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New Short Story: "A Day's End"

NYDan815

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hello to all, this is my first story on here. It is not really erotic, but deals with mature themes so if you're not old enough or might find this offensive, don't continue. Otherwise please enjoy and let me know what you think.
(This will be all in one installment, over a number of posts)




David had to walk home in the cold. Usually he never minded the three block walk back to his apartment. But today his extra clothes were filling up his otherwise light bookbag. After realizing it had started to snow, he began to run to the towering building. He hated the snow.

David went into the main lobby, sneaking past the front desk, and taking the stairs up to the fifth floor. It was a long walk, but he was getting used to the new place. It didn’t really matter; he had no say in the move.

As he fumbled with his house keys, the dog started barking. Once he was inside, David put down his bulging bookbag, grabbed the retractable leash, and took the dog around to the back. He climbed out onto the fire escape and the small dog was able to follow him easily. He figured that by going down the fire escape, he could avoid the surly old landlord. The old Russian man always resented the innocent little beagle, convinced the animal would “track mud on nice clean floors”

The little beagle was content enough to let David carry him down the fire escape to the alley behind the building. The dingy alley didn’t smell as bad as yesterday, David thought. He remembered the garbage truck waking him up at 7:30 when it was backing up to pick up the crusty old dumpster. He tried not to remember the rest of that morning’s frantic rush to school thanks to a broken alarm clock.

He began to let the dog lead him around the moderately nice suburban area. It had taken him a while, but the dog had finally gotten used to the new neighborhood after a few awkward months.

While walking, David absent-mindedly pulled his new cell phone out of the pouch of his favorite sweatshirt. He looked through his contacts, seeing who he wanted to call, even though he knew all along he only wanted to talk to Adam. And by talk, he meant text. Adam and him almost never spoke in person anymore, because of the stupid influx of technology.

Flipping open the phone, David realized how much he really liked the new full keypad he had gotten. It really did make texting in English much easier and didn’t leave him aggravated over constant “text slang”. In truth, the phone wasn’t really his decision; he wanted it only because everyone else in school had one.
Suddenly, he remembered that he should text his mom and let her know he was out walking the dog. Although bed-ridden, his mom could still use her cell-phone and was one of her few connections to the real world at this point.

After he texted his mom, David started texting anxiously with his best friend, Adam.

{6:31} [917-0550] Hey Adam what’s up?
{6:35} [922-7149] hi nm u?
{6:36} [917-0550] I feel like total shit man
{6:39} [922-7149] huh Y?
{6:40} [917-0550] I totally fucked up today, in like every way
{6:44} [922-7149] im sorrie wat happened?
{6:44} [917-0550] Tell u later, okay?
{6:46} [922-7149] K dude
 
David had to put his phone in his pocket when the landlord started talking to him. He guessed that he must’ve wandered back into the lobby without really noticing.
“Why must you bring dog through here, huh?” the landlord said. “I work hard to clean this floor; good enough to eat off of!”

David just looked on apologetically and shrugged his shoulders.

“It’s no problem! Just bring slobbering dog into building and track mud everywhere! Everyone else have cat! Why don’t you? Cat doesn’t need to be walked.”

David shrugged again, which only served to infuriate the older man.

“Eh, it’s you Italians. You always have to make big mess, and then let the hard-workers pick it up! HA!”

The old man seemed to amuse himself with this, but David could not find the humor and took the stairs up to the fifth floor. The dog did not like climbing the stairs, but it was more comfortable for him than riding in the perplexing elevator. When he reached the top, David walked down the hallway to room 515, turned his key, and opened the door to find his grandmother vacuuming the rug.

“Hi!” his grandmother said. David only nodded and grinned slightly. He took off the dog’s collar and let the eager puppy run around the small yet comfortable apartment. He walked into the kitchen and fed the dog a bowl full of kibble.

“How was school today?” inquired David’s grandmother again. But he could only respond with a shrug and walked in to see his ailing mother, completely ignoring the grimace desperately seeking his attention coming from the older lady.

