Rebirth
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It was a different student this time. He yelled at me, "Watch where the fuck you're going. You trip me again and I'll pound the crap outta you good and I won't let you drop a rock on me either."
My shoulder that suffered from the gunshot hurt like hell. The young man was bigger than the last, and maybe grade eleven or twelve but I wasn't sure.
I got up with difficulty and said, "Did she promise you some good pussy for this. I doubt if she will pay up. That makes you a fool."
The young man moved in quickly and threw his fist contemptuously at my face. I moved a bit and used my arm to deflect the punch. I was just quick enough to put out my foot and trip him. He fell to the ground and I was off balance. I recovered first and kicked the guy in the face then once more in the side. I didn't pull the kicks. I waited for the young man's next move. I also looked around to see who was looking.
Twenty feet away was the other boy that wanted to knock into me in the lunchroom. I hurried after him and he ran like a scarred rabbit. I probably wouldn't be able to take him if I caught him anyway.
It took five minutes for the young man to sit up. His face was ruined. His nose was surely broken and bled profusely. Before he got his bearings I grabbed a good handful of hair and said, "Do you want to continue this?"
He didn't answer and I slapped him hard. This must really hurt but he did look at me when he recovered enough. "Do you want to continue this?
"Ah, you broke my nose," he said with a slur.
I pinched his nose and he jumped at the pain. "Do you want me to rip your nose off?"
His hands came up and held my arm but he could not move me without hurting himself. "Leave me alone."
I grabbed his nose tighter and twisted just a bit. I asked again, "Do you want me to rip it off?"
"No, no leave me alone."
"What's your name?"
Just a little twisting got, "Mark Fenton."
"Who sent you, Mark Fenton?"
This time it took more twisting until I got, "Helen."
"Who's Helen?"
This took even more twisting until I got, "Helen Stevens."
"Marcy's sister?"
With no twisting I got, "Cousin," and it seemed that he gave up now by the way he slumped.
"Get up." Mark needed some help to do so. When he was on his feet I saw that he was much larger than I was. I was very surprised I was not a lump of bleeding flesh. The only thing I could do was push forward. Even if I won this fight I would definitely lose the second.
"Mark, people tried to kill me a few times, not just once. I was on the run and when I had to, I killed. Do you want to continue this over a silly cunt?" I gave him a moment then said, "She's testing how to make people do what she wants. It has been done since time began. The way I see it, you should stand on your own feet and tell her that she's just a silly little girl."
Continuing I said, "Later you'll get better and get angry at little old me for besting you. You'll come after me and perhaps beat me. You may do it a few times. But I have to say that there are a lot of rocks around here and you know that I can use them. Once I do, you'll not come after me again."
I bent over and untied the knots on his shoes. I lead him back inside the school and to the office. The secretary was going home but ran to Mark.
"What happened?"
"I think he tripped over his laces." I looked at Mark now and said, "Is that what happened?"
"Yeah — yeah I tripped."
With Mark in better hands I left and gathered up my books. I was now shaking inside from adrenaline. I knew that I was too small, weak and slow to defeat any enemy and needed surprise. The only thing going for me was that I was ruthless enough to follow through with an attack. I was not going to jeopardise all this by following the Marquis of Queensberry set of rules.
My composure was shattered and didn't return to normal even after I got home. I couldn't study so I went downstairs and just exercised. It did get some pain out of my left shoulder but I was very tired when I got upstairs to eat.
The family had known something was wrong when I went downstairs in the first place. Jane asked, "What happened Honey?"
I debated keeping this a secret but it would come out at school anyway.
"Marcy Stevens is a girl in the class I used to be in. She took a liking to me. I told her that Paige and I were an item. She didn't like the answer. She's the type of girl that wants to manipulate those around her. It may be for fun or just to experiment.
"She sent one boy after me and he tripped me a month ago. Today another one tried but I was watching for this. When I got out of school, an older young man by the name of Mark Fenton tackled me to the ground then threatened me. When he tried to punch me, I tripped him and kicked him in the face and the abdomen. I'm afraid I broken his nose. I had a little chat with him while holding onto his broken nose. Apparently Helen Stevens, Marcy's cousin, sicced her boyfriend on me."
Susan's mouth was open. "You broke Mark Fenton's nose?"
