He was fucking fearless, dependable, and just too good at his job. It cost him his life. John absently scratched the side of his face, ignoring the lo...g ugly scar. He felt the stiff paper in his pocket. He knew ever word on it. He just didn’t know why the hell he listened to his dead friend and was on this damned, hot, overcrowded, bus headed to the middle of nowhere Oklahoma. ‘John, if I don’t make it back I want you to go to where my brother lives and tell him that I love him. He has made a. Attending grammar school, high school together, and the Prom together, even getting married in a triple ceremony, the three couples did everything together. They even went as far as the women, somehow, getting pregnant within weeks of one another, so that their kids could grow up, attend school, and play together, just as they had. As friends, they were inseparable, even buying homes in the same neighborhood and on the same street. After a lifetime together, you’d think they’d be sick of one. Everyone was busy getting drinks and I joined in, making it look like nothing had ever happened to me upstairs. But, if the grown-ups knew what we did, we would all be in trouble. I’m sure no one will tell them though; they would be in as much trouble as I would. Mandy promised more of me later and I’m sure our 2 cousins want more.We ate and talked about all kinds of things. Us teens talked about school and other kids we know. Nothing was ever said about me fucking, sucking and eating most of. ”“Does THAT sound like ‘good news’? That is what ‘Gospel’ means, and an evangelist is a messenger who brings good news.”“May I say it sounds like everything is upside down?”“You may. And that’s more true than you know. But explaining that would get into ‘dual procession’ and a whole host of other theological stuff I don’t think you care about!”“So what are we doing for the rest of the day before the party?”“I’ll leave that up to you,” I replied.“Cuddles?”“Of course!”We spent the rest of the day.