Chapter 9
Taking a Prisoner
Jody soon returned with two six-packs of sodas and handed us each as she took off her clothes. Most boys or brothers would be freaking out big time if their sister or former babysitter took off all her clothes right in front of them. We were the exception to that rule because it wasn't like we never have seen her naked before or any woman or girl for that matter. To us, it was completely normal to be naked in front of each other. Some people think of the immoral ramifications about it.
I say give me a break that it's not sexual unless we want it to be. We always have a choice; if we want to have sex, fine, or if want stimulation, fine. If we don't, we don't have to. Yet then again were young boys who got excited and aroused seeing a naked girl wanting to stimulate them or have sex with them. What are we going to do say no as she places her hand on your penis, and she places your hand on her sweet spot and breast telling you to take her and lick every inch of her as she licks every inch of you?
I used to worry about it a lot when it came to my adoptive sisters and my mother. Yet the only answer that seemed right was we were doing it out of love. Showing each other how we loved each other, where words aren't enough, or a simple kiss on the cheek. Sometimes it's better than words because of that. Call me anything you like; I still believe I wasn't doing anything wrong and had decided to let God sort it out.
We weren't raping each other, or victimizing each other it was consensual or even forcing anyone to participate. I even asked my friend Jeff about it and he said. "What does it matter? Are you happy? Do you feel bad about being with each other in that way?"
My answer was. "Yes, I am happy, and no I don't feel bad about it."
He says. "Then what does it matter what everyone else thinks?" Man, it felt good to have him back even though he was the bearer of bad news.
It took almost three tubs of water to clean the boys up before we could enjoy ourselves. Having to settle with sharing my penis with all of them, whereas Jody and I had each of the boys one at a time. After all, I didn't promise them exclusive rights to have mine all night long. I only agreed to bathe them, and they would all have to share for now between the five of them. While our parents went for food and clothing for us, knowing we were perfectly safe where no one but them knew where we were. Heck, I didn't even know, except in some hotel, not even sure what city we were in, and personally, I really didn't care.
I felt bad about the fact that Gloria had burned mine and Jared's clothes and our shoes, not only our sneakers but our Sunday shoes as well. I had a second pair, but they were at my mother's house, including my work shoes. Clothing was easy considering all they had to do was stop at home and pick up some more. I was pretty sure if worst came to worst I could wear a pair of jeans and a T-shirt and go barefoot to church and to school. Until Mom could get to the store tomorrow unless they send me home for going barefoot.
Running down the school halls is one thing from the gym to the pool, but going to class was another. I knew Mom and Dad wouldn't let me and Jared stay home all because of a pair of shoes, and it wasn't anything new I hadn't done in the past. When I was told to leave my shoes and socks at the desk, to prevent me from taking them off in frustration and throwing them at a student that was teasing me or the wall. Man, I had a bad temper back then. Yet those were some good days compared to now when people wanted me dead and not just my father.
Jody told me to wait in the tub while she gets the boys settled in the room that she is sharing with them. Again, it was no big deal, so I just nodded said. "I am not going anywhere," she says smiling and kissing me placing her hand on my penis telling me to keep it hard for her but only to the brink.
I said letting her stroke it. That I wouldn't even do that so she could have to do it herself, she kissed me again said. "That's the brother I know and love." Jody soon came back and removed her robe and said. "Now where were we, my little brother?"
I pulled her to me, letting her straddle me placing me inside of her, I said. "You are going to have to do all the work because I don't think I have it in me right now."
She frowned and placed my head against her breasts and kissed me on my forehead, and then placed her hands on my cheeks she says. "You feel like you have a fever Eric, are you sure you are up to having sex with me?"
I said. "Yes, more than anything."
Jeff popped in and said. "Eric, tell Jody you and Jared need to go to the hospital right now because Gloria gave you boys a slow-acting poison. If they don't get you there, you in the next two hours you will be dead." I stopped and looked at Jeff telling him it was just a laxative and cough syrup and some bad soup. He yelled at me and said. "It wasn't. It was some kind of poison, right now she is laughing, because everyone hasn't noticed she has already killed you and Jared. Stop arguing with me and just do it."
I stopped Jody and said. "We need to get me …" One of the boys yells into the room it sounds like Jason, but he quickly comes into view he says "Jody something's wrong with Jared. He got up to go to the bathroom and we heard him throwing up and we went to see what the matter was, but he was passed out onto the floor."
Jody quickly started to get out of the tub, I grabbed her hand and said. "Jody, Jeff says Jared and I have been poisoned by Gloria and we need to get to the hospital, or we are going to…" It became very hard to breathe I gasped, "Jody help."
Jody screamed at me slapping my face and getting my eyes to open, but only for a minute as I watched the darkness close around me, I could hear everything going on around me but I couldn't speak or move any part of me. Jeff kept screaming at me telling me to hold on and that help was coming. I felt my body being moved, but I couldn't see who was moving me. Someone said. "His pulse is very weak." I felt a needle going into my arm and gasps feeling a quick burst of energy, but only for a second. I saw a bright light then I felt my eyelids close, and the machine gave a long steady beep.
I heard Mom yell telling them. "We are losing them hurry."
I heard someone growl. "I am woman, I am. If you would so kindly get out of my God damn way so I can fix what my fucking murdering wife did to your sons." I passed out hearing the other long steady beep.
