Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2022 07:43:10 +0000 (UTC) From: Knight Timothy Subject: Young Innocence Chapter 7 Chapter 7 As Connor opened his eyes, the sight before him was very pleasing. The boy that he had just met the day before was still sleeping only inches away from him. Connor couldn't help himself. He moved his face a few inches forward and pressed his lips against those soft and delicate lips. He closed his eyes and was instantly lost in a passion that began to rise deep within him. I awoke to Connors lips pressed against mine. Our limbs were intertwined with each other. I kissed him back as a sensation that I've never experienced before awoke inside of me. We pressed our bodies tightier against one another as our kiss deepened. It was like our minds were connected as we both began humping our diapered crotches into each other. Our arms were now wrapped around each other as we continued kissing and grinding our crotches together. Moaning sounds escaped out of our mouths between our kissing. We humped faster and harder with every muscle in our bodies. Together we reached our peak as the most intense tingles over took our bodies. We cried out in a deep high pitched groan as our bodies shook and our dickies twitched. At that moment our eyes rolled back into our sockets showing the whites of each others eyes as we lost consciousness. Unknown to either of us, my daddy was standing by my door. He heard our moans and groans and high pitches of escasty. He knew that we had just shared the pleasures that only two young innocent boys could. In that instance, he smiled to himself. Beep Beep Beep Beep The blaring sound of the alarm awoke Carter out of his blissful dream that he was having of kissing Mattie. "Come on, wake up Carter" Carl said to him. Carl was staying with him while his parents were out of town. Not happy about being interrupted, a grumpy Carter got out of bed and followed Carl to the bathroom. He removed his wet diaper and joined Carl in the shower. "You've got it bad Carter" "Even in your sleep, your calling out Matties name" "You need to let him know how you feel about him" "I'm scared Carl" "I'm afraid if I let Mattie know how I feel about him, that he might not feel the same way about me" "Then I'll lose him as a friend forever" "I see the way he looked at you at the skating rink" "The way the two of you shared your pizza" "Feeding each other" "That's two people that care about one another" "But if it doesn't work out, Dylan is head over heels in love with you" "Aaahhh, please don't bring him up" The two boys finished showering and dried off. They got dressed and headed downstairs to eat breakfast. Matties bedroom door opens. Mary walks in and sees the two boys cuddled up next to each other. She sits down on the edge of the bed. Then she gently shakes both boys awake out of their slumber. "Time to get up you two" "Jump in a shower and get cleaned up" "Breakfast will be ready in 20 minutes" "Okay mommy" Connor and I got up together and went into my bathroom. We each pulled back the tabs on our super wet diapers and they fell to the floor with a splat. Adjusting the water temperature, Connor and I got into the shower together. Still thinking alike, we helped wash each others body. Each with a soapy rag in hand, we wrapped them around each others dickie. We squeezed and rubbed the rags up and down until we shook violently and had to hold onto each other to keep from falling. Then we shared another kiss but this time fully aware of what was happening. Connor and Mattie got out and dried off. Then they took care of the rest their bathroom duties. "Mattie, can I wear one of your colored underwear style diapers today" "Sure, but I thought you didn't need to wear diapers during the daytime" "I don't but wish that I could just like you need to do" "I know what you mean" "I love wearing my diapers" "I don't know what I'd do if I had to stop wearing them" "Why don't you tell your mommy that you want to wear them full time" "You could get free diapers like mine if you join the teen diaper trials" "I guess it can't hurt to ask Connor said. "Here, let's both wear red today" "I'll give you two more pairs so you can change into them when you get those soaked" "If you come find me when you need to change your diaper, I'll take you to one of our diaper changing bathrooms" "Have you ever pooped in your diapers at school before Mattie"? "Yes, when I was in first grade but I've learned to hold it now" "Plus, now we can get a hall pass if we have a to go number 2 during class" "Boys, quit gaggling around and come eat your breakfast" We finished getting dressed and went downstairs to eat. Mommy