Good day everyone! I hope you're doing well and I hope you're having a grand time throughout this journey called life.
Before you start, I just want to give you a quick heads-up. The following is not like my other stories. It's written in the first person. I don't know... I just felt like switching things up a bit.
And also, all of my stories will be stand-alone (they won't have multiple chapters) EXCEPT 'NOCTURNAL CREAMING.' That's the only one that will have multiple parts in the near future.
Enjoy!
Jay.
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Humans are so bizarre. I mean, we do things---knowing very well that these things are wrong, and then we'd sit and think about what we've done for hours and hours.
We try to figure out the best course of action. To confess, or not to confess. On one hand, if I do come clean, then my conscience would be clear. But at the same time, I'm going to destroy two peoples' lives. People who are dear to me, and who I love very much.
On the other hand, If I don't, then, oh my God...the gnawing sense of guilt would drive me INSANE. I swear, I wouldn't last two weeks without being institutionalized.
So it's a constant back and forth on what to do. The voices in your head bicker non-stop and everything just becomes so confusing and overwhelming and before you know it, your brain is all tied up in knots; like a pair of earphones that were sitting in a compact space for a long time.
I know you're probably wondering what the hell I'm even talking about. Chill, I'm gonna get to that.
And I know you're going to judge me, but I just want you to know that it's not fair that the blame solely rests on me. Two people are at fault here.
[FLASHBACK TO TWO DAYS AGO]
I submit my final assignment for the semester and shut off my laptop. My eyes feel like a million tiny pebbles are in them and I have this persistent headache.
It was a group project and unsurprisingly, none of the other group members volunteered not even a single sentence.
The excuses are the same: "I just have so many other assignments due, bro." "I have to study for midterms." And my absolute favorite: "I actually didn't understand the assignment at all, sorry."
Well guess what? Only one name is on the front of the document, and that's mine. Samuel.
It's 12:04 am and it just occurred to me that the last time I ate something was at lunch. I could eat a whale. I get up, stretch and proceed to the kitchen in search of food.
I live with my mom. It's just the two of us most of the time, but sometimes my step-dad Shane, flies in to visit us. He lives in the UK and he has this tech job at a huge firm in London.
He's actually staying with us right now.
I turn on the flashlight on my phone and ease down the stairs. I don't want to turn the lights on to wake my mom. Poor lady comes home from work stressed and exhausted everyday.
When I reach the bottom of the stairs, I realize there's a light on in the kitchen.
Odd.
I enter and-- woooaaahhh. There's Shane standing over the stove, frying something. In just his underwear. Pink slips. He's turned away from me and...damn! He has some wide shoulders and a well-built back that leads down to a stellar backside. The material of his underwear is kind of stuck inside his crack a little, and this allows me to appreciate the two, big, rounded halves of his ass. So big that the outermost part of his cheeks hang out the sides a little.
I don't even have to see my reflection to know that my mouth is hanging open and my eyes are bulging out of their sockets with hearts for pupils. Like Tom cat from 'Tom and Jerry' when he sees a hot pussy coming his way.
I pull myself together.
[Clears throat]
He looks back and sees me. "Hey champ!"
I resist the urge to roll my eyes. I hate that nickname. Dude, I don't play sports of ANY kind. What am I a champ at? Quickly!
"Hey," I say, awkwardly.
Things have been awkward and tense between us since he came into our lives almost fifteen years ago. When I was younger, I was so mean to him. I'd often give him the silent treatment and ignore his presence. And sometimes when he'd buy me gifts for my birthday or Christmas (my birthday is December 26th), I never opened them. They stood under the tree until my mom eventually moved them days after. I was such a spoiled brat.
Come on. Can you blame me? I was a five year old who didn't know any better. My father brainwashed me into thinking that this man broke up our family. He told me my mom cheated on him with Shane and she's been with him ever since, or so I thought.
But it's only when I got older that my grandma clued me into what really went down. My dad treated my mom horribly. Knocked her around and called her nasty names. He isolated her from her friends and family and no one knew a thing. Not even me and I lived in the same house. I guess all that dark shit took place when I was at school or over by friends. I never saw a bruise on mom's body or face, so I can only assume he hit her where they're sure to be covered by her clothing.
I swear, if I ever see my father again, I just might kill him with my bare hands.
Shane has been my mom's friend since they were teenagers. She confided in him and he held her hands through everything. The divorce. The custody battle.
He was her knight in shining armor and I just can't fault her for falling in love with him.
So yeah, things aren't as bad as they once were between Shane and I. I'm slowly coming to like and appreciate him. I haven't called him "dad" or "daddy" yet, but I know that one day, it'll slip out of my mouth.
"Want some eggs? I can cook you some."
"Yes, thank you." I smile at him.
He returns my smile.
I sit at our small kitchen table and within three minutes, a plate of steaming scramble with chipped onions and sweet pepper is placed in front of me.
"Smells nice, thanks."
Shane ruffles my hair and sits across from me. We both dig in.
"You put cheese in this?" I ask, making small talk.
"Cheese makes everything taste better my man."
When he's not looking, I secretly ogle him. He's--classically handsome.
I really love his bronzed body.
He has a skin head with a bald patch on his crown. And the LED lighting in the kitchen makes it sparkle. Like a shiny penny.
He has these thick eyebrows that I long to thread with my fingertips and these incredibly puny eyes that make him look a little weird. Like he's squinting all the time. His nose is straight. His cheeks are a little puffy. His thin lips and pointed chin are surrounded with a dark stubble that has flecks of silver.
He wears snug hoop earrings. The holes are so small that not even my pinky finger can fit through.
"How's school?"
I sigh. "School is...well, school is too intense." I chuckle a bit.
"I feel ya. But hey, one more year and you're free. All that hard work will pay off." [He playfully punches my arm]
"Yeah..."