"I'm afraid I may have put him in the hospital too so it can be set. I undid his shoelaces then helped him into the school. We told the secretary that he tripped. He had a spotter though and he saw what happened. Mark should be afraid of me for a while but may come after me later. If we spread the truth around then he will come after me for sure."
I added as I looked pointedly at her, "If you tell anybody the truth then it'll spread and I'll get hurt a great deal."
Susan said, "Mark Fenton? You beat Mark Fenton? Nobody beats him."
"Susan," When she looked at me, "he fell. Remember?"
"Oh, ya."
The next morning I told Paige and Jennifer. I knew that my sisters may tell them and it was better to let them know and ask them to be quiet. They knew that Mark could easily beat me to a pulp and send me to the hospital for a long time.
A secretary came to see me in Auto. I was excused to go to the Principle's office.
Mr Grissom said, "What do you know about Mr Fenton's accident last night?"
"I saw him on the ground as he was trying to get up. I assisted him into the office then left. Is there something wrong?"
"Mr Fenton is one of our star athletes. With his coordination and agility, it's very unusual for him to fall like that."
"Too bad he's hurt. I hope he gets better soon. Is there anything else you want sir?"
Mr Grissom was still angry with me and I didn't know if he suspected the truth. On the face of it, the situation was so odd as to be ludicrous. A twelve-year-old boy that cannot move very fast could not beat up one of the schools 'star athletes'.
It was late and I went to my locker to drop off books and notes from the classes I had taken. Woodworking was relaxing anyway.
As the day progressed I found a great many people looking at me again. This was like the first week of school when the facts of Corinne's kidnapping were still coming out. So it looked like the secret was out now and Mr Fenton would be forced to protect his name and status.
I went to music class to find out what my sister's had discovered. Susan came to me. "The rumour is out and we didn't spread it."
I hugged my worried sister. "It's ok. There was one witness and he had no reason to remain quiet."
Miss Floit asked, "Is it true what we heard?"
"Miss Floit, I have done some violent things in my life when I was pushed hard. I cannot say anything other than Mark Fenton may have tripped over his shoelaces."
She paused, then just nodded her head in understanding.
The music didn't start and it looked like things were breaking up. I asked, "Does anybody here know where Mr Fenton lives?"
Tom said, "He lives around the block from me."
"Would you show me? I want to see how he's getting along."
"To Fenton's house? Are you sure?"
"Very sure, Tom."
The girls wanted to come but the boys didn't volunteer to escort me. Tom looked to be hesitant too.
The girls got a ride home and just Tom and I were in his car.
"What happened to Mark?"
"There is one rumour going around that mutates as it travels. I cannot say anything. I'm sorry. Would you pull up at the next block? I want to stop in at the pharmacy."
Once inside I found some get well cards and signed it at the counter. Tom had stayed in the car and in a few minutes dropped me off at the house. There was one car in the driveway. Surely if the young man was popular he would have his friends from school nearby.
"Thanks Tom. I can find my own way home."
"Are you going to be safe?"
I smiled, "Yes, I think so." Mark would be in enough pain still that he would not want to go into any strenuous activities, still, he might make an exception in my case.
I knocked at the door and a woman of forty came to answer it.
"Hello, I came to see how Mark is doing. Is it alright if I see him for a moment?"
The woman looked me up and down then said, "Sure, if you want." I was too young to be one of Mark's friends.
We went upstairs and down a hall to an open door. The mother gestured with her hand and left. Mark was lying on his back on his bed. His face was wrapped in bandages. I assumed his eyes would be black, which is what usually happened when your nose was broken.
I knocked on the frame and Mark slowly moved his head. When he saw me he got part way up and said, "What the fuck you want here?" His voice was odd with the bandages and the damage.
I walked in and put my books on a dresser then turned. "Somebody is spreading vicious rumours about you at school."
"Nobody would do that."
"Somebody had to be the lookout. I went after him when you were on the ground but he got away."
"Yeah, that asshole would talk."
"That asshole is spreading rumours. When you get better you're going to be goaded to do something to me. What really happened was that your shoelace came undone and you were thinking of your girlfriend when you fell and got hurt. I came along and helped you to the office. Your good friend saw you fall when you were close to me and saw wrong."
"That chicken shit cocksucker. I'll get him back."
"Mark, may I sit?"
He looked odd at me but I took a chair and put it close to his bed. He lay back down now.
