tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67471743363217219292024-03-12T19:20:46.616-07:00Messages to the home WorldThis is a creative Blog that represents the things I feel and think. Sometimes there will be parts of a book I'm writing[that is not about me!!!],poems, pictures, videos and other strange things that the home world requests of me. I look forward to your comments.
**There will most definitely be ADULT content here, be aware.Star7http://www.blogger.com/profile/05038370769529803519noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747174336321721929.post-34577473855972410822011-07-22T05:35:00.000-07:002011-07-22T05:45:52.402-07:00Lunch with Aunt Epiphany Proudfoot<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> 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It frees my mind and makes the week at school a little easier to deal with. I got five pages today; three from tricks and two from people I knew. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">One was from Sahara. When I called the number (long distance) she wanted to know if I knew where her sister was. [I thought she was with her at the Rehab place in the mid west.] </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">“We hadn’t seen Rain since she left LA to see you,” I said. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Rainbow left a week and a half ago and should have been back by now,” said Sahara. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I tried to remind her that her sister was strong and smart and did things her own way. Maybe she got off the bus because she saw something cool”.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Probably you right, please could you <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">make</i> her to call me when she gets to LA” she asked in that way she does. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I’ll <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">ask</i> her, as you know no one makes your sister do anything she doesn’t want to.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“OK I’m doing great and I hope all of you are doing good to,” and she hung up. Well that is Miss Sahara. I hope she is doing better this time, she almost died the last time she over dosed.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I’ll return the other numbers later; the tricks will have to hold it until I feel like setting up a new date.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The day was gorgeous and warm, not hot and I think I want Mac-n-cheese from Michael’s deli on Sycamore off Franklin. They have the best that I’ve found in any place around here. Sometimes I just feel really happy but the bad thing about it is that I can’t just enjoy it I have to analyze it for reasons. Why am I so happy today? Why am I happy when I’m living this life? Why am I letting myself be happy right now? Then it will be gone soon. So while most people are fighting to find happiness I’m fighting to keep the happiness that I have naturally, Oh boo. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">There were not many people on Sycamore at this time. Only a few cars drove by and they took no notice of me. So I was deep in thought when a hand almost grabbed my left shoulder. I jumped to the left and turned with my ever-ready box cutter in hand and thank the Goddess I didn’t follow it through because it was my wonderful witch friend Ms. Epiphany Proudfoot.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Hey back the hell off! I screamed. “Lady Proudfoot it’s you” I said as soon as recognized the petite lady.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Because I thought you would feel it was me Theodore.” She said never bothered.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Auntie, I told you I am always armed and ready and I’m not that good with my senses yet to be sure,” I said. (I always call older women I like Auntie)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Theodore I am never worried besides my time is my time and that will not end today,” She said.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Auntie these streets are dangerous and I don’t want anything to happen to you it would break my heart,” I said.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“That is sweet of you but I am protected as you are.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We pause to agree and look up for protection from the spirits and then hug one another.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“What brings you this way Ms. Proudfoot?” I asked breaking the silence. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“Maybe you did but also I was just out for a walk on the side streets.”<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“Funny you should say that I was thinking I wanted to see you this week.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Well that is why I’m here. You know how powerful you are.” She said giving me the don’t denigh it look.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">I’m not touching that one or we will be here for more than an hour with her trying to convince me I’m some spiritually super powered descendant of a long blood line. So I invited her to eat lunch with me instead. She accepted claiming that it was only to spend time with her favorite young old soul.</span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Michael’s deli was not crowded yet so I was happy not being in the mood for a crowd. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">As soon as we got in the guy behind the counter saw Ms. Proudfoot and came out from behind the counter to give her a big hug. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“I was hoping you would be in today… do you want your regular?” </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I looked at her and she smiled sheepishly.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“That would be great Jr. and whatever Theodore wants,” she said without looking at me again.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I thought I was taking you out?” I said trying to sound hurt.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Well I’m sure if you want to pay Michael Jr. will be glad to take your money,” Ms. Proudfoot said still not looking at me.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“No I will always be happy to be a guest of you, Auntie.” </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“Is this your nephew Ms. E.?” asked Michael Jr.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">She looks at me and smiles-</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;line-height:115%">“No I’m not she is just very special to me.” I said knowing what she was thinking.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Theodore this is Michael Jr., his father and grandfather are the Michael’s of the Michael’s deli. I have known This Michael since he was born.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“- even before I think. I’m told when I was a baby she was the only person other than my mother I would let hold me. She also knew my Grandfather and Grandmother. She has eaten here for free as long as my Dad can remember. But no one can remember why,” Michael Jr. says eyeing her lovingly but suspiciously.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I made my order of Mac-n-cheese and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">well done</i> French fries. “I knew you been here before, that’s the kind of you don’t forget.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“I’m Ted Kingston; I’m on lunch break from double HH up the street.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Cool I went to <span style="color:red">X </span>grad in ’72 as you heard I’m Michael Leonardo Sartini, III but everyone either calls me MJ or Junior.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“And what would you like me to call you?” I asked directly.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“MJ is cool and you’re Ted- solid.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“-yes anything but Teddy, he hates that for some reason. Past life trauma I think,” said Auntie. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We sat in the back so I could tell Auntie about William Randolph Rapherty aka Billy the ghost and what I hoped she could do for him. Of course she knew of the witch Rosarita Maria Rosales-Marquez. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">how old is she anyway?</i>) She thought about it while she ate her deconstructed pastrami sandwich sands the bread. Told her more about the crystal and how I got it. She wanted to know what I felt from it when I held it. She asked if I held it and concentrated on the truth. I said not really, but I did let Billy show me a bit of his life before he died. It was very interesting. She wanted to know if I felt anything confusing or wrong when I touched the crystal or when I spoke to Billy. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Oh you want to know if I sensed any dark or demonic energy with it or him, no I looked for that.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“So you think he is just a ghost trapped and misused by Maria,” she asked with her finger on her chin.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“Yes but you will know more when you check it out.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Maybe, maybe not. Maria was definitely a greedy woman; some say she used magic to turn herself into a woman long ago.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I finished my meal and kissed my witch Auntie on both cheeks and put a tip in the jar for MJ. I made plans to bring Billy and his crystal cell to Aunties apartment around 10pm tonight. 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I had been here for the conception of most nights for the last two 3 ½ years. Some nights birthed easier than others. This one felt like it might be trouble. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>It was starting to be a clear night with a slight chill, which was a nice change from the hot dry nights of LA. I felt like I earned the right to call her LA. Los Angeles seemed too formal for what we’ve been through in our short relationship. We were tight.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>As the city darkens I was just leaving my drop spot that was at Jerry’s Deli & Liquor Store, on Fountain Ave. They let me keep my stuff in one of the un-used employee lockers as long as it doesn’t smell or cause any trouble. It open 24/7 which is good for me. The original Jerry liked to be open because everyone was like family and people came around at all hours to hang, chat and buy the stuff they needed. The current Jerry who’s his real name Bedros, but most people called him Jerry. He kept it open 24/ 7 because the neighborhood was always on and he wanted to be able to make every sell he could. He once said I reminded him of his youngest brother who was in school back in Armenia. So I got privileges that the others guys didn’t. I’m working on him to let some of my guys use the shower in the storeroom from time to time. But for now his say no. Maybe his Armenian soul sees something special in my African American eyes? I always tried to be cool with him for it. I even learned his real name and called him Bedros. I feel like I need as many cool people in my corner as I can get. After leaving home the first time about 2 ½ years ago, it’s been a quick and constant learning process. I have some good teachers. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>So I’m walking towards the door past the register where Jerry #2’s real younger brother Ohanness, Ohan for short, is sitting in ripped jeans with the crouch that looked like termites have been through it already and a t-shirt with the store logo on it. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Hey lil’ T, What are you doing tonight? You’re not old enough to get into any clubs. So what could a little guy like you have going on a week night?” </p> <p class="MsoNormal">[I secretly loved his accent, even if he was talking stuff to me] </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Hey lil’ O, I’m off to work, to make a Million and have a wonderful life.” I said trying to sound light and older. “What about you?”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“What does this mean, ‘make a Million?’ “What are you going to do rob a rich family?” he asked. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“NO! --- It’s just an American saying. I’m going to work on Santa Monica Blvd. and Orange tonight”, I said. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Oh My God!!! to sell your little young ass? I can’t believe your still doing that? Who would pay for sex with a little boy like you?”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">He could not wrap his mind around an underage male prostitute. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Well Ohan, like I tried to explain before there are a lot of horny men looking for a hot young guy just like me. I’ve been doing this for 2 years and in the end we all have to eat.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">“T- What kind of trick could you do anyway?”he asked incredulously <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Later Ohan, I’m late, we’ll talk another time.” I said moving toward the door. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">“Why can’t you tell me now?” He screamed after me as a customer came in for his evening snack. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ohan was cool but Bedros seemed to understand the idea of taking care of yourself. Ohan was 25 and Bedros was 30 maybe that had something to do with it.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">As I walked to meet my friends a few the blocks away I thought about the last time someone asked me the same kind of question. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">So what’s your trick?</i> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I was coming out the alley behind Circus of Books on to Santa Monica, when a car stops and the window comes down. A sexy dark haired man in his thirties is fidgeting behind the driver’s wheel and trying to smile. Hi, he says. I stop and throw on my best Freddy Boom-Boom Washington Smile/Flex and say, Hi There. We chatted about the night and what we were up to and he invited me into his sports car and I suggested we have a date, to let him know this was a pay service and not a quick stick and go. He looked a little shocked and said, Oh, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">So what’s your trick?</i> He acted like he was ordering off the specials menu. He ran through a short list of things. I was a little taken a back, but as any good street student I kept my face on. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">So I said, “Well I have more than a mouth full and there’s very little I have not tried.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">But I knew he was looking for a one trick pony. The way he was gripping the steering wheel and grinding his teeth I also knew he was living in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Crystal palace </i>and the folks that lived there were always a problem. They usually had the attention span of a field mouse and staying power of taffy in LA Sun. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">So I said, “You wanna know my trick? My trick is that I can cum faster and farther than anyone I know and it gets everywhere. If you want to see it’ll cost you $40 bucks?” </p> <p class="MsoNormal">He had me out of his car before I could unbuckle my pants. 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align="center">NOT EDITED</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">My night with Barry was great and getting the crystal was easier than I thought. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">On my way home I was actually smiling and singing the words to ‘Hot Butterfly’ by Chaka Khan and Gregg Diamond I heard on the car radio. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">[<span class="apple-style-span"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#948A54;mso-themecolor:background2;mso-themeshade:128">A faded photograph I mailed to you</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#948A54;mso-themecolor:background2;mso-themeshade:128"><br /><span class="apple-style-span">With feelings I don't want to face</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">And a long song of surrender in blue</span><br /><span 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was the dance</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">But then you got wise to all my lies</span></span></i>]. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I was enjoying the after-glow and I’m even letting BMW Barry give me a ride home this morning. I decided to not tell him that I was only 16 and he was a willing child molester. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">That is always so weird to me that someone can be considered a child molester of a kid like me. I could see it if they were forcing kids to have sex or if the kid in question was way younger than me but I look and act older most of the time. Most of the Tricks don’t really care how old I am as long as I look younger than them. I was never molested as a little kid and now I do all the molesting- period.</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Barry was smiling so big I thought he would break his face. I actually kissed him goodbye in front of my building. It was a great kiss. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">I never do stuff like that.</i> Then I ran inside and to put the crystal in my dresser. 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The easy look for the day is as follows: </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:3"> </span>Long blue sweater (to the knee).</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:3"> </span>Fresh white T (oversized).</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:3"> </span>Daisy Duke (short-short).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in">Blue tights (to the knee).</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:3"> </span>Blue and white stripped socks (to the knee).</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:3"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Spray painted navy blue Army boots.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in">Long blue silk (to hold my hair back) <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">[<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">boosted from Mother on my last visit</i>].</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I packed my shoulder bag and peeped at the clock. I have about an hour before first bell and my silly roommate is still out of town it seems. When I opened the front door there was a dozen pink roses in blue crystal vase with a little envelope that only said, <span style="font-family:"Lucida Handwriting"; color:#FF66FF">Sweet Ted</span> in pink pen. I opened the card and it was from Barry and it said;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#FF66FF">Thank you for a wonderful night </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#FF66FF">and sweet morning. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#FF66FF">I hope we can do it again real soon.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#FF66FF">Sincerely, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">B</b>MW</span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting""></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">It is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">so very</i>, but maybe I put too much on it. Cole always told me to not let them fall too hard for me, but I don’t know how to control that yet. I think Barry will be fine if not I’ll enjoy it until there is a sitch. I put the flowers on the table in my room just in case my roommate gets some strange idea they were for him. OK time to go for real now. I did a quick re-check; home work, music, sunglasses, extra cloths and <span style="color:#E36C0A;mso-themecolor:accent6;mso-themeshade:191">then I remembered I’m having dinner with Rowley and Cliff-a-tina tonight.</span> Back inside to change what is in my bag. The look goes as follows. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:3"> </span>Navy Sport coat w/ travel patches from all over. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pale blue silk button down shirt (size L)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:3"> </span>Loose silk pants died many shades blue.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:3"> </span>Spray painted navy blue Army boots. (I’m already wearing)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:3"> </span>Around the neck and wrist gold chains (I got three for Xmas and two bracelets from school friends like Cliff-a-tina. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">This outfit fits easily in my bag and I’ll stop by Home Ecc to steam it before this evening. So I’m finally off to school and now I only have 25 minutes until first bell. I still have plenty of time since I only live 10 minutes away from the front gate. I looked up and down the street\alley to make sure Barry is not waiting around for me. Maybe I’ll go to Mickey D’s for something before school and then I could really make sure Barry is not following me. If he can’t know that I’m 16 he really can’t know I go to high school. I took the long way around and then back through an alley and across the street. I saw three BMW’s but not one was Barry’s. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">At Mickey D’s I saw Jessie James and a female friend. I didn’t ever think she had school friends. I said hey and asked if I could sit with them. Jessie said sure and the other girl looked confused. I stopped mid stride and came back. I hate to intrude. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">“You’re Leda Velasquez, right I’m Ted. You hang with Tamila and Yolandra during first lunch and last week you wore a Bitchin’ red sweated with matching red boots to the noon dance, right?”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">“Yeah I guess, how did you remember that?” asked Leda looking even more confused.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">“If it had something to do with Fashion, Music or Art Ted remembers it” said Jessie James with a smile. – “We have 7<sup>th</sup> period Art together.”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">“Am I intruding, if I am I can sit with someone else, no problem” I said directing my words to Leda.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">“No if J. J. thinks you’re cool then I’m cool with you” said Leda looking at the floor. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">“J. J.?” I said looking at</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white; mso-themecolor:background1"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white; mso-themecolor:background1">Jessie James. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white;mso-themecolor:background1">She was always very particular about how you said her name. I was going to have to ask during 7<sup>th</sup>. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">I almost grabbed my stuff and walked away. I can feel the ‘Go away weird kid vibes coming off of her. But if she is not going to be brave enough to speak for herself, then why should I? </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">“OK coolness, I’m going to the counter because I’m craving ‘hash browns’ like a Mother-” I said as I turned. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">“Yeah get me one to” said Jessie James and Leda said nothing. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">If they were having a Lesi breakfast talk then someone should have said. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Girls are weird sometimes. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">After we ate our hash browns over some awkward convo, I left early saying I had to drop off my bag in my locker. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">________________________</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Classes were a blur until lunch. I was standing waiting for anybody but trying to look like I was waiting for no one. You know the look. Nicole and this guy named John Adams Espinoza walked up. [<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">All I knew about this guy John was that all 6 of the kids in his family were given as their first and middle names the first and last names of Presidents. It was kind of odd but not in a school like this.</i>] <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“Hey party people, what’s the D?” <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I said as they walked up. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“Can it be all about you Mr. Kingston?” said Nicole with a smile.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“Not me, I’m just a squirrel trying to get a nut,” I answered back.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">“Me and my friend John were about to kick it over to the diner for lunch would you like to kick it or are you waiting for someone?” </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">“John Espinoza right? You were in that play last semester right? You were good, I appreciated your Irish accent” I told John leaving out his middle name on purpose. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">“Yes that was me, thank you, your too kind” John Adams said with an odd modesty for this school, area and city. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">“So you in Ted?” Nicole said bringing up back on point. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“Naw I’ma chill, you two enjoy and I’ll stand here and how up this wall,” I said leaning back in the coolest pose I could manage easily. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Now if this was Nicole’s Big brother Rocky I would have seriously considered going. For some reason I have developed a soft spot for Nicole’s brother </span>Virgil “Rocky” Tortuga, what’s up wit’ that? I don’t usually press with other high school guys. What eve’ he’s a cutie to the max. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I went to the lunch line and got a BBQ cheese burger and as soon as I took a bite I wished I went with John Adams and Nicole, damn!</p> <div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">The bell for next period sounded and on to the gym I went. School can be soo boring if there was a way to get out already I would. I feel like I’m in L7. Well maybe gym/ locker room will hold some promise. </p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal">Gym boring, I was so bored I played volleyball and we won. There was a fight in the locker room that had nothing to do with me but it made Mr. Chuy came running out of the coach’s room in the skimpiest little green undies I’ve seen since I was at the International Male on Santa Monica blvd. That man could wear a anything and I’d like it. Coach Tanner noticed me looking and gave me a grin. Is Coach Tanner a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Hom</b>e <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">O</b>wner? I filed that away for later.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">On to Art class at least I will enjoy that. I should stop by and get someone to steam my clothes for tonight. Maybe I’ll ask Tabitha Park-Moon, the daughter of one of the owner and chiefs of the restaurant chain Hernandez Chan’s. (As I am told neither owner is named Hernandez or Chan). She has some kind of crush on me every since I went to her birthday party. I know she has Home Ecc this period. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Art is cool Mrs. <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Gabriella Goldstein aka Grace is in today. She is one of my favorite teachers and I love this class. Today I think I will finish my sculpture “Venus de Mano”. You can figure that out, I’m like so sure.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">I dropped my clothes off and Tabs was on it before I could ask. I’ll have to do something nice for her, but not too nice. (girls?)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">On way to class I run into Ms. Jessie James aka J. J.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“Hey <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">J. J., </i>What’s happening?” I asked. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Her eyebrow went up and she gave me such a look. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“Oh is that name reserved for one Ms. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">Leda Velasquez only?”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Jessie punched me in the shoulder so hard. I almost hit her back. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">“Damn girl, why you hitting me? It’s not <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">my</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">lesbian affair</i>,” I said rubbing my shoulder.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">“Ted I am not having a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">lesbian affair</i>, we’re just friends,” Jessie said looking around as we walked. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Tell that to your girl, she was way twisted that I sat with you guys this morning.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“She has some issues, but that had nothing to do with her and me. Now get that right and don’t be starting any rumors,” Jessie said giving me her I’m not playing face.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Please girl I don’t need to start a rumor about you. As long as I’ve know you, you have not worn one piece of visible female clothing. The summer before 9<sup>th</sup> grade, I’m told you had long hair down your back and then you showed up to school with your hair in the Swiss-boy cut. I like you so I wouldn’t say anything bad about you. But if you hit me like that again I’m gonna have to drop you like something touched by Miss Know-it-all Tiffany G.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We both laughed it off. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I’m sorry Ted; I guess I’m a bit touchy about the Lesbian stuff lately. My Mom asked me if I was one earlier this week and she wasn’t kidding,” Jessie looked around again.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Damn girl you got the Rents coming at ya! What did you say?”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I told her I wasn’t but Ted I’m not totally sure.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Jessie from the little I know girls, some female sexuality is fluid. Maybe you need to experiment.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I have not experimented, Ted Kingston!” She said a little too loud. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“OK girl that is your own damn biz. Remember I’m cool with whatever,” I said quickly before she started swinging again. (One per customer)<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“OK I just don’t know what I am, but I am not with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">Leda Velasquez</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman""> that’s for sure!”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">“Let’s go in and do some art to relax you,” I said opening the door to room 103-A.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Does everyone think I’m a Lesi,” She asked quietly.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I guess, does everyone think I suck dick for A’s?” I asked not really caring.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Maybe, But you don’t do you?” <em><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">she asked uncharacteristically </span></em>timid. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Girl please, you know I owe you one in the arm. Don’t make me cash that check.” I said a little embarrassed by the question. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I walked over to our closet to put my stuff down and pull on my smock. So some people think I suck dick for grades, damn! I would be a straight ‘A’ student on the Honor roll and no home work if I did that. I guess they don’t know the boy has skills.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings"></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">TAT</span></p>Star7http://www.blogger.com/profile/05038370769529803519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747174336321721929.post-27920148933851281662011-07-22T05:30:00.000-07:002011-07-22T05:45:52.428-07:00Saturday Night Magic<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> 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align="center"><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">NOT EDITED</span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Its 9 pm on a boring Saturday and it is almost a week after the fourth of July and I am too hot and too bored to be out here with some of my Family and none of them are getting any work. I think it’s too hot and people spent all their money during the big weekend. I haven’t really worked on the street for about a year now and I don’t really miss it. I’m just here to hang out and see everybody, well if someone choice comes through, then like people say, “Never say never”. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We are there for about an hour with nothing but Peeping-Peter’s. I start sighing and </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="color:red">Colt</span> says if you are bored and want to go it’s cool with me.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>I say no I just wish something would happen. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:2"> </span>Well it seems like a slow night said <span style="color:red">Kenny</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Maybe if we say the money chant, we haven’t used that one in a long time I say.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Colt and <span style="color:red">Tim</span> look embarrassed that I said it in front of other people. I’m 16 so Colt must be almost 19 by now. But Colt being ever the supportive big brother pushes past his embarrassment to join in. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:2"> </span>Yes <span style="color:red">six</span> times “Bring us money”. OK everyone join in. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Yes it doesn’t work unless everyone is in I say. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Fuck it, said <span style="color:red">Marky</span> and <span style="color:red">Blue</span> (who were working this block with us) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">James</span> and <span style="color:red">Pharm- Boy</span> had just walked up when we were beginning to form the circle. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>What’s happening Fellas and Ladies said Pharm- Boy.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Colt told the two of them to join in and we would explain. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">So we all got in a circle and held hands. I looked around at all <span style="color:red">7</span> of the young men in the circle, they all needed money, whether it be for food, drugs or a place to sleep tonight they didn’t have the luxury of just skipping it. I say they because with the change in my method I had a regular income, heck I was even starting to save some <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Freakin’</i> money. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:2"> </span>Colt looked at me to explain the deal. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>So this is like positive thinking for Hustlers. We used to do it in our family all the time and it always made something happen. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Pharm-Boy looked like I was about to levitate. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Is this like, you know some sort of Fuckin’ magic because I don’t fuck with no fuckin’ magic said Pharm-Boy.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>[why are some addicts so superstitious?]<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:2"> </span>It’s not magic I said not looking at any of my family. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>James asked, So what do we have to do?</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">You all say the chant one time for each person out loud and there are <span style="color:red">8</span> of us here, so we say it <span style="color:red">7</span> times then you close your eyes and think of what you want to use the money for. This part you say to yourself quietly and I will count to seven out loud and then we’re done.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Yea Ted kind of made it up one day when we were bored and it worked and changed everything that day said my other brother Tim. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>It goes like this:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:.5in"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">These are our streets, this is our way</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">If you want to play you have pay.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:.5in"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">You know you want us because we are the best.</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:.5in"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Bring lots of cash because we don’t take checks.</i> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">It’s like positive thinking and it puts in a fun money making mood and all know that when you’re in a good mood money comes easier. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Marky says I always make better hook-ups when I’m in a better place.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Hey Kenny remember when you wanted all of us to go to Disneyland for your birthday? It worked then real good said Tim. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Yea and we had such a good time I will never forget it.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Everyone was in no matter how they really felt about the little ritual. Who could afford to turn away from a good thing that cost them nothing? I started to speak the words along with Kenny, Tim and Colt. Before we finished the first sentence half the group joined in and then the rest, <span style="color:red">8</span> times and we were done. Everyone closed their eyes and I started counting one, two, three I looked around to see if everyone kept their eyes closed four, five, six, seven and eight. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">They all opened their eyes and Blue looked around to see if anything was happening yet. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Blue it’s not automatic let the good feeling spread I said with a smile. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">He busted a big smile at me and said he liked it. It made him feel all connected and warm on the inside. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">That’s later hoe when that big dick inside you said Pharm-Boy. [No one laughed and he immediately felt bad about saying and hugged Blue in apology] </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I noticed that after Blue and Pharm-boy hugged they went right back to holding hands with everyone else. We were all kind of grinning like kids. We didn’t even see the silver Mercedes pull up. He honked and rolled down the passenger side window. We all finally let go with our peaceful bubble broken. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">He said hey I need two hot boys for a party. Do any of you know a cute blonde boy with dark roots and a punk style named Robbie? </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:2"> </span>Blue said I know Robbie but I don’t know where he is. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">He’s is at the party I told him I needed more boys and he told me some places to go. I’m looking for three boys [he turned on the car light to see a piece of paper] Marky, Tim and I think the name is Blue? Do you know those guys?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I looked at Blue and he was already moving towards the car. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Tim learned from Colt just like I did so he stopped Blue and asked what kind of party and how much was the fee. Colt smiled at me and Blue frowned. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The guy said it was a midnight pool party at the back pool at the Château Marmot and the fee was $500 to start. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">The three guys conferred that it sounded good. Marky said it sounded too good, but he would be in if they were. Blue said he was a good friend of Punk Robbie and he would do it. Colt walked over to the group and said it sounded good and the guy had all three of their names how likely is that. They were in. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">As they ran towards the car Blue stopped and ran over to me for a hug and whispered in my ear, thanks for the magic. I just smiled. Marky and Tim came over to hug and I slipped some “Red Hots” in his back pocket. I was going to give them to him anyway. They are his favorite pick-me-ups. I still had some for Colt and Kenny also. Some girl at school traded $40 and a bag of “Red Hots” for a T-shirt I made for her. I don’t do any drugs since the overdose. So I give them to my friends. They jumped in the car and were off with a vroom. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Everyone was talking about how cool that was when a black van with thunder bolts on the side pulled up. It was Pharm-Boy’s cousin Ricky. He jumped out and said hey. Then he pull Pharm-Boy to the side and they chatted. While they talked a man walked up from the side street and it was one of Colt’s regulars. The guy has been coming to Colt for about 8 years [8 years hmm]. He showed Colt a key and they both smiled. Colt turned to Kenny and me and said he would be at the Sunset Motel in Santa Monica, would we be OK? </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Of course we would you raised us well. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>He smiled and walked away with Mr. Taylor. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">It was down to James, Kenny and Me. James is 20 but he looks like a grown man most of the time. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Kenny heard some RG’s [real-girls] yelling Jimmy from the corner. He poked James and pointed. He squinted and yelled. Three sassy looking chicks came towards us and loud and happy. James introduced us to three members of Late Night Satisfaction, a rock and roll band that James sometimes sang back up for apparently. They needed him for a gig but didn’t know where to find him and was on their to eat when they saw him down the street. James looked at me and mouthed the words I owe you and grabbed his stuff. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Kenny said check that out it seemed to work for everybody but us. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Hey the night is still young it’s not ever midnight yet. Do you wanna go to the Golden Nugget for some fries and a soda on me?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">OK after that will you over to Highland with me to see there is some work there? </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in">Sure no charge… [we laughed]</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Golden Nugget was almost always full of people, street kids, Hollywood families, Hookers, Pimps and many, many Mo’s. We found a table in Tammy-Lynn’s section she is great and she has worked there for 15 years and loves it. We give her hugs and order a big basket of fries, a cherry coke and a cheery 7up. I can feel someone eyes on my back. I turn around and it’s Red Johannes. He is a guy that graduated from Hollywood about two years ago and his father is making him intern at other companies before he at the family Prop rent business. I know that Kenny thinks Red is a super star so a call him over. He’s OK but not my taste. He and his Sibs are second generation Norwegian but they look like they just got here. I see the spark in about five minutes. It seems that Red was just horning in on some old friends to not have to eat alone. Kenny invites him to eat with us and I say sure. When Red goes to the other table to get his stuff I say to Kenny that I guess the spell is working for everybody. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Kenny looks at me with a little frown, What about you what will get?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Don’t worry about me I’m always Swayze. ( I guess people think Patrick Swayze = cool, go figure).</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Well then it’s just you and I tonight, unless you want to be alone? </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">What the heck are you talking about? It’s going to be you and Red tonight.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Nooo he wouldn’t like a guy like me said Kenny.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Give me your hand before he comes back. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I drew circle with KR/RJ inside and told Kenny to kiss it and then shake hands with Red when he comes back. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:2"> </span>Why what did you do?</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>You’ll see trust, baby trust. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">When Red came back I said let me make formal introductions this is my good friend Kenneth Rivera. Kenny this is here is the well known Red Johannes of the now Brentwood Johannes clan. Red looks surprised at me but says it’s a pleasure to meet you Mr. Rivera. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Kenny Blushes and says call me Kenny and sticks out his hand for Red to shake. Red shakes Kenny’s and I saw a little jolt and know my work was done. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The fries were gone and glasses were empty and the two guys never stopped staring at each other. I could have slipped away and I bet they wouldn’t have noticed.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">When the bill came Red snatched it up and handed Tammy-Lynn a $20. She looked at me, I shrugged. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">She walked away. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">I said well kids I’ve got places to go and people to amaze.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Kenny looked at me like he was just snapped out of a trance and started to make his exit lines [it was so nice to meet you and all].</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">I saw the look on Red’s face. I cut in, “What you doing? I’m going to Ultra tonight and you’ll be bored watching me dance all night. Red would be like you know a friend and hang out with my friend tonight so I can go dancing?</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Red jumped right in and well if Kenny would like it I would show him the view from my apartment off Sunset?</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">What do you say Mr. Rivera, dancing with Queens or a view of the ocean with a dashing gentleman? </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>He blushes and we both know. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Cool for me off to Ultra and a fun sweaty time. Kenny hugged me when I got up to leave and I slipped him 2 $20’s for a cab and breakfast I whispered. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">As I walked over to Ultra I knew it was going to be good night. The door made me wait but then Miss Tina’s bff (best friends forever) Cleopatra Williams, saw me next to the door and swept me in with her whirl-wind effect. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in">What are you doing tonight Mr. Kingston? </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in">Trying to dance myself into a wore out puddle of fabulocity, why? </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">I’m model dancing some new clothes tonight with some other kids and you would be so on it for this, Also it pays $500 and you get to keep the clothes. Can you get fresh for money?</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:3"> </span>Are the rags all of that? </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">They are the latest of the latest Mr. Thing. All you have to do is come to a<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>meeting Tuesday night and tell them what you think of their rags and collect your bills.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:2"> </span>OK as long as you give me something really crazy to wear.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in">I will make you so styling the kids will all pee.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Word. Ms. Williams- Word Mr. Kingston!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">So I guess the spell worked out for everyone. The witches will love this.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> TAT</p> Star7http://www.blogger.com/profile/05038370769529803519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747174336321721929.post-55461931698705006782011-07-22T05:27:00.000-07:002011-07-22T05:45:52.440-07:00IS SOMEBODY WATCHING ME……? 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I just had a date with a guy who seemed like he was possessed. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">[I was trying not to scream but it was a bit difficult.]</p> <p class="MsoNormal">They looked at each other like they were exchanging mental information. The female of the two looked around the café Starlight. I guided them here after they stepped-in in the right moment to save me from the fruitcake and his Kung-Fu grip on my arm. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">My name is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">J. Soldonna Winterspring</i> and this gentleman next <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Montague Horatio Ferngarden</i>. Please to finally meet you <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Theodore Edward Kingston</i>. We are just happy that we were there at right time to be of assistance to you.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">OK what the Freakin’ Freak is really going on here? How do you know my full name? I never met you before, I think I would remember, trying not to sound unappreciative.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">We must have met sometime around the neighborhood. We were on our way to have a spot of tea and we saw you in a bit of distress. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">[Why do Americas adopt British accents to try and seem stylish?]</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">No sorry my life is hectic but not so that I would forget to meeting two witches! I said surprising myself even.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">[They kept their faces on- a little too well.]</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">What makes you think we are witches?</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Maybe it was the crystal you pressed into my hand or the way you dispatched weird Mr. Page. So let’s spill some tea. I have no problem with the Light or Dark arts. I have met many people who practice but why are you here, now for me? –Before you start let me say thank you for whatever you did back there. Short of stomping Mr. Page I wasn’t sure how I was going to get free of him. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Oh your most welcome, Mr. Ferngarden said with a small smile, I don’t think he will be back to bother you again.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ms. Winterspring looked at me for a while. Her eyes were boring into me. I felt a little pressure so I mentally pushed back. It’s what I do when crazy street people stare at me, which happens all the time. Ms. Winterspring bounced back in her seat and looked at Mr. Ferngarden and said I knew it, He has been touched. Mr. Ferngarden was all smiles. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Touched by what or whom? I said. 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It was kind of weird.]</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Well not that it’s any of your biz, but you did free me from the evil in Mr. Page. My Great Gram is the <span style="color:red">Sha-<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Tuuk</i></span> of our tribe and she always said that I am to by blood. I feel, see and hear things that other people don’t. I usually keep that to myself because most people think that I somewhat odd anyway. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">What tribe Mr. Ferngarden asked.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Blackfeet out of Southern Canada and my Grandfather is Shawnee and his father is a Medicine man. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Incredible! They said in unison. You could be a great addition to our Coven. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Wait just a minute and pull up to the bus stop! I’m not joining anything. I said I believe but I didn’t say I wanted to be a part of any one’s witchy way. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">They looked hurt but bounced back quickly. They both sipped tea with thoughtful looks on their faces. So I sipped my mint tea and tried to chill out a bit. We three sat there quiet for awhile and I noticed light blue crystals with little silver birds hanging from their necks. They were beautiful and I was sure they believed those crystals amplified their power. I didn’t know much but I knew that was a half truth. The last few years have been full new ideas and meeting new kinds of people. Some straight up crazies and a few really scary people. These people say they have been watching me but I’m sure they are not the only ones. I have felt many different emotions from the two of them. By now you would think I would be used to this life but sometimes I still want to run home and be a kid in my Parents’ house but that will never really happen again. I run into so many people who want me to be with them for one reason or another. After I left the group to live on my own I have been getting the feeling it’s time to see who I am and who I will become. I have already learned that I am not really a joiner, but I will go along to see what happens. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>So why do you have a problem with our coven? said Ms. Winterspring</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>I have a problem joining any group really, I said</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">You joined a group of street kids and you just started separating yourself from them. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">OK you said you have been watching me and you know a few things but why really?</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Well you could be a very powerful spirit witch and we just want to help you. they said sharing the sentence </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">I’m sorry I have learned this lesson well since I’ve been out here most people you meet out here don’t ‘just want to help you’ out of the kindness of their heart. They want something in return. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>You’re <span style="color:red">quite</span> cynical for such a young man. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Yes I am and if you seen what I’ve seen in my short life then you might be also. Short of your sister’s feelings of my spiritual power you would think if you were watching me you would know that I am seriously cautious of new people and anyone with odd motives. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Well maybe we are the exceptions to you standing rule of people having ulterior motives.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">I’m sorry I think not- This one is for free. Your colors say you are lying and not saying everything you could. So thank you again for Mr. Page but I’m leaving now. I have school work to finish, but you probably knew that already. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">They both stood with me. It was nice meeting you and we are sorry you feel this way. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">[I shuck Ms. Winterspring’s hand and there was a little spark. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">She</i> smiled. Then I shuck Mr. Ferngarden’s hand and I felt a tingle on the head of my dick and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">he</i> smiled. I looked at him like he was the biggest Jackass.]<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">When we were outside Ms. Winterspring reached in her purse and came out with a beautiful red stone the color of fresh blood and the size small bird egg. She started to hand it to me and I backed up. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">What is that for? </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Oh if you don’t want it….. she said with a little smile</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">I didn’t say I didn’t want it. I just want to know what it is and what it is for. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in">Here I’ll just say it’s completely safe to you. The rest you’ll have to find out yourself. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">You got that right I said catching it in my ever present hanky. I’m not going to touch until I know for sure and I know just who to ask. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:red">TA</span><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:red;mso-char-type: symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-char-type:symbol; mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings"></span></span><span style="color:red">T<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> Star7http://www.blogger.com/profile/05038370769529803519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747174336321721929.post-84298775589204184032011-07-22T05:23:00.000-07:002011-07-22T05:45:52.448-07:00IS SOMEBODY WATCHING ME……? 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style="Monotype Corsiva"" face=""">Well, can the people on TV see me or am I just paranoid </font></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font style="Monotype Corsiva"" face="""> </font></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font style="Monotype Corsiva"" face=""">When I'm in the shower, I'm afraid to wash my hair<br />I might open my eyes and find someone standing there<br />People say I'm crazy, just a little touched</font></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font style="Monotype Corsiva"" face=""">But maybe showers remind me of Psycho too much</font></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font style="Monotype Corsiva"" face="""> </font></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font style="Monotype Corsiva"" face=""">By Rockwell</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font style="mso-bidi-Times New Roman"" face="""> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font style="mso-bidi-Times New Roman"" face=""">I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night with that strange feeling of not being alone. 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I am feeling a presence at the dance studio, at the beach and even at school but mostly when I’m alone. I almost took a header the other day on my board, on a sidewalk in Westwood. Someone was calling my name and it sounded so close. I turned to look and almost blam! </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font style="mso-bidi-Times New Roman"" face="""> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font style="mso-bidi-Times New Roman"" face=""">I could hear a voice in my ear and not in my head, asking me what I wanted out of life. I could hear it like I can hear anyone who would be standing right next to me. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font style="mso-bidi-Times New Roman"" face="""> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font style="mso-bidi-Times New Roman"" face=""">Then the other day I got a call from a guy named Edward Page, who wanted a date last Thursday evening and he wanted to meet at this restaurant. He was a referral from a regular client, so I said sure. I went to meet him at the restaurant and he was still nice and kind of cute but I started to hear someone saying to ask him if he ever dated anyone from my Fam. I tried to ignore it but the voice was loud and insistent. Then I got this feeling right under my “solar plexus”. I remembered my Grand-belle telling me when I was little that if I ever had a strong feeling at that spot, I should follow it. She called it the “true soul spot”. Now I see what she was saying. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">So I tried to ask this cute little man that stuttered a little but had a kind face. I did what I always do I asked it directly. I tried to be a little easier than usual.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: .5in">“Am I the first date of this type that you’ve tried out?” I said.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font style="mso-tab-count:1"> </font>“No… maybe 1 or 2 before you” he replied.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">I tried to think of who he would pick from our group. I don’t look like any of the others. I’m kind of built like Kenny or Tim maybe. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: .5in">“Do you remember the dudes’ names?” I asked</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">“Um n’n’n’no I don’t remember their n’n’n’names. It was a l’l’’l’long time ago c’c’c’can we please just d’d’d’d’drop it” he stuttered. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">[He was starting to sweat a little bit but the restaurant had the air on blast] </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">I got the feeling again and the voice said ask why he was getting flustered. So I did and that un-nerved him more. At that point I felt like I should just leave. So I told him that maybe we were not a good fit for each other. He looked down and when he looked up there was a different man looking out of his eyes and he said he thought we were perfect for each other and that he wanted to continue the date. The next thing he said freak my freak and not in a good way. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font style="mso-tab-count:1"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">So Ted will you be letting the voices in your head make your decisions for you tonight?</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">[I must have looked like a deer caught in the headlights.] </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: .5in">“Um… excuse me?”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">“Everyone has a little voice in their head, but they still go with what they want to do,” he said matter of factly. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">[I looked at him directly and his eyes actually sparkled. Normally I’m a sucker for nice eyes but this was a hella weird.]</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">I looked around La Fab restaurant to see if this was some kind hoax.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">“Um… well however I make my decisions is my own business. Why would you say something like that to someone you don’t even know?” I asked trying to sound strong.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">“I know you Theodore Kingston; I’ve been watching you for a long, long time” Edward said.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">I narrowed my eye’s to see the energy coming off him. [Another one of Grand-belle’s gifts] It was outrageous, full of dark blues, whites and silvers. There was a little orange and green being on his left shoulder. