Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:21:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Blade Hamer Subject: Turnhurst Manor chapter 2 Disclaimers: Everything you read in this story is my intellectual property and as such should be treated with utmost respect. The people described are not living, breathing human beings mind you. They exist only in the realm of pure imagination, somewhat. These are my fantasies that I have developed over the years. The people described in the story do not really exist, but are rather the combination of several different people. Thus I am not harming anyone, because they combine features and thus are not really in existence. ANY RESEMBLANCE TO REAL PEOPLE IS ENTIRELY COINCIDENTAL ON MY PART. All other disclaimers/rules/procedures apply. If you are under the legal age of viewing this material (depending upon where you live, that could be any age) please direct yourself to something else that will occupy your time. This is my first attempt at writing for Nifty, so please take that into consideration while reading. I've ready plenty of Nifty stories over the years, and have enjoyed many of the stories that I consider good, now I'm just trying to pay it forward. It's going to be a chapter story, so if you are looking for a quick toss-off better move onto the next story. Other than that, I sincerely hope you enjoy my story. Constructive criticism/feedback/comments are duly appreciated. Please direct them to my email at razor_bald@yahoo.com. All are welcome! Turnhurst Manor Chapter Two Once we got out of the woods we found and old dirt road. We followed that down to a wide river dad told me the name but I forgot what it was. When we stopped we would eat. I became friends with Ben quickly he was only fourteen; he was bigger than I was he stood almost six feet tall but was thin like me. I found out that he had been traveling east for the last eight months trying to get to his uncles place. He had lost his father and his mother two months back, the group of people he had been traveling with before he got lost and found the cave knew his uncle and they were also going to meet with him hoping they would be able to find any of their family. He said he did not see much fighting until they got close to the big cities. Several times dad would tell us to stay put then he would go and check what was up ahead. Every so often we would hear gunfire and bombs going off, sometimes they would be close other time you would just be able to hear it over the bird chirping. Many times we would sleep under the stars. Ben and I would curl up together while dad kept watch. We each took our turn during the night. Ben woke me up one night and told me I was talking in my sleep he told me I kept calling out Tylers name. When he asked me why I told him I really liked Tyler even though I had only known Tyler for two days he was like my best friend. Ben did not get to know Tyler like I did so he did not understand. Ben and I were now very close and I trusted him. It always seemed like we were lost but dad always seem to know where we were going. I decide when we first left that I was going to leave a mark on a tree or arrange rocks on the ground so I would be able to find my way back to the manor if something were to happen. Like getting separated from dad that way I would be able to get back to the manor. Ben told me it was a great idea so when dad was not looking we would carve a sign in a tree or stack rocks up pointing the way. When we would come up on a town we would go around it so we would not be seen. We had been on the road for two week when we ran into trouble. A group of men had come up behind us and had taken all of our packs that contained our clothes. I don't think they knew what were in the other packs that Tyler had given us because they took the packs and left the food on the ground unopened. This was lucky for us because everything we had to barter with was in our packs that contained our clothes. Ben and I had got away while dad fought them off, they beat dad up pretty good. We found a house that had been abandoned so we stayed there a few days while dad recovered from the wound that the men had inflicted. Ben and I dug through the house and found some old clothes that looked like they would fit. I found a pair of scissors some needles and thread and made the three of us some new pack so we could carry our new clothes and food. Ben found a gun but it did not have any bullets for it and when he showed dad the gun dad told him to throw it away. When Ben asked him why dad told him the only reason he was alive was because he did not have a weapon. Ben seems to agree and put the gun back where he found it. I found a board that was loose when I was upstairs and when I looked under it I found a big towel. Inside I found watches, necklaces, rings and money. I took them down to dad he said to keep everything but the money because it was no good. In the basement we found what looked to be a hidden shelter which was left open by the people who had lived there and inside we found more foil packs like the one Tyler had given us. We took as many as we could carry; I looked around to see if I could find how the door to the shelter opened before I close it. I want to protect what we left inside just in case we came back this way. Ben said that it was a good idea. Outside there was a stream so Ben and I decided to clean up and wash our clothes along with the clothes we found. Ben took off all his clothes, since Ben took all his clothes off I would too. I noticed Ben had a big scar on his back and into one of his left butt checks. When I asked what happen he just turns, and then said he had an accident year back. He said he does not remember much about it. This is the first time I have seen Ben completely naked and I was getting excited. My youth began to grow and was soon standing straight up against my body. When Ben turn he laughed, soon his youth was standing against his body. He stared at me for a few minute it looked like he was thinking of something then he turned back to me then went back to washing clothes. I tried to will my youth down but it would not. It was very difficult bending down to wash clothes when you are hard as a rock. It looked like Ben was having the same problem. Ben grabbed a pair of pants and began to beat it against a rock which sent water everywhere. Some splashed in my face so I cupped my hands and splashed water on Ben's back. Next thing I knew water was flying everywhere, we were laughing and having a good time. Then Ben grabbed me, I could feel his hard youth pressing against me we fell into the water and thrashed around