Tossed Away Kid - Chapter 4
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This is a story of love, hope, and trust. It also deals with rejection, false hope, and mistrust. It is not a sex story. However, this story deals with love between two male teenagers. If you are offended by stories involving love between two teenage boys, please do not read this story. There may be some sex scenes in this story; however, sex is not the main theme and will not be graphically described. If you are under age 18 or 21 or it is illegal to read this story where you live, don't get caught reading it. Reproducing this story for distribution without the owner's permission is a violation of that copyright.
I found myself in a dark room with a bright light shining on me.
"You will give us the names of everyone like you," someone I can't see said.
"I can't, no one is like me," I shouted.
"You will give us the names. We have ways of making you talk."
"You're not scaring me! I'll die first!"
"You'll wish you were dead when I get through with you." And the man leaned in and I recognized him as my dad in an SS uniform.
I then heard another voice - female this time. "Why don't we just cut off his balls. After all they have no use now anyway. And she leaned in and it was my mom in an SS uniform.
"I have a better Idea," said my dad and another light went on and I saw Danny chained to the wall. "Why don't we cut off his balls instead!"
"NO!" I screamed.
"Wake up, Tommy, wake up."
I opened up my eyes and the sun was shining down on me. I saw Mike sitting on the bed next to me.
"Are you okay, Tommy?"
"Yes, thanks, just a bad dream. What's the time?"
"It's 11:30."
"Wow, it's late. I have to get up and go see Danny."
"Okay, whenever you're ready. Both Mark and I felt you needed your sleep so - we let you sleep in. Then I heard some shouting and came in to find you shaking in your bed. You have bad dreams often?"
"No, this is the first time. I think I'll take a minute and write it down so I don't forget it."
"Okay, Tommy, we'll see you in a few minutes. There are clean towels on your dresser. Feel free to take a shower. The cleaning lady doesn't come until 1:00 PM so take your time."
"Thanks, Mike, I think a shower will help wake me up. I think that I slept too long."
I got out my journal and spent about 5 minutes writing down what I could remember of my dream. Then I went to the bathroom and got ready for my day. After getting dressed I went into the living room and found Mike and Mark watching TV.
"Good afternoon, Tommy," said Mark. "You ready to go see your friend Danny?"
"More than ready. Let me get his address."
"Not necessary, Tommy. I looked up his address on the web this morning and printed out a map. We can all have some lunch together somewhere if that's all right with you?"
"That's great, let's go."
It didn't take very long to get to Danny's house. But it was way too far to go without a car. I was impressed with the house. It looked like a nice neighborhood too. I knocked on the door and Mrs. Smith answered the door.
"Tommy! I'm so glad you're here. Danny has been almost catatonic ever since we moved. He's up in his room right now, sulking because he hasn't gotten a letter from you in the last three days."
"It's so good to see you too. This is Mark and Mike. I believe you have talked to them."
"Great to meet you, guys. I'm so glad that Tommy has your help. Come in and have a seat. Tommy, Danny's room is up the stairs, take a right, first door on the left. Go see what you can do to get him out of his room."
I went upstairs and knocked on Danny's door.
"Go away, Mom, leave me alone please."
I knocked again. I heard him get out of bed and walk across the floor. He opened the door while saying; "I said go - Oh, My God - Tommy!"
He threw his arms around me and started crying on my shoulder. I broke down and started crying my eyes out too. He pulled back and looked me in the eyes. "I've missed you so much I thought being dead would be better than the pain I was feeling. But - sniff - I just knew I'd see you again. If it weren't for your letters giving me hope, who knows what might have happened. And then they just stopped. I was afraid - sniff - you didn't love me any more. But now you're here and I don't want us to ever be apart again. What happened to your eye, Tommy? Did someone hit you?"
"Lots of things have happened to me in the last few days, Danny, and I'll tell you all about it over lunch. I hope that we're together forever too but we must be strong for each other. Now I have some friends to introduce you to right after this." And I moved my face forward until our lips touched and we wrapped our arms around each other. This continued until we were both out of breath. I took his hand and led him downstairs.
"This is Mark and Mike. Mark is the big guy." Mark stood up and Danny took half a step backwards and nervously extended his hand.
"Hi, Danny, I'm Mark and this is my boyfriend Mike." Danny's jaw hit the floor. With an open mouth he shook Mike's hand too.
"I'm starving, guys, how about we go get something to eat," said Mike. "Where is a good place to eat around here?"
"There is a hot dog place just down the road that has the best hot dogs in town," said Danny.
"Great, can we steal your son for a while, Mrs. Smith?"
"Anything to get him out of his room."
"Really, Mom, I wouldn't mind spending some quality time alone with Tommy in my room, but it seems that we have some guests so we better help them find the restaurant."
"We'll talk about quality time in your room later, young man. We would like to have all you boys for dinner tonight. What do you think?"
"That would be great, what time do you want us to be here?" asked Mark.
"Six o'clock will be great. Have fun, boys."
We all walked outside and it hit me. "How are we going to get all four of us in your pick-up, Mark?"
"No problem. We could all jam into the front cab or Mike and I can ride in the cab and you and Danny can get in the back. We have a mattress in the back and you two can ride back there if you want. It's not too hot yet but it might get that way if we drive too far." Mark winked. "Where is this hot dog place?"
"Go back to North Ave. and take a left heading west. Go like 6 lights and it's on the left. You can't miss it."
Danny and I got in the back and Mark closed the tailgate and cab cover. The truck started up and Danny and I lay down and wrapped our arms around each other.
"How did you get here, Tommy, and who are these guys?"
"It's kind of a long story, Danny. Let's get something to eat first and then we'll find someplace to talk. The important thing is we're together."