David knocked lightly on the door to his mom’s bedroom and entered softly when he heard not immediate response. She was asleep on her single bed, surrounded by the latest gossip magazines and a small TV that was humming slightly, entertaining only itself.

She stirred in a few minutes and yawned, saying dazedly “Did you walk the dog yet?” to which he only nodded in recognition.

“Good” she said, stretching out her scarcely tired arms. “I’m sorry I couldn’t pick you up today but I just didn’t feel much like driving out in this weather. You know how the weather gets me depressed.”

David did not respond, but merely looked elsewhere to avoid direct visual contact.

“Well, since you’re in such a cheery mood, how about you make us some dinner? Grandma’s been working hard all day and I think she needs to get back to the cats at home.”

David nodded in earnest eagerness.

“I think some egg salad would hit the spot right now, thanks. And a lemon water to go with it, if you can,” she said as she picked up the remote and scrolled through the on-screen TV guide looking for a familiar movie title.

So he walked out of the room, taking the empty bottles of water and cup with a single drained teabag left. He moved into the kitchen and dropped the cup in the sink and strode over to the recycling bin to deposit the bottles too.

Then he paused for a second.

The clock over the recycling bin had stopped ticking for a second, and then started to move backwards for a bit, then forwards again to the same point. And then it would move backwards briefly. David quickly grabbed pulled out his phone and went to camera mode to take a picture. The sight sent him into deep thought for a bit, but after a few moments he took the clock down and rewound it to the correct time and replaced it.

He then helped his grandma bring her bags to the car in the parking lot, kissed her goodbye, and headed back upstairs to start on dinner. He put an egg into a saucepan with water and put it on the stove to boil. He started chopping up celery and onion to put into the mixture later, and was not surprised to find himself tearing up at chopping the onions. He toasted the bread and took the now boiled egg out of the pot and started peeling and mashing the egg up. He added his mom’s favorite ingredients: celery, onion, pepper, salt, curry powder, and some mustard. He put it on a piece of lettuce and placed it all on the bread and brought it into his mom, with a bottle of her lemon water.

“Thanks honey. Do you want to watch a movie with me in a bit? Juno is coming on soon. No commercials either.”

David shook his head meekly; he realized he was far too distracted and anxious to sit down still for long. So he closed his mom’s door, leaving the little beagle inside to beg for a piece of sandwich.

Suddenly his pocket started tickling him, so he pulled out his phone to see a new text message. He sat down because he knew that this conversation could take a while.

{8:11} [922-3011] Omfg callbacks is takin forEVA! Soo annoyin!
{8:12} [917-0550] Rachel, it can’t be that bad
{8:14} [922-3011] no its not as bad as my stupid mothr makin me do my freakin project for Smith otnite. im like its not due till nxt week!
{8:15} [917-0550] haha yeah, it happens
{8:17} [922-3011] ugh this dansing is KILLIN me!
{8:19} [917-0550] At least you got called back. Im soo anxious right now.
{8:20} [922-3011] i wish u wre here thou. Sooo boring!
{8:22} [917-0550] Yeah, i guess i just messed up my auditions too bad
{8:23} [922-3011] ur were good, i thnk. Don’t worry.
{8:24} [917-0550] Thanks. gtg

Rachel could be annoying at times, but she meant well at heart, David thought. However she was a little too conceited over this play and he realized that she was not going to be able to realize how devastated he felt.

After the conversation, David tried to watch some TV but could not find interest in the Celtics game that night. It’s not the same without Garnett, he thought, but kept watching hoping to distract himself. His phone started vibrating on the coffee table where he placed it after texting with Rachel. He decided to pick it up, and started typing again.