had made us waffles which normally is only made on Saturday. "I thought I'd make something special this morning since Connors here" "Thanks mommy" "Yes, thank you Mrs O'Brian" "Your both are very welcome, now dig in" "I'm going upstairs to get my purse as I'll be taking the two of you to school today" "Why mommy"? "With that cat on the loose, I'm not taking any chances" "What cat Mattie" Connor asked. I opened my backpack and showed Connor the pictures that I had taken. "Were you scared"? "Yes but I managed to swing my stick at it. That's when I dropped the camera and it took this picture. The flash went off and the Cat went one way and I ran the other" "After I got home, I practiced my goal tending and then you showed up" "Okay boys, let's go" "Just put your plates and silverware in the sink" We all got in the SUV and buckled up. Mommy pulled out and headed to our school. We arrived and Connor walked me over to my staging area. "Good morning Mrs Preston" I said. "Good morning, Mattie" "Good morning Connor" "Good morning Mrs Preston" Connor said. "Have you decided to join our class again" "I see that your wearing a diaper today" "I'll write Mr Sun a note for you to give him" "Then you will switch classes and sit with Mattie since Cory now sits with Joey" "What about Palmer, Mrs Preston" "He's sitting with Leeann now" After Mrs Preston wrote the note, Connor grabbed my hand and I interlocked my fingers with his. We walked to his old class happily holding each others hand. Connor handed Mr Sun the note. As he read it, I saw that two boys were staring daggers at me. Why, I hadn't a clue. Connor collected his things out from his desk and then came back over to me. He waved goodbye and then grabbed my hand as we interlocked fingers and left to go to our classroom. Carters group was gathered out front of school. "Where's your brother Connor at this morning"? "He's late" . "I'm not sure" "He's staying over at his friend, Terry's house" "Well if you see him, tell him to come see me" "Okay, I'll do that" Mrs Preston's class. "Everyone, I'd like you all to welcome Connor to our class" "He will be joining us for the rest of the school year" "Connor, take the empty seat next to Mattie" "Mattie, I want you to work with Connor and bring him up to our grade level" "Yes Mrs Preston" Connor and Mattie sat so close to one another that their thighs were constantly rubbing against each other. This didn't go unnoticed by Mrs Preston. Neither did the two boys holding hands under the desk. It was the same case with Cory and Joey. Everyone had studied really hard all morning. Up to the point that Mrs Preston rewarded them with a 15 minute break. She then told everyone they would meet up for lunch afterwards. Mattie grabbed Connors hand as Cory took Joey's. The four boys grabbed their backpacks and rushed out the door. They all went to the nearest diaper changing restroom and put in the doors code. All four boys entered together. Mattie reached for Connors tabs as he reached for Mattie's. Cory and Joey had already ripped off each others diaper. We picked up our diapers and put them in the diaper pail. The four of us were all hard as a rock. I stepped closer to Connor as he stepped closer to me. We stared into each others eyes. We were searching and seeking permission for what we wanted, no needed. "Kiss him already" Cory said. Our lips came together and we kissed with the same passion that we had unlocked this morning. Our hands grabbed each others dickie and squeezed them. Our other hand reached around and landed on others butt cheek. Cory and Joey were groaning as they kissed and jerked each other to an exquisite tingling. Connor and I were right behind them. We shuddered when the tingles overtook us. The four of us giggled and looked at each other with goofy smiles on our faces. It was Cory who spoke first. "So, are you two together"? "What do you mean"? "Boyfriends" "We can do that" Mattie asked. "Don't you know" Cory said back. So Connor and I looked at each other and smiled as we nodded our heads. "We are too" Cory said. "Your not mad at me Mattie, are you"? Cory said looking into my eyes. "Of course not, why would I be" We realized the time had gotten away from us so we quickly helped each other put on a new diaper. Then we ran all the way to the cafeteria and saw that our class was already in line. Being slightly late, we all got in line behind the other class. Mrs Preston turned and saw us getting into line. She marked us off on her list. Connor and I were holding hands when his brother came walking up. "Where were you this morning" he asked his brother as I turned and faced him. "You" he said " "And why are you two holding