One Boy's Journey Chapter 32

Written by Brianna Demonet

We slept until after 9 am. I woke up first and decided to get some laps in the pool before my friends woke up.

I was on my tenth lap when I heard two people dive in. Both Lexi and Emma joined me. I finished about 30 laps. Lexi and Emma did about fifteen laps. We toweled off and went upstairs and showered and started getting dressed.

Dan and Mom were going to go to the house for the home inspection. We decided to make an early lunch while they were at the inspection. I made us toast and tea.

Mom and Dad were gone a little over 5 hours. Aunt V was at work.

My phone buzzed, Hi mom!

Are you girls hungry?

Getting there!

Dan and have two more stops to make. We'll be home in an hour.

Okay, Did you get it?

We'll talk about it when we get home.

How does Texas Roadhouse sound for dinner?

Sounds great!

We'll leave for dinner when we get home.

Okay, Mom, thanks.

I hung up the phone.

What's up Ree asked Lexi.

We're going to Texas Roadhouse for dinner tonight. They'll be home in an hour.

We better get ready then, said Emma.

The three of us raced upstairs. I used Aunt V's shower and let them use mine. I wore my purple turtle neck sweater dress with my black hip belt, black stockings, garter belt, and black ankle boots.

I was stunned when Lexi and Emma had Sweater dresses. Lexi wore a black sweater dress with a gold chain hip belt. She wore nude pantyhose and black ankle boots with a gold buckle.

Emma wore a tan sweater dress with a brown hip belt, nude stockings, a garter belt, and knee-high brown boots.

We loaded up in Escalade and I saw a huge smile on Mom and Dad's faces as we drove to the restaurant.

While we were riding in the car I asked, did we get it?

We'll talk about that very soon, honey; relax, honey. Said mom.

We got to Outback Steakhouse just before the dinner crowd showed up. We got a nice big corner booth. Dad got a big steak. We girls got small sizzler steaks.

Mom explained that they closed on the house and had to wait 15 days for the paperwork to get finalized. We are all very happy to hear it. Dad said he and Mom would have to come back out to close on the property.

We were smiling all through dinner.

Tomorrow was Sunday and we were going to drop my parents off at the airport afterwards. We had school on Monday. Taylor and Linda were picking up the girls after brunch.

We left for home, and Mom wanted to stop and take some pictures of the outside of our new home. All kept thinking so long trailer park!

Don't get me wrong here. Our trailer park was nicer than most. I don't have anything against anyone living in a trailer park. It's the stigma that people label you with because you live in one.

I have a special place in my heart to defend the good people who live there, who need the help I received when I needed it the most.

We took pictures of us standing on the front porch. It was just then Mom noticed Maria had come by and put the sale pending sign up. I knew Anita and I would be talking about this on Monday.

With 5 bedrooms and a maid's suite, we would have room for everyone. I was so excited and happy. I kept thanking Mom and Dad.

Mom finally said, take it easy, Rianna. We have a lot of work to do.

Ohh! I forgot to tell you! Julius Rowe's father does construction and knows some people who can help.

Text me the information and I will call them Ree.

Sure thing, Dad!

We drove home, mom and dad were packing up and getting ready to return to Ohio.

My friends and I were discussing how to decorate my bedroom and bathroom. We went online and started shopping for furniture and bed and bedding. I started loading up a cart with all kinds of stuff. I love my canopy bed, so I started looking for a new one.

I found a bedroom set with a desk and makeup table similar to mine but a little bit larger than my current one

I thought about just moving what I had into the new house. I didn't think that would be the best. Aunt V put a lot of time and money into decorating my room. Besides I figured I'd be staying there from time to time.

I kept thinking if I moved my stuff like that it might send her the wrong message. I love Aunt V, breaking her heart is the last thing I'd ever want to do.

We've become closer than I ever dreamed of. We both knew I'd eventually move out. But neither of us ever thought or really talked about it, except at Christmas. I knew Mom and Dad's plans, but things could change. There's a lot of work to do, and I still have school and my activities.

