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Chapter 72: Make Me Proud
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Old man Charles took a long drag of his smoke and tossed one to Tony, who lit up right away. Awesome dude, but he felt a pang of annoyance at his laughter. What was so funny about the fact that Ethan threw him away back then? It was a double dose of irritation as he thought about how long it took his brother to realize he was important. What the hell? As Charles exhaled, he looked Tony dead in the eye.
"I'll tell you the same thing I tell everyone else that comes through these doors without firsthand knowledge of the struggle- and
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"Well what are you waitin' for?! Strip and get in yer spot! NOW DILLON!" Tony grabbed his hair again and smacked him across the other cheak. He shoved Dillon's head towards the bedroom and let go abruptly.
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"Love you too, man," Dillon replied with a small smile.Tony kissed his forehead and smiled fondly down at him. While Dillon sat and finished his Pepsi and crackers, Tony went around the room and grabbed stuff for their shower. Once he had picked out their clothes, he grabbed a couple towels and washcloths and threw them on the bathroom floor. Finally, Dillon started to feel back to his normal self. It didn't take long for the sugar to kick in, typically only about ten minutes if it was processed sugar. It took a little longer if it was starchy things like bread or similar. That'
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"Hey," Dillon said as he separated from him. "What's that 'round yer neck?""H-huh? The chain, duh," Tony said in a bemused tone."What's on the chain?"
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Dillon had woken up around two and got Tony up. It was a strangely restful sleep. For Dillon it was restful with wild dreams included. While the two of them felt well rested they were still groggy. Fast food might give one good sleep but at the end of the day it's all salt and preservatives that made one feel heavy. Tony mitigated that when he put on a pot of extra strong coffee. After they were rested and alert they convened in the living room.
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Three rounds later and they were nice and relaxed. They lounged around in bed while Dillon played 'Final Fantasy X'. It was the New Year, but to them it just felt like a normal, chill day. It was the newest mile marker in their lives. It had been a crazy year previous, but it was a new year and a clean slate.
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That concludes our walkthrough of my err- Dillon's life for the year of 2010. It had been quite the year for him, hadn't it? It was a long, arduous one for him to endure. He faced many scary moments, but stumbled upon an equal amount of wonderful moments as well. The greatest moment of which was when Tony became his. The lessons of this year will come in handy this upcoming year as well. They will definitely be needed for 2011. The challenges for Dillon will be great and unlike any he's faced ever before. Now Dillon's found the piece of himself he'd been missing at the beginning of the story in the form of Tony. That's what will make this round of challenges different from the last. New and intimidating things are often new and intimidating enough to stop people from exploring them. Dillon, as we have seen, for the most part never struggles with new things for long. He tackles them head on, as seen when he and Tony were together physically for the first time. It might have been to
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The bus squealed and jerked forward like the ghetto-mobile it is. The sliding door got stock three quarters of the way, which made it difficult to get his jacket and backpack through. Well regardless, he made it, and like usual, he much looked forward to a night with his guy. He didn't tell him he got the green light from his folks to stay over. Once in a while, they'd reward him with a weekday sleepover at Kat's or Tony's, so long as his chores got done and his grades were good. Which they almost always were.After he adjusted his bag and looked forward, he saw Tony on the
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