{8:45} [922-7149] hey feelin better?
{8:48} [917-0550] Not really
{8:49} [922-7149] wats the matter neway?
{8:52} [917-0550] Long story
{8:54} [922-7149] I got time lol
{8:55} [917-0550] idk, today was just a shitty day. I woke up late, missed two classes, failed a French test, got shit on in history, all sorts of stuff
{8:57} [922-7149] oh, sux
{8:59} [922-7149] wat about auditions?
{9:03} [917-0550] I totally bombed, got up there and sucked at singing. Dancing doesn’t work either, obviously
{9:05} [922-7149] oh, wat about acting?
{9:07} [917-0550] they don’t do that. They do singing and dancing and acting is in callbacks
{9:08} [922-7149] o wow. i sorry =[
{9:11} [917-0550] its ok its not u who fucked up big time
{9:12} [922-7149] dude, I feel bad though
{9:14} [917-0550] whatever, i gtg now, my mom needs me
{9:14} [922-7149] hows she doing?
{9:15} [917-0550] better. chemo’s a bitch thou
{9:16} [922-7149] =[ tell her my fam wishes her the best
{9:19} [917-0550] thx, peace
{9:21} [922-7149] ttyl, feel bettr
 
David felt a bit guilty lying to Adam, but he decided he needed to check on his mom anyway. He knocked on her door, but found his mom snoring in the same position on the bed. The dog had been sleeping nearby, but saw David enter and perked up immediately. I’ll walk you in a bit, he thought, as he gently stroked his mother’s head, covered in a scarf to hide to hide the most visible scar of her breast cancer. He turned off the TV, flicked the light switch and kissed his exhausted mom goodnight.

He exited the room, the puppy trailing eagerly, put on the leash and took the dog out the back escape. They walked for a long time, but only until the dog had done its business and David had thrown it out. He stopped momentarily underneath the window where his balcony was. He went around back with the dog, into the cold alley and climbed the ladder back upstairs, the small dog in his right arm the whole time. He entered the window, and dropped the dog off inside before pulling himself in through the window. He fed the dog a treat and noticed a small note on the cabinet.

David,
Next time don’t leave the window open. Don’t oversleep tomorrow, I will be gone at 9am to work and won’t be home till 6:30. Grandma left money for lunch tomorrow. Dad called, said you two should have dinner sometime.
- Mom​

He was nearly amused by the lack of “love” at the end, but thought little of it. He purposely left his phone at home so if the director called back, he wouldn’t have to talk to him. Sure enough, there was a missed call and a voicemail on his cell. He picked it up, dialed 1, and listened.

“Hi David, this is Nate, the Assistant Director. I’m calling to let you know that you were cast as an ENSEMBLE member and if you choose to accept, practice will be on Monday the 18th at 3:30 in the auditorium. Thanks and we look forward to seeing you there.”

He shut the phone, but opened it again to text his friend Rachel.

{10:35} [917-0550] what part did u get?
{10:36} [922-3011] IM SOO FREAKIN HAPPY! I got the 4th female lead! The same role that Merell Jackson had in the movie! What did u get?

David shut the phone before deciding to answer. He was starting to get a little dizzy, but continued to text his friends. Eventually he knew most of the cast list, and he was one of the few juniors not to receive an actual role. Rather than dwell on this, he decided to do what he had decided to do on his last walk.

He picked up his phone, and dialed Adam’s number to call him. It rang six times before it went to voicemail, but David didn’t want to leave a voicemail. He started debating on what to do when he received a text message.

{10:54} [922-7149] sorry man, cant talk, watching movie. Whats up?
{10:55} [917-0550] id rather talk
{10:58} [922-7149] im really sorry but its with my parents, just text it k?
{10:59} [917-0550] Ok.
{11:05} [922-7149] ?
{11:06} [917-0550] its hard to say
{11:08} [922-7149] ? dude whats up
{11:11} [917-0550] ok so I REALLY didn’t wanna say this in a text, but here it goes. I like you, a lot. I love you ok? I know things have been weird at times since we came out to each other but I really think I like you.
{11:12} [917-0550] I like it when we text and talk online, you make me feel like I matter, and I’m really attracted to you. I know you probably don’t feel the same way, but its how I feel.
{11:15} [922-7149] Um, ok. I sorta thought u might for like a few months ago, lol. When u told me u liked someone but wouldnt say who. =P
{11:18} [922-7149] Is that all u wanted to say?
{11:24} [917-0550] I really don’t know what else to. Would you ever want to go out with me? Like as a boyfriend or something?
{11:29} [917-0550] ???
{11:32} [922-7149] Im sorry, I really am.
{11:35} [922-7149] David? Im sorry but im seeing someone now. I couldn’t tell u before, im sorry.
{11:39} [922-7149] im sorry man
{11:45} [922-7149] ? David?

