ericrodman101
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Gerry tensed himself ready to spring into action if the worst happened. The drugged man lying with Toby's mother accused him of getting his dick sucked. Gerry flushed. 'I am that obvious?' he thought, but then realised dick sucking was probably currency in this neighbourhood. Any neighbourhood really. Except round here it would expose you to more danger than just oral herpes.
There seemed no point replying and anyway, Toby yelled at the guy. History, Gerry wondered.
Toby took an age to gather his things, what little there was, into a plastic bag. Gerry hovered by the door, pleased that the man had fallen asleep. But even as he stepped over the rubbish and into the corridor, Toby decided to leave a note and disappeared into the kitchen. It was pathetic and touching. A note for this woman. Would she even find it? Read it? Understand it? Gerry could only imagine what Toby would write and was selfishly grateful Toby didn't know his home address.
Gerry stepped back inside the apartment and peered into the kitchen. He watched Toby place the note under a bottle, then his key, and come back into the room. Toby leaned down and whispered to his mother, and without looking at Gerry, left the apartment with an air of finality. He was downstairs and in the yard before Gerry made the first landing.
The yard was dark. Gerry sensed Toby was emotional, probably sobbing silently. He wanted to stay here for as short a time as possible.
"Come on, kiddo," he said, putting an arm around Toby, who shuffled closer in the darkness. As they stood a light rain began falling. "Time to go somewhere warm and dry. And first find a cab."
With his arm still about Toby's shoulders, Gerry moved them both in the direction of the street, wondering which was the quickest way to sanctuary at this time of night.
There seemed no point replying and anyway, Toby yelled at the guy. History, Gerry wondered.
Toby took an age to gather his things, what little there was, into a plastic bag. Gerry hovered by the door, pleased that the man had fallen asleep. But even as he stepped over the rubbish and into the corridor, Toby decided to leave a note and disappeared into the kitchen. It was pathetic and touching. A note for this woman. Would she even find it? Read it? Understand it? Gerry could only imagine what Toby would write and was selfishly grateful Toby didn't know his home address.
Gerry stepped back inside the apartment and peered into the kitchen. He watched Toby place the note under a bottle, then his key, and come back into the room. Toby leaned down and whispered to his mother, and without looking at Gerry, left the apartment with an air of finality. He was downstairs and in the yard before Gerry made the first landing.
The yard was dark. Gerry sensed Toby was emotional, probably sobbing silently. He wanted to stay here for as short a time as possible.
"Come on, kiddo," he said, putting an arm around Toby, who shuffled closer in the darkness. As they stood a light rain began falling. "Time to go somewhere warm and dry. And first find a cab."
With his arm still about Toby's shoulders, Gerry moved them both in the direction of the street, wondering which was the quickest way to sanctuary at this time of night.