first Ben was on top then I would be on top. We were having a great time, we were laughing when we heard gunfire. We stopped got up and grabbed our wet clothes and slowly made our way back to the house. Before we left the house dad told us to look at the main floor widow if the shade was up we were too slowly move to the house and look inside just in case someone got in the house. If the shade was down we were to wait till nightfall then go to the spot we had prearranged and stop wait for my father and if he did not show by morning we were to keep heading to my grandfathers. The shade was up so we made our way slowly to the house. We put some of our wet clothes on then moved around the house looking in the windows to see if we could see my dad anywhere. Ben looked in one of the windows and saw two men with guns they were going through one of the packs I sewed the day before. Ben ducked then whispered to me that there were people in the house. We moved away from the house and went to the spot that dad said to meet him if something were to happen. I was shaking like a leaf on a tree. I was worried something had happen to my dad. Ben put his arm around me and said everything would be ok and that dad would be along soon. We heard more gunfire it sounded like a battle. We heard yelling then more gunfire. Then there was silent's not even the birds were making any noise. We waited for couple hours there and there still was no sign from dad. I began to get worry it was getting dark out and cold. When I was looking in the house I found some jacket and now I was wishing I had one with me. Ben moved closer to me then put his arm on my shoulder. I looked at him he smiled and said. "You looked like you are cold so I thought if we sit together like this we could share some body heat." He was right I began to warm up some. Right after the sun went down we heard a noise coming through the trees. Ben and I hid in one of the bushes that was close to the tree dad told us to meet at. The noise kept getting louder then out of the dark we heard, "Jeff, Ben are you there." It said. To my joy it was my dad. "What happen?" Ben said as we came out from the bushes. "Some men surprised me after you two left the house. I got out of the house before they saw me. I hide under one of the out sheds." Dad said then went on to say. "I saw the two of you look in the house and was happy to see you leave when you did not see me. I thought about trying to get your attention but thought better of it in case someone heard me. Then after you left three more men showed up. Then all hell broke loose. After the shooting stopped and I did not see anyone or anything moving I decided to wait a little longer before I went to look. There was one man still alive when I went into the house but he won't make it through the night. I grab some of our stuff that was scattered about and hide it by one of the shed so we will have to go back to get them." Ben told dad that after we checked the house we went straight here. Dad gave both of us a hug then said we should go back and pick up the rest of our stuff. So we made our way back to the house. Inside the door two men laid dead on the floor another in the living room and another in the kitchen. In the back bedroom the last man laid on the floor he looked like he was having a hard time breathing. Dad stopped, he stood there looking down at the man then realized that he was one of the men who had attacked us two day before. Dad bent down and said something to him in a whisper the man said something back then dad picked him up and moved him out into the hallway next to the two men by the front door. Dad began looking through there jacket pocket taking stuff out and putting whatever it was he took out and put it into his own. He then told Ben to go out by the shed and grab our stuff and to meet him outside. Dad told me to grab the food and the jewelry then to go out and stay with Ben. I grab everything then went to look for a jacket that would fit, I also found one that could fit Ben and one for my dad. Once outside I met up with Ben I gave him one of the jackets I found then waited for dad to come out. Dad came out of the house smiled and said to follow him. I handed him the jacket I found, he said thanks put it on then started walking toward the river where Ben and I had been earlier that day. Not more than three hundred yard from where Ben and I had been washing our clothes and playing dad found our old packs. We picked them up then crossed the river once across we heard one single gunshot ring out. Ben and I turned around but dad kept moving forward. From that point on we slept during the day and moved across the countryside during the night. Town after town, house after house we avoided them. Every so often we would hear fighting. We avoided anybody and everybody. Dad said it would be safer if we traveled by ourselves that way we only had to worry about ourselves. Ben and I both agreed with him. We were starting to get low on food and the days seem to melt into one other but my mind kept going back to Tyler. I wonder how he was doing and if he was safe it had been two months since we left the manor. In my heart I kept thinking about him. Ben became a good friend we always slept together it helped us to keep warm. The days were becoming colder and the night even colder. Dad said we would have to find someplace to find food soon or we would be out. Dad said we were not too far from my grandfather farm but we still had many miles and we would need supplies once we got there. One night we came upon a small town it seemed quite so dad decided he would go to see if we could get any supplies from there. Ben and I found a spot where we would not be seen while dad went into town. He left his stuff with the two of use just in case they decide to rob him instead. After about an hour dad came back with a man and asked me for the pack with the jewelry inside and began showing the man what we had. The man looked at the jewelry then shook my dad's hand then told us to follow him. When we approached the town Ben and I notice there were several men behind barriers. They looked at us as we move past them. A very large man walked up to dad and shook his hand. Dad turned and began to introduce us. He told the man that these two young men were his sons this is Ben my oldest and Jeff my youngest. Dad winked at Ben. Ben shook the man's hand then the man shook my hand and introduced himself and Mayor Tom Jenkins. Nifty is kind enough to post these stories for you to read so in return please donate to this fine cause @ http://donate.nifty.org/donate.html thanks again for reading all remarks are appreciated.