RESCUE - Part 2

Chapter 20 - do it and die

I'd set the table for mouse, his breakfast ready as he came rushing downstairs "what is that amazing smell?!" "Breakfast" I put the last piece of bacon on his plate as he sat down "what's all this for?" "I thought we'd have a big breakfast because we have that team building trust shit later!" He let out a long groan "hey I meant to tell you" he finished his breakfast "oh yeah?" I supped my tea "I'm going on a golfing holiday" I smiled happily for him "ah nice, who with? When?" "It's with a few mates, and we go the 30th December" he smiled at me "how long for?" "A week" "so...you'd be gone for New Years?" "Yeah that an issue?" I finished my drink "we were going to Jensen's...we were going to watch the fireworks...y'know what new year means to me" I put my cup down and walked upstairs.

In the car journey to work I hadn't spoken to him "I'm sensing you're pissed off" "what ever gave you that idea..." I slammed the breaks on making his whole body shoot forward, "oh y'know, the sarcastic comebacks, your attempts to give me whiplash!" I took a breath and looked at him "we have had New Year's Eve booked for seven months Michael, we promised Jensen we'd go, he promised he'd do the best party ever because he knew what New Years means to me" "so your pissed because I'm going on holiday for New Years and you're not?" "No Michael! No! I couldn't give a rats ass that you're going away but why New Years?!" "I've had it booked for two months" he argued back "yeah? WE'VE HAD JENSEN BOOKED FOR SEVEN! ASSHAT!" I got out and slammed the door before making my way into the tower.

I slammed my bag down and sat on the chair, kerrbox came and sat next to me "where's mouse?" "Don't know" I grabbed a notepad and listened to the answer machine "is he coming to work?" "Don't care" I scribbled down a name "is he dead?" "Hopefully" "ok!" He took in a breath and went answered the phone, Maxi walked in "heyyyy charlieeee" "hi." "Someone's in a bad mood" by this time several other lads had come in "maxi, stop" I looked at him "is it your t-" "don't say it" whip looked at him "what?" Maxi looked at him "dude don't do it bra" Jessie raised his eyebrows "I was only gonna say is it your time of month?" Red rag to a bull, I sprinted from my chair and maxi ran for his life, down the beach, so that's where I went, I ran after him, maxi was fast, I was faster, I rugby tackled him to the floor and got him in a headlock "I give i give!" "NO THIS IS MAKING ME FEEL SO MUCH BETTER!"  I sat on his back and pinned his arms up "good for you..I can't breath but I'm glad you feel better!" Suddenly a shadow cast over us, a woman, in a white robe stood there "you must be Charlie and you must be maxi" "hey" maxi smiled "is this any way to treat a fellow team member?" "Probably not, but I am, and he deserves it" I rubbed his face in the sand before getting off him and walking back to the tower, maxi followed....so did the lady.

Mouse was sat in the tower, I sat in the furthest seat available, when the woman clapped her hands together "okay gentlemen" I coughed loudly "no no...she got it right, no ladies in here" mouse spoke up, I grabbed a broken elastic band, pulled it tight and flicked the tip of his ear "OW HOLY MARY MOTHER OF JESUS!" He screamed out in pain, whip high fived me "now now...gentlemen and lady" the woman started again "my name is rain" "your name is rain?" I looked at her getting a jab from Harries in the ribs "yes my dear, rain rose....and I'm here to start your trust programme I will put you into partners and we will make our way down to the beach" so one by one the lads got paired up, maxi with Jessie, harries with Deanno and whippet with kerrbox...."okay so Charlie if you'd like to go with Michael" I raised my hand "yes Charlie?" "I'd like to swap my partner" "I'm sorry Charlie, you were meant to be" "yeah that's wonderful, but I'd be so much better with whip over there..." "I'm sorry my dear, the spirits have chosen you two as partners, if you'd like to make your way down to the beach to meet the others" we got up and made our way to the door, both fighting to get out first, we kept butting shoulders, I'd had enough, I kneed him in the back of his knee sending him to the floor so I walked through, when mouse caught up he smirked as he stood next to me down the stairs, he nudged me playfully, I may have pushed him a little too hard back, the thing that gave that away was the fact he flipped over the banister landing on his face, the wet sand getting stuck to his moustache and hair.

