Jonathan is nowhere to be found but the entire house has been
ransacked.
Everything I own has been thrown all over the house. I walk around
seeing the damage and I am totally in shock.
“What the fuck happened?” I yell out loud to no one. Suddenly there is
pounding on the door in the bathroom that connects to the Group home.
I run over to the door and throw back all the locks. I yank open the
door and find Leo standing there. He is wearing a tiny little bathing suit that
leaves no room for imagination. “Is that freak still here?” Leo asks pushing
past me. “I heard him making a huge fuss and then I heard him throwing shit.”
Leo looks around the corner into the bedroom before he continues to
walk in. “Did that freak do this?” Leo asks looking at the mess. “I don’t know,
I think he did.” “I wasn’t here.
Walking over to my bed Leo looks up at me. “Is this your bed?” he
asks. “It is.” I tell him. Leo pulls down the comforter and the sheets, climbs
in my bed and slides off his bathing suit lets it dangle before it hits the
floor. A giant smile crosses his face. “Nice bed.” Leo says. “It’s just missing
one thing,” he says reaching out his hand. I don’t have to be asked twice.
Two hours after Leo leaves I realize that he has taken a few dollars
off the dresser, “Worth every penny.” I think with a smile.
There is clearly no way that I am going to get to school today and I
have a lot of shit to clean up. I start to pick up the house and stand the
furniture back up. Anything that I find of his I put right on his bed. His pile
grows higher and higher. It takes me hours to straighten up the house.
Around 4pm I hear the front door open and the sounds of someone slowly
clomping up the stairs. Moment’s later Jonathan's face comes into focus. He is
standing just below the landing and he is looking around the room to find me.
Our eyes meet and he quickly looks away.
“Hey!” I scream as he tries to turn around to get out of there. “Huh?”
he says looking quickly back up. “Get the fuck up here!” I scream. Sheepishly
he climbs the stairs.
“Did you do this?” I ask pointing around the room. “No,” he says
looking back down on the floor. It is clear that he has done this because he
refuses to look into my eyes.
To be continued……….
Geoffrey Doig-Marx holds all written and electronic rights to his writing "A Day in the Life". It can not be reprinted in part or whole without his written consent.
Geoffrey Doig-Marx holds all written and electronic rights to his writing "A Day in the Life". It can not be reprinted in part or whole without his written consent.
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