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Now I didn’t need a voice or a new strange feeling to tell me to get the heck outta there. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">“Sorry I’m going to leave now but here’s $10.00 for the salad I ordered” I said reaching in my pocket for my money.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">I stood to leave and he was around the table before I could fully stand and he put his hand on my left shoulder and pushed me easily back in the chair. When he touched me I felt weak and that never happens to me. I looked to my left and he was back in his chair like he never left it. Oh damn!!</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">“Look Mr. Page I don’t know what’s going on here but I think I should leave and you should lose my number” I said trying to keep my face on as the Queens had trained me.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">He looked me right in the eyes and said in a voice that seemed to be inside and outside of me at the same time. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">“Hey call me Ed. Theodore you and I both know you shouldn’t be out on the street or even having dates as you call them with strange men. I can make it all better if you just let me.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">OK damn again! </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">[I said with my inside spirit voice to all who could hear me. I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE PLEASE] I felt myself stand up and step back from the table. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">“OK <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Edward</i>, let me put it down sharply…You might have started out as a nice guy but I have a bad feeling about this and I’m going to leave now and never see you again. Don’t try and stop and don’t make a scene. Good bye.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Edward looked a little surprised for a second and then screwed his face up again.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">And I turned to face the door but it seemed like a struggle. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">He was right next to me holding my arm and escorting me out of the door of the restaurant. I tried to pull my arm away but I couldn’t. Before we got to the door a friend that was a waiter there looked right at me but didn’t seem to see me. We walked outside and I was finally able to pull my arm away from this Fruitcake. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">“So are you ready to go to a hotel, how about some place nice like the Chateau Marmon?” Edward said in that new creepy voice he was now using</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">A loud sound went off in the middle of my brain and I felt a little clearer. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font style="mso-tab-count:1"> </font>“Hell No I’m not going anywhere with you” I said trough the left over fog.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Just then a woman and man walked past.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">The woman turned to me and said, “Ted Kingston I haven’t seen you in a while, come have a cup of tea with me and Monty.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">OK weird #2 or was it #5 I’ve lost count. I’ve never seen this woman and Monty before in my life. But almost anyone would be better than Mr. Edward Page. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">“That sounds like a great idea. I would love some tea” and stepped over to the women for a quick hug.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font><font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: .5in"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">“Umm can you get me away from this fruitcake?” </i>I whispered in her ear as I hug her. Now I heard “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">We’ll try”</i> in my head in the other strange voice I’ve been hearing as I pulled back. Not again, but I still liked my chances with these two over the sparkling eyed fruitcake or should I say Devil’s food. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">She and Monty looked at Mr. Edward Page and mumbled something under their breath and she pressed a crystal into my hand and Edward stepped back. He was shaking his head and when he looked up, his eyes where a normal gray and his face seemed softer. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">I said, “OK Ed, I’m sorry the date did not work out, please don’t call me again.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">He looked totally confused. He said “OK” and handed me $200.00 and walked away. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">I turned to my new friends and they were smiling big smiles. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: .5in">“Hello I don’t think I know you but I am Ted Kingston and you are?”<font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">“Let’s get off the street and we will explain everything” they said looking around. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: .5in">“OK I know a nice café around the corner” I said also looking around.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" 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There- Quick and Dirty……</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“No none of that for me now it’s a benefit of being dead I look the way I believed I looked when I died,” Billy said smiling.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Well it’s a good thing you had a good self image or you might have looked like a three headed monster,” I said teasing. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I thought you liked me in this more natural state?” His eyes took on a slight hurt look that I have begun to recognize from him.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“You look great but since I can’t touch you then it’s just a tease, really” I said trying to circumvent any pouty ghost action this morning. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sensitive bi-sexual ghost of around 126 years old is a bit much at 10:15am on a Saturday morning.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Who says you can’t touch me?” Billy said with his manliness starting catch my attention. “You never really tried how do you know what will happen?”<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hmm he’s right I haven’t tried to touch him. 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I made some extra bacon and eggs.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“No thank you Xavier I’m good.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“OK if you change your mind it’s in the oven.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal">(I try and never share the food of someone I don’t trust it carries the energy they put into making it into you.) I turned and was talking to myself. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“What’d ya say Ted?” came from the other side of the door. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Nothing,” I thought he was gone. Oh well talking to yourself is a somewhat common thing right now.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">“Billy, Billy are you here?” I whispered.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I jumped up and walked over to my dresser and opened the top drawer and pulled out the crystal the size of a country tomato. 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Have your own space or maybe your own room?” I said</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I belong here with the rest of the trash.” He said looking me right in the eyes. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Hey maybe that would make a good tattoo,” I said trying to lighten the heavy mood. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I was shocked, I didn’t know if I wanted to hug him tight or run away fast. What do you say when the person you look up to thinks of himself as trash? Does that make you trash? I know I’m not, am I! </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I tried to tell him we were not trash but it came out sort of crazy sounding to my ears. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">He laughed and said, “You’ll learn, we all did.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Rainbow</i></b> is like our big sister. I also look up to her. 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But I wanted to write about someone different this time. What’s this about? Did Mrs. Cherry not like it that wrote about Rainbow?” I asked confused but defensively. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Umm she thinks it’s a little inappropriate for this assignment. She wanted me to see if you would like to write another report about someone famous like Mother Teresa or President Jimmy Carter or maybe Magic Johnson, you like him right? You could even write about him. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">I gave him a look that said no way. </i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“No I don’t like any of those people and Mother Teresa is not my Hero and will never be. Tell Mrs. Cherry to give me an ‘F’ if she wants but I wrote my report and it’s good.” “Did <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">you</i> read my report?” I asked</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Well not yet, I read the first page, but I was planning on finishing this afternoon,” he sputtered.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Well read it and you tell me what you think. If you don’t like it I will write another one. But not on those people you said,” and I rolled my eyes.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">He agreed to read my report fully and wanted me to come back the next day to get his answer. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I didn’t care what he said Rainbow was my Hero every since I met last summer. As I walked out of there I thought: Why am I so different from the other students. I know I’m gay and sensitive but that’s not it. They write their reports on their parents or President Cater or this Mother Teresa who ever that is and they are happy and don’t have to talk to a counselor. I can’t write what I want or talk about what I think with some trip to the smelly counselor. They look at me like I’m some sort of freak with two heads. I almost always keep my stupid brain to myself. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Rainbow is the kind of girl that the other girls wish they could be. She doesn’t take stuff from anybody and she does her own thing. Her hair is maybe about 8 different colors and sometimes a big puffy afro and other times curly and hanging down. She is smart and when it comes to her friends she is so caring. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Forget them if they don’t like her, I do.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I sometimes live on the street and sometimes with my cousin Ruthie because she lives across the street from the school. Better than at home for sure. But still don’t fit in anywhere. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I will not be an old man out here on the block. I will not become a junky like this man said I would be the other day. One day I will have the life I want, well as soon as I know what that is. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">But why do I know that?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Maybe it’s the extended family I come or the Great Grandmother that raised me for 91/2 years. I don’t know, but I know that I am not a regular kid like the ones I meet at school or here in Hollywood. I have to be OK with that, My Uncle Benji says being different could make me a star one day. 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I ran into Professor Weirdo, </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Mr. Danvers (calculus) in the #200 hall. I’m glad I put him in check last week because he was getting a little out of hand. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">“Excuse me Mr. Kingston can I speak with you over here please?” asked Mr. Danvers. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The teachers lately started addressing some of us as Mr. and Ms... I think it’s silly. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Yes Mr. Danvers what can I do for you?” I said making sure I sounded less than pleased to be talking to a teacher. 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I rigged my bathroom with hidden cameras and I got some good shots,” he said still whispering.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">“There is no way I am giving you a nude picture of me. So let that go right now,” I said handing him a peppermint from me ever-present bag. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;line-height:115%">“You know I would keep it between you and me,” he said a little sadder and looking at the mint.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">I nodded to the mint and sent a thought to his mind that he would like the mint. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;line-height:115%">“Like whatever man….there is not a TK photo shoot in your future. If that is what you need before you give me the pictures then I guess you did that for nothing,” I said trying to keep my face bored as kids walked by.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">He took the little mint and popped it in his mouth. I wished it was the size of a softball. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;line-height:115%">“Hmm if that is how you feel I guess I’ll just destroy the pictures and the film?” He said trying to bait me. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">TIRED-</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;line-height:115%">“What ev, I’m over and out, keep the faith,” I said raising the Black Power fist as I turned to walk away. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">What Mr. D-weirdo didn’t know is that about three weeks ago I came through campus around 7pm to use the bathroom on the way to Santa Monica Blvd. The locker room was open and while I was peeing I heard the shower running. So I peaked in and it was Mr. Branton. I didn’t know if he was alone or not, so I crept in and looked around and there was no one else there. I just leaned against the wall and watched. When he said, “You like what you see?” I almost jumped out of my skin. He knew I was watching. He gave me a really good show and my enjoyment was showing. There was no such thing as off limits for someone that I wanted that way. He had to be like dumb to not know I liked him but I was trying to not just jump in and rush and the sitch. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>More to follow for sure.</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“OK you win Ted,” he said a little too loud for my taste. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“I gotta jet Mr. D. leave it in my locker, ‘almost evil’.” (All of the lockers in the school had a note slot in the front, why I didn’t know, but it was useful.)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“What does that mean?” He said looking annoyed.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;line-height:115%">“Locker number 665” said a chipper girl with red, yellow and orange hair to resemble flames. 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He was one of my favorites at this silly school and he seemed unusually sad. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>I stopped and ran back, “What’s wrong John?”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“Well I guess it affects you to.”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;line-height:115%">Uh oh that doesn’t sound good, “What affects me to, John?”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">He pulled me outside the gate and to the side. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Well the Mrs. White asked me to give her a thorough report on my students including you.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“So…. I figured you did that anyway. I hoped you left out the more personal stuff.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“That just it she never asks, I even offered. Now she wants photo copies of my records.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Hmmm don’t you have a Psychologist license?” I asked thinking of a possible solution.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Yes, why”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Does Mrs. White have any kind of therapeutic license?”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I don’t think so, where are you going with this?”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“When I first started going to you they told me you were a mandated in school therapist, not a counselor. So is there Doctor/ patient confidentiality between you and the students you see?” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Yes I can’t tell anyone, but she is my direct supervisor and you guys are under 18 so it doesn’t work.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Oh damn, there goes that episode of ‘James at 15’ I saw the other day,” I said with a little smile. “Look I don’t care what you tell them about me but if you are holding a secret for someone then just leave that part out and tell her that the student asked you to keep that confidence and if you tell then you will be useless as a person of trust.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“‘A person of trust’, I like that and it may work, thank you. Do you really not care who knows about you?” he asked looking me in the eye for the first time since we bumped into each other.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“My life is my life, what the F can anyone do to change it but me and I’m fine most of the time. People find out all the time. I can’t let it worry me. Don’t get in trouble because of me.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal">He nodded OK like he understood and I hugged him and said it will all work out and ran across the street. I only have two and a half hours to turn myself into a more beautiful ‘A-Gay’ so I can fit in wherever Rowley and Cliff-a-tina take me tonight. I still have to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">relax</i> my hair and pick out the right fit.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">While the chemicals are straightening my hair and before my shower I check what I could possibly wear tonight. I say another silent thank you to the Gods and Goddess’ for touching the Sisters to keep offering this apartment to me. 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A. might try and test us tonight.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The look is as follows; (my hair is black girl red right now)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in">I think it will be a version of British Mod tonight.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in">White dress shirt</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in">Skinny black tie with the British flag repeated down the middle</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in">Really slim black pants that fit tight w/ elastic in the material so they stretch</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Black Mod one button dress sport coat</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in">(I added small Mod/Ska band patches on to the right sleeve) </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in">Mrs. Von Daisy from the Rotary club bought me some really cool almost knee high English boots from a trip to England that her family took. 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Where does a 15 year old kid get clothes like that with no job?” he asked looking into the bathroom. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Hey Xavier, first I’m 16 and how do you know I don’t have a job? Maybe I’m a drug dealer like all young black boys are around here, like you told your friend the other day.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Sorry Teddy, (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">my evil eye</i>) um <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Ted</i> I didn’t know you heard that. Um there are a lot of drug dealers around here though,” he said trying to defend his stupid comment.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Yes that is true and I should tell them all, my roommate has a problem with their chosen occupation.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Um you wouldn’t do that would you?” he said looking a little scared. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Maybe, if you don’t lay off me,” I said still looking in the mirror.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ah perfect, hair over my left eye and the fit is sharp. I have time to walk to the corner store for some gun. I walked past my shaken roommate and into my room. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Hey Ted I’m sorry I just don’t know anything about young Black or Latin guys. I never met any until I moved here from New England and certainly no one like you, Black or White,” He said from my door way.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Your sounding stupid again Xavier. People are people it’s just the flavoring that makes them different,” I said trying to not get charged before my time with the ghirlz. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Maybe you are spicy flavored,” Xavier said trying to make things lighter. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Could be or maybe I’m poison flavor Peanut Butter Cap’n Crunch.” (Xavier’s most favorite thing in the free world)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">He smiled and mumbled, “Good one” as he went to his room and closed the door and I heard it lock. I reach in the drawer and touched the crystal and thought; <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Billy I am on my way out with friends and tomorrow lets go to a witch friend and see if she can help you, OK?</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I felt a little peak on the cheek, so that must mean all is good. I locked the door to my room and then the apartment door. I looked at the keys to my first apartment in my hand. I guess I’m blessed or charmed or something. Thank you again.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I am in a wonderful mood to lift Rowley and Ms. Cliff out of their bad space. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I was waiting to cross Sunset at Ivar when I looked in the gutter and there was something sparkly there. I will always be drawn to the sparkle I guess. I bend down to pick it up and it was a little purse, like something a little girl would carry. It’s stuffed with something. I look around and there was only cars whizzing by. I opened it and all I could see were bills stuffed inside. 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It’s one of those days in LA that I like, like so much. It’s about 68d <span style="color:white;mso-themecolor:background1"></span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>and the clouds are all long like they were painted by Walt Disney himself and the sky is a kind of blue that feels like it’s belongs to my city alone. I just want to ride my board the rest of the day but I can’t if I want to keep up in class. So days I think what am I doing this for. I love it but sometimes I just want my life to be mine and 17. Sitting on the floor in the gym with Mr. Chuy in tights making us do all kinds of stretches. I guess since I have permission to leave after this to go downtown to my other school for dance class. This is a pretty good warm up. I don’t know why we are not doing this outside. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">I looked over at Tangy and Lynetta-Marie and gave them a look that said how much of this can we stand. They returned the look. They were always together. They even worked it out so all their classes are together. They seem sweet, at least to me. Lynetta-Marie rolled her eyes and said something to Tangy in their own language. I asked once how long they knew each other and they said like from birth literally. They were born at the same hospital at the same time and their parents went to the same La Mase classes together. When Tangy was 2 months old they moved across the street from Lynetta-Marie’s family.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">Mr. Chuy was into it now he had us like doing back-bends. It was most definitely going to warm me up for class. OK, OK I guess I’m going. At least I get to see my ghirls that I like in that class. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">Hmm does Mr. Chuy have a little hole in his cycling tights? It doesn’t matter I think he has a jock on like always. Some men should wear as little as possible and he is one of my nominations. I think he said we were going to stretch the whole class. Oh well it’s OK with me, better than running around the track or pretending to enjoy touch football or softball or any other athletic endeavor that involves the people in my class. Some of the guys are real retreads (people that should be ground up and remade into new human beings). </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">We get up to do some kind of lunging thing with our arms up. We almost all needed to be <span style="color:red">re-elined</span>. So Mr. Chuy came around to all of up and I saw what he was doing so I stuck out my butt so he would have to touch me. I can be such a touch whore sometimes. You would think not from what I do at night but that doesn’t count to me. I’ll explain later.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">So Mr. Chuy has helped everyone but me, some them twice or more. He is walking around the class then he says “OK change legs.” What he never fixed me!?! I thought. Then change to the next leg and stick my butt out again and twist my shoulders. Then I feel hands on my shoulder and waist. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">I turn to look and jump. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">Gavril Gonzales White –WTF! are you doing? </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">[I have never liked him. He used to be a first team sports guy and dropped two passes and lost the games for our school and then he quit the team and grew his hair long and now he’s spiritual.]</span></i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Why are you touching me? I said. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">You looked terribly out of line so I was helping you. He said looking all hurt that I would yell.</span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">As long as I’ve known you when have you ever in life thought I wanted you to touch me?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">Why is my touch so bad? I was just helping a friend.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">Friend, did he just call me a friend?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">Tangy said Yes he did, Ted.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">I looked her and Lynetta-Marie and said is out of his freaking mind. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">Mr. Chuy was there before I could get all up in his ugly face. I was going to snatch me some long blonde hair. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">Mr. Chuy grabbed me, putting his body between me and my target. Damn he is solid. I almost lost my steam. But over his round shoulders was the object of my outrage.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>What’s going on Ted? Said Mr. Chuy</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>This retread touched me! </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>I was just helping him. He was out of line Mr. C. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">I shot him a look that moved him back. [<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">I said I was picky about who touches me.</i>]</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">If he was just helping you out why did you get mad? Said Mr. Chuy as he was pulling off to the side of the gym with the bench</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">I waited until we sat down and he told the class to walk-stride back and forth the long way 10x. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>What’s really going on Ted? </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">I just don’t like Gavril White in any way and he has known it since the second day of the 9<sup>th</sup> grade. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">I didn’t know you two had such feeling. Mr. Chuy said with his arm still around my shoulders.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">I have always made it clear that we were not friends and not enemies. That would take me thinking about him. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">Wow Ted I didn’t know. Did he try and give you a hard time for being different? </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">You mean because I’m Gay? As if, I would have smashed him into something more useful like a door stop. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">Mr. Chuy looked shocked and pulled his arm away. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">Look I have you ever met someone who goes far beyond rubbing you the wrong way. What if you met Charles Manson or Hitler would let them touch you? I said. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">Well your right I wouldn’t let those guys touch me, but Gavril hasn’t killed anyone, I don’t think. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">Maybe not but I get the same creepy feeling when he’s around. I usually leave.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">Are you going to be able to finish the class? </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">Sure if he doesn’t touch or get anywhere near me again I’ll try. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">If you need straightening again I’ll make sure it me that does it. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">He leaned in close and whispered in my ear</i> “I know that’s what you wanted anyway, right?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">He put me on pause; I didn’t even know he knew I was all about him. Umm oops. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>I-I-I Umm Yes I guess I did. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">I thought so, no get out there and do some strides so the others won’t think I’m playing favorites. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">And he pats me on the butt. If I was white I would have been fire-engine red. </i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">I was going to have to mark that for later discussion. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">I finished my strides quick and we all did a cool down stretch and off to the locker room. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">When I walk in was I not expecting Gavril to be waiting for me. I thought he was at least that smart. I’m glad I didn’t call in that bet. The fool was sitting by my locker looking all sad and hopeful.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">I wasn’t going anywhere near the retread. I asked Devlin, one of the bigger guys in our class to tell him to move away. Devlin likes me because I floor one of his enemies in a fight two years ago. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">Devlin is big and some crazy. He only claims to like 3 guys in our school and only the girls with big racks. That what he says, I’m just glad to be 1 of the 3. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">Devlin strolled over to Gavril and asked him very politely for Devlin to move his ass away from my locker.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>To my surprise Gavril didn’t move,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">He said in a little whine, I just want to talk to Ted to try and work things out. I want to be friends. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt; line-height:115%">Well you Hippy Mo-Fo he doesn’t want to work anything out with you. said Devlin</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">I stood back arms crossed and pinched.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">Devlin reached for Gavril’s arm but Gavril jumped back and moved away.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">I walked slowly over to my locker to dress quickly and get out of there. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">After I dressed in Black pant cut off at the calve and rolled above the knee and a white dress shirt and black Docs and black and white knee socks. I stopped at Devlin’s locker to thank him. I snuck a sneakers bar onto his locker shelf. He is easy to please. He just had a t-shirt and socks on. Too bad kids don’t do it for me I would have all I wanted to look at right around me, but no. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">I jetted outside to grab a mini pot pie for the bus ride.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:red;mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings"></span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;color:red">TAT</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></p> 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I never know what the day will bring, but a few months ago some guy on Hollywood Blvd. stopped me to talk about the power of positive thinking. At first he sounded like just another Sun-baked, self-helper but then for some reason I decided to give him a chance. Some of what he said made sense. One of his rules were; as soon as you open your eyes start thinking that it’s going to be a good day; beautiful, fun and full of promise. I told him I would try and here I am doing it. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Today is going to be a great day and full of new and wonderful things to do and see</i>, I said out loud to the Universe from under my warm blanket.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">That was kind of easy because I’m skipping school this Friday and to hang with K double D (aka Kevin David Dempsey) and Jimmy James. Two of my favorite gay friends my own age and I know plenty of gay kids my own age but they are usually struggling more than me or so far from me with the big houses and Butlers that sometimes I can’t relate. K double D and Jimmy James are just regular kids, but in a fabulous way. They don’t know it but when I dream of a regular life, it’s their lives I dream about. They both have two parents, they are out and the Rent’s are cool, happy and actually proud of their kids. Jimmy’s Parent’s were even in P-flag until he beg them to drop out. We are in advance jazz dance class at the Los Angeles Performing Art Academy together. We clicked right away and have been good friends every since. I told them about my life as a kind of check. If they freaked then we would not make it as friends. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">So it’s Thursday and I still have to get up and get dressed for school. I through the covers back and listen for the shower to see if my slob of a flat-mate is already up. It sounds like he is so I can turn on the radio. I love to start my day with music. I bought myself a cassette clock radio from this store on Hollywood blvd. The guy behind the counter was a dream. I think he was Irish; I’m a sucker for a sexy accent. He had that plus gray eyes and long hair with gray on the sides. I would have bought whatever he said but I got just what I asked for and at a good price. His name was Donovan and when I said I needed something to wake me up because I’m not a morning person he said, “I bet I could change that”. I said excuse me and he said, “Oh nothing”. He was most definitely flirting with me with all the bending over and stretching. I will go back later on. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I hit play and the funky beat started. I jumped out of bed and did and perfect double <em><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;font-style:normal;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">pirouette</span></em>. I bent at the waist and stretched my back then my shoulders. I put my foot on the edge of the bed and leaned forward to stretched one thigh, then the other. I was feeling good today. Maybe there is something to this positive thinking. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I danced over to my closet to the song “Tell me something good” by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan. I found this old tape in a box on the street, I think it’s about 6 or 7 years old, but I love me some Chaka. I pulled the look as follows:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-tab-count:2"> </span>Navy blue jumpsuit (stamped with navy blue flowers)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-tab-count:2"> </span>Blue suede ultra hi tops*<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>thick blue sox. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-tab-count:2"> </span>Navy blue T (bleach spattered and washed)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-tab-count:2"> </span>Navy blue silk boxers</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-tab-count:2"> </span>A dark blue scrunchie from my friend Nicole <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height: 115%">*The shoes were an unhappy gift from Mark “little red” Morgan. He wore them to school and hated them. He was walking by on the way to change at his locker. He asked if I wanted his shoes and I looked them over and they were brand new. I asked why he was giving them up and claimed they made him unhappy for some reason. I didn’t get any vibe from them and they were my size. I put them in my locker to either give away to the Fam or take to one of the witches to see if there was something on them. Cool for me. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">I heard the bathroom door creak open and I knew it was my turn. I grab my towel off the back of the door. I keep my towel in my room because once I found it wet and sticky from my flat-mate. That’s soo nasty. I dashed for the door and ran right in to </span>Xavier. He screamed and dropped his towel. Now I said I’m feeling good but seeing my flat-mates shriveled cookies was a little much even for me. I jumped back and then picked up his towel and handed it to him. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">“Maybe you need to iron that once in awhile.” <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;line-height:115%">“Iron my towel, I just let it air dry”, </span>Xavier said. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Who was talking about your towel,” I said as scooted past him and smacked him on the butt. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hey, I was washing my hands anyway. As I was brushing my teeth there was a knock on the door. I opened it and there was Xavier in his tighties and nothing else. Dang!! (I’ve seen worse.) I looked away.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">“Yes,” through a mouth full of toothpaste.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I walked past your room and saw you were going to wear all blue and I decided to give you this early. I was going to just leave by your door when I left today,” he said holding up a blue bottle. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I looked at the bottle without touching it. It was number 28 medium midnight blue hair color. Where would a guy like Xavier get such a thing? I spit out my minty goodness and wiped my mouth. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Xavier that’s 28 mmb, where did you get such a thing?” I asked trying not to attack him. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I have a friend who cuts and colors my hair. She says she only uses something called 50…50 …umm. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“50 Midnight.”<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“Yes I think that’s it.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Yeah ‘50 Midnight’ is a very dark blue hair color. It looks like black until it’s in the Sun,” said flexing my homegrown cosmetology knowledge. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“This Salesman gave it to her by mistake and she didn’t want it and I asked her if I could have it for you,” he said shyly.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Wow what a nice thing to do, that stuff is top of the line.” (still not taking it from him.) “What do you want for it?”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Nothing I thought it would be like an, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">I’m not such a bad guy gift</i>.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Well you’re probably not, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">such a bad guy</i>, just new to life around different people.”I said. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Well I’m trying to be more open and friendly. Here Ted, I have to get dressed, eat and leave.” He said handing me the beautiful blue bottle. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“OK this <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">is</i> a very nice gift thank you and tell your friend thank you.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“She said if you need any help just ask,” Xavier handed me a card from Robert Rucston’s hair salon. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Nice, who cuts your hair at Rucston’s?” I asked still in the doorway. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Over his shoulder he said, “Betty-Ann Rucston, his younger sister and are best friends from preschool, back in New England”.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">“Cool for you, I think I can handle it. Thank you again.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I go back into the bathroom to finish my morning stuff. I can’t color my hair this morning but maybe tonight, so I’ll be <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">smooth</i> for tomorrow with the girlz. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I jumped in my clothes and packed my bag with my quick changes and hustled to the kitchen for a Pop-tart and off. Xavier was eating his favorite Peanut Butter Cap’n Crunch and reading the paper. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">“Hey Ted no blue hair yet?” he asked over the LA times. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">“Naw maybe tonight, no time this morning for the full treatment.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I can call Betty-Ann and see if she can fit you in after school, would you like that?” he asks still trying to be friendly. “She goes by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Bett-Ti</i> now though, not Betty-Ann, please remember that when you meet her.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I thought for a second and maybe that could be even better. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Sure how about around 4pm? I’ll stop be there on my way back from<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>L.A.P.A.A..” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">“Umm L.A.P.A.A.?” Xavier asked</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I go to the Los Angeles Performing Arts Academy after lunch every day for dance, acting and voice classes.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Oh I didn’t know, I thought you just went to regular school.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Naw I’ve been going there for awhile, I really enjoy the classes there.” I said.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">OK I’ll call <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Bett-Ti</i></b> and let her know you’ll be stopping by around 4pm.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Solid- I should be getting to school,” I said and remembered to grab the beautiful blue bottle and shove it in a plastic bag and into my big shoulder bag. </p> <p 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Today I went to a friend’s house to watch “Kramer vs. Kramer” on video. I wasn’t going to watch it but it was up for best picture of the year. I got it from this kid at school whose father worked on the picture. We didn’t start as soon as I got there so it was over later than I’d planned. All the relaxed feelings I got hanging out with Victor while he house sat for his brother in his cool top floor apartment was starting to leave fast as I walked through the dark, deserted boardwalk. I always get the feeling that I’m being watched when I walk through here after dark. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Witches I know say of course you are. Like that makes me feel any better. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Theodore when will you just accept that your power draws all kinds of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">things</i> to you?” asks Ms. Epiphany Proudfoot </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Just about the time when your <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">things </i>start respecting my space,” I told the lovely Ms. Proudfoot.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">But I knew what she meant and I didn’t always like that I seemed to be some kind of super natural conduit for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">things </i>that couldn’t be explained easily. My life had been getting more and more full of the Special and not so special moments every day since I was around 6.<font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Right now on the Boardwalk it felt like one of those <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Special</i> things was zeroing in on me as I walked towards the bus stop. Suddenly I could almost make out the form of a man up a head, a little taller than me, walking my way. As he got closer he became a little clearer but not really if you know what I mean. He looked like he was wearing a Fedora and long trench coat. That is not as odd as you might think on an LA beach in the winter at 11:45 at night it could get pretty cold. I myself was dressed for the cold. As I got closer the man faded out completely but then reappeared next to one of the few trees on the path. [I often touched it out of respect since there are so few trees in some parts of LA.] <font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font>As soon as I saw him disappear I knew he was a dang ghost. I have been seeing ghost and other worldly personas most of my life, so I was not shocked, but that doesn’t mean I always like it. Why me, why now? </p> <p class="MsoNormal">So when the ghost/guy asked for the time, I didn’t hesitate to pull out my pocket watch and tell him and I didn’t break stride but when I looked back to tell him he wasn’t there. He should have been behind me but there he was five, ten steps in front of me. So as I past I told him the time and kept stepping. I made it around the corner and could see the bus bench and no one was there waiting. That could be a bad sign that maybe I missed the bus. If so the next one could be along in 45 to an hour.<font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal">As I sat down on the far right end bench to wait there he was on the opposite end of the bench staring out into the great beyond. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“So I guess you are wondering why I am following you?” the ghost said.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Hmm, excuse me, are you talking to me.” I said knowing full well. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Yes I’ve been waiting for you to finish the movie and leave.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Well I appreciate you waiting and not appearing to me while I was with my friend. Sometimes friends don’t appreciate a spirit dropping by. What can I do for you, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">if I can do for you</i>….”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Well I guess I should start from the beginning….” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">{-wait really, the beginning? That sounds like a really long story??} [<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Think of any teenager whining and that was me right then.</i>] </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“OK maybe the beginning of why I need help.” The Ghost noticed I was looking a bit nervous. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“That sounds better, thank you.” I said trying to sound less like a whiny kid. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Well I died about 80 years ago. [<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">That explains his retro clothing. Ghost often appear how they saw themselves when they died, unless something horrible happened or if they gain some power to change their appearance.</i>] It was my own fault and I accepted that. I didn’t know what was supposed to happen but I thought I was supposed to go somewhere up or down but nothing happened for a while. I just floated around Los Angeles for years. Most people couldn’t see me but some could, like you. After a while I could see what people called an energy pattern around live people, especially the ones who could see me or better yet talk to me. So one day I see this real “hot tamale” of a redhead going to an apartment off of Sunset Boulevard. I thought maybe I could talk to her, you know on account of her having such strong energy. When I was alive I didn’t know or believe in any of this Hocus Pocus stuff. But hey you change when you have to, ya reading me, kid? I nodded yes. So the redhead went into her apartment and I slipped in to see if she was alone and she was. So I thought I would take it slow but as soon as I got inside she looked right at me and said, ‘who are you?’ </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I was thrown, you wouldn’t think you can do that to a ghost, but you can.” Mr. Ghost man said excitedly. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">[<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">I usually let ghost and the like get it all out before I interrupt them. They often haven’t spoken to anyone in a long time.</i>] </p> <p class="MsoNormal">‘So Hello, Ms. I said to her; Don’t be scared, I won’t hurt you. I am <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">William Rapherty,</i> people used to call me <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Billy,</i> well before I was a ghost and all. Ah you can see me! I think that’s great!’</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Now this tamale didn’t look shocked at all that there was a ghost talking to her in the living room, so that was great for me.” Billy the ghost said. <font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal">She said, ‘My name is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Rosarita Maria Rosales-Marquez</i> and you are not the first ghost that I have seen.’ </p> <p class="MsoNormal">As she spoke I could see that she started lighting candles and some kind of incense. She took some kind of glass stones out of a bag from a drawer and placed them around the room. While I rattle off at the mouth she finished what she was doing and sat in front of me and started saying something in an odd language, it sounded like Spanish and I started to feel a pull for the first time in a long time. I thought she was sending me on to my Maker but that was not the case. She trapped me in one of her glass stones. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“A crystal” I said, “most likely Quartz. The more pure the better it holds” I said sounding smugger than I wanted to. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">“So you know about this stuff huh?”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Well I was trapped inside this <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Crystal</i> thing for a long time and I’m sure of that. I think she harvested little bits of the energy that I still had left. She kept me there and used it to do different kinds of spells to make herself richer and to make men and women fall in love with her. She also found out that if she touched the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">crystal</i> and a person she could hear their thoughts. She used a spell to make herself look younger but it didn’t last. She wanted something that worked permanently but I don’t think she knew how. She took me with her whenever she would travel and one time she traded me to a guy and then poisoned him and took the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">crystal</i> back. She would talk to me for hours, I think I was her only friend left and I was long dead. Later she got killed after some fidgety guy broke into her place to steal something he could sell. She tried to fight back but she was old and too slow. I wanted to hate Old Rosie but she was kind of sad in her clutching for everything. So her stuff was given away or sold off. The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">crystal </i>that I’m <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">still</i> in changed hands several times over the years but I never landed in the hands of anyone who could free me. Some would be Witches and I tried to hide from most of them and a few kids who thought <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">crystal</i> was pretty or as they would say it was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">super neat</i>. Now I sit on the shelf of guy who can kind of feel that something is different about the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">crystal</i> but in the end just thinks it’s nice to have around.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“OK that is an interesting and moving tale and would make an darn good movie but I have to ask; Why are you telling me your story?” </p> <p class="MsoNormal">[Where is that damn bus?] </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Well before I tell you that, let me say that when I was alive I played for both teams if you catch my meaning? I kept the one in private because of the times. But I understand the need.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">[I know I can be a jerk* when men are trying not to say something like this, but I just am] </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“‘Both teams??’ You kept one what private??” “What are you trying to say? Please speak directly, you’re a ghost who are you protecting?” [*jerk]</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I go funny sometimes, I, I’m like you, kind of.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Oh you mean… now we say Bi-sexual for what you are and I am Gay. So you are open to both men and women and I just like men.” [*jerk]</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Ah OK, times have changed. About a week ago you were with a guy in the hills for a night of fun.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“You have to be more specific, again I am with a few guys (more or less) for a night of fun” [*jerk]</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Well this guy is named Barry Wasserstein and he looks like this”- [<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">and there was sexy Barry a.k.a. BMW sitting right there</i>.] “Now do you remember me?” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Sure I remembered BMW Barry. [Barrymore Matthesson Wasserstein, he pointed out that his initials and his car were the same. He seemed very surprised that I knew that the BMW on the car was for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Bavarian Motor Works.</i>]We met at this dance club ‘Dice’. He was nice enough that I didn’t really want to charge him but he insisted.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Ummm so you’re a Prostitute? Why would a guy pay another for sex? Has the times changed that much?” He said and Billy was back</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Because right now being young is a powerful thing and even a kid needs to have money now-a-days. Looks if you’re out here talking to me doesn’t that mean that you’re free from Ms. Rosales Marquez’s spell and please watch your freakin’ judgments or I’m done. I get enough of that from live people” I said feeling somewhat hurt.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I’m sorry; even though I’ve been around for a long time I guess sometimes I’m still a man of that time. I apologize for judging you. The reason I came to you is that you’re the first person to be around in a long time with the kind of energy that I can sense strong enough. When you and Barry had sex your energy was enormous, did you know that?” said Billy looking a little too excited.” <font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Sex magic is very strong and easy for someone to do if they practice but it can become addictive if you’re not careful. I only use it for protection mostly. It can be dangerous to be a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Prostitute</i> now-a-days” I said strongly. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Oh so you do, do magic, that’s great you see the ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Hot Tamale</i>’ put something in her spell that she couldn’t break before she died. She was able to free me to move around but I am still bound to the stone, uh <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">crystal</i>. When she was dying she came to me and tried to free me and apologized for her greed and abuse of power. Then something big and dark came and swallowed her up and she was gone. So I can move around for while and then I have to go back. Over the years I have gotten better and better at it.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“So you need someone to finish what Ms. Rosales-Marquez started and you think I can help you?’</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Yes, that’s about the size of it. Maybe you can do it with sex magic or you know someone you trust to do it?”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Why would I get involved in this? Maybe all you say is a lie and you are a very bad spirit or ghoul that needs to stay in that crystal for the good of humanity?” [<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">My great grand didn’t raise no fools</i>]</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I remember Old Rosie telling me an experienced Witch can tell everything just by holding the crystal, maybe if you hold it?” Billy pleaded.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I’m most definitely not an experienced witch” I said quickly. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“But I bet you know one or two?” said Billy the ghost.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“What about Barry? Do you think he is going to just give me an expensive crystal from his collection of things? I don’t think so, I barely know him.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“I think he will give you anything you ask for. I saw how he looked after you left.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“That was bliss after good sex and nothing else.” I said.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“OK, OK just ask him and see, if not we will try something else.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="mso-tab-count:1"> </font>“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">We</i>, when did you and I become <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">we</i>?”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Please I really need your help… I don’t have anything to pay you with so what can I do to get you to help me? <font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font>Maybe I will haunt you until you help me…” Billy said with a weak smile.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Please I would have your ghostly ass locked in that crystal before you said Boo” I said without a smile. “OK I saw you turn into Barry before so I guess you can change to whatever you want, right?”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">“Yes I think so why?”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Is this how you really look or is this what you thought would work for me?” I asked unsure I wanted to see the real deal.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“This is how I looked before I died, minus the more up to date clothes.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Um Billy, you look fine but those clothes are not really up-to-date. [*jerk] OK since you saw me naked you have to return the favor and I’ll think about helping you.” I said with a little smile.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“What right out here on the bus bench?” Billy said looking as embarrassed as a ghost could look. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Look you’re a ghost and I am one of the few who can see you. Besides, seeing a naked guy sitting on a bus bench in Venice beach is not all that unusual in this time. Why would you care anyway?” I said trying to push him on.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">then he shimmered</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">And there was the ghost of Mr. William (Billy) Rapherty in all his ghostly sexiness. I am such a Perv, but you have to work with what you have. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“OK I’ll call Barry and see what I can do” I said taking him all in slowly. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">[Billy smiled and looked down at his hard dick and then looked up and faded right through me. I could feel him going through my energy.]</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I look up and there was the # 42 bus with door open and the driver looked at me with big smile. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I guess I have a new adventure. What do people say, No rest for the wicked and the Pervy. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="red">Ta</font><font style="font-family: Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-" color="red" face="Wingdings"><font style="mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-" face="Wingdings"></font></font><font color="red">T April 14, 2011 completed</font></p> Star7http://www.blogger.com/profile/05038370769529803519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747174336321721929.post-66220713858737300872010-12-12T05:14:00.000-08:002010-12-12T05:24:25.078-08:00MONSTER K<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><o:p> </o:p>It’s Wednesday, a week before Thanks Giving and I just called my cousin Mary and she said my parents are going out of town for Thanks Giving along with my Aunt’s Patty, Georgie, Kate and Lynn and the Uncles. They are all going to Vegas for a big fancy dinner and gambling. All the big kids are going to friends houses and the little kids are going to be at Cousin B’s Big house until Sunday evening. I guess I won’t be going home for a big meal and tons of left-over’s this year. Oh well, I’ll have to find a different place to hang. And I’ll damned if I’m going to some Nunnery or shelter to eat with the unwashed masses like last Easter. It was terrible. I couldn’t eat because the whole room smelled like ‘Fritos’, if you know what I mean. Even though I was with most of my people I could not handle it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I ended up eating at a friend’s house the next morning. I was starving. I have never been a big holiday person anyway. Well that’s not entirely true. When I was a little kid and living with my Great Grandmother she made every holiday seem really special. But after that I learned from <i>Ms. Kat {Mother}</i> that holidays were all a hassle and you should wish them all to be over as soon as possible. I’m a good student even for those things I don’t want to learn. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >After the phone call I was feeling very half and half. So I thought I would walk the around and see who I can find just chilling out. It has to be a drama free day. Someone set two fires in the school this weekend so we have the option of having the week off or going to Fairfax High for a week. Most are taking the week off rather than to go to another school. I’m down with that. It’s too early to work and my repeat call clients have been picking up lately. So less and less street work for me is great! I have been trying to get Colt, Darn-it and Kenny to get some kind of pager so they can get a call service but they say they don’t like to have to be on a leash like me. But I often have money and they don’t. I more and more don’t have to work the streets on cold nights if I don’t want to. The feeling of saying “nah I think I’m going to chill here for now” or not taking $30 when I want $50 to be with some dude that I wouldn’t touch if he wasn’t paying, is starting to feel good. But I can feel a little distance between me and the family. De-De made a face at my answer when she asked what we would all be like at 25. I never had the allusion that I would always be here on the street. I always believe that I will someday go back to living a regular life. I have not given up on it and unless something terrible happens I never will. They all believe this is where they belong. Rainbow confides in me sometimes that she wants to have an apartment in Hermosa Beach on a quiet street with a plum tree in the back yard. My girl loves her some plums. Everybody else can’t see beyond the street, tricking and the Fam. I love them like cooked food but I don’t want to grow old here. I do have the terrible feeling that I might die here from something stupid. Let’s not go down that street, I’m already feeling a little low. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Darn-it is hanging with the Stoners who are starting to sell weed more and more. Colt and De-De went to Pomona to De-De’s step-sister’s house to pick up some clothes and money from they’re Step-mother. De-De said the Stepmother is nice but her Boyfriends were the problem. They tried to get with her since she was 10. Rainbow went to visit Sahara in the Rehab center in SD. She is going to be there for two week. Sahara’s in for 10 months under a court order to clean up. If she doesn’t complete the treatment she will have to finish the rest in lock down + 6 months and they might tie her tubes, damn harsh! Tim is starting to skateboard which I think is a great thing. Dana is with a guy she met a little while ago. I hope it goes well, he was a trick. So everybody is busy. I forced all the ones that were here to go have coffee with me this morning when we woke up. It felt good to be a little family Momma bear Rainbow wasn’t there but everyone else was in attendance and they seemed to appreciate it. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >So now I’m by Plummer Park and there are a few people I know here. Monster K a.k.a. Kyle Thurgood the son of Saint Anne is here. Anne is one of the legendary Saints of the Hollywood streets. Kyle is her real son and most cannot believe it. Because he is the opposite of her, except when you see them together. He is like a kitten with her. A friend once said he wished he could glue them together like Siamese twins to calm him down. I try and keep my distance from him because when we first met I was 13 and snuck up and kissed me twice on the mouth. I was freaked to say the least. He said he was not a fag but he liked my mouth so he wanted to cut off my lips and keep them in a jar, -huh! </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Now, when people usually say something silly like that they are trying to tell you how much they like you and it’s not that creepy because you know they are just talking metaphorically. But he had his giant buck knife in hand, with his freakin’ crazy eyes. I wanted to hit him but Colt said he would handle it. Then Anne appeared out of nowhere and took him outside and across the street. So when he sees me it’s the same thing. “Hey you see Ted over? He has the prettiest lips in all of California. I’m going to have them in a jar someday.” So yes, keep an eye and distance from creepy Monster K. So I go across to sit a Burger Boy to see who comes by.<span> </span>As I walk up I see Ms. Tina Mac’s twin brother Gabby sitting at the first table with some blonde boys. I saw Hi but keep it movin’ Gabby is no friend and has proven to pull <i>Drama</i> right out of thin air. One of the blonde boys on the other side of the table says hey T as I step by. I pause in that “Who-What-Why” kind of way. He pulls his hood down and his long hair out of his face. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Oh my Gawd, it’s Augustus!” I yelled. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >[<i>We met at the beach two summers ago. We had some good times. He introduced me to some really cool people. I didn’t know he was in the life. If he is with Gabby it’s either drug and or trade</i>.] </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I came over to hug him and he hugged me back. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >[<i>Everyone who knows me knows I have irrational issues with blondes. But I do make exceptions for really cool people. But I will cut loose a blonde guy or girl faster than if it was any other person. I know it’s wrong but I’m young, sensitive and somewhat crazy. I’m working on it.</i>] </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ghirl this and Ghirl that. What are you doing here? we both said.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >[<i>As we plant ourselves at the opposite end of the table from where Gabby is sitting I can feel the daggers.</i>] </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >We are catching up when I see a guy run across the street from the park and go behind the Burger Boy. In about a minute Monster K runs through traffic on Santa Monica, almost getting hit and follows the guy behind the burger stand. I always try and keep an eye on my surroundings even while I’m talking or in this case listening. We heard yelling and we all stood up then the guy runs past Augustus [<i>who is going by A.D. now</i>] and he jumps. He grabs his side and he is dripping what looks like blood. We see a little knife on the ground next to his foot. I grab A.D. and we move closer to the counter. I thought we were out of the way but Monster runs past us chasing this guy and pulling his big knife out. He catches up to dude because he stupidly stopped to avoid getting hit by a car! <span> </span>He fell backwards and knocked into a women walking down the street unaware of the madness all around her. Monster caught him by the arm and swung him right into his knife. Amazingly that did not stop dude. He was crawly over the poor frightened woman. I checked A.D’s side and he had no cut but a lot of blood. It must be from dude who ran by us. I looked over and someone was pulling the woman away from the middle fight. It was Rocky from school. What the….? OK I’m a little confused but there is no time for that now. I jumped up without thinking to help Rocky and as I did Monster was swinging his blade. He sees me, stops, smiles, then stabs dude in the leg, cuts open his pocket and takes the bills he finds. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“I told you, you owe me money and I was going to collect”, Monster says.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>[The dude screamed from the pain but did not try and stop Monster K]</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I have Rocky by his big arms and he has the slightly frightened woman. It looks like her arm got cut but that’s all. For a split second Rocky’s and my eyes meet. We are transported away from our sitch for that second and then back as Monster K yells to no one in particular but to everyone in ear-shot, “If I loan you money you better pay me on time or something like this will happen to you”. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >[As if anyone with the sense God gave a turnip would barrow money from a guy like him] </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >[I guess I stand corrected because two people walk over to Monster K and handed him money.] Humans surprise me all the time. Was I one of the few who thought anything more than an occasional hello to this psycho was dangerous territory? </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The woman we were helping made a noise to get our attention. It seems both Rocky and I were holding her against the wall for her safety, but longer than what was necessary. She wanted up. NOW!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Rocky pulled away embarrassed and I offered my hand to help her up. I fished a clean white bandana from my bag and tied it around the woman’s still bleeding arm. Rocky asked if she wanted to go to the Hospital. We both looked at him like he was suddenly speaking an alien tongue. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>“No I think I’ll be fine. I’ll clean it when I get home.” said the Lady. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“That’s a good idea who knows who else he’s cut with that thing.” I said without thinking </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >[Then she looked at me with a sudden shocked expression]</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span><span> </span>{Rocky smiled and nodded}</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >She looked around for safety’s sake and slid along the wall and down the street with a quick stride. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I looked back just in time to see Monster K stalking back across Santa Monica Blvd. toward the park, not bothering to look at traffic, just counting his newly returned monies. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Rocky’s face showed that this was not his normal evening. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>“Man, Ted is your evening’s like this a lot?” asked Rocky.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>“Sometimes I guess.” [<i>but more than I was willing to admit</i>].</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“I just stopped to get some fries and a couple of burgers for me and Nicole.” said Rocky </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >So we checked to see if his order was ready and it was. The guys behind the counter were un-bothered and never pressed.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I walked Rocky to his ‘Fire engine red’ Carmon Gia. One of my favorite cars, I was impressed. He gave me an unexpected long and full body pressing hug. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >There we go again with the extras from young Mr. Tortuga. [I made a mental note to ask the universe what was <i><u>this</u></i> about.][I was doing this a lot lately, it felt a little odd but less than I thought it should.] </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I walked back to the Burger Boy to find A. D. and finish catching up with him. He was a little freaked about the blood until I loaned him a Blonde t-shirt I had in my bag. <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >One day my Spirits may not be able to protect me like that forever. I have this constant feeling that I may die before my 26<sup>th</sup> birthday. I am so weird sometimes.</span></p>Star7http://www.blogger.com/profile/05038370769529803519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747174336321721929.post-41600308208621239902010-12-12T05:11:00.000-08:002010-12-12T05:24:25.083-08:00GUTTED LIKE A FISH Part #2<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; " >We got off the bus at the stop I thought would be a little away from the address. I have to say that the bus ride did me good. I am calmer than when we started this thing. The stop we got off on was right in front of a liquor store. The area around the store was full of people like I had hoped. We could just blend in without standing out to much.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Lil’ Jay followed my lead as walked around to the side street and behind store. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I stopped in the back to give Lil’ Jay an update. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“So if either one of us feels the ‘sitch’ is off they will say, “Ain’t this about nothin’?” you got that? Then we both get the heck outta there and meet <i>inside</i> this store. How does that sound?” I asked. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Lil’ Jay nodded his head yes. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“No, say the phrase so I know that you know” I said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Ain’t <u>that</u> about nothin’!” Lil’ Jay said all serious<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Naw, dig it, “Ain’t <u>this</u> about nothin’?” I said trying not to sound frustrated in the least.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >He tried again, “Ain’t <u>this</u> about nothin’” and we meet inside <i>this</i> store.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Righteous!!” I said and slapped him five.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >So we are on our way to the pickup address, I had it memorized. Since Lil’ Jay said he had never been here, I start to talk about the area. I told him that if all went well we could walk back down the main strip so he could get an idea why I thought this place was cool. He smiled but I knew he was nervous. Truth be told I was to. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>Down this street,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>Through this alley,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>Across this way<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >And there is the address across the street. I took one last look at Lil’ Jay and started across the street. The house looked like all the others. No broken windows or fancy cars out front. I don’t know what I thought it was going to look like. Through the gate and there were a few little kids toys on the porch. For a second I wanted to re-check the address and then I thought NO I am sure enough, this is it. I knocked on the door casual like and both of us stepped to each side of the door and then smiled and each other. To many cop shows I guess. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="line-height: 115%; ">The door opened slowly and it was a girl who looked like she was about my age. Two brown </span><span style="line-height: 115%; ">braids,<span> braces, freckles and a little girl’s pink and green shirt and shorts. She squinted like she usually </span>wore<span> glasses. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>“Hey I’m Ted can speak to a Mr. Marcus Claiborne?” I asked calmly.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >She squinted again and then turned to yell <b>“Daddy, SOMEONE LITTLE KIDS AT THE DOOR FOR YOU!” </b>Then turned and walked away. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="line-height: 115%; ">I knew Lil’ Jay took </span><span style="line-height: 115%; ">offence <span>at being called a <i>little</i> kid even though he was. I bumped his shoulder to calm him. He was about to step into the door but I grabbed his arm and shook my head no. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Just then I looked up and there was a dirty surfer type guy in front of us with a small smile </span><i><span style="line-height: 115%; ">perched</span></i><span style="line-height: 115%; "> <span>on his face. I immediately got a bad feeling in my stomach about him. I get those and sometimes I follow them. <span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>“What can I do for you two young men?” He said<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>“Mr. Cheetah sent us to pick up something for him,” I said. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >[<i>I was trying to look strong, sure and 3 years older than I was.</i>] <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="line-height: 115%; ">“Oh is that right? What did Mr. Cheetah send you to pick up?” He said, same little smile, still </span><i><span style="line-height: 115%; ">perched</span></i><span style="line-height: 115%; ">.<span> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“He didn’t tell us, we are just here to pick it up and be on our way,” I said. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >[<i>I often wonder why some people like to play games they don’t need to.</i> <i>This guy was trying to be funny.</i>] <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >[I was sure that both Lil’ Jay and I had our hands in our pockets on our knives for all the good that would do.]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Did Mr. Cheetah give you something for me?” He said looking from me to Lil’ Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Are you Mr. Marcus Claiborne?” I asked directly<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Yes that is me and you must be Teddy. Dave said you were a smart one.” <span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >[I hate it when people call me Teddy] I bristled a little and so did Lil’ Jay on my behalf, I guess. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >[I am also smart enough to know that he might be smarter than he looks. So I made a note of that.]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“It’s Ted, if you please Sir. I go by Ted.” I said calmly still.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Solid Dude, Ted it is.” <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >[<i>As Marcus Claiborne turned and waved us in, he said,</i><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>“Dave said he was sending two of his best men.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="line-height: 115%; ">When he turned I saw that he had a huge </span><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Bowie<span> knife on the belt of his jeans. DAMN!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >As we walked in I saw another guy sitting on the couch, surf shorts, no shirt, no shoes and dirty feet.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I was aware of the tension and was sure that Lil’ Jay was to.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>“So what did Mr. Cheetah give you for me?” Marcus said<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I fished the envelope out of my pants and I saw Lil’ Jay’s eyes widen. He must not have seen Mr. Cheetah slip me the sealed envelope that I guessed was full of cash. I handed it to Mr. Claiborne and he handed it to his man. Mr. Dirty-feet cut into the envelope with an identical knife to the one Mr. Claiborne had and started counting the money. Mr. Claiborne picked up the phone and Lil’ Jay and I both looked at each other.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“It’s cool dudes, I don’t keep the stuff here. I have to make a call and it will be here in two clicks,” said Mr. Claiborne. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“That’s cool,” I said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Mr. Dirty-feet finished counting and smiled that it was all there. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>“Solid!” said Mr. Claiborne<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >And I relaxed a little.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Mr. Claiborne made his phone call.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Yes –<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“The whole thing-<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Right now-<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“OK see you later- click<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >And we waited……<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“So you guys are new, have you been working for <i>Mr. Cheetah</i> very long?” said Mr. Claiborne<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“A little while,” I said before Lil’ Jay could jump in.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Hey Dude, Why do they call him <i>Mr. Cheetah,</i> anyways?” said Mr. Dirty-feet.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I looked at Lil’ Jay with no smile for the answer.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>“I don’t know we just work for him,” said Lil’ Jay. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >[<i>Good one Jay I thought.</i>] <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Dude have you ever seen his teeth? There’re filed all jagged and scary like he’s going to eat the shit out of you,” Mr. Claiborne said. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“No Shit!” Mr. Dirty-feet said. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >They looked our way for conformation and we just stared back at them.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Mr. Claiborne was just about to ask us to confirm his truth when there was a coded knock at the door. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >-3 knocks, 2 knocks and then wait and 1 knock-<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >We both jumped out of our skin. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >They both laughed.<span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Mr. Claiborne told Mr. Dirty-feet to get the door and he did.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Two young guys came in looking sad and dejected. In my birth family we call these kinds of kids PWT (Poor White Trash). Not something that I tend to say but looking at these kids I can see why the phrase was invented. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >They said nothing and handed a backpack to Mr. Claiborne and he handed it to Mr. Dirty-feet, who opened the backpack and pulled out a large white package and threw it on a scale I hadn’t noticed on a side table. He suddenly frowned and made some finger signs at Mr. Claiborne. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Who then glared at the two kids? They looked even more crumpled than I thought a person could look.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Mr. Claiborne grabbed one of the guys closest to him and I pushed Lil’ Jay against the back of the couch and we both pulled out our knives. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Mr. Claiborne yelled at the kid hanging from his fist- <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Where is the rest of my shit Jessie?!?”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Uhhh this is what Caz gave us Mr. Claiborne, I’m sorry,” said Jack, the littlest one in the room.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Mr. Claiborne tossed him towards a chair and grabbed the other kid who looked like he was heading for the front door. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Where the Hell do you think you’re going Jessie!” said Mr. Claiborne. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="line-height: 115%; ">“No-No- No-where Mr. Claiborne,” Jessie </span><span style="line-height: 115%; ">stuttered.<span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Jessie where is the rest of my Shit!” Mr. Claiborne screamed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“I-I-I don’t know I ‘m just delivering it for Caz,” Jessie managed to get out.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Mr. Claiborne looked over his shoulder and Mr. Dirty-feet was already on the phone. <span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >We were both wide eyed and ready. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Mr. Claiborne looked at us and apologized for the mix up and it had nothing to do with us and it would be worked out very soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="line-height: 115%; ">I just nodded and we each put our little knives away. I was still eyeing Mr. Claiborne’s </span><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Bowie <span>knife on his belt.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Mr. Dirty-feet hung up the phone and spoke quietly with Mr. Claiborne. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Mr. Claiborne turned to Jack the younger one and said, “Tell Caz and Manny they Fuckin’ owe me.” <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span><span> </span>-Now get the Hell out of here!” <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >They both cut for the door.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>Where the hell do you think you’re going Jessie? Mr. Claiborne snapped.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Jessie looked like a deer caught in the headlight.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Jessie looked at Mr. Claiborne with pleading eyes but he was dead to that. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >He told Jack to go and deliver his message. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Jack left but we could see he didn’t want to leave Jesse there. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >When the door closed we all stared at Mr. Claiborne. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>“So Jessie where is my shit?” <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“I don’t know Mr. Claiborne, that’s all we were given. We didn’t stop anyweres.” Jesse squeak <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Cliff just talked to Manny who said he watched Caz weigh it before they gave it to you and Jack and now it only weighs 8 lbs. Where are the other two pounds? Mr. Claiborne snapped<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>Jessie started to cry and Mr. Claiborne back-handed him like a pimp with a lazy hooker.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Cliff (aka Mr. Dirty-feet) went through Jessie’s pockets. The normal kids stuff; a pocket knife, a bus transfer, some coins and sand. No Coke, No money. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >If they sold two pounds of coke, why would they still show up? Maybe Jack had the money or they stashed it already. But really how stupid would you have to be to steal on a delivery. I bet it’s these guys Manny and Caz shorted Mr. Claiborne and are blaming it on the kids. I started to say something but thought better of it. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Just then Mr. Claiborne yelled in Jessie’s face so loud, so close it made his tears and hair blow back.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I was pretty scared and I could tell that Lil’ Jay was because his eye looked like Alfalfa from the Our Gang re-runs. All he needed was and little curly Q and a scared sound effect.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >We both pulled our legs up on the sofa we were sitting on.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Mr. Claiborne walked over to Cliff and snatched the phone out of his hand. Cliff looked shocked but if he couldn’t tell that Mr. Claiborne was mad he was blind. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >From our end of the phone all we heard was:<b> Uh-huh, Uh-huh, really? Are you sure? You checked it right? I have no choice. </b>And the finally – <b>OK then Fuck it… I have to do what I have to do. Come on over now and bring plastic.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >We three kids were transfixed on Mr. Claiborne right now. [Plastic!!! Ah man this about to get real.] <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Then I thought like I did when my cousins got into trouble in front of me. </span></i><span style="line-height: 115%; ">THAT’S THEM, NOT ME, WHY AM I SCARED?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I took a deep breath and looked at Jessie, he looked like he was trying to melt into the floor. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Mr. Claiborne hung up the phone and looked surprisingly calm when he walked over to us. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I felt my real age of 13 at this time; I hope I wasn’t showing it to. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“I’m really sorry guys, this is not the way I do business usually” [He shot daggers at Jessie who was sitting on the floor].<span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“These things happen,” I said with a weak smile. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Not to me, well not more than once,” Mr. Claiborne said. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Cliff had rewrapped the coke and put it back in the pack and was handing it to us with the envelope. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I took both and handed the coke and the backpack to Lil’ Jay who held it soft like a baby. I looked into the envelope and saw a lot of money. I looked at Mr. Claiborne like, what am I supposed to do with this? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“I was thinking that you could give the cash for the two pounds back to <span> </span>Da- Uh Mr. Cheetah and tell him they’re on the house for the mix up.<span> </span>Also I’ll have the rest of it over to him before midnight,” said Mr. Claiborne.<span> </span><span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Mr. Claiborne and Cliff looked at us all apologetically. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I just wanted to get Lil’ Jay and myself outta there. I could feel something about to go down. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>“OK I’ll tell him,” I said. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >We started to get up. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>Mr. Claiborne said, “Hey Ted and – He looked at little Lil’ Jay.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I pushed him behind me and said YES. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“You guys have been so good about this I want to give you guys a little something.” <span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“It’s cool Mr. Cheetah takes care of us.” I said quickly.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“But maybe a note to Mr. Cheetah so he will understand and not think of us like um…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Oh sure, hey Cliff could you write an IOU for the two pounds?” Mr. Claiborne said so easily. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Cliff jotted a note and I read the IOU. Good enough. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >We were on our way past Jessie towards the door.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>“Hey dude really!” said Mr. Claiborne <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I turned and he jammed some bills in my hand. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I didn’t want anything from this crazy fool. Well maybe if he asked I would take Jessie with us. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="line-height: 115%; ">As Lil’ Jay opened the door and Mr. Claiborne ushered us out. I could see Jessie jump up and race for the door. Mr. Claiborne caught him with an elbow to the face. He fell back and bounced on the floor and then back to his feet. He decided to try again, this time Mr. Claiborne whipped out his </span><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Bowie<span> </span>knife and stuck it in Jessie’s stomach.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Damn!!! It looked like Jessie just deflated like a balloon.<span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I felt someone gripping my left arm and I turn saw Lil’ Jay looking pale as a ghost.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Then Mr. Claiborne pulled up and Jessie just opened up like and paper bag full of guts and stuff. They started to spill out.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Hey now Jessie don’t fall apart on me so fast,” said Mr. Claiborne.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >We were shocked beyond words. I had seen a dead body or two but nothing like this craziness. He just gutted that poor little kid like a fish. No thought just gutted.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Mr. Claiborne turned to us all bloody hands-<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“OK guys later days, I have to take care of this. Don’t forget to tell Mr. Cheetah I’ll get the stuff to him by midnight.” <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>Mr. Claiborne closed the door.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I looked at Lil’ Jay and we took off running.