hands"? "Cause were boyfriends" Connor said. "What about Carter" he asked me. "What about him and why are you at my school" I asked. "Your school" "I was here way before you were" "Then that means Carter goes here also"? "Yes" "Well I hope CARTER! and his boyfriend DYLAN! who I met yesterday are happy together" "Dylan" "Yes, he introduced himself to me yesterday, here in the lunch line" "Told me he is Carters boyfriend" "So if you'll excuse us now, we need to eat and get back to our classroom, so I can help my boyfriend get back up to the grade level he should be at" Connor and I got our trays and were served our lunch. We sat down at the table that Joey and Cory were sitting at with Palmer and Leeann. We all ate and talked together the entire lunch period. Then followed the yellow line back to our classroom. Now that Connor was in our class, we also had gym together. Today the gym was set up for floor hockey. Sides were picked and again we had all the small kids. Our regular teacher wasn't there today so we had a substitute. He picked the goalies for each side and even though I was trying out for goalie, I hoped that I didn't get picked. "You, black eye boy" "You look like you can take a hit" "Your in the goal" "Gears over there" he said. Everyone grabbed a stick and the game started. I couldn't believe it, we scored a goal. 1-0 "Okay, we just let you have that one, so it's not a blowout" "Now you'll never even get close to the ball or goal again" I didn't see him but Dylan, Carters boyfriend was in the stands watching us play. They came charging down the gym floor when the 6th grade kid named Steven who I met after our dodgeball game the proir week, hit a sizzling slap shot at me. I blocked it with my glove but another boy shot the rebound right back at me. This time though, I caught it with my glove and tossed the ball over to Connor. He had some good stick handling skills and made it all the way to their goal. He shot it right past their goalie and into the net. We were up 2-0. They won the faceoff and soon a barrage of balls were shot at me, one after another. I was in my zone and I stopped everyone of them. This went on for another 30 minutes. There side was getting very frustrated by the fact that they couldn't score against me. The whistle finally blew, marking the end of the class. Everyone went off to the locker room to get changed while I went to remove my gear. Steven came walking over to me. "Your full of surprises, little one" "First dodgeball and now floor hockey" "I don't know how you did that but I'd like to see you do that with a hockey puck on ice skates" With a smirk on his face,, he turned and left. Dylan walked over to me. "Your really good at that" "At first I thought you would get hurt" "But your actually pretty good" "Thanks Dylan, I appreciate that" Connor came over carrying my backpack and gave me a peck on my cheek in front of Dylan. "Hey Dylan" Connor said. "You two know each other" Dylan asked "Yes, Connors my boyfriend" I told Dylan He congratulated us and had a big smile on his face. "We need go Dylan" "We have to catch our bus" As we went to get on our bus Connor asked me. "How do you know Dylan"? "He introduced himself to me yesterday" "He also informed me that Carters his boyfriend" "So you must be the Mattie that he's always talking about" "You do know that Carters in love with you"? "Well then why is he with Dylan" "Plus he had all summer break to tell me" "Besides, your my boyfriend or don't you want to be"? "Oh no" "Were boyfriends" "It's Carters lost" Mattie said. Mattie reached out and took ahold of Connors hand and boarded the bus. "Hey Mattie, whose your new friend" Devin asked. "Devin, this is my boyfriend Connor" "It's good to meet you Connor" "Your a monitor at our school aren't you" ? "Yes I am" "See Mattie" "I told you everything would work out" "Yes you did Devin" We took out our homework and started working on it. Our stop came up and we got off. Connors hand found mine and we headed for home. I had promised my mommy that I would take the sidewalk. So we had to go all the way around the block. We passed by a few older boys. "Look guys, we have a couple of faires" I didn't know what they were talking about. So I ignored what they said and walked right by them. They fell in step behind us and continued to belittle us. Wesley, my neighbor whose good friends with my brother Darren had driven by and seen what was going on. He pulled over and ran across the street. He then came up behind all of us, unseen and unheard until he spoke. "Hey guys, what's up" The three older boys turned their heads and saw this really big guy behind them. "So you found some faries" "Yes" "These