Feb 13, 2008 2:34 PM GMT
this is a story about a rich and handsome guy who wants to know who his best friend really is. let's name him JR...
JR had everything everyone could ask for in life: good looks and youth, lots of money, a big house, the latest car, expensive clothes, hi-tech gadgets, trips abroad, connections to the right people and yet he wasn't happy. his parents own the most successful chain of butcher shops in the country, own vast pieces of land and have ranches in the countryside.
with a solid upbringing from his parents as he is their only son, JR goes along well with all kinds of people, but there are three particular ones he is close to but they do not get along well: mr. richy rich, the wealthy one; mr. joe average, from a middle class family and mr. one dime who lives in the poor neighborhood. he would clean JR's car once in a while so he can earn some extra cash on weekends.
since he knows he can't get them all together 'cos of the issues surrounding their different backgrounds, he wanted to know who among them is worth keeping. he had a plan. JR did not come home one day. it was unnoticed for a couple of days until there was no way of reaching him: his phone was switched off, he didn't reply to e-mails and there was no trace of his shadow.
a week had passed, JR's folks notified all his friends on and offline that they filed a missing report on him. on the 8th day, mr. richy rich received a disturbing phone call. JR said he is deep shit, he got high and ended up killing a male prostitute who tried to rob him in a dark alley. JR said he got so mad and deliberately chopped up the corpse and put it in a black bin bag and hid it in some abandoned building. he was worried that it will stink more as the days passed and need to dispose of it with mr. richy rich's help. the latter hung up immediately and when JR tried to reach him again, mr. richy rich's phone was switched off.
next he called mr. joe average. JR told the same thing about his shitty circumstance. mr. joe average apologized and said he could not help him as his family depended on him and that school was his priority. mr. joe average is actually a college drop-out who's completely dependent on his parents. without even listening to JR's response, he hung up the phone and didn't take the next attempt of JR for contact.
JR rang mr. one dime at his work place as he didn't have a cell phone. he is a sales clerk at virgin megastore but was doing two other odd jobs to make ends meet as he is supporting his retired, widowed mother. panic was palpable in the tone of mr. one dime's voice when he heard this but he immediately asked for JR's location and wrote it down.
fifteen minutes later, mr. one dime appeared at the worn-out entrance of the abandoned building. he borrowed his colleague's car with lots of newspapers scattered throughout its trunk. there, he saw JR sitting in a dim corner, looking so spaced out. mr. one dime immediately took off his jacket and put it on JR. he asked him where did he keep the dismembered corpse. JR led him to the basement where a small ray of sunlight entered, but nonetheless illuminated the entire space.
on the floor, there were traces of blood that already dried. there were several flies flying over and on the black plastic bin bag. trying not to look ill and anxious at the thought of a dead human cut into pieces and thrown in one bag that is in front of him, mr. one dime told JR, "let's do it." as he was about to grab the bag, JR grabbed mr. one dime's hand and began weeping. "you don't have to do that," JR whispered. "i'll have daddy's men pick it up later."
mr. one dime, got confused but was hesitant to ask JD anything. all he can do was embrace JR as he wept. JR said, "thank you for coming to my aid and risking everything for me, i just needed to know who among my closest friends will be willing enough to get through all this trouble with me, i least expect it to be you." mr. one dime just held JR more tightly and was surprised to spontaneously press his lips on the side of JR's lips and slipped towards the center as JR's tears made it slippery. at this point, mr. one dime wasn't moving. he froze as the whole situation was unfolding in the most unexpected fashion. mr. one dime felt JR's tongue touch his lips and it felt right. they kissed. torridly. as their lips parted slowly, JR opened his eyes and looked at a more relaxed mr. one dime and told him, "i love you". mr. one dime did the most natural thing to do: he said, "i love you too, james reese." JD loved the way those words and his name come out of mr. one dime's lips, after a very passionate, breathtaking kiss.
(continued...)
JR had everything everyone could ask for in life: good looks and youth, lots of money, a big house, the latest car, expensive clothes, hi-tech gadgets, trips abroad, connections to the right people and yet he wasn't happy. his parents own the most successful chain of butcher shops in the country, own vast pieces of land and have ranches in the countryside.
with a solid upbringing from his parents as he is their only son, JR goes along well with all kinds of people, but there are three particular ones he is close to but they do not get along well: mr. richy rich, the wealthy one; mr. joe average, from a middle class family and mr. one dime who lives in the poor neighborhood. he would clean JR's car once in a while so he can earn some extra cash on weekends.
since he knows he can't get them all together 'cos of the issues surrounding their different backgrounds, he wanted to know who among them is worth keeping. he had a plan. JR did not come home one day. it was unnoticed for a couple of days until there was no way of reaching him: his phone was switched off, he didn't reply to e-mails and there was no trace of his shadow.
a week had passed, JR's folks notified all his friends on and offline that they filed a missing report on him. on the 8th day, mr. richy rich received a disturbing phone call. JR said he is deep shit, he got high and ended up killing a male prostitute who tried to rob him in a dark alley. JR said he got so mad and deliberately chopped up the corpse and put it in a black bin bag and hid it in some abandoned building. he was worried that it will stink more as the days passed and need to dispose of it with mr. richy rich's help. the latter hung up immediately and when JR tried to reach him again, mr. richy rich's phone was switched off.
next he called mr. joe average. JR told the same thing about his shitty circumstance. mr. joe average apologized and said he could not help him as his family depended on him and that school was his priority. mr. joe average is actually a college drop-out who's completely dependent on his parents. without even listening to JR's response, he hung up the phone and didn't take the next attempt of JR for contact.
JR rang mr. one dime at his work place as he didn't have a cell phone. he is a sales clerk at virgin megastore but was doing two other odd jobs to make ends meet as he is supporting his retired, widowed mother. panic was palpable in the tone of mr. one dime's voice when he heard this but he immediately asked for JR's location and wrote it down.
fifteen minutes later, mr. one dime appeared at the worn-out entrance of the abandoned building. he borrowed his colleague's car with lots of newspapers scattered throughout its trunk. there, he saw JR sitting in a dim corner, looking so spaced out. mr. one dime immediately took off his jacket and put it on JR. he asked him where did he keep the dismembered corpse. JR led him to the basement where a small ray of sunlight entered, but nonetheless illuminated the entire space.
on the floor, there were traces of blood that already dried. there were several flies flying over and on the black plastic bin bag. trying not to look ill and anxious at the thought of a dead human cut into pieces and thrown in one bag that is in front of him, mr. one dime told JR, "let's do it." as he was about to grab the bag, JR grabbed mr. one dime's hand and began weeping. "you don't have to do that," JR whispered. "i'll have daddy's men pick it up later."
mr. one dime, got confused but was hesitant to ask JD anything. all he can do was embrace JR as he wept. JR said, "thank you for coming to my aid and risking everything for me, i just needed to know who among my closest friends will be willing enough to get through all this trouble with me, i least expect it to be you." mr. one dime just held JR more tightly and was surprised to spontaneously press his lips on the side of JR's lips and slipped towards the center as JR's tears made it slippery. at this point, mr. one dime wasn't moving. he froze as the whole situation was unfolding in the most unexpected fashion. mr. one dime felt JR's tongue touch his lips and it felt right. they kissed. torridly. as their lips parted slowly, JR opened his eyes and looked at a more relaxed mr. one dime and told him, "i love you". mr. one dime did the most natural thing to do: he said, "i love you too, james reese." JD loved the way those words and his name come out of mr. one dime's lips, after a very passionate, breathtaking kiss.
(continued...)
