Troy looked at Glenda hopefully. His mouth was still filled with the distasteful flavour of her pussy. He was praying that in the afterglow of her orgasm, he could ply her for information, and maybe some other favours.
"Oh, Troy, I dunno," Glenda said with a frown. "Momma doesn't really believe in phones, 'cept for emergencies. She thinks it keeps people from really talkin', you know, like face to face."
Troy was struggling inside. He needed to talk to his mother. As angry as she had been with him, there was no way she could have known what sick indignities he was in for on this farm. She would rescue him. He was sure of it.
"You really miss your mom, huh?" Glenda said, her voice full of concern.
"Yeah. I do."
"Ok, Tiger, look, uh..."
Glenda sort of looked back and forth, as if she was concerned that they were being watched, or someone was eavesdropping on their conversation. Troy took careful note of it. There was no way this place was bugged or anything, was there? Well, he had to recognize that he couldn't take anything for granted. If other boys had been held here against their will and raped repeatedly by these horrid hags, there was no limit to what nightmarish possibilities could be realities.
"Ok, we could get into real trouble here, Tiger. You an' me both. We'll have to wait until everyone's asleep, and we gotta be real quiet. With the time difference, your mom will still be up, huh?"
"My mom stays up late," Troy said. "She doesn't sleep much. When she does, it's only with the help of sleep drugs. She'll be up."
"All right, let's try in a half hour then. But we really, really gotta be quiet. Ok? I'm so sorry you miss your mom like this, Tiger. I wanna make you feel real at home here. Ok?"
"I... I'm sure I will, Gumdrop... I just... The farm's really, really different. And my mom's... I'm sure she misses me. Like I miss her. She'll worry. I just want her to know I'm doing ok."
Feel at home on the farm? No fucking way! He had to get a hold of himself, use his time effectively, catch up on his sleep schedule, do a total reconnaissance of this place. There was a way out. He would find it. The quicker the better. As far as he had seen, he and his barbaric relatives were the only humans within sight in any direction. And the only vehicles were his Aunt Lulu's truck, and a couple of tractors and pieces of farm equipment.
"Uh, Gumdrop," he said sweetly to his cousin, "Do you think you'd be able to teach me how to ride a horse? I've always wanted to learn..."
In fact, he was terrified of horses. They were big, unpredictable, smelly animals as far as he could see. They looked fine in movies, but up close... they were much more intimidating.
"You don't know how to ride?" she giggled. "Well, sure, I mean, I guess we could take a bit of time out in the day. I mean, we could tell Momma we fucked! She'd be pleased as punch to hear that! She'd for sure cut some slack if she thought that. But I really don't like lyin' to my Momma... We are gonna fuck, aren't we, Troy?"
"Of... Of course, Gumdrop! I just need to get rested up a bit, and, uh, you know, wait for the right moment. I really do want to! It's just... gonna be my first time. I want to make it special."
Glenda blushed and tilted her head and bunched her shoulders up. "Aww, Troy, you're really so cute! Ok, let's get a bit of rest ok? We'll go find the phone in a bit."
They shared a peck on the lips that made Troy's flesh crawl. Then they laid down to rest and Troy was out like a light.
He was awakened a short time later by his cousin gently shaking him. He had difficultly crawling up through the viscous, clingy warmth of sleep back into consciousness, but he was finally there. His mind was surprisingly clear and focused once he shook the cobwebs off. He had an opportunity here and he didn't want to waste it.
They snuck silently down the hall, past Wendy and Carol's bedrooms, then into the hall next to his Aunt Lulu's room. There was a little alcove there. Glenda opened a small wooden cabinet on a shelf, and inside was an old-fashioned telephone, encased in a glass box. Glenda tried to open it, but was unable.
"Aw, cripes, Momma's got it locked!" she exclaimed under her breath. "Cheese it, she musta... Aw, she's got the key. We'd have to break the glass to use it... Aw, Troy, I'm sorry... Look, I'll see if I can't call Aunt Tessa for ya tomorrow, 'kay? Just to let her know you're all right? I'm real sorry, Troy..."
Troy sank a little inside. But he was also somewhat elated. He knew where the phone was now, and he knew there was a key. He could always break the glass if he was desperate enough. Anyway, he didn't have to figure out how to get Glenda away so he could speak to his mom privately now.
Plus, he knew he could push Glenda. Get her to risk things and break rules for him. He had to count his blessings. Glenda could be counted in his mental inventory as an asset. At least for now. He shuddered a little considering what he might have to do to keep her in that camp.
They slunk back off to bed as Troy's brain was thinking, calculating, planning. Then, as they lay down, it shut off completely and he was instantly, once again, fast and deeply asleep.
The morning carried on a routine he was getting painfully used to. Coaxing his agonized limbs into motion. Breakfast. Prayers. Chores. Task after mindless, unsatisfying, menial task. If anything was motivating him to take his studies seriously and get a law degree, it was this. If he ever got out of here.
The afternoon afforded him and Glenda a break. She showed him some of the basics of horsemanship. He bent hard to learning this all as quickly as possible. Saddle blankets, saddles, bits and bridles, stirrups and reins... Adjusting all the tack. Basic horse health. Leading the animal.
He was terrified, but he tried not to show it. One of these pungent beasts could be his ticket out of here, perhaps as early as tonight. He would worry about provisioning or any other details later. Transportation of some kind was definitely key.
Glenda was helpful and supportive, if a bit amused at his ineptitude. His skill set leaned far more towards academics, dance, and sucking cock. This was a struggle uphill both ways.
When it finally came to mounting the animal, Troy found that the horse was much taller and larger even than he had come to realize. His heart pounding in fear, on his third attempt, he swung his leg up and over and perched in the saddle. The horse began slowly ambling off.
"No, Troy, grab the reins!" Glenda raised her voice at him. "Let go of the horn! Ya gotta control the horse! Grab the reins! No, Troy, come on, focus! Nothin' to be scared of! Ya just gotta... Troy! Troy! Yeah, the reins! Gently! Gently! You gotta..."
Troy was panicking. The horse was walking slowly and aimlessly, apparently ignoring the fact that there was a human on its back. The lurching, swaying gait had Troy convinced that this was an unsafe speed and he was about to suffer some kind of injury, so when he seized the reins, he pulled back sharply, trying to halt the animal.
The horse started and reared up. Troy fell off the back of the animal and hit the dirt. He lay there, a bit stunned, as Glenda did her best to keep from breaking out in peals of laughter.
That was the end of the riding lesson, as far as Troy was concerned. In fact, it was short enough that Glenda expressed her relief that they wouldn't have to use sex as a cover story for any lag in their productivity. She did offer to continue to teach him at any point if he decided he really wanted to learn.
Ok, riding a horse out of here was definitely not an option. Or was it? How desperate would he have to be to risk injury like that? Or was he already that desperate? Maybe he could hotwire the truck? But he had no idea how to do that, and there was no internet here to help him learn... Steal the keys? But he had no idea where they even were...
...Maybe he could ride out of here on a tractor? Not that he knew how to drive one. Couldn't be that difficult... Had to be easier than riding a horse.
"Ok, Troy, I can teach ya a bit more next week if ya want, ok? We got a couple of farm hands comin' in again, so it'll free up more time... I wasn't supposed to tell ya that. But if ya wanna learn to ride, I'd be glad to teach ya. It's really not that tough."
"Sez you," Troy groaned. "Ah, no, really, Gumdrop, thanks. Really, thanks so much. I really want to learn how to ride, I just... I guess I thought it would be easier. Farm hands?"