Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 09:24:29 -0600 From: Alex Subject: He's a runner, he's a track star - Chapter 3 Hello, I'm submitting my work for Nifty and would love to have it published. This is categorized as a Gay story in the "Athletics" section. The story is called, He's a runner, he's a track star. This is about an upcoming senior at a prep school and coming of age. Thank you for your time and consideration. The story is below: Nifty relies on donations to keep the site going and free to users, please donate at https://donate.nifty.org/ Chapter 3: Spend the Night Wednesday was fastly approaching and I haven't even picked up my books for the Summer. Dad is going to have a fit if he finds out I haven't started reading yet. Mom and I got a chance to spend a few hours together on Tuesday and she took me to the bookstore to get my books. I have to read a total of 3 books this Summer! These weren't easy reads either, they were hardcover thick books and I don't want to be stuck reading these all Summer long. Mom is keen on reading and writing and says that I should always sharpen those skills. She says you never know when you will have to use them. We started chatting a bit and I told her that Dad was considering letting me use one of the cars this Summer for practice because things were picking up with him at work. "I think it's a great idea Alex, I don't see why not." "You're pretty responsible and respect the house and your family." Mom said. "I was hoping you would agree because waiting on Dad to come is like waiting on the snow to fall." I said. We both laughed. "You know your father is busy." Mom mentioned. "Yes I know!" "Did you get a chance to meet Conner last night?" He's such a fine boy and I was hoping you two would hit it off." "You need new friends." mom said. "Mom!" "I don't need new friends and what's wrong with the friends I have?" I stated. "Nothing dear, it's just good to increase your circle with like minded individuals." "I hear Conner is getting a wrestling scholarship to Georgetown." "He's thinking of going into law just like his father." mom said. My mom can go on and on and sometimes I have to tune her out because I'm not forcing myself to be friends with anyone just because they come from a good background and their family is rich. Although I did think Conner was hot and now that mom mentioned him again, I wouldn't mind seeing him again. We arrived back home from the mall and I got upstairs to my room and just opened my journal and started writing. "Dear Journal, today I...." "Alex, can you help me load these banners and signs into the car.? Mom yelled out. "Yes ma'am, I'll be right down!" I said. "Thanks sweetie." "Hey mom, Josh and I were going to hang out on Saturday night at his house. Can you drop me off?" I asked. "Have you talked to your father?" "No I haven't, but I'm sure he wouldn't mind." I declared. "Check in with him, but I don't mind." "Thanks mom!" "So what are you going to do with all these banners and signs?" I asked. "We are going to start putting them up once we get approval from the election commission." Mom mentioned. **Phone rings** "Okay love, I have to run but I will catch up with you later tonight and be sure to check in with your father about spending the night at Josh's house." "See you later and I love you." "Love you too mom." I ran back upstairs and finished where I left off on the journal entry. Dear Journal, today I got a chance to pick up my books for the Summer and I'm not happy at all about reading them. I don't even know which one to start on. Josh and I are supposed to hit this party up at Melissa's place and I'm hoping that Dad will agree to let me spend the night at his house. Maybe I can meet a girl there at the party or have Josh introduce me to one. He's for sure a ladies man and the chicks love him. Well, tomorrow is practice and I have to bring my A game and make sure I get a full breakfast and plenty of rest. Coach Jay is expecting me to do good and I gotta show him. I swear June is going to be a hot month and I better get my ass in gear! ***Phone Rings*** I look down and see Josh is calling me. He's probably seeing if we can still go to the mall and get some stuff for this party Saturday. "Hello?" "A-Dub, what's up?" Josh said. "Sup Josh?" "Did you see if you can hit the mall with me Friday and stay at my crib this weekend?" "You know we have to be at this party right?" Josh said. "Yes calm down man, we are going to do all of that. When have I ever let you down?" I said. "Well I'm just checking because you are on strict lockdown over there in Beverly Hills." said Josh. We both laughed. "Boy shut up!" "I am not, I have a lot of freedom." I stated. "Since when?" said Josh. "Damn you are so annoying dude!" "I can't help that my parents are well invested in my life." "Well let your hair down this weekend and have some fun with me." "You've been grinding all year and need to have some fun," said Josh. "I'll try to remember that." I said. "Cool, I'll see you at practice tomorrow bro." BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ, my alarm clock goes off every morning at 7am and I'm usually up and moving. Wednesday is really here and I have practice in two hours. I jumped in the