"I'm sorry for the amount of pain I had to cause. I'm just too small to take chances." I handed him the envelope with the card and he paused to open it.
"Thanks." He kept staring at it and I assumed he didn't know what to really say.
"Yesterday I mentioned how some males are manipulated by women. It's usually the powerful men that are chosen to do what the women want done. An old saying is that behind every successful man is a woman. The saying for the most part is true."
"I wasn't successful."
"No but you should have been. You were overconfident. That I imagine has been told to you by the coach."
His head unconsciously nodded.
"Some of those women pushing men do it so they just have a tool that will do what they cannot do. Other times the woman knows what's best for both her and the man. That's the best way and usually they're married. The team works great. Are you on a team or are you just being manipulated? Marcy is the type to manipulate."
"Ya, I know and so is Helen. It's scary being in the same room with them. Usually I want to see a game and Helen drags me off to some place she wants to go. Sometimes she gets me to do things in front of her friends just to show that she has power over me. Last week at a party she had me act stupid in front of my friends."
"Mark, are you her puppet to dance as she wants or the co-pilot with her as the pilot and both of you going somewhere?"
"She used to love me, I think, but now I'm more her puppet."
I changed the topic by asking, "What do you want to do in life?"
He stopped his thoughts of Helen and said, "Probably work with my dad. He owns a small electrical company."
"Do you like wiring?"
"It'll be a job."
"What are your hobbies?"
"Sports mostly. I like cars. I used to go camping. I went to church t — "
"I'm not judging you Mark. What did you do at church?"
"When I was a stupid kid, I sang in the choir."
"Can you play an instrument?"
He didn't answer. "Mark you're putting up a phoney wall and hiding behind it. I'm not one of your friends that have to see you win at sports all the time. I'd like to be a friend that knows what you're like. That means I have to let you feel what I'm like."
The look I got made me think that he didn't care to learn what I was like. "I played the piano and the church organ."
"Really. Did you know that I write songs?"
"I heard something about it."
"Nobody knows, but I sold more than one."
"Really? Who else?"
"Tell me your favourite singers or instrumentalists first."
The list came out in fits and starts but covered many of the popular singers. As an afterthought he mentioned some female vocalists.
"Do you have a guitar I could borrow?"
"My brother has one." He got up with difficulty and walked to the other room and brought it back. I took it out of its case and strummed it then made some adjustments.
I sang 'Crying in the Chapel' that Elvis had sang and would again. His manager had bought it:
"You saw me crying in the chapel
The tears I shed were tears of joy
I know the meaning of contentment
I am happy with the Lord
Just a plain and simple chapel
Where all good people go to pray
I prayed the Lord that I'll grow stronger
As I live from day to day..."
When I finished the song I asked, "Who would be the best person to sing that song?"
"Ah, probably Elvis, I guess."
"You're going to have to wait for a few months but you might hear the song on the radio. You'll not be surprised to hear who's singing it."
"No shit! You sold that song to Elvis?"
"I didn't say that. I said you would hear the song and the person singing it would not come as a shock to you. As a song writer I cannot give out all that information especially if it gets spread out to the rest of the world."
"I wouldn't tell anybody."
He probably would but this was a way for him to want to see inside me. "On your word as a gentleman, you will tell nobody until it comes out on the radio?"
"Sure."
"Say it all."
"On my word I won't tell anybody."
"Elvis will sing the song. You were right."
"No shit!"
The song reminded me of the song 'The Dixie Cups' sang called 'Chapel Of Love'.
I sang this song now but I had to think. Mark didn't bother me and in a moment I sang:
"Goin' to the chapel
And we're gonna get ma-a-arried
Goin' to the chapel
And we're gonna get ma-a-arried
Gee, I really love you
And we're gonna get ma-a-arried
Goin' to the chapel of love..."
I put the instrument down and said, "That song was not sold. If you promise to sing it when you get better I'll let you try out. The girls and the musicians are going to cut a few records if they do well. Sing with us if you want. If you're good enough you get to sing this song. If you can't sing well enough you at least get to have some fun. Someone else may have to sing the song though and my voice is too squeaky for me to do it. Do you want to try?"
"What about my friends?"
