Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:05:15 -0500 From: joseph green Subject: Snowflakes Ablaze 2 Clark walked backwards as they continued down the street. He asked, "How's it hanging stud", and he briskly griped Donny's private parts. He had done this in the wide open street. Donny had seen a few other boys do this on the play ground and he had wondered if that meant they liked boys. He figured it was more of a domination thing. Like the guy on the top of the totem pool was allowed to grab all the guys under him and the next one under could do the same. And so on. Donny thought quickly and reached for his new friends crotch but Clark jumped back and laughed, "too slow stud". They pushed each other and playfully slugged each other in the arm as they made their way down River Front. Donny had a friend. A real flesh and blood friend. "So why do you sit up front like me?" Clark asked. "Did you get in Dutch with the teacher too?" "yeah...fighting on the buss...and spit wads...and aaaa and cussing. Sure shit fuck I cuss all the time. I'm bad news." Clark hooked his arm into Donny's and said, "you sure act like a teacher's pet in class." "I'm just trying to get on her good side. Maybe one day she will let me sit in the back where I can make more trouble ...like guy's do." Clark pulled back his hood and whispered into Donny's ear. "I know how we can have some real fun. You in?" Donny answered with a nod. Clark said, "Take the draw string from your hoody and you wedge it in the wire rack of the cracker display at Hennery's foods. I scare you, and you jump, and we help clean up the mess. For our help Abdul gives us each a candy bar. Sound good?" We rehearsed the dance. Donny knew Abdul from so many trips to his store to buy cigarettes for my dad. Hennery had died a few years ago and Abdul was only one of a few people that would sell a minors cigarettes. Clark entered first and headed to the drink isle. Donny waited about fifteen seconds and came up to the front of the store. Donny asked about the new flavor of Slurpy and Abdul turned to look at the board behind him. Donny wedged his draw string in place and as Abdul turned around Clark scared the hell out of Donny . He jumped and the crackers went flying everywhere. Things were changing quickly. Abdul went to the back to get a dust pan and Clark was waddling out the door . Where was he going? He needed to stay and help. Donny tried to follow but his hooded sweatshirt was still caught in the Nab display. They were supposed to get candy for this. But he was gone. Donny figured he had been had. His new friend was now gone and he was once again alone.