I failed to miss a few calls on my phone. I was the same number my dad warned me not to answer.

I said just a minute girls. I ran downstairs and showed Mom and Dad.

Shit! Said Dad! I knew we had forgotten something. I still haven't set up my new phone yet.

Is this a problem Dan? Mom asked.

A small one, but we can fix it before our flight tomorrow. I am so sorry Ree I completely forgot about it.

It's Okay Dad, we have all been preoccupied lately.

True, but it's something I should have done sooner. You didn't answer or call it, did you?

No sir! You told me not to!

Good girl. Your mother and I will handle this next week.

Maybe Cathy can help? Said mom.

We can ask her, she should know anyway. I'll also report it to DA Summers. He might be able to find out the, who, what, where, and why with these calls, said Dad. I saw that serious face on him again. If I didn't know better I would swear he already had a good idea about it.

My friends started coming downstairs.

Everything alright asked Lexi.

Come here, girls. Said, Dad

You both know Rianna's story?

Yes sir! They said together.

Rianna has been getting calls from a strange number.

Have either of you gotten any strange calls or given out her number by anyone chance?

No sir! Again they said.

Good! Keep it that way. If you notice anything strange you call me, Brenda or Vanessa.

What's wrong Mr. Milford? Asked Emma.

Rianna has gotten 12 missed calls from a strange number. I'm not sure what it's about. But something doesn't feel right about it. We'll talk to your mothers' tomorrow about it.

For now, just pay a little more attention to you and Ree. I'm sure it's nothing to worry about, but just keep an eye out for anything that doesn't look right.

Yes sir! They said.

I was trying not to look worried, but it wasn't easy. I texted the missed call number to Cathy. I told her I didn't answer the call. I told her what Dan said about responding to it.

Cathy texted me back and said she would get with Dad and look into it.

When we got home we started settling in for the night. It was still a little early.

How would you girls like to learn how to play poker?

We agreed right away.

Dad set up the game for us, and Mom and Aunt V went out for a drink.

We spent the next four hours playing poker. It felt like 30 minutes. We had a lot of fun. Dad was very knowledgeable and showed us all the fundamentals and how to act at the table. We even won a few hands. It was after 11 pm when we went upstairs to bed.

We did our girly sleepover routine and went to bed. Emma again slept in the middle.

I woke up at 7 am and started doing laps in the pool. I slept great, but I saw another missed call from the same creepy number. I lost track of time in the pool.

Hey Kiddo! Time to get ready for brunch!

Coming, I exclaimed.

When I got upstairs Emma had just finished making my bed, and Lexi just finished in the shower.

I took a quick shower, and Lexi did our hair in a small bee hive bun with braids. I wore my bright blue cable sweater dress with nude stockings and blue heels. I had a silver hip belt and my silver purse.

Lexi wore a cute yellow pencil skirt suit with nude stockings and black T-bar heels. Emma wore a hunter-green coat dress with taupe stockings and black heels.

Mom and Aunt V both wore pantsuits. Mom's was a dark gray, and Aunt V's was dark blue.

Dad wore the dark gray Dolce 3 button suit Mom bought him; he looked very dashing!

We had fun at brunch. We bumped into Anita, and she congratulated us on the house.

Mr. Fountain stopped at our table and asked when he and Mom would be back in town. About two weeks.

Make sure you call my office, the other paperwork should be ready for you then.

Sounds good said Dad.

Julius stopped by and gave Dad a business card for his uncle, who does home interior work. I was getting ready and excited about the house. Emma and Lexi were almost as excited as I was.

After brunch, we loaded up Mom and Dad and started out for the airport. Dad made us stop by the cell phone store. Dad explained that I needed a new number and set my phone up.

Dad kept my old phone active and wanted to see if the calls would keep coming. Dad explained if the phone was still active the authorities might be able to trace the activity.

