Eddie Munson: 2023

Episode 11: Finally My Year

GED pratice testing is harder then I thought it was going to be. I starred hard at the pratice version that sat in front of me. I had printed out. Not only was I taking the whole GED test, but that was over two hundred questions long, and a essay. I won't lie the essay part of this seems easier in my head. Maybe due to years of playing D&D, or whatever it is. I worry about the questions for math, and english. Work has been slow due to the inclimate weather, so I'm stuck here staring at paper.

I feel eyes on me quickly. It's getting late, and the longer I stare at the printed out papers the harder it is to keep the effort of wanting to actually finish my GED at all. "Baby?" I hear Lilly sweet voice for the first time in a while. "You alright?" The last time i heard her voice had to be a few hours ago when she said she was gonna take a shower, and get dinner started. When I look up at her my eyes catch the clock. "It's nine already, and no I'm no where close to alright."

The words come out harsher then I mean them, and I hate that Lilly gets thr brunt of my frustration towards this damn testing. It's the last thing that's holding me back. The last thing that makes life slow. The last thing in my way to a better way of life possibly. I'm not sure anymore at this point. "Baby, you know you should probably eat. When was the last time you stopped and rested your eyes?" Lilly questions me, and I have to think for a moment. Rested my eyes I laugh at her words, and chew my lip.

"See you don't even have to answer me cause I already know." She walks over her feet clad in white fluffy socks. Her legs covered by oversized sweats and a sweatshirt to follow suit on top of her chest. She takes the paper from in front of me and slips between books, and other papers. Her hands come up to my shoulders. Rubbing deepingly into the tense muscle. I lean into the touch, and moan at the feeling. "You're heaven Lilly. Truly fuckin' heaven." I muttered as the stressed melts away from my body at the touch of her hands.

"Thank you baby." She says reaching down to kiss the crown of my head. "Have some dinner with me, and then we go back to that pratice test." Lilly says her hands releasing my muscle of my shoulder. She plates our food. A chili that had been cookin' all day and the smell having wafting into my nose at some point during the day. We sit across from each other at the small dinner table. Silence is comfortable around us. The window shows a falls of snowflakes and the cars outside getting a light dusty of white over all them.

The chili warms me up, and kicks me awake. My eyes don't feel as heavy anymore, and as I watch Lilly from across me the table. "What are you planning?" I say shoving a spoonful of chili into my mouth. She looks at me with wide eyes, "What do you mean?" She asks if I don't know enough about her. "You're planning some, I just don't know what yet. You're beautiful face betrays you sometimes ya know." I say. My bowl is empty before Lilly will tell me about her plan. She takes a bit longer to finish her food.

When Lilly is done though. She grabs the paper GED practice test. Scanning the paper of it contents. "What's giving you the most trouble?" She asks, I go over the table. My elbows hitting the table. "Math, and Enlisgh." I said pointing to the sections of the pratice test. "Okay. Get up, and go to the bedroom." Lillys voices is demanding, flirtous tones are floating in her words. "What?" "You heard me, bedroom now. And sit on the edge of the bed." She says nothing else, and waits for me to leave the room. I go and wait for her.

I wonder for the moment that pass on. I wonder what Lilly is got planned. My head goes automatically to the dirtiest of such things. Like maybe she'll forget all about the paper and just come in and tease the fuck out me. Let me out some much need stress. Maybe she'll come in on her knees and beg for me to make her feel good, and right. I hear her soft footsteps on the carpeted floors. The doors opens. "Here we go. I picked twenty questions. For each one right. I'll strip down, every one wrong you strip down."