"Did your friends come over to visit and cheer you up? Did they call to see how you are doing or to just find out what happened? You tell me if they are your friends. When you get better, you go to school the same as always. You play sports with your friends but now you sing too. You think Elvis is good. You would hang around Elvis if he were here, so your so-called friends can hang around you. You're not throwing away everyone that you used to hang around with. You're just adding some people that may be your friends too."
"That may be fun."
"I didn't tell you but my sister Susan wanted to come over here too." I didn't say that she wanted to rip his face off but I was not lying.
"Really? Susan Congdon. She's cute."
"She is one of the girls that are singing and hoping to cut a record. You want to give this a good try?"
Now I kept music paper with me all the time and I used the guitar to play the song again and wrote out the notes. I started from the first many times until I had it as good as I thought I could do it. The lyrics came next and I went over the song one more time.
"I get some good ideas but Miss Floit helps me polish the songs. Take this to her, and she'll be waiting."
"I don't take music."
"After school you do. Would Elvis be afraid to sing after school?"
"Noooo. I guess not."
"Well Marcus and the Gladiators will not be either."
He made such a large smile that it hurt.
I made a phone call home and stayed for supper.
The next morning Paige said, "What happened exactly? Tell me again."
I went through it all and listed what I felt and what I thought he felt.
Paige looked at Susan and said to me, "And you told him Susan was going to go over and see how he was doing. Like fluffing his pillow and tucking him in?"
Susan scowled something fierce and I said, "Well I didn't say that but I didn't lie either. Susan was just going to kill him and be done with it. Now she has a tougher job and has to pretend that she doesn't hate Mark. He actually is a nice kid that got led astray."
Susan asked, "What about the rumour now?"
"I'm not sure but Mark may have made a phone call. The guy that spread the rumour may have to take it back. Nobody is going to believe him but it gives their minds a way of understanding what happened."
There was now even more looks in the hallway but the new rumour would not have a chance to get around yet.
The teachers wanted to know more about the rumour but I pled not guilty. The furthest I went was to say that Mark may have been love struck.
When we had health, just before my lunch, Sam said to me, "Did you really beat the shit out of Mark Fenton?"
Most of this class was listening intently. "Sam, I'm the worst at running. I'm not good at gym. I'm twelve-years-old. My body has scar tissue that doesn't allow me to move well because it doesn't stretch. My shoulder had a big hole in it a while ago. Most of the girls in the school can beat the shit out of me. Do you really think that I could beat up a guy like Mark Fenton?"
"No, but I heard — "
"Did you hear that I change in a telephone booth and wear a red cape? Did you hear that I have a magic ring? If you believe everything that's said then I'll have to sell you some prime real estate out of town."
"Well I guess you're right. I didn't believe it anyway."
Mr Renzo had been listening and now moved his papers as if he had been studying them. "Can anybody list the main portions of the male reproduction tract?"
Nobody volunteered. I didn't usually. There was no sense in showing off.
"Congdon, tell us."
"May I use my own words and the blackboard?"
"Go right ahead."
I went to the blackboard and drew the scrotum. "This is a sack composed of skin that contains a pair of testicles. It usually starts to be covered in hair when the male reaches puberty. Its purpose is basically to regulate temperature. When you're hot it hangs and sweats to cool. When it's cold it shrinks so tight your voice is like mine."
This got a laugh. I continued to draw what I was talking about so everybody could see.
"The family jewels here are also called testes. They are secured at either end by a structure called the spermatic cord. The testes are responsible for making testosterone. That's the primary male sex hormone, the testes also generate sperm cells. Inside the testes you will find coiled masses of tubes called convoluted seminiferous tubules. Kinda hard to remember. These tubules are responsible for producing the sperm cells through a process called spermatogenesis.
"The Epididymis is a long, coiled tube that rests on the backside of each testicle. It transports and stores the sperm cells that are produced in the testes. It is also like an incubator to bring the sperm to maturity, since the sperm that emerge from the testes are immature and incapable of fertilization.
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Pre-recorded music was only in record form in 1958. Eight or the rare four track cartridges were not even around then. Phillips made tape recorders but they were the reel to reel type. There were some quality problems with sound and maintenance. There was a very noticeable hiss from the tape that could be corrected by using a ceramic head. These devices had not invented yet. Also later on, two ridges on the head were used to guide the edges of the tape so it didn't wander. Another...
