Disclaimer: I've had this one for a while, but I just couldn't come up with more on the story line and it felt incomplete. It seems a little short to me, but I decided to go ahead and post it. Enjoy!
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(Davidson)
My phone buzzed and I looked down to see my daughter Eva, calling.
She was 25 and away at college but called me at least once a week to let me know how she was doing. She'd already called this week and it was a bit unusual for her to call so late on a Saturday night but I answered immediately.
"Hey kiddo," I said.
"Hey dad, I need a favor," she replied.
"I'm good, it's great to hear from you," I said sarcastically.
She laughed, "Dad, I call you every week and rarely ask for favors, this is serious."
"How much you need?" I asked.
"No, it's not like that," she replied.
I quit teasing and paid attention, if she wasn't asking for money this was probably for real.
"Do you remember my good friend Mandy," she asked.
"Of course," I said. "The redhead."
"I think she needs help," she replied.
"What's up?" I asked.
"She went to a party and texted me she had too many drinks and was feeling woozy. Her parents are out of town and she didn't know who to call. I told her I'd get you to help," Eva said.
"What's the address?" I asked.
"I just texted it to you," she said.
My iPhone buzzed and I saw a message had come through. Opening it, I saw an address. I'd already been walking toward the door so I grabbed my coat and headed out after saying goodbye to my daughter.
Unlike my daughter, Mandy had gotten accepted to a local college. Her and my daughter still met up every time she was in town, so I saw her often. Mandy was a redhead with a sparkling personality, she had a tendency to be a wild child. And
Hopping in my black Nissan Frontier Crew cab truck I quickly followed directions off my phone and was at a stranger's house in 20 minutes. It was a typical house in suburbia and I could hear music coming from inside.
I knocked on the door and a minute later a teenager answered the door. He was white, looked early college age with glasses and wore a t-shirt and blue jeans. The failed attempt of a mustache and goatee made his face look dirty.
"I need to see Mandy," I said.
"I don't know who that is," he replied.
I stood there and could see inside, a bunch of college age kids were drinking and the smell of pot filled the room. A few of them looked toward us as I talked.
I walked past the door keeper and he cried out, "Hey man, you can't just barge in."
I ignored him as more people looked in our direction. I was a rather big man and wasn't overly concerned about a physical altercation. I'd spent twenty years in the Marine Corps as a grunt and was more than capable of "institutional violence" if it came to it.
I ignored the doorkeeper's protests as I scanned the crowd for Mandy. Walking into a hallway I saw a few bedroom doors. I opened one to see a two couples making out on a bed next to each other, both girls were topless. Ignoring them I walked to the next bedroom.
"Dude, you can't just come in and do whatever you want?" the doorkeeper cried out, waving his hands.
My hand was on the door handle but I turned to look at him not saying a word, now that he had my attention he realized how close he'd gotten toward me. I took a step toward him, towering over him. He looked back to his friends in the living room and swallowed.
"I'm just saying," he said feebly.
I ignored him again and turned to the room, opening the door. There was Mandy, on the bed seeming passed out with her shirt off and her pants unbuttoned. Two guys on either side of the bed were laughing and one was taking pics as the other felt her up.
They both froze, then the one taking pics yelled out, "Hey, we're busy in here."
I ignored them and crossed over to the bed, shoving the one off Mandy, flipping him head over heels off the bed. I grabbed the phone out of the other guys hand.
"What the hell dude?" he said as I scrolled through his pics and deleted everything, then cleared his trash folder.
The second one managed to stand up full of righteous fury and came to a halt as he got next to me. I easily stood six, six and weighed 275 pounds with an obviously muscular physique. I nonchalantly tossed the phone in the thirty-gallon fish tank on the other side of the bed and turned to fully face the second one.
"Aww man," the owner of the phone cried out but didn't move.
"Yes," I said looking at the one that'd gotten close to me.
He swallowed, "Look, she agreed to everything."
I looked down out the passed-out Mandy, and then back at the kid, "That's agreement to you?"
He didn't say anything so I turned back to the first kid, he looked at the ground.
Shaking my head I grabbed Mandy and the blouse on the bed next to her and carried her out to my truck, ignoring everyone along the way.
I put her into the passenger seat and drove home. Carrying her into the house, she was a mess. Her clothes were disheveled with throw up on her blouse. Shaking my head I went to the hallway bathroom and turned on the water. I quickly stripped off her clothes and my own, leaving on only my sport briefs. I carried her into the shower and rinsed her body.
Despite the intimacy of the situation, I felt no attraction. Instead, I was slightly repulsed, there was nothing sexual about the circumstances and the fact that the dummies had been about to have sex with her in this state increased my rage.
I got out of the shower and quickly dried her off, taking one of my shirts and dressing her before putting her in my daughter's old bed.
Once I got in her tucked in, I went to sleep myself. Year of military service led to my constantly being up at five in the morning. I took the time to get in a solid workout, after my workout I took another shower. Standing before the mirror in my bathroom I looked at my body. The workouts to stay in shape were getting harder as I aged but at 50 years old I was still in good shape, barely any "fluffiness" as I called fat, I stood six, six and weighed 275 pounds. Cardio had always been a nightmare for me and since my retirement I'd given up running. It was too hard on my knees. But I'd taken up the stationary bike and I did 45 minutes every day religiously in addition to my weight routine.
After I cleaned up I went to my garage and started to work on my motorcycle. I set my alarm for nine and enjoyed the peace and quiet of the morning.
Once my alarm went off I went inside and made a breakfast sandwich, English muffin with an egg, cheese, and sausage patty. I could've made it earlier but I wanted it to be reasonably fresh when she woke up. I wrapped it in a napkin and put it on a plate. Then put a note beside it.
"Eat, OJ in fridge. Out in garage, join me when ready."
Then I went back out to work on my bike. Soon enough Mandy came out to the garage, sleepy eyed, with tousled flaming red hair and still wearing my shirt.
"Good morning," I said in a cheerful voice.
"Ughhh," Mandy replied.
I chuckled.
"Yeah, I've had my share of nights like that," I said.
She brought her hands to her face and shook her head.
"I notice I'm wearing your shirt," she groaned.