shower and put on some joggers today and my school t-shirt. I hope it doesn't get too hot today, but I believe we are going to be on the inside today and I'm so thankful for that. I got up before everyone and made my way to the kitchen and cooked a little breakfast. I made some toast, an omelet, and had some juice. I was already to go and Dad grabbed his keys and we made our way to the garage. "Dad, do you mind if I hang out with Josh this weekend?" "We haven't hung out really since school let out and I wanted to hang out with him and play some playstation and chill." "Sure that shouldn't be a problem. Have you talked to his mother and does she know you're coming over?" "Yes Dad." I said. "I'll drop you off Friday and pick you up on Sunday." Dad said. "Okay bet and thanks Dad!" That was easier than I thought. Usually he has something else to say or asks me a million questions. Dad pulled into Overton and dropped me off for practice. I told him to make sure that his phone was charged and that I would promise to call him before practice would end. "Good Morning everyone!" "Today we will practice inside and hit the gym afterwards." "I hope everyone gets a chance to rest up and eat a good balanced meal," said Coach Jay. "Josh, what's up man." "I talked things over with my dad and he said it was cool for me to spend the night with you this weekend. He will drop us off at your place after practice and pick me up on Sunday." "Oh shit...we lit!!" Said Josh. "My boy, we gon have a good time and I already got in mind what I'm wearing to the party," said Josh. "Yeah, I need to find something too." "Do you know who's all going to be at this party?" I asked. "Man, I hear she inviting damn near every school and mostly people from Overton." said Josh. "That's going to be a BIG ass party!" I said. Melissa's parents are like the Bill and Melinda Gates of our community. Her father is a multimillionaire and is the CEO of a finance company here in Florida. Their house is crazy big and expands about 20,000 square feet. This will be one for the books! "Alex and Josh let's get you two lined up for the relay practice," said Coach Jay. "Yes Coach" we both said in unison. Today Coach Jay seemed more focused and barely spoke to me. He was working more with the ladies today and assisted with some of the guys in the 200 meter. I couldn't help but watch him and see those big muscles and how he flexes so much. Josh and I were lined up and started with the relay. We went over so many drills and practiced passing the baton. I'm one of the fastest on the team and they always expect me to deliver and bring up the rear. Today I pushed so much and gave it my all. After about 2 hours of running and sprinting, we gathered around and headed towards the gym. I wonder if Coach Jay is going to spot me today like he did on Monday. "Alright team, we are going to do something different today." "I want everyone at a station with a mat." "We are going to do push ups, sit ups, and planks for the last hour and finish out with some stretching." "The goal is to do this until burn out or failure." Coach Jay said. I felt so much better today because I got plenty of rest and ate a good meal before practice. Before we got started, I called my Dad and told him to pick me up in an hour. I'm actually looking forward to this party now and can't wait to hang out with Josh Friday and Saturday. ***Whistle Blows*** "Time, practice is over and everyone hit the showers, I'll see everyone on Friday. I have to leave early today. Great practice and everyone be safe." said Coach Jay. "That seems strange." Josh said. "Yeah but maybe something came up and he really had to leave early." I stated. Josh and I hit the locker room and one thing about these locker rooms is that I get a strange feeling everytime I step in them. I'm not sure if it's the guys who are always playful or the weird smell from all the sweaty jocks at once. I undressed and grabbed my towel and Josh followed behind me. A lot of the boys don't really take showers mainly because they think it's gay for a bunch of guys to be in and out naked and parading around. For me I don't feel that way. I was raised with a lot of confidence and being a man is important to me. There's nothing wrong with taking a shower and being around other men. It's only gay if you make it that way. Besides, who wants to be smelly all day? As I took my towel off, Josh did the same thing and started lathering himself up with the bodywash he brought. I've never really checked out my boy's physique like today but Josh's body is looking really good and I'm trying not to look at him like that but I can't help it. "Hey bro, can I use some of that body wash you have?" I asked. Josh hands me over the bottle and my eyes drop down to his dick immediately. I was so flustered that I dropped the bottle but picked it back up really quickly. "I see some things just don't change huh?" said Josh with a smirk and smile. "What do you mean?" I said. OMG! Did he see me looking at his dick? I hope and pray he didn't! OH SHIT!! I'm so embarrassed. Okay, calm down Alex, it's not like you haven't seen him naked before. "My dick is still bigger than yours...HAHAHA!" Josh laughed. "Really nigga?" "What are you doing looking at my dick