I said. "I love you … and―"
Jeff was there in the darkness as he waited for me yelling to me to go back. I kept walking towards him, and I felt a hand pulling me back. I looked down and saw Jared; he was crying telling me he was so scared. I kneeled beside him and hugged him. Telling him I was too, but we shouldn't be it is only death. Jeff came closer and kneeled in front of Jared telling him who he was, and then told Jared to take me back, he'll see him again when the time comes. I tried to pull Jared with me to follow Jeff, but Jeff shook his head and said. "Sleep my brothers, sleep―"
I soon woke up and groaned feeling the hospital bed and seeing the room. Mom and Dad were holding my and Jared's hand and were crying. Mom and Dad cried, even more, when they heard me say. "Did you get the license plate of that truck that hit me?" Jared moans soon after and Mom and Dad cries again. Jody and my brothers ran to our sides. I looked up and smiled seeing everyone. I reached inside trying to feel Jeff, but it was cold and empty. I felt confused by it because he said he wasn't going anywhere soon and was going to be watching my back. I cringed again seeing the clock on the wall. It was a little past four a.m.
Dad was about to say something, but instead, I said. "Let me guess Jared and I have been poisoned?" Dad nodded and Mom raised my hand to her mouth kissing my hand as well as Jared's, after Dad had moved him into the same bed with me.
I waited for the nurse or a doctor to yell at them, but they just nodded and checked our charts and treated us as if it was completely normal. Yet I had a strong feeling if it wasn't … Dad would have ripped him a new one and then he would have to face an angry mother. Trust me, no one wanted to face them when that happened. I grinned and said. "I guess that means we're not going to church today or school tomorrow."
Dad laughed and said. "Well see about that. The doctor says if you can get yourselves out of bed and walk to the door then he doesn't have a problem releasing you and Jared. Now that the poison is out of your system or has been neutralized. But if you can't, Jody, and the Vincents, and I would like to propose a deal that might just get a little payback for what Gloria did to you.
"We were thinking about doing it before we realized she had poisoned both of you. But if you boys are willing to go through with it anyway. We will offer other means of transportation. In a nice comfortable wheelchair." Dad laid out the plan and Jared and I smiled imagining the looks we would both get, giving each other a knuckle bump, telling Dad we were all in for the biggest joke known to man.
Dad told Mr. Vincent we were all in and we watched him leave the room to put our plan into action. While we waited, Dad asked me and Jared a series of questions. Regarding when how the poison was given to us, I said. "It must have been when Gloria gave me a pill and told me it was some sort of pill that would keep me calm and so I wouldn't go into an episode or it was when she made me drink something that tasted like cough syrup or the fowl smelling drink or right before she tried to drown me, noting the strange extra pills that weren't sex pills. And then there was the bad-tasting soup."
Jared said the same thing that I did, but she said the pill was to help him relax so when I had stuck my penis inside of him it wouldn't hurt him. Dad relayed it to the doctor and some guy I didn't know who I had only seen with Mr. Vincent when he came into the room to help take Gloria out of the room.
Once he had heard me asking me the color of the pills and size, he said. "I knew it had to have been the same stuff that she had given the last two boys that died mysteriously after she tested them back in the nudist colony, by the time we got to them it was too late. We had thought they committed suicide seeing the bottle of pills near their beds. Within hours of passing their test proving they hadn't been part of raping the other boys, but only being your father's victims. If we didn't get to the other two boys in time they too would have died by the same poison. Yet when we questioned Gloria about it, she said she didn't do it, and we didn't have any proof that she had and we had to let her go and asked her to leave our society." He quickly handed me a vile too me and Jared me and told us to drink it, every six hours for two days. Until our strength returns when that happens, the poison will have been flushed out of our system completely.
The Doctor said he couldn't authorize it while we were in the hospital not knowing what was in it. I asked Mr. Vincent if he trusted the guy and Mr. Vincent responded by taking my vile and drinking it. Causing the doctor to grumble about herbal remedies and witch doctors. Mr. Vincent said asking me. "Any more questions?"
I shook my head as Hank his Gardner gave me another vile to drink. I swallowed it down and gagged, reaching for a glass of water. My hands and arms shook and fell to my sides. Mom poured me a glass and helped me drink it. Even though most of it went down my bare chest. Jared did likewise. The Doctor said. "I can't do any more than let the boys rest and considering they have only a slight fever and I can't condone unauthorized medicine."
Dad said. "Then there is no reason for us to be here longer than we have to. If wasn't for Hank, both my sons would have been dead, so I thank you for your services, but I have known Lance and Hank for a very long time. I would trust him with my life regardless of if he might be some witch doctor or herbalist."
Dad asked when we could leave, and the doctor said tomorrow or Tuesday. Dad said. "You just said you couldn't do any more for them than bed rest?"
The doctor said. "Yes, that's what I said, and they will need it after what their bodies have just been through. I have a hospital to run if you don't mind."
Dad said. "Run your damn hospital, I am taking my boys, and we are getting the hell out of here." Dad cursed and said. "American Fork Hospital never treated us like this." Making damn sure the doctor and the nurses heard him as well as the patients on our floor. He asked Mr. Vincent how soon we could leave. He said to give him an hour. Dad nodded, "Make sure you send Gloria the bill then double it."
Mr. Vincent says. "Already done."