two right here" "They need to learn that their kind isn't welcomed around here" "And what is it that you plan to do with them" "We figured that a good beat down is in order" "That's not going to work guys" "Why's that" "Cause I've known the one on the left my whole life and if the one on the right is his boyfriend, I'm going to protect him as well" "So this is what's going to happen" "First your going to apologize for being mean to them" "Second, your going to make sure no one else does to them what you've done" "Thirdly, if I have to come back here cause I heard you or any of your friends ha bothered my brothers again, there will be hell to pay" "Do I make myself clear"? "Yes sir" all 3 boys said. "They turned around and apologized several times to us before they asked permission to leave. Then they turned around and took off in a run. "Wesley" I said as I jumped up into his arms. "So, who is this" "My boyfriend Connor" "I see that you finally figured things out" I kinda understood what Wesley was talking about. "Getting there hopefully" "Just remember to always follow your heart and don't worry about what ignorant people say" "I will Wesley" "That goes for you as well Connor" "Okay, give me a hug and tell that brother of yours, he best call me when he comes home for break" "I will Wesley and thanks" "That was scary" "I know" "My brother Carl said that on Saturdays they are giving free lessons to beginners in Taekwondo at the city park" "Maybe we should go" "That sounds like a good idea Connor" "I've got a pretty smart boyfriend" "Connor" "When we get home, I'm going to need to talk to my parents about us" "Will you be okay with that"? "You going to come out to your parents"? "I don't know what that means"? Connor walked me over to a street bench and we sat down. "Mattie, do you know what being gay means" "No" "Being gay means that you like to be with your gender" "It also means that you only want to have male on male sex" "In our case, only with boys" "Oh" "I didn't know that" "And a fairy is a dirty name gay people are called" "I came out to my parents earlier this year" "They said that they knew that I was gay since I was 6 years old" "They also said that it didn't matter to them" That they wouldn't love me any less" "They only wanted me to be happy" "To be with someone who would love me" "But you need to know the other response that could happen" "I had a friend who is like us but his sister teased him terribly about it. His parents eventually found out and sent him away to some kind of camp. I never did see him again. "Why are you crying Mattie"? "Now I'm scared" "What if my parents hate me because I'm gay" "Your parents sound like great people" "Plus I'll be there with you" "And if your parents do hate you, you will come live with me" I wrapped my arms around Connor and hugged him as I cried. We stood up and headed to the house. When we were in sight of my house, we saw my mommy standing outside. "Where have you two been" "I was very worried" "We walked around the block and saw Wesley" "Sweetheart, have you been crying" "Yes mommy" "You want to talk about it" "I will when daddy gets home" "We have homework assignments to do" "Call me when daddy gets here" With that said, I grabbed Connor's hand and went straight up to my room and skipped our after-school snack. Ringing sound. "Yes Mary" "Bob, can you come home" "Something happened to Mattie" "He was crying when he got home and said he wouldn't say anything until daddy got home" "I'm leaving now" Connor sat holding Mattie who was really scared after listening to Connors story about his friend. What if he lost his parents after he revealed to them that he is gay. Back at school. Carl had purposely missed the bus so he could walk back to Carters house. It gave him the time he needed to think. "How am I going to tell, my best friend that my brother Connor and Mattie are boyfriends" "What the heck did Dylan say to Mattie"? Carl had arrived at Carters and walked around to the back gate to get in. "What happened to you" "The bus waited but you never showed up" "So we had to leave" "Carter I have somethings that I need to tell you" "You better sit down" "This sounds serious" Carter said as he sat down in one of the chairs in their sunroom. "During the the time that I knew yellow class was having lunch, I got a hall pass to go see the nurse" "I had also been looking for my little brother" "I ended up in the cafeteria" "I saw Connor in line to get lunch but it wasn't his lunch period" "As I got closer to him, I asked him what he was doing" "Then I noticed he was holding hands with another boy" "I figured Connor finally had a boyfriend" "That's when the