anyway?" I said. "Oh you using the "N-Word" now?" said Josh. I had to catch myself because I wasn't expecting Josh to say that and it caught me off guard. I mean his dick is significantly bigger than mine and that's a known fact but for him to make a joke out of it was uncalled for. "It's okay Alex, having a big dick isn't everything and you should be proud of your little guy." said Josh. "I'm not worried about my dick because I'm probably still growing dude." I said. "Yeah okay, but I'm just messing with you bro, you know that right?" said Josh. "Yes I do bro, but you don't have to say shit about it to make me feel bad." "I'm sorry bro..." as Josh laughed. "Come on, let's get out of here and your dick isn't that small bro, you're probably a good 6 inches when fully erect. That's plenty of dick for a girl!" Little does he know when I'm fully erect, I don't get to 6 inches, I'm barely making it to 5 inches. Sigh! Dad texted me and said that he was outside waiting and I was putting on my clothes. I grabbed my gym bag and told Josh I had to run and will see him Friday. I got into the car and said hello to Dad. He was in a very talkative mood but I wasn't. I started thinking about my encounter in the shower with Josh today and it really got to me. Is my dick really that noticeably small? How in the hell would I be able to please and satisfy a girl. My head was swarming with all types of thoughts. I wanted to ask my Dad a few questions but I'm kind of embarrassed to talk about my dick size to my pops. I wonder if he ever had any issues with his size or did I just get the short end of the stick when God made me. Friday morning my alarm clock goes off and I wake up and jump in the shower as usual. This time I stayed in the shower for what seemed like a long time. I washed my entire body from head to toe and even washed and conditioned my hair. I just stood there and reflected on the week I had. From my encounter with Coach Jay, Conner, and even Josh made me think about a lot of things. What was happening to me? I felt a tingling sensation go up my spine and I was just in the first week of the Summer. After I got out of the shower, I threw on some red Nike running shorts and my white Nike dri-fit t-shirt. I put on my ankle socks, and slides and grabbed my bags and sat at the kitchen island. I was in deep thought and hope that after this weekend, I can get some answers. "Good morning Son." Mom said. "Morning mom." "What's wrong, you seem down about something?" Mom said. "I'm okay, just tired, I didn't get much rest last night and I have practice this morning." "Dad agreed for me to hang out with Josh this weekend and he's going to drop us off at his house after practice is over." I said. "Okay great, well I hope you have a fun weekend and really enjoy yourself." "You've been working hard all year." Dad marched down the steps and came into the kitchen. He grabbed some coffee and kissed mom and cranked up the car. I had all my bags packed for the weekend and an outfit for the party Saturday. I feel bad lying to my parents but I know if they knew I was going to Melissa's party it would be an absolute NO from both of them. "Dad, when you were growing up did you have a lot of girlfriends?" "I had my fair share but not a lot. Puerto Rico was a different time when I was growing up and it's much different now. We didn't have cell phones and social media. Plus everyone respected each other and their loved ones. Everyone is so liberal and free spirited now. You have the LGBTQ community now that's heavily involved in the state, more parents are having babies at a young age, the older generations are dying off." I just listened to Dad as he went on and on about life in Puerto Rico, but I definitely wanted to ask him a question about sex but I was too chicken. "Do you have any girls at your school you're interested in?" Dad asked. "Oh yeah, I have a few that I like but I'm kinda a shy Dad and haven't really had the courage to go up to them and speak, you know?" "It seemed easy having a girlfriend in middle school and freshman year, but harder now that I've gotten older." "That's nonsense my boy, you are a good catch and I'm sure the ladies love you at school." "You're the star athlete and you have the grades to go along with everything." Only if I could just be transparent with Dad at this moment and tell him about all my weird encounters with the guys in my life. I don't think he would understand and this isn't the best time to talk about it. As we arrived at my school, I told Dad that I was going to leave my overnight bag in the car and take my gym bag. "See you this afternoon Dad." He drove off and I walked over to the track to meet the team and Coach Jay. I was so glad that the first week of practice was almost over and the weekend was ahead of me. "A Dub." "What it do my boy?" "I hope you ready for today and the party tomorrow." Josh said. "I got my sister to agree to take us to the mall today and Melissa's party Saturday." "Yay, Oh such fun." I replied in a sarcastic way. "Boy if you don't snap out of it." "What the hell is wrong with you?" said Josh. "I don't know bro, I'm just not feeling it today and ready to chill." I replied. "I get that bro, but we will be done in a few hours and