I manually moved over my contacts and deleted all the social media from my phone. Lexi and Emma are not big on social media. It was just then I realized that a lot of teenagers are social media addicts.

The champions game was state televised and I bet our cheer routines were caught on camera. It could have been seen by anyone looking for me if they were really looking.

Then again most girls are posting selfies on social media all the time. Chances are that is what happened.

We dropped my parents off at the airport, hugged them, and headed home. As we headed home, we stopped at Jersey Mike's. I got a sub sandwich, and Aunt V got a wrap.

After a long and eventful two weeks, we decided to just eat in front of the TV. After dinner, I went upstairs and reviewed my homework, texted John my new number, and went to bed.

I was fortunate enough that debate and swimming were every other day. The debate was actually pretty easy for me. I have a good memory of different subjects. The swimming was not as hard as I thought it would be.

I've been swimming non-stop for close to 8 months almost every day. I wasn't the fastest person, but I had great endurance. Having a debate twice a week allowed my body to recover and relax a bit. The coach mentioned something about doing the longer distance swimming.

Cheryl was in a debate with me. She has a quick mind and is very articulate. She actually was very smooth in her debating. She kinda reminds me of her father. We actually had fun together.

The week went very quickly. Our swim meets were mostly on Saturdays.

John and I had standing dates on Friday and Saturday nights except this Saturday. Lexi and Emma were spending Saturday night at my house to help get ready for my party. Most of the girls were 15 or 16 years old. I was the youngest.

Taylor supplied Emma with two more hair dryers, hot roller machines,, and extra rollers. Aunt V bought all kinds of hair products, gloves, and solutions. I was very excited about my first big birthday party.

Aunt V and I went to the Salon on Saturday after seeing my therapist. Lori trimmed my split ends and colored my hair dark and auburn. Lori trimmed my nails to 1/8" long with a French Mani and Pedi. Aunt V was her signature Jet black with very subtle red highlights. Her nails were a deep dark red.

Aunt V arranged for pizza for the party and my red velvet cake. With 3 additional bedrooms and the maid's suite,, there was plenty of room for sleeping.

Lexi, Emma, and I set up my bedroom and bathroom like a beauty salon. Aunt V bought a bunch of L'Oreal and Maybelline makeup. We had hair ribbons and barrettes.

Aunt V, Lexi, Emma, and I made up gift bags with stuffed animals, Meadows Mustangs, costume jewelry, and small makeup kits.

Everyone was coming at 3 pm. I was excited and nervous. Thank gosh Lexi and Emma were here to calm me down.

The girls started showing up at 3. By 4 pm we had a full house. Aunt V was charming. She greeted every parent most of them she knew. When Cheryl showed up, Aunt V and Nancy Fountain shared a glass of wine, talking as we swam and soaked in the hot tub.

Lilly said I don't want to ruin my hair. Lexi smiled and said, don't worry we'll fix it later. Once the girls learned we were doing hair later, everyone was splashing and having a great time.

At 5 pm the pizza arrived. Everyone was having a great time, Lexi and Emma were great co-hosts. Cheryl's attitude was friendly and warm Anita proved to be the comedian of the crowd. Lilly was quite the storyteller.

We gossiped about school, boys and we could talk about fashion all day.

When it came time for the cake. I saw presents popping out of nowhere. Girls I said no presents! We know, said Shelly and we all understand. But we also know it's not a birthday party without presents!

It was great stuff. Earrings, and bangles. A nice blow dryer with attachments. I got a couple of e anklets and nail polish. Lexi got me some new naval jewelry. Emma got me some nose studs.

The biggest surprise was the necklace and pendant I received from Cheryl. It was silver with a silver Mustang horse similar to our school mascot. I was just then I realized all the girls had one. I was in tears from the joy I was feeling.

Cheryl put the necklace on me and said we are all Mustang sisters, Now! I hugged Cheryl, with my thanks.

Thank you, everyone, this is my best birthday ever. I cried tears of joy.