other boy turned his head towards me" "It was black eye boy" "But the swelling had gone down and I instantly recognized him" "It's your Mattie that I met at the ice rink" "What" Carter shouted as he stood up. "There's more" "Please sit down" "Then I asked why they were holding hands" "Cause were boyfriends they said" "I asked Mattie, what about Carter" "He said, he met Dylan yesterday who introduced himself as your boyfriend" "Also, I found out that Connors been transferred into Matties classroom" "I saw them both getting on Matties bus after school" "I'm so sorry Carter" "It kills me to have had to tell you this" "What was Dylan thinking" Carter screamed. "It's his fault" "Make sure Dylan is in the library tomorrow" "I'm going to get some answers" Carter got up and went inside to his room. Matties room. Mattie had cried himself out. He needed to get out of the house and go somewhere that he could think about this alone. He knew where he needed to go. "Connor, can you go downstairs and have my mommy make me a sandwich and bring it up when it's made" Connor jumped up a went downstairs. I wrote Connor a note, telling him that I was sorry to have fooled him but I needed alone time to think. I grabbed my backpack, some money and my winter jacket and climbed out the window. I went to the lower roof level and jumped down onto the picnic table below. I went to the backyard shed and grabbed my bike. Then I went through the trail in the woods. When I got to the next street, I headed for my destination. Back at Matties house. "Honey, I'm home" "Hello Connor" "How was your day"? "Good sir" "Where's Mattie"? "He's upstairs in his room" "Sent me down to get him a sandwich" "That doesn't sound like something Mattie would have someone do for him" "Come on Connor let's go get Mattie" Connor carried the plate with the sandwich back up to Mattie's room. He knocked and opened the door but no Mattie could be seen. "Mattie where are you"? Connor called out but got no answer. Connor looked in the bathroom but he wasn't there either. Bob looked everywhere upstairs for Mattie but couldn't find him. "Sir, I think you should see this" Connor called out. "What is it Connor" I found this note on my backpack sir. Bob read the note. "Sir, the window wasn't opened when I went downstairs" Bob and Connor ran downstairs and out into the backyard. Bob saw where Mattie had jumped onto the picnic table from the roof and then onto the ground. Then Bob turned and saw that the shed door was slightly open. When he checked it out, he saw that Matties bike was missing. Bob with Connor following him, went back inside the house. He sat Connor down and asked him to go over everything that had happened today. Connor was a little reluctant to say anything. He didn't want to betray Matties trust. He didn't want to reveal to his parents that he was gay. Bob told him that he knew about them playing sex games and that he already knew that his son was gay. And that it didn't change anything. That the love, he, his wife and brother had for Mattie wouldn't change. Connor broke down and started crying. Connor told them everything from them being boyfriends to Mattie being afraid that the two of you would reject him for being gay. It's all my fault Connor said cause I told him about my friend whose parents sent him away to a camp. And that I never saw him again after that. Connor cried the entire time. Bob wrapped him up in his big strong arms and comforted him. "You did no such thing Connor " Bob looked up at Mary who had tears running down her cheeks. Bob told his wife that Mattie had left a note upstairs that said he needed alone time to go think. Lets not panic just yet. We will give Mattie until his curfew. Bob went upstairs to shower and change. Then he came downstairs to find Mary and Connor making grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. "Connor, did Mattie bring his backpack home with him" "Yes, it should be on his bed" "It's gone as is some of his money" 5 o'clock curfew came but no Mattie. Then six o'clock came and passed. Bob and Mary knew that something was wrong. Mattie had never been this late getting home or not called to let them know where he was at. "Start making phone calls to all of Matties friends Mary" "See if anyone has seen him" I'm calling Dale to get the crew out all over town to look for Mattie. Ring ring ring "Hey Bob" "How's Mattie doing"? "I don't know Dale" "Mattie left and hasn't returned" "I have a bad feeling that somethings terribly wrong" "I'm calling the guys" "Where do you want us to start looking for him" "Have everyone come over here" "We will start at the house" The word went out all over town that a boy was