your pops is picking us up and taking us to my place." "We can have all the freedom we want and kick back and relax like the good ole days." "Me and you and playing Playstation in the wee hours of the morning." "You know I can still beat your ass in Mortal Kombat right?" Josh said. He surely does know how to put a smile on my face and make life so much easier when I'm feeling a little down. I can count on Josh to always lift my spirits and that's why we are best friends. "Now come on and let's get these sprints in and hit the gym so we can get our weekend started baby!" said Josh. ***Josh smacks me on the butt*** We ran over the field and did our usual stretching and Coach Jay was his normal self and guiding us on what to do. Today we did a series of sprints, runs, passing of the batons and jumping off the hurdles. I'm not a big fan of hurdles because I'm not as tall as the other boys. Josh is damn near 6 foot and lanky as hell. "Alex, you're next for hurdles. I want you to line up with Jamal, Josh, Chris, Justin, and Darius to see how fast you all are." Coach Jay said. "Coach Jay, I'm not that good with hurdles and last time I tried to do them, I almost tripped up and busted my face." I stated. "Get in line Alex." Coach Jay said. My face was in complete shock because I've never had the coach talk to me like that and I didn't know what to do. Even Coach Wilson knows I don't do hurdles. "Fuck" I whispered. "What did you say?" Coach Jay said. "Nothing, coach." Josh looked over at me and can tell I was pissed. I was not feeling the practice already that day and let alone do hurdles! He just gave me a small nod and smiled at me and whispered "You got this baby boy." I sure as hell didn't feel like I had it but I couldn't back down now. Coach Jay had us line up and had the whistle in his mouth. He said on the count of 3. ***1, 2, - Blows Whistle.*** I darted off and on the first hurdle I managed to make it over, the second hurdle I got through and I was shocked because I have always had a hard time doing these. The third hurdle I knocked over and the fourth one came crashing down and when I got to the fifth one I didn't have enough in me to finish. Jamal, Chris, Justin, Josh, and Darius finished the race. Josh smoked them and left them in the dust. "Alex what happened out there?" Asked Coach Jay. "Nothing Coach, I'm fine." I stated. "Let's hit the gym boys and girls." Coach Jay yelled. We made our way into the gym and I was the last person dragging behind. Josh stopped and waited on me and told me to hold my head up and it was going to be okay. Soon after that, Coach Jay comes over to us and says, "Can you give us a minute Josh?" "Sure Coach, I'll meet you all in the gym," said Josh. "I didn't expect you to quit on me today like you did." "You've talked such big shit this week and from what I was told, you're the star runner on the team." "You couldn't even finish the hurdles." Coach Jay said. "Coach I'm going to be honest with you, that ain't my thing. I hate hurdles and I'm not as tall as the other boys." "I have a hard time doing those and it just doesn't fit me." "Don't you think I know that Alex?" "I know what you're capable of and I did that for a reason to see how far you would go and also to test your strength." "Coach Wilson told me all about you and I've seen your highlight reels." Coach Jay put his massive arm around me and embraced me tight and didn't let me go. I could feel the body heat from this man and a few sweat dripping onto me. He assured me that he would take good care of me and train me to be the best that I can be. He reiterated that hard work pays off and challenging yourself is part of the job. He said that he didn't want me to end up like him and lose his scholarship due to an injury. After practice was over, my Dad pulled up and Josh and I couldn't have been happier. We ran to the car and threw our bags in the trunk. Dad dropped us off and gave me $100 and told me to be safe and call him if I needed him. "Thanks Daddy and I love you!" I said. "Love you too son and make good decisions this weekend." What the hell does that mean? We got to Josh's house and I hugged his mom Ms. Williams and I said what's up to his big sister Jarissa. We both changed and his sister took us to the mall to grab a few things for the party Saturday. We grabbed some pizza from the food court and made our way back to Josh's house. "Man this is like old times Josh!" "It's been a minute since we've done this." I said. "Yes bro, it's always good to have my brother stay with me." said Josh. Josh had two twin beds in his room and the one next to the window was always my bed because I claimed it. We both sat up all night and just talked about everything. We played a few rounds of Mortal Kombat and ended up falling asleep to a movie on the tv. I woke up in the middle of the night and made my way to the bathroom from all the soda I had. I looked down and saw that I was also leaking precum from my dick and had no idea where it came from. I took a long sigh and jumped right back into bed. Josh was knocked out and lightly snoring. I sat up in the bed and looked over at him and slept so peacefully. I smiled really big because I'm grateful to have a friend like Josh and I love my friend deeply.