I leaned in and kissed him tenderly. Soon we were making out like there is no tomorrow. We were both about ready to blow in our pants when the truck came to a stop and the engine stopped. Mark opened the tailgate and we jumped out. Good thing we both had loose fitting tee shirts on that covered our midsections. We got some food. Once again Mark paid. We took a seat outside as it was another great day. The basic hot dog is the same as anywhere else in the country but they put unique toppings on them. Lunch was very good. We were all quiet during lunch and Mark suggested we go to a nearby Starbucks coffee shop to talk. Danny and I got in the front this time and Danny sat on my lap. With the sun beating down on the truck it was just too hot to be in the back and it was only a short ride to the coffee shop.
We ordered some drinks and got a table outside. I told Danny everything that had happened to me in the last 3 days. When I told him I'm going to be able to live with him he shed some tears of joy. Then Mark and Mike told him their story and how we came together.
"I need to explain to you guys what is going to be happening the next two months," said Mark. " Two of Chicago's biggest and most troubled schools are going to be putting in student police forces similar to what we did in Michigan last year. Sixty students, both boys and girls, have been recruited from each school to go through an intense training program. The training will begin on Monday, three days from now. It will last two months. It's going to be done at the Navy Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois or RTC as they call it. That is 30 miles north of Chicago. It's being held there for several reasons. First, half of the officers will be undercover. Undercover work is very dangerous. Not even the uniformed student police will know who is working undercover in their school. We will have two training groups. The undercover students will train with the uniformed students from the other school. So that means that the two groups will not be training together. Mike and I have been hired as instructors and consultants. He'll be training in one group and I'll be training in the other. Training is from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM Monday - Friday, with weekends off. All of us will be earning 3 high school credits and 2 college credits for participating. Another reason for having it at RTC is they have plenty of empty barracks to house 120 students and training facilities for all aspects of our training. RTC has given the City of Chicago use of their facilities without charge."
"Tommy has agreed to be part of an undercover sting operation in his dad's High School along with Mike and myself. So he's going through the training as well. Like I said, undercover police work is dangerous and we need to be sure that he's ready both physically and mentally. We will be staying there during the week and be up here on the weekends. So Danny, you're going to be separated from Tommy during the week but if your relationship is anything like Mike and me, you'll more than make up for it over the weekend. You'll need to be patient with him though. After 5 days of intensive training he'll probably be tired and on edge. The training is designed for adults, not teenagers."
"You'll be trained in physical fitness, self defense, weapons, marksmanship, local, state, and federal law, teamwork, paperwork and reports, vice and undercover, communications including wires, sting operations, leadership, arrest procedures, emergency first aid, and many other things. It's going to be very intense training. If this program is as successful as we hope it will be, it's going to be gradually incorporated into all the other Chicago high schools. So are you up to it, Tommy?"
"I'll do my best."
"I'm sure that you will. This is not a pass or fail test, Tommy. It's what you make of it. Just try to learn as much as you can and you'll be fine."
"I just wish that the training was closer so I could see Danny more often."
"I'll miss you too, Tommy."
"After a 14 hour day the only thing you'll be thinking about is sleep, Tommy."
"Are you kidding, Mark? I'm 14 years old. It seems like I'm hard and horny all the time. And with a boy friend just 60 miles away I can guarantee I'll be thinking about him every chance I get."
"It will just make you getting together with him on the weekends that much more special. You will be able to call him every day if you like. It is a local call from there but you'll have to use my cell phone. I'm sure that the other pay phones will be quite busy."
"I appreciate that, Mark. And I appreciate everything that you're doing for me."
"I appreciate what you're doing for us," says Danny. "I've been basically locked in my room with no hope for the last two weeks. I'm totally overwhelmed right now. First I see Tommy outside my bedroom door. Then I see he's hurt. Then I find out why he's hurt. Then I find how some really great people come to his rescue. Then I find out he is going to be my brother. He's already my best friend and lover. But first he has to spend the next two months getting ready and then confronting his father. I can't imagine what Tommy is going through."
"We can try to figure it out together the next three days, Danny. Speaking of which, what do you guys want to do the next three days?"
"I have some ideas like Six Flags and the beach. How about right now we go back to the apartment for some quality time together. We still have a few hours before we need to be back to your parents' house for dinner, Danny. It's not far from here or your parents' house."
"Where is your apartment, Mark?"
"Glen Oak, just a few miles from here."
"Great, let's go."
We all piled in the front seat of Mark's truck and headed to our apartment. Danny was real impressed with my apartment. I mean, how many other 14-year-olds share an apartment with a 16 and 17 year old? We went into my room and I can tell you clothes went flying everywhere. Finally we drifted off to sleep in each other's arms. We slept about 15 minutes when Mike knocked on our door and told us we had to leave in 15 minutes. We took a quick shower together and got dressed.
We had a great time at dinner. Mike and Mark both repeated their story again and I told mine. Mr. and Mrs. Smith gave Danny permission to stay with me and Mark and Mike at our apartment. Danny packed an overnight bag and we went back to the apartment. We watched several movies Mark rented. It took my mind off everything that had happened. One of the movies is called "The Best of the Best." It's a really good movie. I decided I want to be the best of the best too. We went to my room after and when Danny fell asleep first I sat up for another half-hour and did my journal entry for the day. However, I left out all of the X-rated parts. I can't wait for tomorrow's adventure.
To Be Continued...
For those of you who haven't read Mark and Mike's story, "My Bodyguard", I highly suggest that you take some time and read it. It will help you understand who Mark and Mike are. I'm not going to spend any time developing their characters in this story. Just adding on to what I started in that story. You can find their story in nifty / high school, last posted January 4, 2001, or on my website. As always please send your comments.