David turned his phone off and looked at the clock. 11:33 it read. Heh, he thought, so this is the time when my heart breaks. He could barely fight through the tears he knew would be streaming behind determined eyes soon enough. He patted his sleeping dog on the head as it lay on the sofa. He looked at his reflection in the window and could only think of hatred.

Stupid
Idiot
Ugly
Wimp
Scrawny
Nerd
Fag
Reject
Asshole
Jerk
Retard
Pussy
Hopeless
Freak
Douchebag
Bastard
Dumbass
Bitch
Dipshit
Homo
Queer
Spaz
Loser

He had heard all of these. Either from someone else or himself. It didn’t matter, the sting was the same.

But why did the last one always seem to stick out, he wondered as he stood on the terrace balcony. He climbed onto the railing and looked down. He was almost directly above the busiest street in the city. He had always hated the noise of living downtown, and the anonymity. He felt ignored walking the streets, but then again, he felt ignored everywhere. He felt the crisp winter wind against his back, and his sweatshirt was not warm enough. He thought of running back inside to get a jacket, but realized it wouldn’t matter that much.

He wondered if the people below him would remember him, if they would even notice. After all, in a world of 7 billion, how much does one miserable teenager’s life matter? The next morning the sun would rise, whether he was alive or not.

He felt a lot of conflicting emotions on his perch.

He looked over the rail again, and felt fear for his life. He felt the cold and loneliness of winter. He felt the rejection of the day. He felt the desire to be normal, to be loved. He felt destined to do this, but was unsure. He had dreamed it many times before, but always woke up before the finish. Maybe that’s what it would be like, just waking up into a different place. He felt delirious, but in that delirium a sense of delight, knowing it would end. Hoping it would end; doubt always crept in.

He felt so confused. And so alone.

But most of all he felt pain. He felt the pain of despair’s hook deep in his heart. True despair is not death, he thought. True despair is in not knowing whether he had the courage to end his misery yet or not.

So he just closed his eyes and listened.
 
The next morning, the sun rose.






























































Let me know what you guys think,
- Danny
 
Now that was quite a change from the usual stories posted here. Certainly has a touch of realism about it, so let's see some comments and maybe even compliments.

I liked it! Thanks Danny for sharing it with us.
 
WOW.....................

It was different but I like it. I normally hate endings that leave you hanging as in did he commit suicide or not but it fit well in this story. I actually wish it had been made into a longer story but all in all nice job.
 
thank you king, glad u liked it :D

and thanks auto, realism is what i mostly write lol
 
I liked it too. Felt bad for David. Brought back some memories. I know this one is over, but write some more.:=D:
 
I must agree with the others. I liked it for it's realism. It is a story well known to many of us. Despair and loneliness seem to go hand in hand with the search for oneself. Fortunately for most the deep valleys are narrow and the climb back up is quick, but for others, those valleys never end. I can only hope that David's was a quick climb back, if not for himself, at least for his mother. Thanks, Danny, for sharing a well written and eye-opening story.

Craiger
 
oh, thank you guys soo much! its nice to recieve these thoughts of relating, because not many people who have read this were able to look past me and see it as a story.

i have other writing, (an erotica and another one in progress) but its mostly creative like poetry and stuff.

I will post things in the future, so stay tuned! and thanks again!
 
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