Max closed his locker door with a metallic thud and dropped his gym bag with a resounding crash on one of the benches. This time he had really pushed himself to the limit with the dumbbells, and his arms and shoulders hurt like hell. He'd look for some Voltaren gel when he'd get home.
"Max, my man! Why the sorry face, dude?"
Max looked up, seeing Louis. He smiled; Louis always made him smile. Louis was one of those eternally happy chaps, invariably wearing some sort of grin all the time. He was never upset and always made you feel good.
"I'm just a bit tired, that's all." answered Max as he fist bumped Louis, the pain in his muscles subsiding.
Louis opened his own locker, taking out a fresh T-shirt. He wore it and said, "Hey, want to catch a quick drink at 'Robert's` with me?"
Max said, "No, thanks. I'm going out with Sally tonight."
Louis's grin got bigger. "Oooh, big date! What is it? No. 10? 12? You're getting serious."
"It's just a date, Louis," answered Max, hoping he wasn't blushing. "I really like her. She's smart and funny. He then added, "and of course she's hot."
Louis snapped his fingers. "Got something for you, dude." He opened his own gym bag and took out a small nylon packet sealed with a sort of a zip-lock. He handed it to Max, who took the packet with his thumb and index finger, eyeing it like an ugly bug. Louis really liked pills: pills to pump your muscles, pills to help your memory, pills to help you stay awake. He didn't do or deal drugs, but he was into all that biohacking stuff and sometimes tried to drag Max with him.
Max said, "What the hell is this?" raising the packet to the fluorescent light. The packet contained two brown pills, about half a centimeter long each.
Louis lowered his voice and said, "This would really impress her. It will give you stamina all night long."
Max threw the packet on the bench between their bags. "I don't need a boner pill!" he cried. He couldn't believe Louis thought he needed "reinforcements". Suddenly he understood he had raised his voice. He looked around. Luckily, there was no one near them.
Louis bumped his fist against Max's shoulder. "Relax, dude. This ain't no regular boner pill. This is some new Chinese shit; all natural ingredients. It will make her addicted to you." Louis noted Max's skeptical gaze, so he spread his arms and said, "Look, the world's a jungle. You need an advantage. You're not the only guy in town. If Sally's so hot, don't you think men hit on her all the time? Why should she stay with your skinny ass when she has such a wide selection?" Louis put the packet on Max's bag. "Trust me. You won't regret it." With that said, he picked up his bag and left. Max looked at the packet. It seemed like a worm on his bag. After a few seconds he mumbled, "What the hell" and put the packet in the bag's side pocket.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Max stepped out of the shower and entered his room, drying his hair with a towel. He tried to whistle a tune he had heard on TV but failed miserably. He put on his underwear and a T-shirt, and walked to his bed to take his pants when he noticed his gym bag on the bed. Freezing in mid stride, he gazed at the bag. There was a possibility he would get lucky tonight. He and Sally were getting closer. They've already kissed and necked around. Who knows? Tonight might be the night. Max twisted his mouth as he thought about the pill. It was probably not FDA approved. Most of Louis's crap wasn't. On the other hand, he was sure Louis won't give him anything toxic, and he did want to impress Sally. Max sighed. He could think about it for hours and still stay undecided. He reached for the bag, opened the side pocket and took out the packet. Max opened the zip lock and slid a pill into his open palm. He noticed the letters SM-30 engraved on the pill. The pill rested on his open palm looking innocent enough. Max sighed. He hoped he wouldn't regret this. Max tilted his head, raised his palm and let the pill slip into his mouth. He was just about to wear his pants when his cell phone rang. Max dropped his pants and grabbed the phone.
"Hello?" he said.
"Hi, Max, how's it going?" Max heard Sally's voice from the phone. It always reminded him of chiming bells.
"Sal!" said Max, moving hair from his forehead, "How are you?"
"I'm great, but I'm positive for the COVID virus."
Max's face turned grim. "Oh, are you alright? Are you running a fever? Do you need anything?"
Sally chuckled. "No, my sister was infected so my entire family got tested, and I was positive. I don't feel a thing, but I'm quarantined for a week. I guess I'll have to take a raincheck on our date tonight."
Max was stunned for a few seconds. The news of Sally's quarantine made him forget all about their date. "It's alright, Sally, your health is the important thing. Call me if I can help."
Sally said, "You're such a sweetheart." Her voice lowered an octave as she added, "I'll make it up to you."
Max smiled and said, "It's OK. Enjoy your quarantine."
Sally said, "Bye" and hung up.
Max put his hands on his waist and sighed. The bad news was his date was gone. The good news was he had a free evening. He looked out the window at the street. Dusk was spreading its claws on the road and pavement Moms were rolling baby carts, children were running around and a young brunette was jogging down the road. Mike's eyes riveted on her chest, jumping slightly up and down in her sports shirt. His head followed her as she passed the house. Max continued to watch her jog, but now focused on her butt. Thank god for tights. Sally never wore tights.
Max closed the shutter and turned around towards his laptop. Perhaps he'd surf the web a bit. The thought of watching porn drifted through his head. He felt his crotch stir against his underwear and stopped walking. What was going on? He hadn't been horny all day long. He wasn't even planning to press Sally into sex. Perhaps it was that Chinese pill. Max looked at his swelling crotch. His cock pushed against the fabric, raising it. It didn't really matter what was the cause. It seemed taking care of the issue was the first order of business. He'd jerk off. That would end that horny urge, and then he could watch some TV or whatever.
Max opened the door to his bathroom. He stepped in and took off his shorts. His cock bobbed happily out of its compound. Max took hold of the swelling organ and pulled it up, wrapping his fist around it. Leaning his other hand against the ceramic tiles, he carefully positioned himself above the toilet so when he comes, the drops would fall right in.
Like countless men before him, who didn't have a woman at hand, Max let his hand be the woman. He slowly started shaking his fist. Closing his eyes, Max felt the blood rushing in as his cock hardened. He grunted as his cock grew, reaching orgasm. Max felt a bit uneasy and spread his legs, never leaving his cock. He usually came within two minutes of masturbation, but this time he didn't feel the last rush associated with a coming climax. His right hand felt tired, so he left his cock alone, stood straight and opened his eyes.
The first strange thing he saw was his dick. He could always wrap it in his hand, but now it looked different. Max grabbed the member's base with his fist. Yep, there were two more inches of shaft protruding and the head-the head looked swollen and red like a delicate flower, but Max felt it hard as wood.
It then hit Max. He put his hands on his waist. His cock didn't dangle as always but pointed dead ahead, sloping up slightly. Max turned left and right. Nothing changed. He swayed again. As his balls hit his thighs, it became apparent to him why he had to spread his legs; his balls were bigger.
What the fuck was going on? He should have never taken that Chinese crap, but all that seemed minor. The real problem was the fire in his balls; something was churning inside, and the pressure in the cock's head wasn't making things better. Max felt he would explode if he didn't shoot some jizz soon.
Max took mattes at hand. He rubbed his fist repeatedly over his rod, groaning and sighing. He tried going faster, gritting his teeth, breathing heavily, but it was more of the same. It always seemed he was nearly there, but he could never really reach it.