An hour in, we were all sat facing our partners, this programme was ridiculous, we were not getting anything from it "now this next task is about touch, feeling the touch of another...now...I'd like you to rub your partner's ears" mouse looked at me, I looked at him "do it and die" I glared at him "come on rub your partners ears!" Rain encouraged, Mouse went towards them "I swear mouse, touch my ears your losing fingers" "Charlie I have to! Man up!" I grabbed his manhood and twisted as he squealed "you fucking man up!" I shouted in a harsh whisper "Okay! Okay! Charlie! CHARLIE!" I let go until the woman came behind and rubbed my ears "Nope! Nope." I stood up, dusted the sand off my ass "miss the session isn't over" "oh lady rain my session is over" I walked towards the tower "she has a thing about her ears!" Mouse explained to rain as I shut the tower door.

Once the session was over the lads came back in, all silent, Jessie was the first to break the silence "what...the fuck...was that?" This started a whole other conversation when whip tapped my shoulder "babe come outside" he took my hand and together we walked past mouse, he closed the door and looked at me "sweetie what's wrong?" "Mouse" "well we all kinda gathered that" "he's going golfing" "that's never bothered you before?" "He's going over new year..." "Ah" he nodded once "yeah ah" i folded my arms and slid down the side of the tower, whip did the same "does he know?" "How much new year means to me...yeah....but I guess he decided it doesn't matter anymore" a tear ran over my cheek, I wiped it away quickly "I'm being stupid I know I am, and I'm being a nasty bitch, but, I've been looking forward to new year for since like ever, and when Jensen said he'd bought me a lantern for my dad, I just, I couldn't wait even more" I wiped away another tear "it's so important to me, I don't mind him going on holiday of course I don't, to be honest I love the quiet house, but New Years...when we have a drink and for all those years I used to sit on my dads shoulder counting Down, and then on the stroke of midnight, we'd light a lantern and together make a wish and let the lantern go...and then the fireworks would start and he's always let me have a drink of his wine, and then when I got older, small things changed but the lantern stayed the same, without fail every year, we'd make a wish, light it up and let it go...and then mouse did it with me, I thought when my dad died, that'd be the end, but mouse, he came in our bedroom the year he died, and in his hand was a lantern, and we made a wish and we set it off...and every year we've done that, together...but this year I guess we're not, and I shouldn't let it annoy me, or upset me but it has and I can't help it" I broke down and cried into my knees, whip wrapped his arm around me tightly "here, go up to Starbucks and get yourself a nice Christmassy drink, here's some money to get the guys some, so you can have more time to chill okay? Have a muffin on me" he kissed my forehead before we both got up "thanks whip" "no problem..and hey, if you don't have any issue, I'd like to set a lantern off with you...or maybe use and Meg with the kids?" "Sounds great" I hugged him tightly before walking to the coffee shop.

When I came down to the tower I managed to juggle all the drinks all the way back, I'd got the lads their usual, and the little break from work and having a muffin actually cheered me up, I passed mouse the Coke from maccas and passed maxi his coffee, as I gave whip his latte mouse spoke up "Charlie it isn't chilled!" I spun around and looked at him "it isn't....chilled..." I looked at the cup, then back up to his eyes and just stared at him "it isn't...y'know what it's great!" "Come here" I took it from him "here maybe this'll help decide if it's chilled enough" I took the lid off the cup and tipped it over his head "oops, clumsy me" I went back to my white hot chocolate and sat down, to sniggers from the lads in the background, most of them taking pictures too. Mouse had finally had enough "alright! I get it, I shouldn't have booked holiday when we had something planned!" Harries shuck his head "no dude, you shouldnta booked a holiday over New Years" the lads nodded in agreement "for fuck sake it's a holiday, just because one year is going into another! It's just a god damned holiday" Jessie stepped forward "but it isn't just a holiday to Charlie...is it? Bra?" "Think about what you say mate before you speak" Jessie went with maxi to tidy to the flags away.

All the way home I was plotting my revenge, some way to get him back for being an Arse, and I'd come up with the perfect solution, he kissed the back of my head goodnight, and I waited until he was snoring loudly, I got out of bed. Walked over to his side with shaving cream and a razor. Carefully I painted his moustache, and shaved it clean off, the pleasure I got from that was like ecstasy, just pure bliss! I bagged the moustache and took it back to my side of the bed, making sure I'd wiped his face clean I got back in bed and went to sleep, peacefully, and smiling knowing full well I'd gotten the revenge i needed.