missing. His picture was printed off and handed out to everyone that was part of the search party. Deputy Sheriff Paige pulled up with all of his off duty officers pulling in behind him. "What do you mean by not calling the police to help search for Mattie" "After all you've done for this town" "But he hasn't been missing long enough" "You can't help with the search for him until he's missing for 24 hours" "Well we're going to help anyway" Dale pulled up with Carl and Carter in the truck. The boys went inside and were surprised to see Connor sitting at the kitchen table. He had been crying and still had tears in his eyes. Being the big brother that he is, Carl took Connor in his arms and hugged him. He told him that everything would be alright. That Mattie would be found. Then Connor saw Carter sit down. He got up crying and went to Carter. Blubbering Connor spoke. "I'm so so sorry Carter" "I didn't know that he was the Mattie you've always spoken about" "If I had known, I would have stayed away" "Connor, it's not your fault" "Your brother was right" "if I wasn't so afraid to tell Mattie how I felt about him, he would be here with us right now" "It's my fault he's not home" "Boys" "We need your help downstairs" "Coming dad" "Boys, I need you to think of anywhere Mattie might have gone" "Especially you Carter" "Nobody knows Mattie as well as you do" "Write down all the places you can think of that he might go" Deputy Sheriff Paige came in. "Bob, we've matched the tire tracks of Matties bike with the ones that went through the woods. "He is heading in the direction of the old Smith quarry" "I've got a team tracking him now" Calls were sent out to concentrate the search over towards the old Smith quarry. A half an hour later, a call over the radio came in. Deputy Sheriff Paige took Bob and Mary aside. "Bob" "My team just found Matties bike" "It was next to a drop off at the quarry" "There's signs that Mattie fell in" "I've sent for two diving teams to search the water" A loud shrieking noise came from Mary. Sue had arrived shortly after her husband Dale and was there to comfort her. Lights had been bought in and set up around the quarry. Two teams of divers had been searching for more then 4 hours. It was just to dark to search anymore. When suddenly, one of the divers alerted that he had found something. A backpack was bought up and handed off to the teams leader. With Bob looking on, they emptied out the contents of the bag. As soon as the colored underwear style diapers appeared, Bob knew it was his sons backpack. Even though it was nighttime, three boats were lowered into the quarry and they began to drag the bottom. Everyone's spirits were very low at this point. News at 10 came on. Local boy missing. Bike and back pack found in quarry. Divers are presently dragging the quarry to bring up his body. Bob had called Darren earlier on to let him know what was happening. He didn't want him to have to find out through the news. Darren was scheduled to play a hockey game against Vancouver University that night. But instead, he went to his coach and told him he needed to be with his family. His little brother was missing. His coach was able to get him on a non stop flight back home. Darren's plane landed and his friend Wesley met him at the airport to bring him back to the house. Darren had just walked into the house when a call came in that a body had been found. "It's not Matties body mom" "I still feel him" a teary eyed Darren said. The body found, was the body of a young man but it wasn't Matties body. Morning came and the whole quarry had been dragged twice. It was determined that Matties body wasn't in that quarry. Carter, Carl and Connor had stayed up throughout the night. They all were now asleep in Matties room. It was concluded that Mattie did in fact fall in the quarry but was able to get out on his own. Search dogs were given an unwashed shirt of Mattie with his scent on it. It took the dogs about twenty minutes to pick up the boys trail. The dogs tracked him for more then 3 hours when they suddenly stopped. The dogs were barking at the ground. This area had been marked No Trespassing. As the ground was very unstable.. it was the old minerals deposit miner's area. It was abandoned more then a decade ago. Upon closer inspection, they discovered there was an old air shaft that served as oxygen for the mineral miner's who work these old mines. The dogs were collected and the ground wasl closely looked at. The cast that was made from the shoe prints of Mattie at the house were an exact match for the ones they found here. Deputy Sheriff Paige made a call and arranged for a trapped miner's recovery team to