Family Intermission

Before we get to the next day at school, I need to talk about my family a little.

Like I said before, my mom died when I was little and my dad remarried a shrew. I have two step-siblings by her, one brother (Trevor) and one sister (Stacy) -- but I also have a younger brother (Jerry) by my mom. I get along with the step-siblings fine -- they are little kids and generally pretty fun -- but, like everybody else, I love my little brother. He's the kind of guy who is always smiling and friendly. People, even my shrew of a step-mom, just naturally like him and gravitate toward him.

Now, much of the time, I try to avoid the family. Part of that is just being 18 and wanting to be independent, but partly is trying to avoid my step-mom. She does threaten to kick me out when she's angry enough, and I'm smart enough to realize that would be a disaster for me.

But, I can't always avoid the family. And, arriving home from school, I saw that this was one of those days. My dad was sitting on the front steps, with three beer cans lying on the ground in front of him, and a fourth in his hand. And, unbelievably, he was crying.

Two people crying in one day... definitely weird times.

The shrew was there trying to console him, and when she saw me, she ran over. "I don't know what to do," she confessed. "I've never seen him this way." Well, I had never seen her reach out to me like that, either, so we were both having new experiences

I walked over. "Jason!" he slurred. I walked past her to my dad. "Don't ever stop talking to Jerry," he said drunkenly. "You gotta promise me! Love your brother!"

"I will dad, I will," I promised.

The next morning I woke up feeling horny, and the events of the previous day caught up with me. I was going to get a blowjob when I got to school! For once I could hardly wait to get there. I practically leaped out of bed.

I was getting some cereal for myself when my dad came out of the bedroom. "I'm sorry about last night," he said.

"It's fine, dad," I replied. "What was going on?"

He didn't answer but just shouted out, "Everybody come here!"

The rest of the family came running and then he explained, "Yesterday I found out my brother died."

We all looked at each other. None of us even knew he had a brother.

"We were estranged," my dad said. "It's a long story. But now that he's gone, I realize how much I miss him. Anyway, I thought you all should know. Now, that's all, let's get you all to school."