To show you how much I appreciate it. I have something for everyone. Aunt V and I brought out the gift bags. Everyone loves them.

Lexi looked at me and said, you think they're ready? I think so!

Who wants a makeover? Everyone raised their hands.

My party was a huge hit! We were up until after 2am giggling, gossiping about school, boy, and our goals. Everyone wanted intimate knowledge of where I came from and what it was like back home.

I told them very little about where I was from; I just told them it was a place with very few opportunities to pursue. I applied at Meadows because Aunt V recommended it, and when I was accepted,d, it was a dream come true.

When they started digging deeper Lexi said you know Rianna's mom bought a house down the street, that changed the subject really fast. Anita joined in and told everyone that we were fixing it up our way.

We talked about Christmas and shared pictures of our holidays. Lilly had great pictures of her trip to Hawaii; a couple of girls went snow skiing.

When we woke up the next morning everyone wanted to see the house. I was proud of our fixer-upper.

Aunt V and I made scrambled eggs, toast, and bacon for everyone. Some of the girls had leftover pizza. We got dressed and went to the house.

We just walked around the outside of the house. Everyone thought it was great that I was moving into it after it was finished. We unrolled our hair and redid our makeup.

When the parents picked up the girls they were amazed at the hairstyle the girls had. Everyone had a great time. After Emma and Lexi left I started cleaning up.

I started reflecting again. Ryan never had this much fun. Or this many friends. I spent most of Monday cleaning up. It was worth it.

I just finished cleaning up when John called.

Ree, can I take you out tonight for a couple hours?

Let me ask Aunt V, hold on.

Yes, be back by 8 pm Ree!

Yes Ma'am

John, can you pick me up at 4:30pm?

I'll be there! He said.

John picked me we went to the diner for dinner. After dinner, we went to the mall and just walked around for a bit. We went to the make-out spot.

John laid out a blanket, We kissed and talked. I asked John how his training was going with Master Moon. John said 2 a day of football practice was easy compared to Master Moon's training.

John told me my yellow belt test was coming up next month.

I don't know if I'm ready yet!

You were two months ago, Ree. You are one of my best students!

You're just saying that because I am your girlfriend!

Rianna, I do love you, and yes you are my girlfriend and my favorite student. But you are one of the best new students my parents and I have.

You and my mom will be running you through the test over the next few weeks. I have to warn you. My mother is going to push you to your limits, pass them.

I cuddled on his firm chest. He stroked my hair and embraced me tightly. I just listened to his heartbeat. I felt my began to beat in time with his.

He rolled on top of me. He kissed me softly, licking my lips softly with his tongue. He felt his way up and down my stomach and the side of my chest. His thumbs brushed the outside of my breasts. He ran his fingers over my back over my bra straps.

I was ready to give myself to him. But John wouldn't do it. We both knew better. He started playing with my dangle chain on my belly button. It felt incredible! When he kissed my belly button I started getting wet in my flower 🌹. He was so sensual with his tongue and lips. I was in ecstasy! It was after 7 pm and we loaded up the car and headed to my house. We stopped at the culdesac and kissed until we had ten minutes left.

It took me 15 minutes to kiss him goodnight. I walked inside Aunt V was smiling. That's quite a good night kiss! She said smiling! Should I be worried?

No ma'am! I said.

But I do wish I was 3 years older.

Yes, maybe then, sweetie, but your first boy and your first time should be special.

I know but he's very special! Yes, he is, and so are you!

Rianna sat with me.

Her tone was soft but serious.

I sat next to Aunt V.

You know I love you.

I also trust you. I trust John too.

Your mother has some doubts even though she's met John. I know it seems like a long time to wait. But you have your whole life ahead of you.

If you two have sex of any kind and the wrong person ever found out it would be the end of both your futures. No just reputation but in a legal sense. You have been in a courtroom. Trust me you never want to sit on the other side. I know you don't want John sitting there.

No, ma'am, I do not. Good, now get some rest. You have school tomorrow.

