I Woke Up 262 by M.P. Arsent
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"Not that anybody will before the damage is done."
"Probably not. Regardless, have everybody keep their ears open and not to get too defensive, it can only hurt us in the end."
"Good advice for you as well Dennis."
"And we all know how well I listen. Later Dana."
Karl and I had our meal and got things cleaned up and he hit the books. I reviewed the portfolio once again and was ready for Thursday. It came with a roll of thunder and the sound of rain. I texted the guys that we would see them tomorrow.
Karl got himself together and headed into classes while I got some laundry done. It was soon time to head in for me. I made it into campus without any problem and got to class early. I got a few looks when I came in but nobody said anything. The 15 minute discussion was gotten through and I didn't hang around. I was over to the student union to grab some lunch. I hadn't intented to hang around today, but changed my mind. I figured I should be on hand to at least defend myself if I couldn't go on the attack.
Bob Watson of the campus paper was the first to confront me.
"Mr Sawyer, what do you have to say to the rumor that you've been charged with raping a child?"
"Utter nonsense. I have not only not been charged, but I have never even been questioned in respects to any such case."
"Then where do you think this rumor has come from?"
"It would be pointless for me to speculate on that. Rumors, by their very nature, can come from anywhere."
"Thank you Mr Sawyer."
I had spoken in a clear voice so that other people could have heard if they were interested. Not long after Devon and Conrad of Frisbee fame came over to speak to me.
"It's not true is it Dennis?"
"What have you heard as any number of rumors may be floating around at this point?"
"That you've been accused of raping a child."
"Absolute nonsense."
"We thought so. Any idea why this comes up now?"
"I do, but for me to speak about it has its own ramifications."
"Let me guess, given the state of things, Crookshank?"
"I will neither confirm nor deny."
"Good enough for jazz. Later Dennis."
Which I took to mean that they understood it was Crookshank.
I watched as they walked away and they were stopped by a couple of people. The topic of discussion wasn't hard to guess as I was quickly glanced at.
I stayed in the student union for the usual time I would have been on the bench and then headed over to the Rec Center. I didn't change up, but parked myself in the apparatus room to wait on the guys. I didn't have to wait long.
"Dennis?"
"Bull shit and you know it guys. I'm sure this is just a taste of what we can expect over the next couple of days. I want you all to be extra careful between now and the meet. I've often been accused of being paranoid. Well this time it feels justified."
"They can make up any kind of bullshit they want and we can't stop them?"
"Nope. Coach doesn't want us getting down to their level. If you're questioned directly about something just calmly speak the truth. The fact that somebody is making stuff up tells me they're pretty desperate to at least get our minds off the meet. We can't let that happen. Stay focused. If everybody is good I'm heading out."
I didn't hear anything one way or another so I grabbed my stuff and headed for the car. Even though it was still raining I checked the car over. I was going to be home ahead of Karl so I didn't need to call.
I was taking my time getting home, and driving defensively as the streets were still slick from the rain. I was still on the main road when I saw somebody stopped at the corner which was still a good way down the street. They had plenty of time to either cross the intersection or make thier turn. The fact that they were just sitting there put me on guard.
I slowed even more and they still sat there. I approached the corner and I knew they were going to wait until the last minute. I was right and they pulled out in front of me. If I had been a few seconds slower on the brakes we would have at least traded paint if not something more serious. The guy never even stopped.
I pulled over and got my phone out and dialed Dana.
"What the hell Dennis we just spoke?"
"I can't prove it, but somebody was waiting on me to either cause an accident or a near miss. Warn anybody who lives off campus to be extra damn careful getting home tonight and tomorrow for that matter."
"Dennis given the road conditions are you sure?"
"The guy waited until I was right on top of him to pull out when he had all kinds of time to do so before. I have no doubt in my mind that it was deliberate."
"Ok Dennis , I'll warn everybody."
I hung up with Dana and called Karl as I knew he was probably out of class by now.
"Take it damn easy getting home lover. I can't prove it but I think I was just set up for an accident."
"Damn Den, sure you're not just being paranoid?"
"No doubt in my mind at all. You want me to bring in the footage from the camera system?"
"No lover I believe you. I'll see you in a bit."
I finished the drive home without further incident and quickly got something going for supper. Karl pulled in about 20 minutes later.
"No problems for me other than the weather conditions."
"Let's hope it stays that way tomorrow. This is going to be a mean and nasty meet lover. After supper I'm making a run to the mall."
"What for?"
"I'm buying locks for all of the teams equipment bags. They sit on the sidelines or are taken to each piece of equipment and are left unattended. Too fucking easy for a piece of gear to be fucked with."
"Shit Dennis do you really think these guys are that desperate?"
"I don't know and I'm not going to wait to find out the hard way."
"Ok lover, you get like this and I know better than to argue with you."
We quickly finished our meal and got things cleaned up and we took Karls car to the mall. It was a quick trip and I had a dozen locks for the guys. I just hoped they used them. We got back to the apartment without incident and pretty much just crashed for the night.
Friday morning and we were up and out for our jogging with the guys.
"You'll never guess what I heard last night. One of the guys on the team is supposedly a porn star specializing in underage girls."
I just looked at Gordon for that remark.
"Dennis?"
"For your ears only. One of the guys does have a career in porn, but he swears it is all with consent and of legal age."
"Well damn. Any other surprises?"
"Not that I am aware of, and that one is confidential. The team knows but nobody else as far as I know."
"So who is the lucky guy?"
"You know better Aiden."
There wasn't any further gossip so we were off and jogging. We got our laps done without a problem and Karl and I headed back to the apartment. I was keeping my eyes peeled for anymore shenanigans like yesterday. Thankfully we got back to the apartment without any problems. Karl and I got ourselves ready for the day and headed into campus each in our own cars.
Classes were gotten through without much grief today and Karl and I got supper at the cafeteria for a change. I headed over towards Cochran hall at about 6 as we had taken to welcoming the opposing team to campus as a team. I passed out the locks to the guys and there was little discussion that this was a wise precaution.
About 6:30 the bus from Crookshank pulled into the lot. Gary was there to greet them as well and much to my surprise so was Coach Connors.
The Crookshank team got off of the bus and even though we offered to shake hands they just lined up opposite us.
The guy standing in front of me looked me right in the eye.
"So, which one of you is the butt fucker and which one is the slime?"
I didn't even bat an eye, but from somewhere down the line I heard a reply.
"At least none of us have felony manslaughter charges hanging over our heads."
I didn't look and couldn't identify the voice, but I knew whoever had spoken had just made himself a target. I was in a position to see which one of their guys flinched at the accusation, and from the looks on the faces of the other team it was news to them as well.
Coach Connors did look to me and I just gave him a slight shake of my head no. I sure as hell hadn't uncovered anything like that. The worst I had found was the alleged rapist.
Connors just looked at the other coach.
"Reign them in coach, and that will be enough out of you guys as well."
"You heard the man, put a lid on it."
We all left at about that point and let Gary get to settleing them into thier rooms. I headed home once again driving defensively. When I got there Karl was sitting on the couch waiting for me.
"Well?"
"They came off the bus hostile and looking for trouble. They got it, but not like they expected."
"What?"
"One of the guys must have gone looking like I did but he found a felony manslaughter charge hanging over somebody."
"Holy shit. Any idea which guy it was?"
"To say the least, and yes I saw one of their guys flinch when the accusation was made. I'm not going to say anything to him though. Tighten your seatbelt lover it's going to be a bumpy meet."