***WARNING—This chapter contains a pretty big surprise that may not be what you're expecting or into, but I truly believe if you go with it and enjoy the story for what it is you will be entertained and have fun—which is all this is trying to be. Please stay with it and read to the last chapter you won't be disappointed—thanks!***
DOWN FOR THE COUNT Part 5
JOURNAL OF MARK PARKER
So I had to make a decision? Do I run away? Do I move to a new town? Do I stay and fight? Can I fight it? It seems the consequence of losing this battle results in me turning gay. I still can't believe that's the outcome, but it seems to be the case. How could I ever turn gay? I thought a person was born gay or straight and that was it, period.
How can someone hypnotize you to be gay if you're straight? On the other hand, how could someone become a green mist and have sex with you against your will?
It still doesn't make sense that this woman would turn us gay even if she could. What does she have to gain by turning us out?
I felt very confident of my sexuality—I always have. So I made the decision to stay and fight.
DIARY OF ABIGAIL VAN HOUTEN
That night we gathered in Mark's bedroom. He was once again agitated, yet tired, trance-like, but panicked. As we prepared ourselves Mark spoke to his sister.
"Carla, I'm not sure you should be here for this." He said
"Why the hell not?" Carla asked.
"Well because, you know, in case the same thing happens and things get a little . . . sexual." Mark said
Carla stared at him with confusion.
"You know, what if I'm naked again?" Mark said almost whispering.
Carla smiled and tried to comfort him, "Mark, that's what you're worried about right now? I already saw the video so what else can I see? Besides you're my brother and although you have a nice body it's not something I'm interested in. Lighten up!" She said and punched him in the arm.
I've always appreciated the love Mark shares with his sister, they have a special bond and love for each other that more families could stand to have. Mark was a lucky guy to have so many women who love him and the great thing about him is—he knows it!
Earlier in the day the three of us came up with our brilliant plan, or as we would soon learn not-so-brilliant plan!
We had set up cameras in three spots in the bedroom and started recording. Mark prepared for night and slowly got into his bed. I noticed this time he took his time walking from the bathroom to his bed in his underwear, he seemed too tired to care that his sister and I were there looking at him. Mark lay in his bed and looked around the room. He was looking at all his posters of nearly naked women.
"It's because of them." He said with no real strength.
"Hmm?" I asked.
"This is payback for how I look at women. I objectify their bodies and now I'm being punished. Now I'm the one who is being objectified. I'm being used the way I always fantasized about using them." Mark said these words as if they were fact and for all we knew they might be.
"You're a good and decent guy, Mark. We know that." Carla said and I couldn't have agreed more with her.
"I deserve what she does to me." Mark said as he drifted off to sleep. I have never seen him so defeated, which only increased my resolve to save him from this.
So here was our brilliant plan: Carla went to one side of his bed and I to the other. We both lay down next to Mark and locked arms with him. We felt that if I could rejuvenate him with my touch, then together we should be able to give him the strength to fight off this woman's advances. We thought that by holding onto him, two of them women in his life who love him (in different ways, but still—) that should work even more! That should give him the strength of ten men!
I guess it's obvious to point out that our plan failed spectacularly!
As I lay there looking around at Mark's posters of naked women and imagining what he must have been doing with himself to the sight of those posters I couldn't help but hear his words, "Now I'm the one being objectified." Was that it? I wondered. Was that her plan? Was she some scorned woman, a former supermodel who became tired of being the object of men's desires and now plotted revenge on men everywhere by stealing their sexuality? It still didn't seem to add up, but it did make a certain kind of sense. And God knows Mark did love the female form, he is not a bad guy and I certainly wouldn't say he OBJECTIFIES women for their bodies, I think he just loves their bodies. He is just a normal teenage boy; they're all like that!
I was about to ask Carla what she thought, when suddenly I felt it coming. My last words to her were, "I think it's starting to . . ." and then I lost all ambition to finish. I couldn't move, the paralysis had returned. I could barely turn my head to see what I already knew—that Carla was also frozen. I could turn my head just enough to see Mark's eyes were open and he was smiling.
Was he enjoying this? I wondered, but I think the answer was simple. He was being bewitched and that made him enjoy it.