come in. Meanwhile the ground had to be stabilized. So a local lumber company bought in four pallets worth of 3/4" 4 X 8 plywood to cover the ground, to help stabilize the area. Three layers later, the ground was deemed ready. The recovery team sent down a microphone and camera first. At about 125 feet they heard a groaning noise coming from what sounded like a very young boy. Then they saw that his body was hung up in the nets, that were used to catch any debris that might fall into the air shafts. The call came through to the house that Mattie had been found. He was down the old mineral mines air shaft. A crane with a long extension arm was bought in. But the shaft wasn't wide enough to send a man down but a small boy could make it. When this news reached the house, Carter immediately volunteered but insurance and liability concerns put that matter to rest. Mattie would need to put the harness on himself. Otherwise they would need to dig a parallel hole and then once past Matties depth, cut a tunnel across to his. The rescue team hooked up a simple harness to the crane. All that Mattie would need to do is slip his arms through and then snap the clasp between his legs. It took 45 minutes of maneuvering to get the harness all the way down to Matties depth. Once there, his daddy and brother encouraged and talked him through the whole process of putting the harness on himself. Mattie could be heard crying loudly. Everyone above knowing he must be experiencing extreme pain. Watching through the camera, they could only look on as he followed his daddies and brothers instructions. Satisfied that he had put the harness on properly, the crane started to slowly raise the cable that had Mattie hanging off of it. It took over two hours for Mattie to be raised up and out of the hole. The ambulance crew was standing by to transport Mattie to the shopping center down the street where a First Flight Rescue helicopter waited to fly the boy to the hospital. Once Mattie was clear of the air shaft, the ambulance crew carefully unhooked the harness from the crane. This made it easier for them to remove the harness from Mattie and lay him gently down onto a wooden back board. Mattie clothes were covered in blood from the many cuts that he had apparently received from his fall into the air shaft. For Matties safety, he was strapped down for his journey to the hospital. Together with the help of Matties daddy and brother along with the paramedics, they carried the gurney across the man made plywood floor to the awaiting ambulance. There was only enough room for one person to go along with Mattie so Darren told his dad to go with Mattie. He'd get a ride to the hospital from Wesley. Sue had already taken Mary to the Minneapolis Children's Hospital Emergency Room along with Carter, Carl and Connor. The miner's recovery team stayed behind to collect any possible evidence into how this accident could have happened. It was determined that Mattie had been in that shaft for over 36 hours. The ambulance arrived to where the First Flight Rescue Helicopter was waiting for them. Quickly Mattie was offloaded and put on the helicopter. Bob and one of the paramedics got on the helicopter with Mattie for the flight to the hospital. The helicopters blades picked up speed and soon lifted them up off of the ground. News of the missing boy being found and rescued from an airshaft was broadcast on all local TV stations. The story was even picked up by other national stations as well as ABC and NBC News. A compliment of medical personnel were waiting for First Flight Rescue to land at the hospitals helipad. Once landed, Mattie was taken straight to the emergency room to be checked out. All of Matties clothes were cut off of his body. They left on his diaper for now. The doctors checked out all of Matties vitals. They checked his limbs for broken bones. Plus they checked and stopped the bleeding of all of his cuts that were on his body. Mattie was taken to have an MRI and Cat Scan done. He was also to be xray'd. Since Mattie was a minor, the hospital needed permission from his parents. Mary had already signed all the paperwork that was needed and she was given copies of those documents. The doctor came out to give an update to Matties parents and his brother Darren. Dale and Sue with Carter, Carl and Connor were also there as well in the waiting room. "Mr and Mrs O'Brian". "Yes doctor" "How is my baby boy. "Mattie has suffered major trauma" "He has been taken up the the fourth floor to have a Cat Scan and then an MRI done. He's has suffered a concussion and has several cuts throughout his body that will require stitches. From my initial observations, Mattie