The bus trip to Toronto was boring but I managed to get a seat that had some light and I buried my nose in a Chemistry book from the library. When things quieted down, I was able to lean on a metal partition and get some sleep. Surprisingly nobody recognised me. At fifteen minutes after seven in the morning we got into the bus station. I had got my bag from overhead and felt bad because I had to have help to both put it in place and retrieve it. A familiar suit and face was waiting in the...
While Mr Holtzman spoke, I absently caressed Corinne's hair and continued working on the ideas that had to be covered in the patent. I must have been at this for ten minutes before I heard my host. "Jeff, will you come here? Mr Sackman is on the phone." "Sure." I put the clipboard aside then tried to slip from under Corinne without waking her. I put her head down and she just went back to sleep. "Hello Mr Sackman. How are you doing?" "Hello to you too Mr Congdon, and I'm feeling...
Paige and I got to Miss Floit's room before the first class. The teacher smiled and said, "Hello Jeff, Paige. How are the pair of you doing?" "Not bad for health but Paige is singing flat again." Paige retorted but only with a little anger. "I am not — " She saw the smile and blushed. I said, "I came here to ask you something. Susan is canvassing for a small band to play with her and the other girls when they play 'Everybody's Somebody's Fool'." "Is that another of your...
I woke up the next morning with someone spreading a bad case of morning breath at me. We were holding each other and it felt good to be where I was. It was still early so I went back to sleep but moved the pillow to deflect the air flow. The second time I awoke it was to people moving in the house. There was an analogue clock on the table because digital clocks were not invented yet. That may be another thing to make when I got LCDs done. Corinne looked very beautiful as she rested quietly....
The next day at gym, Mr Renzo didn't mention health class at all. I did get a little shit for not being as fast as I should be. The students looked sharply at me as if I was going to flatten the teacher. Later, though, they had lots of questions. I had even less time to answer them. Home Ec was better because Mrs Cameron was talking about budgets and then negotiating for a good price. Since I had mentioned this the first day of class, I was asked again. I had fun talking about the machines...
The girls used the phone to contact friends and I started to make lunch. We ate together as usual but this time Susan was talking of her plan. It had some thought put into it. I politely shot some holes in it so she could find ways to patch her strategy. The basement called me and I went down with a bit more hope in wringing out some information to make something that I had seen thousands of times. Jane made supper and she whispered to me, "They are still very excited. They called lots of...
Monday morning, Mr Sharp unexpectedly said, "Jeff, Mrs Cameron would like to see you. She said you may want to take an extra Home Ec class today." "That is a hard choice to make. I like this class or I would not have taken it. If I go to Home Ec, I have to eat all my mistakes. Would you get better response from your students if you instituted the same rules?" He smiled and pointed. "Get out of here." I smiled back and left. It wasn't until I knocked and was let in that I noticed...
Wednesday I saw more of the proud looking girls. Their backs were straight and they walked with graceful steps. If the queen had come, she could walk no better. Some nodded their heads at me as if signalling that I was at least partially acceptable. When I got into Home Ec, Janice came to me quickly before the class started. I thought she was going to ask about a suitable boy but she said, "Jeff are you going to give us a talk too." Mrs Cameron came in right behind her and interrupted,...
Friday morning had an inch of snow on the ground. This was almost nothing to us. A few fools forgot that they had to use more room to stop and got into accidents. I knew that even this much snow would stop some warm cities because nobody had any experience driving in this condition. I listened to the girls talk as the snow crunched under their boots. I wondered why Sam Johnson had not phoned last night and put it off as his method of saying he wasn't really interested in my songs. That was...
At nine thirty we got to John's home and I just wanted to sleep. Corinne wanted to talk and play. I had a quick shower and talked to the child for a half hour then went to sleep. Corinne got on the bed later and watched me wondering why I wanted to do a stupid thing like sleep when I could be playing or talking with her. I got up at four with a headache from changing my sleep pattern. Corinne was happy that I came to my senses. I wanted to do some shopping before the stores closed. Sunday...
I was able to have lunch with Paige the next day. We enjoyed ourselves even more because Marcy didn't come around to bother us or abuse me. There was not even a large young man ready to do damage either. Other young men bothered me though. It was not the same group but either they had the same complaint or Marcy had found a more subtle way of attacking me. I could see her quite easily stirring up the guys by blaming me for all their ills. I did another small experiment in chemistry and at...
