Editor's note: this story contains scenes of non-consensual or reluctant sex.
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After I graduated from High School, for a short time I lived with my parents in an old ranch house in Colorado, quite a way out of town. I had just finished high school and had a couple of friends but I didn't have a car and they lived in town. I'd saved up enough money to move to California to hopefully start a career as a pro motorcycle racer. When I finished High School I was the #3 ranked Expert level motocross racer in the state. Of course this was amateur level racing and I had dreams of being a pro. Which, at the time, meant living in California; it was the hotbed and where you needed to be if you were serious. I wasn't going to be able to leave until late summer, early fall -- so for a few months I was stuck just hanging out while I rebuilt my big extended-length Dodge van; that I planned on using while I traveled the race circuit.
One day I noticed this girl walking down the road, past our driveway. She looked nice. A couple of days later she walked by again. I was bored so I went down by the road, where there was this old wooden garage and just sort of hung out. When she walked back by I pretended I was just coming out of the garage and said "hi." It looked like she was around my age and she was friendly and nice looking. She told me her name was Sandy. We talked for a few minutes, she told me she lived just up the road, with her mom and had graduated high school the year before
After we talked awhile she said "well, see ya around" and I said "Yeah, I hope so." Trying to casually let her know I'd like to see her again. A couple of days later she showed back up. This time, just by luck, I noticed her as she started to walk up our drive. Then she paused, seemed to think better of it and started to turn around. I came out of the shop just in time and as she turned away I hollered "Hey, where are ya going?"
Every day or two she'd walk by and she started to stop and talk every time she did. She wasn't going anywhere in particular, just getting some exercise and fresh air. She was small and petite -- you know, small boned petite, just small everywhere, with medium length very light blonde hair. She was nice looking but not what you'd call real pretty. But she was cute and funny and it got to be a ritual over the next couple of weeks. Each time she'd stay longer and I got to where I looked forward to seeing her. There was a practice track that me and a couple of other guys had laid out on a piece of ground a few miles down the road. I went down every day (riding an illegal race bike down the county road). She usually walked about 9:00 every morning, so I made sure to be around during that time.
Then several days or so went by and I didn't see her. I had no idea where she lived and was bummed. On about the 4th day she showed back up again. She didn't seem like her usual cheerful self. She was still friendly and seemed happy to see me but she seemed a little nervous and I noticed she was looking down at the ground pretty often when she'd speak, like she'd suddenly gotten shy or embarrassed -- it was a pretty big change and was weird. She kept looking up the road too.
She didn't stay quite as long, then said she had to get going. Instead of heading further down the road, as she usually did, she turned and started walking back the way she'd came. I trotted after and caught up. I just wanted to talk to her a little more and walked along with her. It was obvious she liked me, but now she seemed distracted. Finally she said "I've got to get moving, I'm late." I asked "when will I see you again?" She gave me a big smile, looked down for a moment and then said "I'll try to come back in a couple of days." I really liked her and I blurted out "You Promise?" She turned, smiled a thin little smile and said "I'll try."
I was just a dumb guy with minimal experience with chicks and felt like and idiot for blurting that out; like I was desperate or something. Two days later she came back and this time she walked up to the house. She was nice and friendly and I really dug her and could tell she liked me too. But, she still seemed a little nervous and kept looking around, like she didn't want to be seen with me. Something was different and I asked her if everything was OK? She just said "Oh, my mom went on a trip with her boyfriend and for some reason my Uncle Dave has showed up and is staying with me. He wants to know where I am all the time and I really don't like him. I told him I was over 18 now and didn't have to answer to him. But that just made him angry. I really wish he'd leave.
After about 15 minutes she said "I really have to go -- he's going to come looking for me." Before she turned I stepped in close to her, put my arms around her and gave her a kiss. She kissed me back and I felt her relax in my arms for a few moments. Then she stiffened and said, "I really have to get going." And "I'll be back as soon as I can. He sleeps in in the morning so I'll try to come back earlier in a day or two." Then she walked quickly down the road and headed back the way she'd come.
A new ritual developed. My Dad traveled for work and was gone every week. He'd come home on weekends, we'd work around the place and then he was usually gone again on Sunday afternoon or Monday morning. He was getting ready to change jobs and I knew he'd rented this place, out of town, just for me. Ever since I was a kid I'd never liked being in town and really wanted to be someplace where I could practice. My mom worked at a bank in town, so I had the place to myself.
Two days later she came by around 0700 in the morning. She wasn't as nervous and seemed like she wasn't in quite as much of a hurry. We hung out, just talking casually and having fun. She came by at the same time every morning for the next few days. Every time she'd leave I'd hold her close and give her a kiss before she left. She always wore kinda the same thing -- a thin little tank top, a short sleeved cotton snap-front cowboy shirt, cut-off jeans and tennis shoes. In the last week she'd started wearing a little eye shadow and really looked nice.
About the 4th morning she showed up, as usual, but was back to being nervous and looking down a lot. I took her for a little walk around the place. It wasn't really a ranch, but it was about 40 acres of hillside and scrubland. And, there was a really nice spring-fed pond. It was at least half an acre in size; it was deep and the water was clear and clean. We finally worked our way back to an old wooden garage that was down next to the road. It was one of those with two wooden doors that swung open, with just barely enough room for an old model A Ford.
She wanted to see inside so we went in. I'd been in there before, it was cluttered and there were the remains of an old pickup truck that hadn't run in a long time. There were piles of old boxes stacked here and there. I'd been through them, but nothing of real interest. Believe me, I'd checked, hoping to find a hidden stash of old porn magazines or something interesting. But, there was nothing. The floor was dirt.
For unknown reasons she really liked it and was a little more flirty than usual. I really didn't know what to make of it. After a bit she suddenly went "oh, shit, I've gotta go, I'm late." Before I let her go I pulled her in and kissed her -- that's when I noticed a bruise on top of her shoulder. I asked her what happened. She got quiet, stepped back from me, looked down at the dirt and said "oh, nothing, I bumped into something."
Her whole demeanor changed and she seemed to withdraw. She stepped in, got on tippy toes, gave me a quick kiss and said "I'll see ya tomorrow."
But, tomorrow she didn't show up. I'd been seeing her for nearly a month and had gotten where I really liked her. I missed her and was worried about her; something had changed and I figured it had something to do with her Uncle.
I'd never had a "real girlfriend" before. I'd always been too busy doing other things, mostly racing. I liked girls but they just never seemed to get above number 4 on my list of priorities. Every afternoon when my mom would come home, she'd haul me into town, where I worked at a gas station till closing.