has no broken bones but we will be taking x-rays just to make sure. Another 4 hours had gone by when the doctor came out to give another update. "How's Mattie doing" Bob asked. "Your sons, MRI and Cat Scan have come back negative" "Mattie had a total of 37 stitches to close up the 9 cuts he suffered" "X-rays showed no broken bones or fractures" "He's been put in a private room courtesy of the hospital" "We are going to keep him overnight for observations" "His room number is 717 and the room has an extra bed should any of you decide to stay with him" "We're going to be staying with him". "Doctor, thank you" "I didn't really do anything" "It was your son who is the amazing one" "He's a tough little boy to have made it through all of this with literally only scratches" "I'll be back around noon tomorrow to check on him and see if he can go home" "How long will he be unconscious"? "Your boy should wake up in another hour" "If he's hungry or thirsty, let him have what he wants" "It shows he's healing" "Thank you" "Mom, I'm going to take the boys down to the cafeteria and get us something to eat" "I'll bring the four of you back a little something" "Thanks Darren" "Do you need any money"? "I've got it covered dad" Hospital Cafeteria "You boys can get whatever you want" "Thanks Darren" "Is Mattie going to be okay"? Carter asked "The doctor said he has a concussion and had to have 37 stitches to close up his 9 cuts" "He should be awake soon" "I think I remember you, Carl right" "Yea, that's me" "But I don't know who you are" "I'm Connor, Carl's younger brother by 10 momths" "Wesley said Matties boyfriends name is Connor" "Is that you"? "Yes" a red faced Connor answered. "You guys can stay here and eat" "I'm going back upstairs and bring these drinks and snacks to the others" Carter, Carl and Connor sat down to eat when someone called out. "Hey Connor" Connor turned and saw his two best friends Dustin and Charle. "You two care if I say hi" 'Of course not" "Just remember were in 717" "What are you two doing here"? "Show him" Dustin raised his arm to reveal that he had a cast on it. "What happened"? "I tried to sneak out of the house this morning but the trellis on the side of the house broke" "I landed on my arm and broke it" "So why are you here"? "This is where they took Mattie to" "That was the boy that fell in the airshaft" "There's a rumor going around that he's your boyfriend" "Yes" Once Connor confirmed Dustin's question he stood up and turned to his friend. "Come on Charlie, we're out of here" "Whats the matter"? "Why are you leaving"? An angry Dustin turned around. "When I overheard your brother telling Carter about you telling your parents about you being gay, that was the happiest day of my life" "What are you saying"? "I have a crush on you Connor" "Since the second grade" Dustin turned and left with Charlie. Carl and Carter had heard the whole conversation between the boys. Connor looked over at his brother and Connor. Then he dashed out of te cafeteria. Dustin had just reached his parents and looked up to see Connor at the other side. "I like you too" Connor screamed. Charlie patted a smiling Dustin on his back. "See, I told you" "Something I should know about Dustin"? "Not yet, mommy" Carl and Carter walked up behind Connor. They had heard his confession to Dustin Carl put his hand on his brothers shoulder. "What are you going to tell Mattie"? Carl asked. "I don't know" "You need to be honest with him, Connor" "I know" "And you Carter, need to be honest with Mattie" Carl stated. Room 717 "Mom, dad. I got of you both something to drink "Mr and Mrs Spencer" "I also got you something" "Heres a selection of snacks as well" The boys came in twenty minutes later to find Matties status hadn't changed. "Bob, Mary" "It's been a long day" "Were going to head home" "We've called, Lisa and updated her on the situation" "Connors going to stay with us until they return" "Thank you for everything Dale, Sue" "Keep us posted" "Tell Mattie we love him" They turned and left but Carter still stood next to his bed. He leaned forward and whispered into Matties ear so noone could hear him or so he thought. "I love you" Then kissed him on his cheek. Turned and rushed out of the room. Mattie had just awaken and heard what Carter had said. Then he kissed him again on his cheek. He was just about open eyes when Darren spoke. "Can someone please tell me what's going on" Darren asked. "Mary, would you like to answer that" Well, alot has happened in this chapter. I hope that your all enjoying this story. Don't forget that Nifty needs donations to keep these stories free. Well my friends are here to go snowboarding. Au Revior Mattie