'm going
by the hospital today. I bought him something too, look..." I fished through
my backpack and got the ring box out. "It's a promise ring, I want to be
with him forever...I'll never leave his side"

"Oh! That's so cute!! I gotta admit you two are perfect for each other.
Knowing Bryan all these years it's nice to finally see him happy."

"Thanks Shel, hey you want to come visit Bryan with me today?"

"Yeah sure, what time?"

"After school? like 3 ish sound good?"

"Meet you in the commons? I think that's so rad that you are in
love...shit...the bell rang im going to be late. So i'll talk to you later!"

Shelby headed down the hall, I stared at the ring for awhile. "Bryan is the
only one who showed me love, I know what I'm doing is right. I just hope I
don't freak him out. Oh crap, the second bell rang and im so fucking late."
I put the ring back in the box and into my backpack. The day went on
forever, classes finally got out. I felt like I was a year older, I walked
towards the commons and there was Shelby, "Hey Shel! Ready to go?"

"Yep, let's get movin'" Shelby and I got to the hospital, through the window
of Bryan's room we can see him lying up watching t.v. He's looking a lot
better. I started to get a knot in my stomach, I don't know if I can give
him the ring now. Let's see how the day goes.

"Bryan!" Shelby screamed. "How are you doing?"

"Shitty.." Bryan said, still a little groggy but it was nice to hear him
speak, "Im stuck here in a room when it's nice out, the doctor said I get to
go home tomorrow!"

"Great! There's someone here who wants to see you..."

"Who?" I walked in the door and push the curtains aside, Bryan's eyes grew
big, I knew he's happy to see him. I was happy to see him too, last time
i've seen him was the day the attack happend.

"Bryan...It's so nice to see you up again." I walked up to him and hugged
him, rubbing his back. It was now or never, I got a lump in my throat, "I..I
have something to give you. I know you told me to take things slow, but
after what happend I never want to lose you. So..." I took the ring out,
"Bryan, this is a promise ring. With this it shows you that I will always
love you, and that I promise to be with you whenever you need me."

"You didn't have to"

"I know, but I want to, and look!" I suggested towards the necklace.

"Your wearing it" He smiled. "I guess we're joined at the hip now. Hahaha
ow..." He squinted in pain, but it was followed by a smile.

"Oh Bryan, since we're giving out presents and such, I got this...it's a cd
mix of your favorite songs. It has that Elton John song that you
love...Goodbye Yellow Brick Road..."

"Thanks Shelby, that really means a lot. You played that song for me when we
first met, we were laughing our asses off because of the 'Hunting for horny
back toads' part."

"Ha Ha yeah, ok guys I gotta run, I have to go to the theatre...I'm stage
managing a show there. See you guys later!"

"Bye" we both said.

We sat there in silence, we didn't know what to what to say. I didn't want
to bring up the attack, but my stupid mouth went on and asked anyways.

"I don't want to talk about it Tyler."

"Can you at least tell me who did it?" He shifted his eyes away from me,
"Come on Bryan, I want to know who did this to you, I want revenge for you."

"Revenge isn't the answer, I don't want to tell you because I don't want you
to do anything stupid."

"I won't, trust me...now tell me who did it."

"Ok...it was...Andy...Andy Carder"

"WHAT?! WHY IN THE HELL DID HE DO THIS TO YOU?!"

"Calm down Tyler, he told me that it was my fault that you were gay, so he
kicked the crap out of me..."

"Your fault? I didn't choose to be who I am, I've known for a long time, I
just wasn't ready then. He had no right Bryan."

"I know...promise me that you won't do anything dumb...anything that you
would regret."

"I promise, I'm sorry that he did this to you. He will pay for it."

"He will, what comes around goes around ya know? Just stay here with me
please. My parents came by earlier and they wanted me to give you this. It's
nothing much, but they said you're welcome for all the things you've done
for me."

Bryan reached to the side table and gave me a key. "What's this?"

"A key...to our house. You're welcome to come by anytime you like, you've
gain the trust of my parents. Actions speak louder than words. It was a big
deal for them and the least they could do is do that."

"I..I'm speechless Bryan."

"Just don't overstay your welcome" he winked at me.

"Shit! I gotta run, I'll see you later? I'll come back tomorrow before you
leave the hospital."

"Oh..ok!" He smiled. "I love you Tyler Harris"

"And I love you Bryan Langdon." I left his room and it was to start my
mission...find Andy Carder...

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