The voice of reason - Ch 27 - And we all lived happily ever after...
#27 of The voice of reason
Oh, of course, there were other things we did. Terry said he started to play videogames again. And this one time, he showed me this game called "Recon-Zulu 2: Behind enemy lines". A great MMOFPS. And he basically begged me to play FPS games again. I haven't played games in years. But after what Terry showed me, I decided to give it a try again... It didn't take long before I was back. And so, I bought the game, and I joined Terry and his friends in a clan match. I got out my microphone and installed the game on my laptop, which is a gaming laptop by the way, and we started playing. And it always was a lot of fun. But one night... We had to play against the Shadow Overlords clan... It was commonly known that these bastards were really sneaky by ambushing their opponents... So we took everything in preparation to fight these guys. Terry was commander of the troops... In total, 36 people joined on our side. They were all "friends of their friend's friends" and we communicated to each other through VOIP. 'All call-signs, give me a sit-rep.'
'Alpha, ready.'
'Bravo, good to go.'
'Charlie, hoo-ah.'
'Ready! I said with a giggle...
'We just received confirmation that taskforce Delta is in position.'
'Echo, kicking ass and taking names.'
'Wait, what?'
'Foxtrot, waiting for all go.'
'Copy. Sniper teams, give me a sit-rep.'
'Sierra-1, in position.'
'Sierra-2... Uh... Ready.'
'Sierra-3 here, I have visual contact with hostile forces, site 3, level 5. Hostile forces are inbound to our location, over.'
'Command, this is Sierra-1. Hostile forces are preparing an ambush north of the water-tower, near the intersection to the south west. Sierra-2, please acknowledge.'
'Uh... Water tower?'
'To you're left, you dumb shit.'
'Oh... Yeah, I see them. They've got tanks and gunships patrolling around!'
'Rico, the hell is you're little brother doing here?!'
'Don't ask. Take it easy on him, he's an FNG.'
'What's an FNG?'
'Fucking new guy.'
'All call-signs, be advised, artillery support is available. I'll initiate a supply drop ASAP. Stick to the plan, and we should win the game. We're rolling in with everything we got here. Let's take these bastards down and claim the high scores on the ranked servers. This is it, guys. Hoo-ah?'
'Hoo-ah.'
'You guys are taking this way too serious.'
'We do take this seriously, Nic. Alright. Game starts in... Five... Four... Three...Two... One...'
'Anything happening yet?'
'Uh... I think I see people lagging...'
And then all of a sudden, we got thrown back in the lobby and a message saying: "Connection with Host terminated"
'Awww!!!! Fuck!!!'
'Wh... Eh... Wha-Wait, did we win?'
Oh yeah, that was real fun...
It wasn't always fun and games though... Sometimes, I stood on my balcony in the middle of the night, watching the night sky... Even though I had peace, didn't mean I didn't miss him. Memories of him speed by. All the good things. Heh... But also the bad things we experienced. I also wondered what my parents were doing. If they knew about Cody... And if they were ever thinking of us... Thinking of me... And then one day... I had to know... I had to do it... And it felt so difficult to do... But I just had to. Not just for Cody... But for me as well... To close down the final chapter of my life...
My car was totalled because of the accident I had. So we went with Ceylan's car. It was a long, long drive and I really appreciated that she went along. It meant a lot to me... Once we got in the village, memories speeds by... The old candy store where Cody and I used to buy candy all the time... The old playground where we used to hang out... A sanctuary whenever we wanted to get away from it... 'Do you recognize anything?'
'Huh? Oh! Yeah... Yeah, I do. Take a left here...'
We drove in the street where I grew up. And I could see the house where I grew up in the distance. So many bad memories were speeding by... I wanted to go away... But we kept going nonetheless... I think Ceylan noticed I started to panic a little... I didn't tell her to turn around, not now that we're so close... I owe it to Cody... Once we got closer to the house. I noticed a sign that said "For sale"... I got out of the car the moment Ceylan stopped, and I took a peek inside. It was all empty and there was no one inside... I saw the old neighbour mowing his lawn so I went towards him... 'Excuse me?'
'Yes?'
'Could you tell me what happened to the previous owners?'
'I don't know. The neighbour died a couple of years ago. It was caused by a heart attack or something. I saw him collapsing while he was watering his garden, so I called 112. And well, he died shortly after in the hospital. His wife died of cancer not too long ago...'
'Oh...'
'It's a shame really, that such nice folks get struck by tragedy...'
'Do you know if they had any kids...? Did they ever mention they had any...?'
'No, not that I know off.'
'I see...'
'Heh... Death smiles at all of us... All we can do is to smile back...'
The old man smiled at me and continued to mow his lawn. I didn't know what to say for a couple of moments... I felt that Ceylan placed her paw on my shoulder... 'You ok...?'
'Yeah... Yeah, I'm fine...'
I let out a deep sigh and closed my eyes for a moment... The moment I opened them again, I looked at Ceylan... 'Ceylan...? Could you please take me home...?'
'Okay...'
The moment I got back in the car, I noticed Ceylan smiled weakly at me. I think she knew that something was up with my parents, but I never told her... I cuddled her for a while as I felt her gentle kisses... She wipes a tear out of my face and smiled weakly at me... And all I could do was to smile back... Then we went home... And I never looked back again...