James and Jane were sitting down drinking some tea when I arrived. He seemed to like some of Jane's pastries. He jumped up when I got there. I had to smile and said, "Sit and eat. We are not in that much of a rush." He nervously said, "I got most of the things you wanted. The planning department provided me the maps without a problem." "Did you find out about the crusher?" "It was bought by a scrap yard. I went by and saw that it has not been cut up yet. I don't know how good it...
It was a cold morning although there was no new snow. We talked as we walked to school, and I was worried about the girls. "Jennifer, why don't you set aside some time for music? You too Susan. You can still have your social gatherings but you did start the other tasks." It was Susan that answered. "I guess we could." She looked around at the other girls and they seemed to nod in acceptance. I guess they were looking for a way to get back to their old routine, they just needed a small...
When I regained my seat I said, "How many of these can we get? I want to put out the possibility of letting the current tenants stay in the house until we are ready to upgrade the street." Both were staring at me. Jane was the one that broke first. "Well?" "Well, What?" "The loan?" "Oh, it looks like I got it." "How much?" "It's on a sliding scale. The line of credit is based on what I currently own. When I use the money to buy any particular property then that loan can be...
That night Paige and I bathed in our own en suite. I couldn't wait and made love to her in the enclosure. She returned the favour as I held her head to me. When we got out I carefully dried each inch of her body and kissed the portions to make sure. She shivered though as I continued until the job was done to my satisfaction. We hurried back to bed so I could begin again to make love to my future wife. The door opened slowly and I stopped what I was doing. The eye looking at me was only...
We got into North Bay at a little after eight. We all went to our house in two taxis. I opened the door first and knew there was something wrong. I could detect the faint smell of cigarette smoke. It was old but not that old. Being at the front of the bus all that time kept the smell of cigarettes away from me. I pulled Jane off to one side for a moment and whispered, "Someone was in our house. Don't say anything that can harm the family. Tell the other girls though. I don't want to upset...
Wednesday was almost a non-event. I was still not ready to participate much in school life. Jamie invited me over to his home but I had to refuse. Mr Grissom gave me some pamphlets and even some phone numbers to try, but because Barry was now twenty, getting him educational help it was not going to be easy. There was no such thing as an adult education centre anywhere that I knew of other than at a college or university. Ian though was coming around enough that I was able to introduce him to...
When I woke up the four engineers were still there with six others. Mrs. MacIntee was making breakfast, and when she bent down to put a plate in front of me I impulsively kissed her cheek then said, "Thanks, you are a great cook." "Thank you too Mr Congdon." "I think we have known each other for a while now. We can go by first names. Mr Holtzman runs his home his way but I like to be more personal." "My name is Rose." I went upstairs later and woke up a sleepy little girl by...
Jamie came in with a bruise on his face. His walk was odd; and it could have been from a fall as he said. It was during gym that I saw the bruising on his arm much like a strong man had squeezed him on both arms. After gym I said, "Jamie, will you do as I say? I am your friend." "Yes — yes I will." I pulled him back into a corner and hand him face away from the light. "Bend over and touch your toes and keep your hands there." "Why?" "Am I your friend?" He did as I asked but did...
I woke up now very mindful of the microphone. A hand was holding my erection while Jamie was cuddled to my back. I could feel that a portion of his anatomy had slipped out of its confines and was now between my legs. When I moved to get up Jamie moved to keep me in place as if it were important we stayed this way. It took a little work but I got away from him and covered him with the blankets again. I walked into the kitchen with my pajama bottoms sticking out and found Edgar there having a...
He didn't argue but couldn't get Jamie to respond. When the boy started to collapse the man moved faster than I could believe possible and scooped him up. Everybody now was concerned. I picked up the box and said, "Jamie is still upset. He is just going for a rest." I hurried up the stairs and found Jamie on the bed and Charley kneeling beside it trying to think of what to do. I sat on the bed looking at the boy and Charley said, "Do you want me to go?" "No." I stroked Jamie's...
Mr Sackman left the next day. He took the 'Star' newspaper with him to read about what happened in North Bay. He said, "With this I can make you even richer." John went to work. Carm and I went with him and used his car. We toured Chinatown; and it was a lot smaller than what it would become in years to come. I bought oriental vegetables, rice, spices and a great many more articles including various kinds of tea. When I found that Carm had not been paid yet I gave him some money as an...
