it. I didn’t want to watch my own son go through what my brother did,” he rubs his hand over the back of his hair and gives me a sad smile. “You really are my son. You’re just as stubborn as your old man.”
“Yeah, I did get that from you. I just wanted to do something that defined me, Dad. I didn’t want to work under you and become partner. I wanted to make something of myself not have it handed to me.” I stand up, grab my running pants and wish I wouldn’t have opened my mouth.
“Son, I am proud of you. I always have been,” he turns as if he is about to leave the room, then turns back to me. “I’m sorry if I ever made you feel any differently.”
I watch as my father walks out of the room. I grab my Nike’s, slip them on, and then grab my IPod. I walk out the door to take out my problems on the pavement. I put on the song ‘ Radioactive’ by Imagine Dragons and let the music soothe me as I run. I try to outrun my past. Maybe I can run so far it won’t be able to reach me. I wish that was a possibility because if it was I would never stop running.
I think about everything I have been dealing with. I decide I am going to get an apartment and move away from Mom and Dad. I start checking off a mental list of things I am going to do as I run.
Get an Apartment.
Buy Beer or Whiskey.
Get laid.
Call Uncle Trey.
I didn’t realize that I’d run two miles until I started to get towards town. I make a turn and start to make my way back to the house. I walk into the house and grab a donut sitting on the bar from Krispy Kreme. Guess Dad decided his cooking wasn’t as great as he expected. I eat the donut, then grab the handle to the fridge pulling it open and grab a water bottle. I open the bottle and chug down the water, grab another donut then head to my room. I kick off my shoes, my pants then boxers before pulling the earphones out of my ears and pulling my sweat covered shirt off.
I walk into my private bathroom and turn on the shower. It’s been a year since I had sex and I am starting to regret that decision. I really need to relieve some stress. I turn the water on as hot as it will go and stand under the water, but the tension won’t go away. I look down and groan as I see my erection sticking out. I reach down and wrap my fingers around my shaft then moan softly. I suppose it won’t matter if I relieve my stress like this. I mean, what guy doesn’t masturbate? I palm my balls with the other hand and squeeze as I pump my cock under the spray of water. I feel the fire building in my stomach and I know I am close to releasing. I bite my lip to stifle the moan building inside me and I shake as my release sprays down the drain with the rest of the water. I shudder as I feel the tension slowly release itself from my body. Hopefully this time it will stay away.
I step out of the shower and wrap myself in a towel. I chance a glance into the mirror. I really need to find a woman to do that for me. I grab my toothbrush and run it over my teeth to make sure I don’t have donut in them, then walk out of the bathroom. I grab a pair of boxer briefs from my nightstand and drop my towel before sliding the black material over my ass. I slide a red t-shirt over my head and then my pair of American Eagle jeans over my ass. I pull on my socks, then my faithful Nike’s and make my way down the stairs to my Range Rover. Looks like today will be about finding a house to shelter myself in.
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Two months later and here I am sitting in my apartment downing another fifth of Crowne. I think it’s about that time to switch to Bourbon, or maybe even some Captain Morgan. I wake up every morning covered in sweat and shaking from the visions. I’m even starting to think maybe it would be better if I just didn’t sleep at all. I grab my phone and run my finger over the Google app, but throw it down before I can indulge
Xara X. Piper;Xanakas Vaughn