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I made a right then and left and a right and a left and was at the Boardwalk.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I stopped and tried to recover but Lil’ Jay kept running and jumped up on the brick wall and called earl…then fell over same wall on to the sand. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I ran over there to see if he was OK and if he fell in his own vomit. That would be messed up. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >As I look over the wall Lil’ Jay was laying on the sand about 6 inches from the contents of his little stomach. I climbed the wall and jumped down on the side away from the nastiness. When I landed I looked at Lil’ Jay and we started laughing so hard we both had tears on our faces… <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Finally Lil’ Jay said, “This is a cool place” which of course made us laugh all over again. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >So I finally pulled myself together and asked Lil’ Jay if he was OK he said he was cool. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“What about the coke?” I asked “Did you fall on the bag, do we have to reclose it?”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>“I don’t think so. Check it out.” He handed me the backpack. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I looked around and saw no one, looked to the wall to make double sure. I opened the pack and turned over the contents and saw no leak. I put the money in with it and zipped it up and cinched it tight. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>“Do you want to carry it or you want me to?” I asked my partner. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>“You can unless you don’t want to.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“Yeah I can take it, I’m cool.” But hey what did that psycho Claiborne give us? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I reached in my pocket and pulled out a wad of cash. My Cheetah money was in my sock already. I counted it and it was four hundred and twenty dollars, cool. I split it with Lil’ Jay, half and half. He took a fifty dollar bill and handed back to me. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>“What is this for Jay?” I asked. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>“You have kept me from makin’ mistakes all day. I appreciate it,” he said. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I was touched. I took the money (no fool). <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I got to my feet and told him we should get something to drink and head back. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Needless to say Mr. Cheetah was pissed when we showed and told him. I was hopping Mr. Claiborne was going to call so Mr. Cheetah would know most of it already, but no. I also gave him the IOU. I looked pained.<span> </span>I was a little scared so I even told him that Mr. Claiborne gave us money to get out. When we told Mr. Cheetah about Jessie he actually looked shocked. We passed the backpack with the money and coke to Mr. Cheetah’s man Python. (that is what he is called) Python handed us each a bill folded in half. I thought it was like two fifties but when Lil’ Jay eyes widened I looked and it was a two one hundred dollar bills. I cocked my head to one side like a confused dog. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>“But Mr. Cheetah you already paid us one hundred before, why the extra?”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >“This is for your trouble. It’s your first job and it was supposed to be easy and this son of a bitch surfer punk kills a kid right in front of you. That was not part of the bargain. See I can be fair.” [and he looks right at me and smiles. Oh my God they are filed.] This is not how I do business either. We’ll take care of the rest. That is a thank you for your trouble. Take it easy fellas and Mr. Cheetah slaps us bath five then Python bumps us both of the shoulder and ask us both are we OK we nod our heads and they jump in Mr. Cheetah’s big Mercedes and they are off. I tell Lil’ Jay that I’ll catch him later I’m going to put my cash away, it’s makin’ me nervous. <span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span> </span>“OK takes again”…and he hugs me and slaps me five and runs down the street toward his apartment. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >I can’t keep doing this I’d rather turn tricks than watch a kid die and make five hundred and sixty dollars… <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >This life is weird… <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Hey what’s that in the gutter? A rolled twenty coolness, it’s raining money. Maybe this is a bad omen.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Yes life is real weird.</span></p>Star7http://www.blogger.com/profile/05038370769529803519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747174336321721929.post-69507148691712172062010-12-12T05:07:00.000-08:002010-12-12T05:24:25.093-08:00GUTTED LIKE A FISH Part #1<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="Apple-style-span" >So it was 6pm and I was hangin’ with Lil’ Jay and we decided to chill at Dinky dog. Everyone came through there and it was almost always a good (entertaining) time. We had only been there for like a half when Dave Cheetah asked if we wanted to make a few dollars. I said, “Why”, because I was often cautious when someone like Mr. Cheetah offered anything. First name: Dave. Last name: unknown to anyone I knew. He went by Cheetah and it fit him perfectly, slim, tall, quick easy movements with big eyes and sharp looking teeth. <span> </span>He gave me a look that said you ask too many questions.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Lil’ Jay was like, “Hey what do you need us to do and how much we talkin’ about?”<span> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >To myself I was like, “Maybe, maybe not”. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Mr. Cheetah said he needed something delivered and something brought back, that’s all. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I said “No” because I still had $40.00 in my pocket from a trick last night, so I wasn’t as hungry as Lil’ Jay. <span> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Lil’ Jay said, “I will do it no doubt”. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Mr. Cheetah said, “If Ted isn’t in then I will find someone else”. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I know Mr. Cheetah likes the way I try to be cautious and never just walk into a ‘sitch without thinking it through. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Ted is a thinker it will keep him alive longer than the other hard head kids around here”. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Ted, can I talk to you over here a second?” said Lil’ Jay.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I said, “Sure enough.” </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I knew what this meant; he would try and talk me into to it. We walked to the side of Dinky dogs out of Mr. Cheetah’s legendary hearing range. Jay was the first to speak. [<i>His eyes were serious and begging at the same time.</i>]</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>“Hey man why are you trying to block my fetia?” said Lil’ Jay.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I looked at him a long time judging how real I could be at this given time. Jay is a friend but he is not really in my family. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >So I chose my words carefully; <span> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Why do you want this so bad? Mr. Cheetah is known for being the real deal and looking out for himself and his own. I don’t care how smooth he puts it, we are not really part his own. He has nothing against us, well that I know of. Talk to me dude. Like what’s the burn here?” I asked.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“My sister Jasmine might be PG, but she’s not sure, so don’t tell anyone, for sure not Darn-it. She says it’s Darn-it’s baby if she is? [<i>Lil’</i> <i>Jay’s sister was not in the Hoe game, so she could be surer than the other girls we knew.</i>] </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Lil’ Jay sounded like it was all on him. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Just then Mr. Cheetah cleared his throat. He was two feet away. Both Jay and I jumped and turned around. I let Mr. Cheetah know I would be down but only if we played it smart. People who needed something acted differently than people who just wanted it. Lil’ Jay said cool and looked a little more relieved, but only a little. Mr. Dave Cheetah was known for using young guys to do his leg work, Colt said it kept his hands cleaner and most young guys had no record so they got off with just probation or a stern warning. I am always leery of doing a spur of the moment job for anyone. Mr. Dave Cheetah often said good things to other people about me, so it was probably cool. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Mr. Cheetah how much are you paying?” asked Lil’ Jay. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >He was begging like broke down hooker. OK, so his family needed money but dang, taking just any job might get him hung out if he’s not careful. So I said in my most respectful tone; </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Mr. Cheetah, I need to inquire to what is the deal that you would like me and my man Lil’ Jay to handle for you?” I said trying to sound confident. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >He got a big smile on his face. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“I should watch you more closely, if you keep that up, this whole area would be yours to control” said the dangerous Mr. Cheetah.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I said, “That’s just the thing Mr. Dave Cheetah, I don’t want to control these streets. I just want my part of the world and before we lose sight of tonight’s mission, how much will we be receiving for this delivery of yours?” </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Being <i>my</i> Mother’s son, at least I would know how to speak.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >His smile widened and helped us remember why his nickname fit him so well. That smile made you think of bits of your organs stuck in his teeth. Lil’ Jay said later he got a chill right then and almost changed his mind about the whole thing. I agreed. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“How does two Hun and half total smell ($250.00)?” Smiled Mr. Cheetah </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I said, “Two Huns each smells better to me ($400.00).”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >He laughed and reached for his wallet and pulled two crisp Huns from the imported leather and handed one to each of us. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“You better stick with this man he will keep food on your table and shoes on your feet” said the predatory cat. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Jay said, “I plan to.” </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >[<i>I thought to myself really now?!? Since when did I become a team with Lil’ Jay?</i>]</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Before I would let Lil’ Jay take the money from the ever more notorious street monster, I still wanted to know what the job entailed. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I put up my hand between us and the money.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Thank you, Mr. Cheetah but what exactly do you need from us? Please put it down sharply, Sir.” </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >That freakin’ smile again- <i>shiver<o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >As requested he laid out a simple “run, drop and scoop (you’ll see).<span> </span><span> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >As we booked towards the predetermined address in Venice, I said to Lil’ Jay;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“You know I got your back dude. I just wanted to make sure Mr. Cheetah wasn’t sending us into some mess,” I said seriously.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“I got yours to dude” said Lil’ Jay with a serious look right back. <span> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Righteous!!” I said trying to lighten the mood. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >We slapped five. <span> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“But we will not be doing this all the time. This is not what I’m all about” I said looking down the street.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >[Lil’ Jay looked hurt for a second, then recovered]</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Well you already made me $75.00 more than I was going to get Dude. So anytime you want to partner up I’m down.” </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Lil’ Jay was happy again. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >It wasn’t really a question if I and Jay would watch out for each other on this little job. We tried to be cool like that. But ‘for reals though’ I didn’t want to become one of Mr. Cheetah’s runners. That could complicate my life and end me for sure. We’ll just get through this one and deal with the rest later.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >We were on our way to a place that I am more than a little unsure about. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Here is the first part of the plan: Catch the Wilton bus to Pico, the Pico bus to the Venice area. The Pico bully bus was the best way to go and it ran frequently and all the way to Venice Beach. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Lil’ Jay was cool with that. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >We walked over to the corner of Santa Monica and Wilton to wait for our bus. As we stood against the wall trying to look cool as 13 and 12 year olds could, I went over what we had to do in my head before I talked Lil’ Jay’s ear off about it. It was a well known fact that I talked a lot and more when I was unsure or nervous about something. I haven’t learned how to cover all my feeling like a lot of the kids out here had. Some of them are only a little older than me and they seem cold inside most of the time. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Our first bus came and we got on and went to the back. I am still working on becoming cool under pressure. It’s a quality that I really liked in others. It is hard to do, but being 13, I feel I have time to work it out. Lil’ Jay was quiet and alert like people could tell we were up to something. I knew they couldn’t. I knew that most people didn’t look around that much and they wanted to be left alone. Most ‘Normies’ didn’t want to know the person next to them had a knife or a gun unless they were going to do them harm. I see the butt-ends of guns and the tops of knives on people or in their bags all the time but I’m different than most, I want to know what’s going on and who is doing what, just in case. I’ve always been that way even when there was nothing to fear. Someone rang for our stop and we got off the bus with the rest of the riders. I gestured across the street to the stop going towards the beach on Pico. I’ve ridden that bus a bunch of times to Venice beach. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >We were lucky the #42 express to Venice arrived as soon as we stepped up to the bench. We boarded and went to the back corner.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Lil’ Jay have you ever been to Venice to chill?” I asked.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“No what’s it like, all Surfer’s and Muscle-heads?? He said.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Those dudes are there but it’s cool. On the weekend it’s full of all kinds of people from all over. When it’s hot there are all kinds of chicks in bikinis just walking around.” I said thinking he probably liked that kind of thing. <span> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Maybe we can go there sometime?” said Lil’ Jay. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i>Lil’ Jay smiled for a quick second and then back to his mask.</i> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Maybe but you know I won’t be checkin’ out no females, I’ll leave that to you.” </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >[We both laugh to release the nervous energy]</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >We have a long ride a head of us, so I sat back and tried to think about all the possible outcomes that could come our way. From the best to the worst, I can’t lie I am a little worried, but I’m almost always a little worried. So I can handle it. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >To be continued</span></p>Star7http://www.blogger.com/profile/05038370769529803519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747174336321721929.post-74554397744881845172010-12-12T05:05:00.000-08:002010-12-12T05:24:25.099-08:00Change is good, Change is Permanent<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="Apple-style-span" >[KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK]</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i>I hope this is the right door. I haven’t been here in a while.</i> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span><b><i>Change is good, Change is Permanent<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >If it’s not the right one I know it’s got to be close by. I remember that store across the street. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >[KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK]</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Was the door like this or was it a gate.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span><b>Change is good, Change is Permanent</b><span> </span></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >[KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK]</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Someone peaks out of the window on the left. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Is that my cousin Rich? I can’t tell.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span><b>Change is good, Change is Permanent <o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Where did I get that phrase? I think it’s something Uncle Benji says. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The door opens and some white guys asks, “What can I do for you?”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Um I’m looking for my cousin Rich, um Richard Day, is he here?” </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Just a second,” the guy said.<span> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >After about two minutes the familiar face of my big cousin is at the door.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>“What are you doing here?” said Rich [looking up and down the street]</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>“I… um … needed to get away. Can I come in?” I ask.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>“Of course you can, get in here,” he said flinging the door open wide. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >As soon as I walked in I could see he was not alone. <i>Maybe this was a mistake?<o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I felt Rich’s hand on my shoulder and I turned into the warm hug of family. People in my family didn’t always hug, especially two guys. From the time I was little I always hugged the people I liked. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I told myself I wasn’t going to cry as soon as I got there like the little kid I was trying not to be. But I couldn’t hold it back. The tears came down like a Mid-Western rain storm, torrential and big. I’m sure Rich was not ready for that but he played his part. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I heard someone say “Take him in the bedroom.” I felt my legs move but I was not controlling them. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Then there was a cool wet towel on my face. I tried to breathe regular but it was still hard. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“So King Ted what is so terrible that you had to come here like this?” asked Rich. <span> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>“Um… Do you promise not to get mad when I tell you?” I asked shyly. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>“OK Just tell me. You know you can tell me anything. We’re family.”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >A Deep breath and….</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Well I was hanging at my friend Jackson’s house and his father started staring at me and stuff and I was like what is your Dad’s deal? Why is he staring at me? And Jackson said, <i>I don’t know. Dad’s why are you looking at Ted?</i> And he was all like, “<i>You look familiar and junk.</i>”<span> </span>And I was like yes Sir I come over here all the time. I was thinking he was having some kind of old person’s moment like Grand Ma Mary-Anne. But then he was all like, “<i>You look like someone I know.</i>” “<i>What is your mother’s name?</i>” I looked at Jackson like, Dude…..what’s going on here? He just shrugged. I told De Mott, that’s Jackson’s fathers’ name, that my mother’s name is Katherine Day. His eye’s got all big and junk and I got a little nervous. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Another big breath and </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >He was like bam and jumps up and ran into his bedroom and we heard him rummaging and then he comes running out with a picture of my mother and him. No biggie, you know my Mom models so I guess lots of guys have pictures like that. So I didn’t trip. He says like, “<i>Is this your mother and stuff</i>” and I’m like, Yes it is and he’s like looking at me real hard like he was looking for something. And then he says like straight out. “<i>When were you born?</i>” I looked around and everyone was like staring at me. Jackson said, “<i>I think he was born a year and a day before me.</i>” De Mott and Jean both stepped back. I didn’t know what was going on. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Another big breath and </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >My friends Dad looked at his wife and then at me and said, “<i>I think I could be your father!?!</i> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>Rich said, “What the fuck! Get outta here with that! Hold up”. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >He jumped up and ran out of the room and I heard water running then he came back with two glasses of water. He handed one to me and I took and big gulp and I suddenly knew how dry my throat was. I was talking so fast I didn’t notice. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“I couldn’t believe it either but he had a picture and he said he knew my mother from back in the day.” “He said my mother was his girlfriend.” “I was and am freaked.” I told Rich.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“So what did Aunt Kat say?” ask Rich.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“She said she always meant to tell me but wanted to wait until I was older.”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“You’re almost 12 years old, when was she going to tell you”, asked Rich.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“She seemed upset but so was I. We both started yelling and I just grabbed some stuff and ran away from there. I had to get outta there. I didn’t know where to go.” I was starting to breathe heavy again. “I was wondering if I could-”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >And Rich cut in, “Look don’t even say it. You know you can stay here as long as you want.” “But won’t Uncle Max and Aunt Kat come looking for you?” </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“I don’t know, but even if they do I’m not going back there until I’m ready.” I said trying to sound strong. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Rich gave me a reassuring smile.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Truth be told, I was scared to death. I was a good kid in a family that gave me a lot of leeway for getting good grades and only causing a minimal of kid style trouble.<span> </span>My mother was always gone so she was always happy to know that I was busy with school and my silly projects. I think she didn’t want to think about the fact that she had a kid. She once told me every time she looks at me she felt older than she felt the moment before. Onetime on my birthday she told me to say I was two years younger than I was. I went along with it but felt everyone at the restaurant knew the truth and why I was saying it. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Rich told me to lie down and rest and he would come back and later. I grabbed my two backpacks and stuffed them under the bed. I was really tired, but just remembered something. I yelled for Rich and ten seconds later his head popped inside the slightly opened bedroom door. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>“Yea, what’s happening King Ted?”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Please don’t call my Mother or tell your family I’m here. I’ll call them later.” I asked him</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>“OK I’ll leave that up to you, anything else?”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>“Yes, thank you.” I said sleepily </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>“No prob. Fam.”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I smiled and tried to close my eyes. But as I did so many things where running through my mind. Was my Stepfather, Uncles, Aunts, Big cousins going to kill me for making my mother cry? Usually when I made her cry it was for a good thing like winning a $2000.00 scholarship for Art or a couple a times on Mother’s day. I always thought those were fake tear. But I just called her a liar and that I could not believe anything she said and was she even my mother? That was harsh, I know. <span> </span><span> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I guess I finally fell asleep because it was dark in the room and Rich was shaking me and calling my name. I jumped and he jumped back. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>“Hey King Ted, it’s time to wake up kid.” </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>“Hey Rich, what time is it?” I said as I looked for my watch. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“It is 7 o’clock and we were thinking of getting something to eat do you want something?”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Yes”, I said and reached inside my jack and pulled out some bills. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Naw, naw put your money back I got this.” said Rich with a warm smile.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >It made me smile even though I wasn’t that awake yet. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>“What are you smiling about King Ted?” </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“The wonderful people I’m related to and the fact that after all these years you still call me King Ted.” </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Pull yourself together and come out to the living room and meet my friends.” Rich said smiling big. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I nodded yes and got up and headed to where I thought the bathroom might be.<span> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I washed face and combing my long hair back into a low ponytail. I changed my changed my shirt to something I thought made me look a little older. Why I didn’t know. When I went out to the living room there were about six people including Cousin Rich. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The first guy was a strong looking white dude. Rich said his name was Ben and everyone said <b><i>COLT</i> </b>all together. So I smile it must be Colt.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Then a girl who I couldn’t tell if she was a Latina or not but she had so many colors in her hair when she said her name was<b> <i>Rainbow</i></b> I almost thought she was joking. But I have good home training so I shook her outstretched hand.<span> </span><span> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Then another girl across from her said her name was <b><i>Sahara</i></b>. I said “Like the desert.” She smiled bright and said, “Yes, exactly I like him”. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >There was a really tall, really thin guy named <b><i>Ricardo</i></b> with no trace of an accent and a little curly afro. Not Rick or Ricky or Rico. OK….</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The last person to meet in the group I thought was a young, blonde, white girl but when they spoke it was a young, blonde, white <i>boy</i>, I think, maybe about 17. His/ her name was <b><i>Robyn</i></b>. Not wanting to show my age I said, “Like the bird”, but I thought as in Batman and….. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >He/she said, “Yes but with a Y not an I”. I didn’t know if I was ever going to have to write his/her name but I file it away. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“And I’m Rich’s cousin Ted Kingston; it’s really nice to meet you all.” </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>Rainbow laughed and said, “Isn’t he polite!”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Hey King Ted can I tell them what you did at the family reunion last month?” asked Rich already embarrassing me.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>“Yes if you stop calling me King Ted in public?” I said smiling.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >So we have a giant family reunion here in LA every other year. I’ve told you guys about them before. Well we always go around and say one thing we’re thankful for since we last came together. The kids always say something like I’m glad for my bike or glad for my mom or my grandmother or something like that. But this little Fucker stands up in front of all the three or four hundred people and says what? [he shoots a look at me to do my speech again] [I sink down more even though I’m sitting on the floor] Everyone erupts, “come on King Ted tell us”. If I could blush I would have. I would bet good money that I was. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >OK OK </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >When it was my turn I looked at my Great Grand Mother and no one else and I said I was thankful that I liked boys instead of girls. Then my cousin Tina, his sister punched me in the arm and said I don’t like you either and everyone laughed. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >My Uncle Robbie said I’m sure you like some girls and later you’ll like a lot of other girls and everyone laughs again. Then I said still looking at my Great Grand Mother, No I don’t think so and every slowly stopped laughing. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >-The group in my cousin’s living room was buzzing. <i>OH My God you just came out like that? I would have died, what did they do? What did they say?<o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Rich said, “Hold on he’s not finished, tell what else you said”. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I took a deep breath and said, “Hey I’m not the only one. What about Cousin Tyrone and his friend at work and Cousin Yvette and her friend on the softball team?<span> </span>What about Uncle George’s friend Larry, you guys call him <i>Ms. Larry</i> and my mother’s friend Mr. David? See I’m not the only one.” I ran over to my Great Grand Mother buried my face in her shoulder. I heard her say that that was OK. Being different is good and that I was one of her babies and if anyone said anything to me they would have to deal with her. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span> </span>Rich said, she gave us all, ‘the eye’. I’ve never seen our Great Grand Mother even raise her voice before. We all knew that this was law. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The room was so lively I didn’t know people would even care this much. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I guess I was in the right place tonight. My big cousin Rich was beaming at me. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I beamed back</span></p>Star7http://www.blogger.com/profile/05038370769529803519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747174336321721929.post-37372034623572610442010-12-12T05:01:00.000-08:002010-12-12T05:24:25.108-08:00Bridges: burn them or build them?<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">It was about two weeks past my Mom’s birthday and I spent those two weeks back in the hood. After a while I could barely stand it. Going to the neighborhood high school and dealing with all the questions and lowlands attitude. Kids that wished I never came back casting a Sherwood Forest worth of shade and wishing I cared. I knew I was there too long when I started hitting on my old drama teacher. He reminded me of some of my clients. It was wrong and I knew it as soon as I started. After a couple of minutes I gave him an out. There was no one but us around and he could have let it drop or acted offended. But no he wasn’t offended he was interested and terrified. I didn’t mean to freak his freak but sometimes I can’t control my flirt.<font> </font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4"><font> </font>“Ted could you hand me that wrench” he asked.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“Sure Mr. Greenwood, do you want the one for the big nuts or the small nuts?” I asked with a smile.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“The wrench on the table in front of you, please.” He said avoiding the dangerous territory.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“I just wanted to give you the right one for the job that’s all” I said still flirting.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">[Did I just see him adjust his stance on the ladder?]</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4"><font> </font>“So Mr. Greenwood did you miss me?”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4"><font> </font><font> </font>“Yes I did Ted you always bring so much to the class when your here.”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4"><font> </font>“Wow Mr. Greenwood I didn’t know you cared.”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">[Mr. Daryl Greenwood blushed like a school girl and that’s when I should’ve stopped, but of course I didn’t.]</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4"><font> </font>“Mr. Greenwood you’re so cute when you blush like that.” [<i>and with that the light red went to deep crimson and he wavered on the ladder.</i>]</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“Ted you shouldn’t say things like that to me, what if someone hears you?” He said looking around as he came down the ladder.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“Don’t care what these lowland <u>neophytes</u>* think about me. One day they’ll grow up and find out there is a whole world out there that doesn’t care one bit about high school and what they think.” I said a little smugly.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">*I just learned this word about a month ago and I have been trying to slip it in wherever I can. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“‘Lowland Neophytes’ good one! But unfortunately I have to care what they think. Let’s go down to the audience and see if the lights are right.”<font> </font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“OK, but all that still doesn’t mean you’re not cute to me.” I leaned in close and said.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">He bent over to pick up the lighting layout and showed me his big butt. Let me say for the record again Mr. Daryl Greenwood was not the man of my dreams or in the top 25. He was one of about three gay adult men that I could clock at this dreary school. So flirting with him is supposed to go nowhere at all. But that was what I thought. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">He hops off the edge of the stage and I follow him to row H seats 10 and 11. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4"><font> </font>“I thought you said never jump off the front of the stage?”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“I did, but maybe you bring out the rule breaker in me.” Mr. Greenwood said with a rye smile.<font> </font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4"><font> </font><font> </font>“Is that all I bring out in you?” I said and looked down at his crotch. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4"><font> </font>“What are you doing Ted Kingston? I’m thrice your age and your teacher.” </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4"><font> </font>“Like that matters to me” <i>and put my hand on his left leg</i>.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">He jumped like I shot him through with electricity. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“Ted please don’t do that, I might take it the wrong way” he said sweating between his bushy eye brows.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“and what is the right way, tiger?” </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">I really should stop here.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4"><font> </font>“That maybe you think you want to have sex with an old man like me.” He said in such a small voice I barely heard him. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">I thought for a second and then I said in an equally small voice.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4"><font> </font>“Maybe I do”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">And then I saw the jump and a small wet stain. Unfortunately he was wearing his traditional light khaki pants and showed like he had spilt syrup in his lap. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4"><font> </font>“I guess you do to.” I said looking down at the growing stain. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">I handed him the hanky I always keep in my back pocket. He was completely shocked and took the hanky and dabbed at the stain. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“Pull your shirt tails out and it will look like your working <i>hard</i> until it dries.” </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“I, I’m really sorry I don’t know what came over me. This has never happened before.” Mr. Greenwood stammered and handed me back my hanky.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">I re-folded it and wiped his sweaty forehead and them smelled the hanky and smiled. He jumped again and knew it was spot number two. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“The lights look great. Think about it and maybe the idea will <i>grow</i> on you. I know other things have.” and looked down at his crotch and handed back the hanky. “I’ll get that back from you later” and I stood up and walked down row H. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">Daryl Greenwood just sat there looking shocked as I left the small auditorium. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">Maybe I went too far and maybe and maybe not. I walked over to the gym for my next class. I hate gym…. Once you say openly that you’re gay they should give you the choice to skip it or not. The str8 administration doesn’t know that it’s the one place that most sissies have their worst trouble. Good thing I can fake it when I need to. The locker rooms are even different here than at Hollywood. All the lockers are rusty, small and too close together. They are all this tired high school blue color and the wooden benches seem like their purpose in life are to give you splinters. The guys are even less interesting and I didn’t think that was possible. Well most of them, there are one or two that I could peak at for a minute or two. The Jackson twins are in the corner. [They have to take gym again since they got dropped from the football team for the terrible grades.] They are built like men but have the faces and minds of 15 year olds. Wow they even have identical hairy butt cracks! There is Gilbert Davis. I think he has the biggest dick in our school. You know us Mo’s talk. He just flops that monster out when he changes. Either his girlfriend La Tonya is happy or petrified. But my favorite kid in this class is Roger Johnson, RJ to everyone who knows him. He hates organized sports and loves journalism. I tell him he should try and go to a different school but he thinks he can’t. Sometime between the 9<sup>th</sup> and 10<sup>th</sup> grade summer his body had a totally major growth explosion. He is now hairy and muscular in a way he was not before. I noticed a while ago and strengthened our friendship more since. RJ is half Italian (mother) and half Black (father) and all 5’4” of F<font><font>ž</font></font>I<font><font>ž</font></font>N<font><font>ž</font></font>E. But he is still too young for me to press, so for now it’s just fantasies and friendship. At least he’s smart enough to talk to. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4"><font> </font>“Hey RJ what’s it be like Yo?”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">He turns around just as he is dropping his briefs. Timing is everything. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4"><font> </font>“Hey Ted everything’s, everything”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“You ready to use our brains to get out of another day of gym?” I said trying not to stare.<font> </font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4"><font> </font>“You know it. What’s it going to be today bad ankle, pulled back…</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4"><font> </font>“….. Maybe Teddy can say he’s on his period” said Ronald Jackson and almost everyone laughed. [<i>I noticed Donald Jackson didn’t laugh, hmm</i>] </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“Wow <u>Ronny</u>* Gina was right you obsessed with eating red pie. Remind me not to drink after you, that’s nasty!” [Everyone said Ohhh. <font> </font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“You just think it’s nasty because you don’t like girls.”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“Nah I…..</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“He thinks it’s nasty because it is, get dressed and leave him alone” said Donald proving that he was the twin in charge again. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">Everyone went back to dressing for gym class and I slipped out of my clothes quickly and dressed. Since I wore just <i>regular</i> male clothes here it was a quick change. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">When we got out to the field I told Coach Raymond I had asthma and RJ said he pulled a muscle in his neck and we volunteered to walk laps. Coach said OK with his usual look that said “<i>What ever you slackers</i>.”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">And RJ and I started our slow stroll around the track as the other separated for a flag football game. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">Whew I dodged that bullet… I’ve got to get back to Hollywood soon this school could lead to only single syllable words. FAB-U-LOUS, FAB-U-LOUSI said to myself as we walk around the track. Whew still got it.</font></p>Star7http://www.blogger.com/profile/05038370769529803519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747174336321721929.post-76460782979443382302010-12-12T04:57:00.000-08:002010-12-12T05:24:25.115-08:00Can I Have A Good Day<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px; ">While I was in the hall I heard Mr. Michael Chuy tell Mr. Mark Rockingham that he had a contest this weekend in Venice and did he want tickets. </font><i><font class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px; ">He didn't ask me I certainly wanted tickets.</font></i><font class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px; "> All day I thought about Mr. Chuy in his skin tight Lycia, doing jumps and stretches. Oh my god, he would be like totally hot. I would be a bit embarrassed to ask him about it since he didn't mention it in front of me. I don’t even have a class with him anymore that I go to the Los Angeles Performing Arts Academy (LAPAA). How will I find out the deal, I thought on my way to another boring Math class with Mr. Johnson. Well he’s not boring at all he’s pretty cool. As always it’s the other kids that drive me nuts. It’s supposed to be an advanced geometry class but a few of the parents pulled some strings to get their slow little darlings in there to make them look better for college. The rest of us have to wait for them every day because nice Mr. Johnson always asks after every lesson; did everyone understand what we did today or do you want me to go over it again; and there is always someone who wants him to go over it again. I can see if you have a question or you need some clarification. But there are a few kids that need the whole lesson explained more than once, even more than twice. Me being me, I couldn't take it a few times and I stood up in class and explained the lesson in my own words and then said to the kids in question; maybe you could ask your parents for a tutor so the rest of us can finish this math book before the end of days!?! Half the class loved it and the few acted as if I wasn't talking to them.</font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'">I know not everyone can be good in every subject. Heck, I have to have a dictionary with me whenever I write for creative writing class. I am a terrible speller. Mr. Johnson is just like his wife Mrs. Johnson who also teaches math here at Hollywood High. They both are patient and have a good outlook on life. They don’t have any kids. I wonder why? <o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'"><o:p> </o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'">Lunch was pretty cool; we had a concert by the Motels and one of our school bands Alabaster Night. We have like 9 bands that all the members go to this school. That chick from the Motels, as my aunt Gina would say, ‘that girl can sang!’ I stayed in the back. I didn’t feel like being crushed by all the band groupies. So I sat on the low wall facing the stage with a few of my school friends. None of my Street-Fam is in school anymore and they don’t want to talk about it, so we move on and let it fall. <o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4"><font style="line-height: 115%; ">We were just hangin’ back and enjoying the music and kee-keeing like we do when</font><font style="line-height: 115%; "> </font><font style="line-height: 115%; ">Rocky Tortuga<font> </font><font>walks up and says hey. I’ve known him since he and his sister Nicole came to our school in the 9<sup>th</sup> grade. I always thought he was cute but I rarely press boys my own age. But he is a Stunner and he has a manly body with a deep sexy voice. <o:p></o:p></font></font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'">“Hey what’s happening people?” Rocky says just over the music.<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'"><font> </font>“Nothing much just enjoying the sounds,” said my girl Beige<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'">“So Ted I was wondering if I could hang with you?” and he made a hand movement to include the group.<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'">“It’s cool with me, if it’s cool with everyone else.” (Trying to be my coolest self)<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'">He looked around and the gathering and they all nodded in agreement. So he squeezed up next to me. Now I had heard from his sister that he was going to try and make some moves to ask me out or something. I told her that I don’t usually press with boys like, my own age but I like, liked him and <i>would be open to a friendly hang with an option on some lips</i>. She asked if she could use that line. I said sure I’ve got a million of ‘em. So when he walked up I knew the score before the game had even started. <o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'"><font> </font><o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'">The bands were cool but my favorite part is when the take a break and the D.J’s take over. That’s when I get to do <i>my</i> thing. I’m a dancer and that is where my soul lives. I know all the D.J’s that play at our school and they know me and the other dancers. We like it funky, who care what the other kids like. I feel like I’ve gotten so much bolder living on the street these last 4 years, I guess I had no choice. I look at Rocky and he already is reaching to hold my bag. <o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'">“May I hold your bag while you show them how it’s done?”<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'"><font> </font>“Well usually I ask one of my girls but if you want to…”<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'"><font> </font>“I would be honored, besides I love watching you do your thing.”<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'"><i><font style="line-height: 115%; ">I will not blush, I will not blush!!</font></i><font style="line-height: 115%; "> “Hey I just do what I like.”<o:p></o:p></font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'"><font> </font>“Yes and you do it better than anyone else.” <o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'">He is making me embarrassed so I turn around and the “Beat-Kids” are already starting to throw some hair.<font> </font><o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'">“OK, Rocky if you really don’t mind I would like to work out some new stuff.” <o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'">He smiles and bows deep and dramatic. <o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'">I’m just wearing cut up jean shorts, knee tights and a sleeveless t-shirt. I reach in my bag and grab a knee length black nylon trench-coat just to jazz up my out-fit. Rocky looked surprised but interested. On the way through the crowd I saw Nicole and kissed her on the cheek and pointed her towards her brother. <o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'"><font style="line-height: 115%; ">The kids were already starting to turn it. I own nothing so I never just run in, but as soon as </font><font style="line-height: 115%; ">Le Ron<font> </font><font>sees me I can tell that he wants to do one of the routines from class. I’d never do that if someone else didn’t start it. I like to do my own stuff. But what the heck it’s a good way to get loose. <o:p></o:p></font></font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'">We cut it up like we were made of the wind. I can see both Rocky and Nicole smiling in my direction. I guess today is a day and I give a triple turn to everyone else’s single and double. <o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="line-height: 115%; " size="4" face="'times new roman'">Now I know it’s a good day.</font></p>Star7http://www.blogger.com/profile/05038370769529803519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747174336321721929.post-73469579479552187432010-12-12T04:55:00.000-08:002010-12-12T05:24:25.121-08:00Barry M. Wasserstein a.k.a. BMW Barry<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">I called Barry at the number I had for him, it turned out to be a service. A lot of my wealthier customers had them. So I left my number and a time for him to call me. Usually they call me first so I hoped the ghost ‘<i>William Randolph Rapherty’ </i>a.k.a Billy (<i>more on him later</i>) was right about Barry M. Wasserstein wanting to see me again or I would be colored embarrassed. The service was so polite and discreet it made me think again about using one for my own business affairs, maybe. “BMW Barry” as he called himself wasn’t supposed to call for about two and a half hours so I can do a little shopping before tonight, so if the date happened I will look good. School has been out for about fifteen minutes.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">I got a note in my locker to meet Miss Clifford Tiberius Takahashi-Bennington a.k.a Cliff-a-tina by the phones on the East side after last class.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">After he fell out with all his ghirlz at his now <i>infamous</i> seventeenth birthday party, when his pack got high on his coke and told a reporter from the local gay rag that they all hung out with Cliff-a-tina for the perks of his two gay dads and the legion of his older brother Rowley. I was there but all I said to the reporter was that I was having a wonderful time and thank you to the Takahashi-Bennington’s for throwing Clifford such a Fabu party. I knew not to trash him to anyone, especially on him own damn day. I always thought his ghirlz were trash and it was only a matter of time until they showed their collective stankin’ asses.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">So after a devastating two week fall out with every one of those trashy hoes being called out by Cliff-a-tina and hur brother Rowley. There were much tears and apologies after they were cut off from every one of the ‘perks’ they so enjoyed. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">There she is now. She is getting classier by the day. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">Black you better think twice Italian suit, </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'"><font> </font>Red tux shirt, French cuffs (2 ct diamond cufflinks),</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'"><font> </font>Black leather custom made boots from England,</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'"><font> </font>And a Black bowler</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">Go on ghirl!</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“Hey Ghirl, what’s going on Ms. Thing? I haven’t seen you in a long minute.” said Cliff-a-tina. <font> </font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">[<i>I wondered if she was going to come sniffing around me looking for a better class of friend.</i>]</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“Oh hey The Supreme Ms. Cliff-a-tina; ‘Da Distroya Worldz’ I don’t know if my fit is in shape enough to be in your Grand presence.” I said with a little smile.<font> </font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“Is it that bad now?” Cliff said looking a little sad.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“Yes ghirl you are flattening your old children right and left.”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“Well there are things that have to be done.” </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“Yes ghirl you are right and you and Rowley seem to be the royalty to do it.” I said.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“Rowley told me they were trash and just using me right after we all went to the spa at the hotel that time. You remember?” </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“Yes ghirl that was fun but they acted like <i>they</i> were the Takahashi-Bennington children and everyone was fronting for <i>them</i>.” I said</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“I know I over looked it hoping they were just being flash, but I guess it went to those tired bitch’s heads.” </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">I could tell he was bothered for being made to look like a straight fool on TV and in print. After the gay rags ran the story with a few bad quotes stuck in there the regular Entertainment media had a field day linking the trouble to Mr. Bennington. I heard he was pissed from Rowley, but didn’t let anyone outside of the family know. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“Hey ghirl you want to go out for dinner with Rowley and me Friday night? Rowley brought up your name and I think it sounds like a Fabu idea, dinner with someone who never tried to cut us. What do you think?” He was smiling at me hopefully. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">How could I say no.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“Sure ghirl where and when? A Ghirlz night out might be fun. It is a ghirlz night <font>out</font> right, no BF or hangers, just the three of us?” I asked cautiously.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“Sounds great, how about we pick you up at 8pm at Franklin and Sunset?” Cliff-a-tina said. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“Oh ghirl you haven’t seen me in a real minute, I live off of Ivar in an apartment now” </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“<font class="apple-style-span"><font style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><a href="http://en.bab.la/dictionary/french-english/avancer"><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in; padding:0in;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">A</font><font style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; text-decoration: none; ">vancer</font></a></font></font><font>,</font> ghirl, <font class="apple-style-span"><font style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><a href="http://en.bab.la/dictionary/french-english/avancer"><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in; padding:0in;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">A</font><font style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; text-decoration: none; ">vancer</font></a></font></font>- give me the specs and we’ll collect you there.”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">I gave him the address and touched cheeks and then he hugged me tight and said thank you. I was unbothered on the outside but on the inside I was like, Damn!</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">With that I strolled off to do some shopping before I have to be home for BMW Barry’s call. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">__________________________________</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">He called on time like I thought he would and we decided he would pick me up in an hour to go to dinner. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">I dressed in some of the new things and looked in the new floor to ceiling mirror squares the Sister’s had put up in my room the last time I went to visit the Rents. They take such good care of me, I feel blessed. I changed two more times to get the look just right. If I needed Barry to invite me home I need to look just Fresh.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">He arrived 5 minutes late but I’m always late so who am I to complain. I was standing outside when he rolled up in a brand new 1980 black on black convertible BMW, what else. He was dressed to match the car. He jumped out and handed me a white rose and kissed me on the cheek then ran around to the passenger side to open the door for me. He seemed to fancy himself a gentleman and after our first date he knew that I liked that kind of thing. I climbed in and buckled up. Driving in LA was dangerous and I don’t want to die because of some persons bad driving. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“Hello Barry before we go we should talk about what we are doing” I said a little too seriously. <font> </font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“OK what’s happening? I was happy that you called” said Barry all chipper. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“Well I called you so this is not really a paid date.”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“It can still be if you want I’m fine with that” he said looking ahead.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">It’s always hard when people don’t say what they mean when asked. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“Well I wouldn’t mind if the date ended up in the same place as before” I said trying to lighten up the sitch. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“How about if I take us to dinner and you tell me why you called and then we’ll decide what is what then?”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">Not bad Barry, I’m more impressed by your straight forward behavior I said to myself and just nodded to Barry. And with that Barry started his new car and left, right, left and another left and we were on the freeway going towards Santa Monica. I’m so glad I decided to wear my hair in two braids (one on each side with Rhinestone bobby-pins stuck in the braids). </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">My look was as follows; </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">Black silk shirt w/silver thread, </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">Black pinstriped suit vest, </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">Black slacks (that fit just so),</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">Black studded leather belt, <font> </font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">Black leather boots my cousin Gracie bought me for a present. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">Yes I guess I matched the car as well without even trying. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">Barry was smiling and humming along to a Bob Marley tune. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">I pulled the passenger side visor down to make sure my hair was still tight and was almost thrown to see the ghost Billy sitting right behind me enjoying the ride. He shot me a big grin and a wink. I looked at my hair and smiled back and flipped the visor back. <i>Ugh ghosts they never give up</i>. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“Where are we going Barry?” I said trying not to think about ghost Billy in the back seat.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“You’ll see, I think you’ll like it” Barry said with a self satisfied smile. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“I hope this is not a snobby place that will look down their nose at me?” I asked but not really worrying.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“No, I’ve been there before and I’m betting you’re going to love it” Barry smiling over at me. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">Even if I have been to this place I’m not going to let on to Mr. BMW.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'"><font> </font>“Did I tell you that you look wonderful tonight?” Barry said.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">“Thank you sweet Barry, that is so nice of you to say. 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Would he freak that I was 16 instead of whatever he thought I was. I don’t know, tonight might tell it all. <font> </font><font> </font></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">Barry looked over at me and smiled as he rolled up all the windows making a wind block in the car. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">I hope he doesn’t freak…. What am I thinking I don’t want some guy for BF who could be a client, a rich client? </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4" face="'times new roman'">Love is great but I have to (as my Mother says) make those shekels.</font><font style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </font></p>Star7http://www.blogger.com/profile/05038370769529803519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747174336321721929.post-51211233974977298812010-12-12T04:50:00.000-08:002010-12-12T05:24:25.128-08:00A Weekend Away<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">I almost missed the stop for the Rent’s street thinking about the changes that could happen now that I have turned I turned 17. I guess all young guys think that every year older will make a big difference in their life. Street kids are no different. I’m one day closer to being 18 and maybe free. Even though I got emancipated at 16 it seems not to make that much difference for some things. Almost every adult treats me like a kid still. I say almost because of my clients. They treat me like a young man in his 20’s, but only because most of them don’t know how old I really am. I can think of a few that would lose their noodle. “Lose their noodle”, I heard someone say that the other day and I laughed so hard because I could imagine a brain made of noodles and it slithering away and getting lost. But it’s a strange enough phrase that I may use it for a while. I like to throw odd phrases in every now and again. Being 17 will be nothing more than another year, I bet. I told everyone that I didn't want a party or any kind of celebration. I said, “Save it until I turn 18. I’ll want to party for the whole month then.” That has seemed to work for most people so far. I’m going down to see my mom the day after just to side step any surprise parties. 