I was still seeing Josephine after all this time. And I told her everything. I told her about Cody. The truth about me... That I was involved in a car accident. That I tried to see my parents again. And even though it was very difficult, she helped me through. And then one day. I didn't have to come anymore. She told me she didn't want to see me anymore. With a smile. Which is a good thing if you haven't guessed it yet... Hehe...
But one day, we were in the shopping mall having a drink on a terrace. We were just talking and laughing and all that and... All of a sudden, I noticed someone familiar. When that someone turned around, I noticed it was Josephine. I told Terry, Ceylan and Meagan that I'd be right back, as they all looked baffled at me. So I walked towards Josephine, who was staring in the displays of a jewellery shop. As I stood behind her, she noticed me and turned around. She's just so beautiful... 'Hi...' I said to her...
'Hey Nicole! How you doing?'
'Pretty good actually, how about you?'
'Couldn't get any better. We just picked up our wedding-rings.'
'Congratulations... I'm happy for you...'
'Thank you...' she said with that beautiful smile...
'Listen... I eh... I just want to thank you again for what you did... It meant a whole lot more to me then you could've ever imagined... So... Thank you...'
'You're very welcome, Nicole...'
We were talking for a few moments until this cougar woman joined us and kissed Josephine on her lips... I can honestly say that I never saw that coming... I just stood there, watching her... 'This is my fiancé, Vera.' Josephine said with that beautiful smile...
'Hello...' Vera said with a smile...
'Uh... H-Hi...'
'Josie, we really have to go, we're already too late and you're parents are waiting.'
'Alright... Well, see you around, Nicole!'
'Bye!'
'Take care!'
Then she turned around, and they walked away, hand in hand... I noticed Josephine placed her hand on Vera's butt-cheek... Josephine looks back one more time, while she smiled and winked at me... And I watched how they walked away... That was the last time I saw Josephine...
I did see Blain whenever I had a session with Josephine. And even though I didn't really know him that well, he's still very kind to me whenever we saw each other. But Terry says that he can be very aggressive. He gets in a lot of fights. The poor guy experienced a lot and he seems lonely... Terry said that he was mentally instable and that he had to see a psychiatrist instead of a social worker... I don't really know him... I saw him in the mall yesterday, sitting in the corner of a café, with two papers and a pen. I watched him from a distance, and all he did was staring at that piece of paper, not doing anything... Every now and then, he writes for a short moment and then rubbed his eyes. So I got inside of the café, and asked if I could join him. His eyes were red, but he looked so surprised when he noticed me. He bought me a Latte Macchiato, and we started talking. When I asked what those sheets of papers were, he said that it's the last wish of a friend of him...
That happened last evening. And now I'm sitting here in the window sill, staring outside while I could see tiny raindrops pouring down from the cold black night. And I stared at the picture of Cody... I picked it up, and looked at it for a moment, and then I placed him down again. When I looked back at the notepad, I noticed I haven't scribbled down anything new. Just a few words really... It doesn't really matter anymore... What am I trying to accomplish, anyway...? To write an autobiography about how shitty my life once was...? No one would care. No one has to know... As long as I know. So I threw the sheet of paper in the garbage bin. The moment I looked up, I noticed Ceylan standing in the doorway of my bedroom, smiling at me... I stared at her body... I never get tired of seeing her naked and to see her beautiful body... She sits next to me in the windowsill and gave me a hug, followed by a gentle kiss from her sweet lips... Then I felt a cold breeze coming out from the small open window... It sends a chill down my spine... And the moment Ceylan noticed I was shivering, she held me even tighter while I clenched my arms around her back, feeling her soft fur and the warmth of her love... This is all I ever wanted... I've experienced it... And no one will ever take that away from me... She picks me up and carried me to my bedroom and while she was carrying me, I couldn't help myself to place my hand on her beautiful breast... When I looked up, I noticed she had a cheeky smile and that her tail was swaying again... So the moment she placed me on my bed, she closed the door... And we had the most passionate night we ever had...
Life isn't really that complicated as most people would think it is. It seems strange really, now that I think about it. Sex was the reason that drove the four of us apart in the first place. But it brought us closer in the end. So what's the difference between now and back then...? I wouldn't know, really, but I honestly didn't really care. It was there now, and that's all I needed... The three of us had an unusual relationship and sometimes, Meagan was part of it while we never forced it on her. I guess we all had our reasons to do so. Most people would disapprove of something like this. But I didn't see why I had to. I couldn't find a reason. It doesn't matter to me anymore... The how, the why... It's too tiring to speculate over questions that probably will never get answered. We just did. And the four of us were happy and that's all that mattered to me...
Like I said, everyone has a story to tell. My story is far from over, but I have confidence that everything will be alright in the future. That's all there is to it. Nothing more, nothing less. But sometimes... Sometimes I could see in Ceylan's eyes that she still had some struggles despite of the things we have now. That something was still bothering her. She tried not to show it nor did she ever talk about it, but I could always see it. She never talks about her youth, and hearing what her mother said that happened to her... Heh... But whenever I saw that, I always kissed her and whispered in her ear how much she meant to me. Whenever I did that, I saw how she smiled... Then everything was fine again... But still... Heh.... I'll tell her my story when the time is right. And maybe one day, she'll tell me what happened when she's ready for it. But that's a whole different story. And I'm not the one who should tell it...
Terry, Ceylan, Nicole, Meagan and Blain (C) MrGimp21.
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