I awoke from a fitful sleep; the rays of the rising sun had finally reached my eyelids. Unable to stand the burning sensation on my eyes, I finally decided that my attempts at getting some rest were over.
Lying in my bed, I replayed the previous night's events over and over again. What could I have done differently? Should I have even accepted this deal?
The night before my I agreed to help my land lady take some risquΓ© photos. They were awkward, and ultimately disappointing. She wanted a photo of my penis next to her face, and to ensure that I got the right photo, she had me video tape it all.
Everything that could go wrong... did! I slapped her several times with my manhood, and even left several drops of pre-squirt on her! For a grand finale, I even managed to put my penis in her mouth!
Our night of miss-adventure drew to a close when she stood up, and abruptly walked away from me, leaving me with my shorts around my ankles, a rock hard penis leaking man-juice on the floor.
Feeling confused, destitute and alone; I looked at the clock in surprise. I had spent too much time day dreaming. Even if I flew out the door running, I would be late for school.
That day was a blur, I barely saw Sal, a close friend; or Sybrina, who invited me over for dinner the following week. That brought a new train of thought to mind, what if she wanted to date? How would that work with a land lady who wanted to take penis pics with me?
I taking a deep breath to compose myself, I realized that I was in bed once again. The day went by so quickly that I couldn't remember any of my classes!
I also hadn't seen Dawn, or any indication of her. Sleep eventually came to me, but once again it was fitful.
The following morning was the same as the previous, I awoke perplexed and disillusioned, all while sprouting an erection.
Dawn had made me lunch this morning, like she did most days. Inside was a small envelope, however I was in a rush, and quickly forgot about it as I ran to school.
Later, while walking through the hallway of my school, I ran into Sybrina. She wore a white cotton dress that reached mid-thigh, and under it, her white brassiere, and white thing were very visible.
"Hello Crepuscolo!" She said. Her big smile was very infectious. "How are you?"
"I'm ok, just a little run down." I replied, my eyes down cast.
"Sweetie, things will turn around. One day your sun will rise, to shine upon those who sit in darkness." She put her hand on my shoulder, and our eyes met. "Trust me."
"I hope so." I said back.
I took a moment to admire her. Her red hair reached to her shoulders, and oddly enough, her eye make-up, finger nails and even lipstick were the same shade of red as her hair.
Lost in my own thoughts, I nodded along with her words, unaware of the content.
"Crepuscolo..." She said loudly. "Are you listening darling?"
"Uh yeah." I mumbled back.
Her long red nails dung into ever so slightly as she spoke. "So when is dinner at my place?"
"Uh, Monday?" I guessed.
She squeezed tighter on my bare skin; I feared she'd pop one of those red nails off as she tried to punish me for my wandering mind.
"It's been moved." She hissed between clenched teeth. "Next Sunday, my Daddy will be making ribs."
I felt a stirring in my loins, I didn't think I was into getting scratched, but apparently I must be. Sybrina didn't seem to notice my rising tent pole, and if she did, she didn't let on.
Her nails didn't break the skin, but the pain was strangely arousing; at the moment when I was expecting blood to appear, she stopped, and let go of me, and smiled.
"Now sugar," she began. "Make sure you're clean when you come by; that means shower before you go out the door."
I was paying full attention, a sore arm ensured that I would, but it didn't make sense to me.
"Oh, and make sure you wear button-ups, and don't wear underpants" her words sounded like a to-do list. "And if your pants aren't around your waist with a belt, Daddy won't let you in."
I made a strong mental note, not to cross this woman, and nodded has she patted my cheek.
"Don't forget." Was her parting words as she rejoined the crowd in the hallway, and quickly disappeared.
"Another mismatched piece of the puzzle that was my life." I thought to myself as I went to my next class.
At lunch I finally spotted Sal, we sat across from one another, and although he was talking a great deal, I was lost in my thoughts. The words Obama-conda, and cock slap kept being repeated, but all I could do was nod, without grasping what he was getting at.
Opening my lunch box, I noticed the envelope from this morning, and ripped it open. Inside were two Hamilton's, and an Abe, or two tens, and a five; in US dollars. One owned slaves, the other set them free. I couldn't help but think that if there was some sort of symbolism that was lost on me.
"What do you got there?" Sal said his mouth full of ravioli.
"Nuttin." I replied, as I quickly stuffed the bills into a pocket.
This was the first cold cash I had touched in months, there weren't any jobs to be found, and any money I did have I gave to my folks.
As Sal returned to his previous train of thought, I found a small card inside with writing on both sides. I held it where Sal couldn't see, and read the words to myself.
On the first side it read. "Crepuscolo, this is your half from the other day. Please remember to clean your messes up in the bathroom."
That wasn't a lot of money for what we did, but perhaps it was just the tip of the iceberg? The second sentence, left me blushing, I jerked off on the toilette, and didn't clean it up. She must have found it, and wasn't impressed!
I turned the card over, and looked at the other side. Printed at the top was 'THE RULES' and below were the numbers from one to five and each had a comment, it read:
1. Warn me long before your 'swimmers' launch!
2. NO NAMES!
3. No falling in LOVE! This is a business arrangement.
4. This is also a partnership. 50/50!
5. Have FUN!
Dawn
When she wrote her name, the 'a' was turned into a smiling sun. Many words in her rules were underlined for emphasis, but I got the message. The fifth line was new, and it made me smile. As awkward as things were the night before, they could get better!
The rest of the day turned into a blur, and before I knew it, I was lying in bed again, thinking on the days events. Did Sybrina really tell me not to wear underwear? And when did she get red hair? I couldn't understand women, and with that thought on my mind, I fell asleep.