I grew up in a fairly tough neighbourhood. Actually, it was a very tough neighbourhood. It wasn't safe to walk the streets at night and you'd better be careful during the day, just in case. I guess I was one of the lucky ones as my father had a job and things slowly improved as the years passed.
There reached a point, just after my eighteenth birthday, when my father got a well-deserved promotion. He and my mother were moving interstate to the new job, accommodation provided. My brother, older than me, had already left home, and I, instead of going with them, was moving to a unit near the university where I'd be sharing with a couple of friends.
What was a source of pride to me was the fact that I'd be leaving our little hell-hole with my virginity. This was rather surprising as in our area a virgin is described as a girl who can run faster than her brother. I guess I was lucky in this instance as my brother is gay. That meant I didn't have to worry about him and he kept the other local boys off my back when I was younger.
It was the day of our move. I'd already taken most of my stuff over to my new home and was at my old place putting the few last items in my car before kissing the place goodbye forever. My parents had a U-Haul and had loaded up all their stuff and I waved them off on their somewhat longer journey.
After that it was back up to the old unit to do one last inspection to ensure that we'd left nothing behind. I checked all the cupboards and drawers and the only thing I found was a lace hanky at the back of one of the built-in robes. Satisfied I headed to the door, meaning to lockup and depart.
Standing in the hallway, leaning against the wall, was Andy. Andy was one of the local gang members. When I say member I believe he was the gang leader. Not that he needed a gang to lead. He was a one-man gang all by himself. He was about twenty and a large, tough, man. He trained quite seriously and was into martial arts. You know the sort of thing, Karate, Kung-Fu, T'ai Chi, whatever. It was all just showing off as far as I was concerned. On the down-side, he didn't do drugs or alcohol, so his mind was always sharp, always thinking. You can out-think an addled mind but his never was. If he ever got out of the neighbourhood he'd probably be a success.
"Andy," I said, nodding to him. "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be out doing T'ai Chi or whatever?"
"T'ai Chi?" he asked, as though he'd never heard of it.
"Yeah, you know. Your martial arts gig."
"Ah. I think you might mean Tae Kwon Do."
"Whatever. They're all the same," I said with a shrug. "The real question is, why are you here?"
"I brought you a towel," he said, holding up this big fluffy towel. I'd seen that he was carrying it but I had no idea why.
"I see. And why have you brought me a towel?"
"Well, I assumed that you'd have packed all yours away and they'd either be in your car or at your new unit. Not here where you need it."
"But I'm leaving now," I pointed out. "Why would I need a towel here when I won't be here?"
"So you can dry yourself after your shower. You'll probably want to have a shower afterwards."
"Andy, you're not making much sense."
"Aren't I. Oh, yes, I left out a bit. Um, I'm going to strip you and fuck you. Sort of a farewell fuck. After the fuck you'll want to have a shower because you'll be feeling a little sticky. It is a warm day and the exercise will make you all sweaty. Hence the towel."
"The hell you are," I said coldly. "No way I'll agree to that."
"I don't recall asking you to agree," he calmly replied.
"You lay a single finger on me and I'll scream."
"You scream and Joey and Teddy will come in. They're lounging about in the hall. You can bet your neighbours won't come. They don't go looking for trouble."
He was right about the neighbours. In this place screams weren't that uncommon and were generally ignored. I gave him a filthy look and said nothing.
"Mind you, if you scream and Joey and Teddy have to come and help me, they'll want to take turns as well, and I wouldn't be able to say no. Not if they're helping me."
I gave him an even filthier look and continued to say nothing.