We arrived on the thirteenth and tomorrow would be Wednesday, Maggie's birthday. John was going to stay over and go to the party even if it was just a small one with just our extended family. Paige came running to see me. We hugged and kissed right in the street. The ladies were lined up and I kissed all of them but had to do it more chastely for real family. Corinne was happy to see both her Grampy and me. All the girls kissed Jamie more thoroughly than I had been greeted, and he seemed to...
Things had not settled down at school. People who didn't know me avoided me as if I would suddenly attack them. Cops wore guns in later years and the police were usually known for being stable. The gun was not noticed as much. I hoped that they could see that I was not going to do anything unless I was threatened. The people that did know me avoided me as if they didn't want to hurt a celebrity. I just tried to act as like a dopey kid and hope they bought it. I was able to eat lunch with...
We went to Toronto with presents for Corinne. John had some for me too. MGM had bought Jaws and the novel 'Star Wars' was going to be published late in the fall. The deal for the razors went through and we even got an offer from Bell or rather AT&T. It was a lowball figure and I was not letting them get away with it. We had sent the same design out to various countries in Europe. They had not got back to us even though they had the parts and drawings for just as long. A similar circuit...
The two weeks before the trip were hectic. The band and everyone else expected me to get everything ready. I got everyone's birth certificate as this was all that was needed to cross the border. Flashing money at a problem was not good so I just made use of the bus system one more time. I purchased tickets ahead of time for an express coach to Toronto, followed by a short stop over and a regular bus to Fort Erie and then over the bridge to Buffalo. In Buffalo we would get onboard a flight...
The trip home was not as exciting as the one going south. We had slept on the flight with the help of hypnosis. The band members were not involved in this. Angela's parents and Paige's came over and the group let them in on the details. The highlight was to meet some of the professional singers. Everyone here had a chance to shake hands with Elvis among others. I received some good and bad news too. The city fathers were having a special meeting on Tuesday to discuss the sale of the land....
The courtroom the next day was exactly the same. The Crown Attorney took up where he had left off and dealt with the next set of charges against Goldbalm. "Tell us what happened when you were chased by Mr Sinclair." I had a folder in my hand with my notes and went through them point by point. The courtroom gasped as I took out Mr Sinclair's eye then his testicles and jaw. I explained how I was hurt but still got the man into the car. I mentioned his gun but he was in no condition to get...
When I left the house and went back to town I stopped off at the lab. Edgar showed me the ruby laser in operation. There was more dispersion in the beam and Edgar said, "We are doing other crystals too to get the strongest results. The chrome works great. What else can we use?" "Pick something and try it. I want your name out there too and not just as the guy that built the device for me. I do have two more kinds of crystals to make then we are going public. We could get more done but I...
School had changed not only for me but for everyone. The female population was not as meek. Girls had always known that they had something that the males wanted and felt secure that they could trade for it. It was just that after the trade was legitimised then it was taken for granted. Now the ladies were more socially aware and knew a lot more about what was ahead of them. This now made the boy who was malleable in more demand. In a way the boys were now being trained so they would fit...
Paige's perspective: I felt so helpless. Dad walked behind me as we went down the steps to the front door. Maggie and Jamie just stood open-mouthed as we walked by. I turned around with tears in my eyes and looked at Jeff who was following us. He was just as upset as I was. He looked at me as if we would never see me again and I felt the same way even though I knew that we would get back together somehow. Dad had never been this angry before and I didn't know what caused it. Outside the...
Jack was remanded for ten days in jail. We went down to see him but I did not go in just yet. Paige came out crying because her father was not better yet. I began to suspect something rotten and then consider what I could do to monitor the man. Nora confirmed my suspicions when she said, "Jack isn't getting better. In fact he still looks like he's on a drunk." I took my suspicions to Mr Tatum the Crown Attorney. After we shook hands, he said, "What can I do for you Mr Congdon? How is...
School was not that different for me, but it was for some of the grade nine students. The girls took a class with a woman teacher that taught how to service a car. One young and good looking female cook from the Mandarin Restaurant showed how it was really done in a kitchen. I had a difficult time understanding her but her class was in quite a demand. The restaurant was not finished yet but the roof and walls were up. It, like the dojo, showed the peaked roofs of eastern architecture. Mai...