Rated: NC-17
Disclaimer: Fiction. Don't Own, Didn't Happen, Don't Sue
--Taking Risks--
The year was 1982 I was nineteen and living on the
streets. There is a story about how I came to be homeless but if it was David
Copperfield your after I suggest you go read that.
This is an altogether different story about how I came to be in my current
situation and no-where near as pleasant as the adventures of Charles Dickens'
beloved character. If your reading this then either
I'm dead or back there. I hope to God the former. The crawl space I'm cramped
in has little light and my pen has seen it's last days but by God I plan to at
least write my side of this, I will have my say if not my freedom. I don't have
long so I'd best begin while I still have time.
It was raining. I was cold, shivering and wet. The nearest shelter was at least
seven blocks away and in my weary state I could not muster the strength to walk
that far. Instead I turned into the desolate alley at my left, cursing God
while I went. I gathered soaking cardboard boxes to cover myself with for the
night as duvets were lacking at that particular moment in time. The ally was
behind 'Che Sez' a popular night-club in this side of town and a damn noisy one
at that, I should've got up and found a more peaceful dwelling but my head was
pounding and I was desperate for sleep. Ignoring the constant rumbling in my
stomach I tried in vain to make myself comfortable if I had been a weaker man I
would've wept but weeping would not help me this time, in truth it never had. I
closed my eyes and let darkness overcome me.
I awoke to high shrieking and at first thought it to be the morning birds a
quick survey of my surroundings told me it was still too dark to be dawn meaning
another reason for the high pitched noise. Peeking from under my hiding place I
searched for the source of my waking and quickly found him. or
them. As I had been over-zealous with my gathering of the cardboard I could
remain unseen as I watched the events unfold a mere seven metres away from me.
"Get off me you shit, I didn't take your money!" A boy of no older
then seventeen protested. It was my shrieker.
" What do you call this then?" A larger man
demanded grabbing the boy and extracting the 'stolen' money from his pocket.
"That's mine!' The boy shouted
"Funny that? Because it's marked at the edges with red
ink. Just the way we do it. Isn't that strange Buck?"
"Let me show the faggot a lesson Tyler!" 'Buck'
begged.
"Hold up Buck, let's see just how far the fairy will go for the money. On
your knees you shit." He pressed his hands tightly down on the struggling
boy's shoulders, ignoring his whimpers for mercy. "Now your
gonna be a good lil' faggot and we'll try not to mess your pretty face
up to bad." The bastard laughed.
Now I'm not a hero in fact I've ran from more fights then I've had hot dinners
(then again since I'm homeless those were few and far between) but one thing I
am is a cranky morning person, seriously you wake me from my beauty sleep and
you better hail a taxi. So when that bastard woke me up to witness his rape of
some dumb kid, who didn't know better, something in me snapped. I barely
remember what happened to be truthful. One moment I was contemplating getting
up the next I was on the Bucks back and shouting at the kid to run. I was flung
to the floor with such force my entire breath was knocked out of me I looked up
to see the one called Tyler looking down at me exclaiming 'Where the fuck did
he come from?!' I laughed and rolled to my right, pulled up onto my knees and
elbowed him in the balls. My laugh became harder as I heard his intake of
breath accompanied by an 'oh shit that hurts'. In fact I laughed so hard I
never heard the kid cry out "behind you!" didn't even make the connection
until the dustbin lid nearly knocked my block clean off. As I lay dazed on the
ground I felt myself being lifted by the scruff of my neck. "Two pretty
faggots for the price of one!" he laughed close to my face, he's halitosis
nearly finishing the job he started with the dustbin lid.
Tyler at some point had recovered from the torture of his genitals and
seeking vengeance headed towards me "Your gonna
pay you git," he warned, laughing almost merrily as he approached.
"Tyler, stop your becoming a parody of a pantomime dame," a voice
drawled from behind him. From the disadvantage that Buck held me I could not
see the owner of that voice, but I did note the pressure in Buck's hands
loosened and his breath became shallow, if I had not been so weakened from the
blow to my head I would've attempted to disentangle myself. Instead I chose to
wait to see if the purring voice was my saviour or new captor.
"Shit man you scared me, why you always gotta do that Howdino crap"
" Houdini"
"Who deenie what?"
"Never-mind Tyler just let the boy go and I'll leave you and your brain- cell to
struggle it out," the silken voice continued "You outta ya mind? This
kid jumped me! And that one stole from me!" he pointed wildly in the
direction of the boy I couldn't see.
"Yes they've been very naughty they shall be spanked and sent straight to
bed without any Tea now let him go." With this last request his voice
sounded nearer and more forceful.
" Yeah well you should watch 'em is all" Tyler seemed to be
backing down with each reply.
I tried to continue to follow the conversation but my eyes strained to keep
open and it would be so nice to sleep.to close my
eyes and never wake up so simple really.
I was thrown to the floor with a great thump waking me from my temporally paralysis.
Buck had released me.
"Oh God is he ok?" The kid's voice was so far away and darkness was
beckoning me again. I felt arms lift me gently and fingers brush my forehead.
"Elijah, go get the others I can't get him home by myself." I heard
frantic footsteps moving away from me and I listened as they gradually died
away, all the while those soft fingers caressed my skin. "You be fine my
lovely, brave one. When you awake life will be so much more
simple."
I know now he lied but at the time those words were magic and like the spell
that claimed Sleeping Beauty, I was claimed to.
tbc
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