*This story has a scene of gay incest.*
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I had just made my weekly grocery purchases and was on my way to my car. It was late afternoon and the sun was beating down and as I exited the store I noticed a boy sitting on the sidewalk, back against the front of the store. He looked to be around 7 or 8, a spindly kid, covered in sweat and with a bowl cut of blond hair.
"Kind of hot to be sitting there, isn't it?" I asked.
"My mom told me to wait right here and if I moved an inch she'd beat the F out of me."
Wanda, one of the regular cashiers, was standing beside the doorway having a smoke break and when I glanced at her she just slightly nodded her head.
"You look pretty toasty." I said to the kid. "Maybe I can do something about that."
I walked over to my car and opened the trunk. There was a stack of newspapers that had accumulated and after loading the groceries in; I picked up a couple of sections of paper. There was an old umbrella in there, too, so I grabbed it. Last, I pulled one of the cans of soda I'd just bought out of my bag.
Loaded with all of that, I walked back over to the kid.
"Sit on these papers." I told him. "That'll give you some insulation. And, hold this umbrella up to block the sun. I've got a soft drink for you but I'm afraid it's diet."
"That's cool." the kid said. "Sugar is bad for my teeth, anyway."
He had just gotten situated and was sipping the cold drink when the supermarket door was flung open.
"What the fuck have I told you about talking to strangers?" a woman yelled.
I looked up just as she came into the sunlight. She was rail thin with pale, bloodless looking skin. She had on a tube top that bared her skinny stomach and a pair of cut off jeans that bared her skinny legs. She had dyed blond hair that needed to be washed and raccoon circles of makeup around her eyes. She came up to us, grabbed the umbrella and flung it across the sidewalk.
"He looked hot sitting here so I tried to help." I said to her.
"Nobody asked you for anything, you fucking faggot." she said. "Keep your fucking nose out of my business or you may lose it."
She grabbed the kid by the hair on the top of his head and lifted him to his feet, then dragged him into the store with her. He couldn't turn to look back but with one hand down at his side he waved goodbye.
I was literally standing with my mouth hanging open and Wanda said, "He's a good little kid.
Unfortunately, I've seen her do worse. Some people ought to be sterilized at birth so they can't breed."
With that, she flicked her cigarette into the gutter and went back to work.
That was my introduction to Timmy and his lovely mother.
On the way home I had to drive past the sheriff's office anyway so I decided to stop by.
He was sitting at a paper covered desk when I walked in and when he glanced up and saw it was me, he said, "Just can't keep you away, can I?"
"No, and I doubt you'd want to." I replied. "But for once I didn't come here to visit your dick. I had a really upsetting experience a few minutes ago. I was coming out of the supermarket and there was this little blond kid..."
That was all I managed to say before the sheriff said, "You're not here to rake me over the coals, too, are you? I thought I could go at least one day without having to hear about Tina Ferguson."
"You know what I was going to tell you." I said.
"In one form or another. That skinny bitch has been a boil on my ass ever since Timmy was born. I've tried having the kid taken away from her but she always gets away with it. Her own parents have tried to get custody twice and the cunt showed up in court looking like a librarian and lied through her teeth. Even though I've locked her up twice for drugs and prostitution, she's gotten out both times and gone and dragged the kid away from her parent's house. "
"Isn't there anything that can be done?" I asked.
"I've tried. The courts don't like to separate a mother and child unless they're absolutely forced to. She can put on a good show when she needs to and the kid is the one who suffers. I've spoken to his teachers; they say the kid's IQ is probably off the charts, one teacher told me he's the smartest kid she's ever taught."
"Can't the school do something?"
"Andy, please, if you knew how much this eats at me you wouldn't be questioning me. I pray every day that that skinny cunt will OD and do us all a favor."
"I'm sorry." I said. "I can imagine how frustrated you must be. Maybe I can stop by tonight and make up for upsetting you."
The sheriff made a mock pouty face and said, "I'm really upset. It may take a lot of work to make me feel better."
"I guarantee when I leave that you'll have a smile on your face."
He sat grinning as I left
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As I drove home I kept thinking about Timmy Ferguson and his situation.
When I got there, my brother Steve was in the kitchen having a glass of iced tea. His shirt was soaked all of the way through so that it clung to his muscular body.
"You're going to get yourself in trouble walking around like that." I said.
"I can handle trouble." he replied.
I started putting the groceries away and then I asked, "Do you know anything about a woman named Tina Ferguson?"
Steve snorted into his tea and let out a laugh before he said, "You mean the hose bag of my senior class? I don't think there's a guy in the county who doesn't have the same last name as us who hasn't stuck his dick in that."
"The sheriff said he's arrested her for drugs and hooking." I said.
"Those are probably just the start of her resume." he said. "Why do you want to know about that skank?"
"I saw her beating on her kid today. It made me want to break her neck."
"The whole town knows how she treats Timmy." Steve said. "You'd have to stand in line."
"Doesn't the father try to do anything about it?"
"I doubt even she could tell you who the father is. How such a good kid crawled out of that diseased cunt is beyond me. I heard lately that she's been running around with that piece of shit, Sonny, who used to be the leader of the 'Satan's'motorcyclists. They're perfectly matched."
I could feel my rage building but I didn't know what to do about it.
I cooked dinner and did some paperwork. It was soon time to serve the food and the family showed up hungry and eager. After everyone was served I sat down and said to Steve, "There's something I forgot to tell you."
I slid a piece of paper across the table to him and said, "Be at this address this evening at 6:30. There's a house you need to look at."
"What kind of house?" he asked.
"I don't really know. I told Martha at the real estate office to let me know if anything that might be a good bargain came on the market. You need to go look it over and tell me what you think and if it's worth buying as another rental."
"You want me to decide?" Steve asked.
"It's going to be your responsibility. Who else is going to know if it's worth it?"