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You know this family, we can’t do anything small” I said trying not to feel guilty about my decision.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“Well some of them came over anyway. Your Uncle Ben seemed a little hurt you weren’t here. You should call him.”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">Why is Bobby being sensitive? He always acts like he can take or leave my extended family. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“Yes sir I will call all of them to thank them for whatever is in these boxes.” I said remembering to be respectful. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“Did my Mother leave a card or anything for me?” (I would never ask Bobby Hamilton for a birthday present. 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But I wasn’t here to fight. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“Thank you this is very nice but way too much, Sir,” I said holding the check up. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“It’s not from me it’s from your Momma,” he said looking away. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">“Oh really, please thank her for me, when she calls,” I said trying even harder not to start something with him. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman'" size="4">I knew he was lying. 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We are playing with what seems like old style Army men and cows, cars, buildings, people, tree, dogs and such all made in that familiar green plastic with the characteristic ridge on the sides on a big wooden table in the middle of the room. Then Hersch stood up and said he had to get ready to go, so he started putting on things out of our closet like a white turtleneck but it had a spot, a green pair of corduroys but they were ripped, white dress shirt but it was ripped also. Then my stepfather Jimmy came in the room and began to instruct Hersch on the proper way to dress but Hersch ended up in pants with the top part made of squares of blue and red and yellow flannel with green and white spots in the middle. Above the knee and down were horizontal stripes of orange and blue flannel with little black and brown drawing on them. They were made in the style of Raver pants (loose fitting with extra wide bell bottoms). 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The three people coming towards me finally made it to the play area and they were city workers there to remove the boxes that captured ghost-demons roaming through the park. The boxes get full and have to be replaced. The two men and one woman were dressed regularly but had special equipment. I knew the bigger guy but not well. They spayed ‘special’ oil on the poll that was right next to the play area and started prying the box off the poll. It smelled terrible but we all knew that that was the demons scent. As they finished the first one more people came to complain they waited too long to change the boxes. While they were working I notice there were small ants all around us and people stepped around and over them. I grabbed the ‘special’ oil to spray them and the female city worker freaked out and yelled at me to not kill the ants, she hated when people did that. Then I saw a large black beetle defending himself from the attacking ants. 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Sometimes I can’t go to dance class because I can’t afford to skip any of the work times; I need the money. Why can’t I have the life that my friends in dance class have? They only have to worry about school, dancing well and if someone likes them. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><font size="4">Just like me….as if!</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><font size="4">Something has to change. I can’t keep living this life. Why are my only options to keep turning tricks and live on the street or to go back home and face the wrath and whim of my step-monster? There has to be a better way. 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She’s very nice but we don’t like to bother her and her kid. Sometimes we would split up and I would stay with friends or go to my Moms. One night I was on the way to stay at my school friend Victor's house when I crossed paths with the Sisters coming back from a show and they offered me a bed in one of their apartments. “Thanks, but no. I have a spot at Victor's house.” They pushed harder and I accepted, a bed all to myself sounded great. I called Victor and told him I was not coming and everything was “tacos”. It was a code word to let him know that I was in a good place. We agreed to connect the next day at school. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><font size="4">The bed was a little hard and the room was dark and spooky with the lights off. When you sleep on the street it’s never completely dark. You have street lights, building lights and if you’re lucky, the moon is out. You never think about that until you’re in a room where it’s so dark you can’t see your hand in front of your face. After a while I started to see shapes in the dark and then it was like the shapes were trying to tell me a story. Part of me was freaked, the other was interested. Stuff like this was happening more and more. It started when I was a kid in Ohio. That’s a story for another time.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><font size="4"><o:p> </o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><font size="4">The shapes on the wall were trying to tell me something but I couldn’t really understand. I laid there with the covers pulled up to my neck. I was trying not to just out of my skin. Like I said this is not brand new to me but it’s still scary. I watched until I fell asleep. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><font size="4">So yeah the last three months of 1978 were a wet mess, to be truthful. I started making plastic outfits and wearing cat-suits or long johns under them. Turning tricks in the rain is a drag and not in the good way. I was so happy when some of my regulars started using the pager that the nice lady from the Rotary Club gave me awhile ago. It was great to know in advance that I would have a paying trick. Sometimes they'd pay for my whole night. By then I had decided that I needed to make a certain amount each night to live the way I wanted. It’s a good thing that Colt never asked all of us to pool our money all the time. 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When I woke up this morning, he was still a-sleep, and that was kind of odd. Usually, no matter what he has done the night before, he’s awake at the crack of dawn. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">He said his father would wake up everyone in the house yelling that no one in his house was going to waste the day. Often he would yank the cover off of Darn-it and his brothers and pour cold water on them if they didn’t get out of bed quickly. Most of the kids in our group of misfits have nightmares from time to time, myself included. Mine are about falling or being chased a lot, none of them are as bad as Darn-it’s.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">So today I was the first to wake up, I crawled out of my bedroll to see why Darn-it wasn’t awake yet. He was sweating, felt hot on his forehead and cold on his chest and arms. When I checked his chest, he woke up and looked at me confused like he didn’t know where he was. I asked him if he wanted some water, he nodded yes. While I was getting the water, I did my usual count of people, bags and all our stuff. All was accounted for. I woke Colt and told him about Darn-it being sick. Rainbow heard me and started looking through her purse for a stash of meds. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style=""> </font>“Teddy, what are his symptoms?” She asked with her head deep in her giant bag. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Everyone knows I hate being called Teddy, but everyone also knows that Rainbow can call me anything as long as it’s with love. For some reason that I have not figured out yet, she has a Southern accent when she first wakes up from sleeping and then not at all for the rest of the day or night, not even when she’s really tired or drunk. I can’t explain it, no one else noticed until I brought it up. So I tell her his symptoms like a good nurse. She hands me some bruised little white pills to give to him. She would never give us anything bad. So I prop Darn-it up and gave him what Rainbow handed me, with a drink of water. He smiles a little and lies back down, I cover him up. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Colt says we should take him to Ms. Brenda’s pad. (She runs a day care for extra money, she has an extra room that her brother uses when he’s not in jail and she is one of Colt’s best friends outside the group.) So we all start to rise and pull ourselves together. I start to think that I should call the school and tell them that Darn-it is sick and I will be late. No one else ever thinks to do this; they don’t care about school that much.<font style=""> </font><font style=""> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Taking a cab over to Ms. Brenda’s apartment would be the best and smartest way to get there, but a cab wouldn’t stop for us even if we had suits made of twenty-dollar bills and we danced the Hustle in the middle of the street. The bus was the next best thing. But first we had to get our stuff to its holding place a block away, behind Joseph’s Liquor Store. I think it really was called something like “Sunset Liquor or Boulevard Stop”, but we all called it Joseph’s since he bought it and started being super nice to us.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">After that, De-De, Tim, Kenny, and Dana went off to find breakfast and “what ev” they were going to do today. Colt, Rainbow, our sick little friend, and I headed over to the bus stop to wait for a bus to Ms. Brenda’s. Colt had called her from the store; she said to bring him right over. I asked Colt how old Ms. Brenda was and he said 22. I was a little shocked; she seemed so much older than us. She had her own apartment and was taking care of all those little kids and not messing it all up. I was completely impressed.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We made it with only a few dirty looks by the people on the bus. I bet everyone thought Darn-it was “dope sick.” People always think that when they see a street kid looking not well. We get sick too; just like them–a cold here, the flu there–they can sit and spin if they don’t understand that. One old lady said, “I think your friend needs a hospital.” Before I could say, “I think it’s only a cold,” Rainbow shouted, “He’s got some kind of cold! Mind your own damn business, you nosy old bag!”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">If Colt was our dad/big brother, then Rainbow was most definitely our mom/big sister. They looked out for us all the time, and we were happy to have them. You might think this is like an after-school special where the big brother and/or big sister protect us from the bad guys, but this is real life, they take our family very seriously. I felt lucky that they liked me. Just because my cousin asked them to teach me the street deal didn’t mean they had to accept me. They could have dropped me as soon as he went to jail about three years ago but, like I said, I was lucky–someone was watching over me. There are times I can almost feel it. <font style=""> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We get Darn-it to Ms. Brenda’s pad and all tucked in. Both Colt and Rainbow are going to stay and kick it for a while. I have to get to school. I give a big hug to Ms. Brenda’s son Robert and I can tell he likes. Brenda always whispers that he lets only two people get that close to him: me and her. Well, I took an interest in him from the first time I stayed at her house. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I said my goodbyes and started walking to school. It was already starting to feel warm. It took me about 45 minutes to walk to Hollywood High School from N. Cahuenga Blvd. and Romaine Street. I guess I walk fast when I am alone. <font style=""> </font>By the time I got close to school, there were only about 35 minutes left in 2<sup>nd</sup> period, so I went to the locker room to clean up and change because I had had to skip it this morning.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">No one was in there, so I had the sinks to myself. The other kids would not be back for about 20 minutes. I cleaned up quickly and started to change my clothes. I was pulling on this white kind of loose, knee-length slip (thrift store find) and some white loose white shorts (again thrift store), white socks, white shoes, and white T-shirt that I had hand painted a white design on it in art class last week. I remembered to bring a white lacy vest to pull it all together.<font style=""> </font>I was going for a sort of gender–bending, tennis angel thang. It sounded good when I grabbed my clothes in the morning.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I felt someone staring at me. I don’t immediately look up when I feel this sensation because sometimes there is no one there, so I assume it is one of my guardians watching over me or like I’ve been told, some kind of witch watching me from afar or maybe a ghost. (I guess I get it all. I never know, so I just wait until it’s evident or they make a sound.)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Then I heard a locker dial spin, and it was Virgil Tortuga, a.k.a. Rocky, a giant of a kid at 6' 2". He is here from New York for this year because his parents are in the Biz. His father is in special effects, and his mother does makeup and hair. I had heard they are very good.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">He was behind me kind of lurking. I turned so my slip skirt would float up. When I looked at him, he was smiling. I never know if a guy is going to be cool or not or if he used to be but not anymore. But here is Rocky smiling at me, hmm why? </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">“Hey you, what’s happening, Rocky?”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“I’m just changing from my gym clothes early to go to the photo lab to pick up some head shots.”<font style=""> </font>(Yes, they did head shots at our school, another Hollywood thing, I guess.) </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“That’s cool; I’m just changing before class.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“Oh, sorry, I didn’t mean to intrude on your dressing time.” (I think his NYC attitude is changing already.) </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“No, it’s cool, I’m done.” (And I looked down and smoothed the slick white fabric.)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“Yea, Ted, you look fresh!” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“Wow! I wouldn’t have thought you would like something like this, much less know my name.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“Oh sure, man, my sister Nicole and I talk about your fresh style all the time. It wouldn’t work for me, but that doesn’t mean I don’t notice.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“Wow that kind of has me trippin’. I thought you thought I was some kind of fag-freak.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“No, you’re a creative type, I get that. I wish I was more like that and less a big stone-handed type.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“Naw, dude, I don’t know you that well, but I only hear good things about you.” (OK, I lied; there is no one at this school that everyone likes. This is a nice moment; I don’t need to ruin it with the truth.)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“Aw, that’s cool, thanks for saying.” (By this time, he was in his underwear, and that was my cue to book out of there.)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“OK, I’m ‘Audi.’” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“5000,” he says with a smile, and we do the school’s handshake: back hand slap, front hand slap, and thumbs up and out. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I smiled and said “later days,” my own personal departure phrase. I looked back just in time to see his tightie-whities hit the floor. Nice butt, too bad he’s my age.<font style=""> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I take a seat in the hall to wait outside of Room 503 for the previous Home Ec class to be over. I was sitting on the bench there for about two minutes before “Cliff-a-tina” showed up. Ms. Thing was on her way back from the bathroom when she spotted me. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">“What’s happening, ghirl?” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">“Oh, I’m waiting for this class to be over so I can go in.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">“You have Mrs. Jons for 3<sup>rd</sup> period Homo Ec?”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“Yeah, ghirl, you know a ghirl like me doesn’t have to learn to cook, but it can’t hurt to catch a good man.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“I heard that, Ms. Thing. What’s going on with this fly outfit? Let me see this.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">[I stand up and do a twirl] “Oh this, It’s just another TK original.” (Like oh my god, was I killing them or what?)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“I am like totally into your “sassy girl in white” look. Is that a slip?” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“Yes, ghirl, feel it; it is so soft. I found it at the ‘Hollyhood’ Thrift store.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“That is a total find. Two snaps, ghirl!”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Then the bell rang. Cliff-a-tina said she needed to get back to Mrs. Rothmen’s English class to return the bathroom pass and she would see me later. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Clifford was one of the Gay Junior Mafia that ruled a part of Hollywood High. One of his two dads was in charge of new talent at Capitol Records, and the other was the top man at the Mondrian Hotel, together it gave him a kind of clout in a school like this. Before the next period was over, everyone would know about this outfit and if Clifford loved it or hated it. But because I liked Clifford and didn’t want anything from him, he seemed to like me as well. I guess it was also the fact that I was very out without apologies; even at a school like this, kids still somewhat apologized for being too gay. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Inside Mrs. Jons’ class, I was the first kid to arrive. She was at her desk and only looked up when I went to the window. I was thinking about Darn-it and if he was going to be OK. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">“Mr. Kingston, what are you wearing today? Is that a skirt?” <font style=""> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">“No, Mrs. Jons, it’s a slip over shorts.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">She mumbled something under her breath.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">“Excuse me, Mrs. Jons, did you say something?”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">“I said … I wish this school had a dress code.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">“We do, it’s called individuality, didn’t you hear?” </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I laughed, and she looked sour. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style=""> </font>“Mrs. Jons, I didn’t know you had a problem with my choice in clothes?” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“Well, I think you and some of the other students take the freedom to wear what you want too far sometimes.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“I’m sorry to hear that, but being young and different is what it’s all about at a school like this, I thought.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Other kids started to come in at that time, so we dropped the topic. I was happy to see Benji coming through the door. He saw me, and I saw his eyes take in my look and then a big smile showed on his face. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We all sat down. I could feel the eyes of the other kids on me. Why now, this was not the craziest thing I’ve worn here even this week. Then I looked to my left and saw what the issue was. One of the girls who felt like she was born to hate me, she sitting at the end of our row in an outfit very close to what I am wearing but not nearly as fun or sassy. Shell Beach Rhoades, a tired wanna-be “Richie”. In a school and city like L. A. if you are a “wanna-be Richie,” then it takes a whole lot for your family to actually keep up with those Jones’. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style=""> </font>She had on a black lace top, </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: 0.5in;">over a black lace slip with a shorter black skirt, </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">over a white nylon lacy slip, </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">with black socks and Mary Janes.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Cute, I guess, but mine was cuter. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I eyed her as she eyed me. This was the ripped-jean mini all over again. She also hated me because I got better grades than her and more people liked me without being pressured. I didn’t need this today. I was ready to tell her she won and I would change just to stop the drama that I knew was coming.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Mrs. Jons could tell something was about to happen, and she had us jump right into today’s lesson. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">That kept everything calm except for the many rolled eyes by the people who liked her and the people who liked me. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Close to the end of class, I was about to raise my hand for the bathroom pass when Benji read my mind and asked me to stay. So, for cute little Benji I did. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">As Benji and I were getting ready to walk out, Shell and her clique walked up to us just outside the door. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“Nice outfit, Ted, where’d you get it, digging in the trash can again?”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“No, Shelby (she hated it when people called her Shelby instead of Shell), if you must know, I got a couple of the pieces at the thrift store. You should know; didn’t you do the same? It’s good to see we both can shop on a budget and look good.” <font style=""> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style=""> </font>“Ohhhh!” the kids said.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style=""> </font>“Wow, Ted, you have a budget now?”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">“Ohhhh!” again.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">“Oh, little Shelby, I’m not in the mood right now, but I must say you’ll have to thank your Father for keeping my pockets fat.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">“Ohhhh!” again, louder. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Her face went red, and the kids started to howl and a teacher said, “OK, break it up.” I could see her sputtering. Everyone laughed as Shell walked away mumbling to her friends.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Benji walked me to my locker saying, “You shouldn’t even think about that Shell Rhoades. She so peaked in the 9<sup>th</sup> grade.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal">It felt good that Benji was trying to get me to feel better about the battle that I knew was not over. It was sweet for a str8 guy to be like that. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">On to gym class … ugh! Not today with the jumping and running. Why can’t guys use the excuse, “I’m sorry, coach, but I can’t take gym today. It’s my time of the month, and it’s a doozy! But nooo, as men we don’t really have that kind of unquestionable thing that makes others understand that we feel bad. WHY?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">So I dressed, did the stretches, and ran the laps, but even Mr. Chuy could tell my heart wasn’t in it. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">He gave me the option to just sit the class out if I wanted. Wow! He never does that. I must be looking bad. As I was jogging to the bench that held the “Red Dot Girls” and the asthmatics, I tripped on a sprinkler and banged my knee and my head hard on the ground. I saw stars, and they were kind of pretty. After what felt like a while, but was probably less than a minute, strong arms picked me up and carried me like nothing off the field. It was Mr. Chuy! I wanted to stay there forever. He carried me to the bench, and one of the RDG’s put a Band-Aid on my knee and elbow–I think it was Tangy, short for Tangerine Cream. She says it’s from some old song. Ugh, there is blood everywhere! I knew today was not my day. I had been asking myself all day, should I stay or should I go? I think I should have stayed with Darn-it today.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I sit for a while to clear my head, and then off to the locker room to clean up and do some damage repair. In my line of work, a guy can’t have too many scrapes and scabs; it drives the price down.<font style=""> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal">So in the locker room I think, hmm, what’s next? It’s still pretty warm; what do I have in my bag left to work the high school runways with? I dig out a couple of blue long-sleeve t-shirts and a thin pair of tie-dye thermals I’ll use for tights in dance class. The thinnest t-shirt I’ll use for a top and the other for a bottom tucking the sleeves back inside the arm holes and the neck-hole around my waist. It will look great with the white socks and shoes from the earlier outfit. It just needed some kind of flash to pull it all together. I know this is the second outfit that is pretty girlie. I think I do it sometimes to make the other kids crazy.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">It’s also soo different from what I wear anytime I’m away from Hollywood. Its boy-clothes all the time without fail. Often my life depends on it. So while I’m here and safe enough, I’ll wear whatever strikes my fancy. Two weeks ago it was Army surplus every day. As I get dressed, I start to feel a little better, and I find a leather belt that De-De gave me that says “<i style="">starchild</i>” in brass lettering. Cool, this will help, but I will still need something for the neckline. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Maybe something will show up during lunch or my last two classes. I think I look good enough for Cliff-a-tina and the Gay Mafia, and Ms. Shell Rhoades can cool it now that we are not evil twins. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">When I think of lunch time it brings a smile and a frown. I know I will see my friends, I don’t know if I want to see Rocky. I am soo like sure I don’t want to see Shell with her stank attitude. It may not be my time of the month, but I’m not in the mood. <font style=""> </font><font style=""> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">September 14, 2009 written</p> <p class="MsoNormal">May 16, 2010 edited by gp/tat</p> Star7http://www.blogger.com/profile/05038370769529803519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747174336321721929.post-49176499119697672712010-05-07T22:06:00.000-07:002010-07-02T02:16:03.161-07:00I AM SO SICK OF THE COLD WEATHER<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span>I know, I know I live in California so how can I complain. As I write this I can see that it’s 51 degrees and windy outside. It could be worse, yes I know, it could be raining or snowing. But it’s not, it’s just cold and windy. It was even nice a few days ago and there lays my problem. I loved it when the Sun came out and it was all warm and nice and people were happy. Even I had a goofy smile on my face and life seemed a bit better. Maybe I have <span style="font-weight: bold;">SAD</span> (Seasonal Affective Disorder). It comes on whenever it is nice and then really cold, it makes my world a bit smaller. When it’s cold for a week or more I get used to that and deal (dressing in layers can be nice). You would think I would be used to it by now, I’ve lived in Northern California for 21 years and yes for those of you who don’t know this is <span style="font-style: italic;">Northern</span> California. Not to be confused with sunny and warm <span style="font-style: italic;">Southern</span> California were I spent my youth. If we get a week’s worth warm days in a month we’re happy up here. You know if I ran into a friend on the street who felt like I do I would tell them they should move to a climate that fits them better and feel like I was being a good friend by doing saying so. But I can’t seem to leave San Francisco and believe me I’ve tried; back to LA, Paris, San Diego, Seattle etc. But I always want to come back here. I have heard people say that if you have live in a place for 7 years as an adult you are bound to that place and it’s really hard to leave and if you do manage to leave you always yearn for the place you left. So after 21 years I am here to stay but that doesn’t mean I can’t complain with the best of them. Don’t get me wrong I love my city and if it was really warm here more people would stream in by the thousands. It’s a beautiful city and full of unusual people and things to do. I can never really be bored here, I just have to go out and ride the bus or walk on the street for entertainment. Every weekend there is something fun and/ or odd to do and I love that, if I go to it or not. This city has taught me more about myself than I’d ever thought possible. This city has seen me through great love and great heartache and shown me that more love is waiting. So yes it’s cold right now but I guess I’ll just tighten my scarf and put on my <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">sunglasses with the rose colored lenses</span> </span>so at least everybody will look tan and beautiful on the outside, even if they are just as cold as me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2P0pz8hyBgU/S-T0tRpaz1I/AAAAAAAAEuo/L3yXuwcFlbs/s1600/sheik_tt2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2P0pz8hyBgU/S-T0tRpaz1I/AAAAAAAAEuo/L3yXuwcFlbs/s320/sheik_tt2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468764906203041618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2P0pz8hyBgU/S-T0JLpCakI/AAAAAAAAEug/UZgRXzVjYoU/s1600/+TAT+in+Army+color+210.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2P0pz8hyBgU/S-T0JLpCakI/AAAAAAAAEug/UZgRXzVjYoU/s320/+TAT+in+Army+color+210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468764286115539522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2P0pz8hyBgU/S-T0BeUHg2I/AAAAAAAAEuY/Q5KLqc_H9lk/s1600/Dude+in+Denem+04%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2P0pz8hyBgU/S-T0BeUHg2I/AAAAAAAAEuY/Q5KLqc_H9lk/s320/Dude+in+Denem+04%5B1%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468764153689113442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2P0pz8hyBgU/S-Tz1m5aUKI/AAAAAAAAEuQ/D2vMY7xPAwQ/s1600/+TAT+Golden+Gate+Bridge+2202.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2P0pz8hyBgU/S-Tz1m5aUKI/AAAAAAAAEuQ/D2vMY7xPAwQ/s320/+TAT+Golden+Gate+Bridge+2202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468763949834588322" border="0" /></a>Star7http://www.blogger.com/profile/05038370769529803519noreply@blogger.com1