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       2 December 2017 - A Christmas Pageant part 2 by Jack
       By: Jack Date: December 1, 2017, 4:17 pm
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       I used to go to church a lot.  My mom went with my grandma, and
       I went with them.  Marty usually went with us, and sometimes my
       dad did.  Sometimes Dad’s brother and my aunt and their kids
       would go.  A lot of times, we’d all go out to eat afterwards.
       It was nice.
       A few years ago, we quit going so much.  Grandma kept going, but
       I think Mom quit because things started getting really political
       and people started arguing about stuff.  I kind of missed going,
       but I didn’t miss all the arguments.
       Or maybe I was just getting too old.
       Then, a few months back, Mom started attending a new church.  I
       didn’t really want to go with her, but she liked it, and she
       kept going, and she kept asking me.
       I finally went.
       It wasn’t bad.  They didn’t talk about politics and argue about
       things all the time.  It felt like what a church was supposed to
       be.  I didn’t go all the time anymore, and Grandma won’t visit
       it -- she says it’s not a real church because the name is wrong
       -- but Mom likes it, and I like it enough to go when I can.
       So that Sunday, I went with mom.
       After the service, I met with the youth minister, Mr. Todd.  He
       started to tell me about the Christmas Pageant mom had
       volunteered me for, but then he stopped.
       “Spencer, this is Simon Brisbane.  Simon, this is the young man
       who’s going to be your assistant.”
       I turned around as Mr. Todd introduced us and found myself
       looking up at a beautiful guy, who didn’t seem much older than
       me.  As a freshman in high school, I guess I’m about halfway
       between looking like an adult and a kid.  I was 5’5” when school
       started, and I know we had to get me all new long pants since
       then, so I’m probably 5’7” or a little taller now.  Simon was at
       least five, maybe six inches taller than I was.
       “Simon is directing the actual play, Spence,” Mr. Todd informed
       me.  “You’re going to be his assistant.  What he’ll be doing is
       actually teaching the actors where to stand and move and say
       their lines,” Mr. Todd went on.  “Your job will be making sure
       everything else that needs to get done is happening.”
       Mr. Todd paused and looked at Simon, then back at me.
       “Do you know Troy Swan?”
       I nodded.  Troy was in eighth grade, but his big brother was a
       year ahead of me, and one of his little brothers was friends
       with Marty.  It’s not like we were best buds or anything, but I
       knew him.
       “The two of you are going to both be my assistants,’ Simon said,
       “At least kind of.  Troy’s going to be more like a gopher.  I’m
       going to need you to be independent.  You can ask me how to do
       something if you need to, but I’m going to be studying for
       finals at first while we’re doing this, so I need you to get
       things done without me being on you all the time.  Can you do
       that?”
       I thought about it for a second, then nodded.  I was pretty good
       about working on my own, and I didn’t think it’d be a problem.
       Unlike him, I wouldn’t have finals until January, and debate was
       already done until after the holidays, so things should be
       pretty easy for me.
       “Good,” Mr. Todd said.  “I’m not going to be able to be here
       most of the time.  Between paperwork, then classes to prepare
       for and give in the evenings and weekends, I’m usually gone
       around the time you guys get out of school”
       I nodded, secretly kind of glad.  Mr. Todd was a real nice guy,
       but he was kind of overweight, and not very good looking.
       Certainly not like Simon, who was tall and lean.  He wasn’t
       wearing a coat, and you could tell his upper body was pretty
       firm.
       I promised them both I’d come straight over after school
       tomorrow, the day before rehearsal actually started, so me,
       Simon, and Troy could make sure we were all on the same page.
       They said goodbye and walked away.  I was about to head home,
       but I couldn’t help watching a minute. Simon’s pants weren’t
       tight, but it looked like he had a really round butt.  I
       couldn’t help but wonder if the local college had any
       fraternities and if Simon had ever been paddled.  I looked
       around, then carefully shifted so it wasn’t too obvious I was
       hard; then I headed for the side door, hoping no one would
       notice me.
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       Re: 2 December 2017 - A Christmas Pageant part 2 by Jack
       By: Leti Date: December 1, 2017, 8:15 pm
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       Great story!
       It is very nice to have a new story every day!
       Waiting for the next part!
       Hugs
       Leti
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       Re: 2 December 2017 - A Christmas Pageant part 2 by Jack
       By: Zyngaru Date: December 2, 2017, 9:13 am
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       Loving the story.
       Just a small question.  Is this supposed to be part 2 or is it
       just a continuation of part 1 and part 2 is coming later?  Under
       the title it says Part 1 in Green like the previous story.
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       Re: 2 December 2017 - A Christmas Pageant part 2 by Jack
       By: Jack Date: December 2, 2017, 9:21 am
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       [quote author=Zyngaru link=topic=212.msg1883#msg1883
       date=1512227614]
       Just a small question.  Is this supposed to be part 2 or is it
       just a continuation of part 1 and part 2 is coming later?  Under
       the title it says Part 1 in Green like the previous story.
       [/quote]
       I'm sure I had that as part 2, not sure how the '1' got there.
       Each day will be a separate part as far as I'm concerned.
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       Re: 2 December 2017 - A Christmas Pageant part 2 by Jack
       By: Zyngaru Date: December 2, 2017, 11:10 am
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       Well, I will be here every day to get the next episode.  Looking
       forward to where this is going.   :)
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       Re: 2 December 2017 - A Christmas Pageant part 2 by Jack
       By: kalico Date: December 2, 2017, 12:07 pm
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       Thanks for sharing jack
       I agree with Zyngaru and can't wait to see were this is going
       and loving it...
       Hugs kal
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       Re: 2 December 2017 - A Christmas Pageant part 2 by Jack
       By: David M. Katz Date: December 2, 2017, 4:14 pm
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       Looking forward to seeing something develop with Spencer and
       Simon.
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       Re: 2 December 2017 - A Christmas Pageant part 2 by Jack
       By: Adric Date: July 5, 2019, 1:04 pm
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       Okay, the plot thickens.  Simon, Troy, and Spencer.  Off to a
       good start. ...
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