Aunt V was right. I really didn't want to get myself or John in trouble.

Besides, I knew if I broke the trust Aunt V had in me, I could say goodbye to everything I had worked so hard to get.

I got out my new phallus and started my dilation. I did my nightly routine and went to bed. Dreaming about what my first time would be like.

The next 6 weeks were very busy. I rarely saw John at school except lunch and it wasn't much then either. I was swimming and in a debate. He was wrestling.

John dropped down to wrestle at 168 lbs. He had five matches. No one lasted more than 90 seconds against him. His teammates called him the "Panther"! He was quick, smooth, and pounced on you before you knew it. I watched three of the five home matches. I sat with Gii at all three. Gii never missed a match.

Gii was fun to sit with. Gii kept calling instructions in Korean. John always listened because his Dad was always right. John's coach hated it! But John never got a penalty and ended every match with a pin.

Master Moon showed up at one. He was impressed!

We had a home match against the Cardinals. Blake Collins was wrestling. I sat with Peggy. She is so nice. Blake wrestled in heavyweight, 250 lbs. Blake was all muscles. He was a very good wrestler too. The Cardinals beat us in team points by one point. It was the only loss we had all year.

When we walked into the diner with Blake, Vickie froze up. Julius came around in front of Blake. It's okay, Aunt Vickie, I promise! Aunt Vickie, you know Blake, and this is his girlfriend, Peggy.

Pleased to meet you, Vickie. Julius talks about you all the time!. Peggy said in her sweet musical voice.

He's like a son to me! Pleased to meet you too!

Vickie can I have a minute said Blake in a very sincere, charming voice.

I guess so! Excuse us I'll be right back.

We couldn't hear anything, but by the looks of things, I could see Blake making a sincere apology to Vickie. She smiled and shook his hand.

Blake and Peggy joined John and I and Julius at the diner. Shelly had broken up with her boyfriend. I knew Julius was sweet on Shelly. I could tell Shelly really liked Julius too. It was kinda a spontaneous triple date. We had fun.

Blake turned out to be a nice guy. He had a great sense of humor. We laughed almost until we left.

My swim team wasn't that great we won 3 matches. My swim team wasn't that great we won 3 matches out of 5. I won 4 out of 5 for 200 meters.

Next weekend was my yellow belt test. I was really nervous too. May wasn't much bigger than I was. But she could toss me around like a stuffed animal.

The Saturday before my test. John said he had a surprise for me. We went back to the private garden in the hills. I thought maybe a zen weekend to calm my mind, but I was very wrong!

He reserved the dojo for us. John handed me a bag. It was a new GUI with the dojo logo on the back. The rest of it was my gear. Get changed he barked in Korean. I was studying my Rosetta Stone.

When I came back he was dressed in his gui and black belt. I never noticed until today he had 3 silver hashes on his belt. A 3rd degree black belt.

John took command as my master.

Bow!

I bowed.

He drilled me all afternoon.

Finally towards the end. He made me break boards. I broke a single board in four different positions with four different strikes.

He said keep practicing and I will teach you this.

He held up a board with his left hand and let go of it, then hit the board with his right fist in mid-air. The board broke into three pieces.

The only time I ever saw that trick was in the Bruce Lee Movie Enter The Dragon!

That's incredible! Just like that ugly guy in Enter the Dragon, I said!

You saw that movie? John asked in surprise.

I love Bruce Lee. Movies!

He smiled brightly!

Ree, you are ready for your test! More than ready. My mom said you're ready.

Your mom thinks I'm ready. Your mom has been wiping the floor with me! She's been drilling all of us into the ground?

I know she did the same with me. She was tougher on me than my Dad was. When I fought in my first tournament, it was my mom that I spared against! Over and over, she's relentless.

It's because of my mother that I've been so successful in competition. The following week was just as busy.

Friday night, John and I ate pizza in his room and watched Bruce Lee movies. We had a great time.

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