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Subject: {ASSM} Hard Promise (5/13, plus P.S.) by Reverend Cotton Mather (mf, rom)
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Welcome to the Church of The Right Reverend Cotton Mather. This story is
the sole property of the author, and may not be copied or downloaded for
the intent of profit. Permission is freely given for anyone to download 
or copy for their personal pleasure or use, as long as there is no 
intent to charge money or barter for the privilege of acquiring this 
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(copyright 2001, Rev. Cotton Mather)
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HARD PROMISE
by Reverend Cotton Mather

- 5 -



"Hey, Doofus!"  

I turned around at hearing the familiar voice.  Jared Felson was 
walking toward me down the hall.  His locker was just down from mine,
and we often stopped to talk before our first-period class.

"You talking to me, Shit-for-Brains?"  I grinned at him.

"Shit for brains?  Me?  I'm not the one who's got the brown eyes, oh
observant one."

"Just because the eyes are brown doesn't mean I'm full all the way 
up to there with bullshit, like a certain overconfident running back
I happen to know," I shot back.

"Hey, not overconfident, just sure of my abilities," he replied.  
"Besides, I'm not the one who was walking out of the party Friday 
looking like I was constipated and in some serious pain," he added 
with a grin.

"Well, that was Friday, and I'm feeling right fine on this Monday 
morning, but thanks for your concern," I said.

"So, Ray, what's up with you and the delectable Miss Melissa?  Brit 
tells me you guys disappeared into the basement for quite awhile, 
and didn't hardly come up for air."

"You know," I said, looking up and down the hall.  I really didn't 
want any eavesdroppers on this conversation.  "I saw your sister down
there too, but I'm surprised she even noticed us.  She looked like 
she was too busy liplocked with Donny to pay attention to anything 
else."

Jared looked pained when I said that.  I knew he wasn't terribly fond 
of Brittany's boyfriend.

"Ah, shit, you had to go and tell me that, didn't you?  Well, at least
it was our house, and there were a bunch of us around.  That little 
fuck wasn't gonna try anything much with most of the football team 
there.  I just wish Brit would get tired of his skinny ass soon.  I'm
tired of his smirks, but I can't kick his ass while she's still 
hanging on to it," he said.

"Maybe she just needs a little of the good lovin' from the Ray 
Machine," I said to him, giving him my best Groucho Marx eyebrow shimmy.

"Nope," he said with a smile.  "You're too tall and big for Brittany.
She likes 'em skinny.  Besides, the Ray Machine is, I believe, in the
process of being wrapped up and stamped with a big 'Hands Off' sign 
by someone else in a letter sweater."

"Does this mean that Melissa is coming off your list now, buddy?" I 
asked.

"No way!" he called back as he walked toward his first-period classroom.  
"She stays on the list until she finds out what a true doofus you 
really are, and decides to try the obvious quality of a star running 
back instead!"

"Ain't gonna happen, Jared.  She doesn't know any quality running 
backs!"

We waved at each other across the sea of heads starting to fill the 
hallway as we went our separate ways.
	



Later that night I just couldn't resist.  I was tired and cranky from
doing homework and not being able to talk to Missy.  Fuck it, I said
to myself, and I called Melissa's house.

"Hello?"  It sounded like her mother had answered.

"Hi, is Melissa there?"

"Who is calling, please?"  She sounded suspicious.

"Um, this is Ray.  I'm in her Algebra class, and I have a question 
about our homework," I said.

There was a pause.  "Just a minute," she said.  I heard the handset hit
something hard.  There was a loud thunk, then silence.

A small voice came on.  "Hello?"

"Hi, it's me," I said.

"What are you doing?" she fiercely whispered.  I think she had her hand
covering her mouth and the microphone on the handset.

"I just wanted to talk to you.  I told your mother I had a question about
Algebra."

"Algebra?" she said louder.  "Just a minute, I'll get my notebook."  Then,
quieter, she whispered, "Don't hang up."

After a couple of minutes I heard another telephone being picked up, and
Missy's voice called out, "Mom!  Hang up the downstairs phone!  I've got
it up here!"

She waited until she heard the click of the other telephone hanging up,
then whispered to me, "What, are you nuts?  You know how my parents are!"

"I missed you.  I didn't see you all day today, except at lunch.  
Besides, they're going to have to find out about us someday, aren't 
they?"

"Yes, of course, but not TODAY, you goof!  What am I going to do with 
you?" she said, almost to herself.

I lowered my voice into what I hoped was a seductive tone.  "Would you
be open to some suggestions?" I asked.

"Ray!  You are terrible!"  But I could hear just a trace of a giggle in
her voice.  Score another point for the Ray Machine.

"Listen," I said quickly.  "A bunch of kids are planning on getting some
rooms at the Holiday Inn for after the Snowflake Dance in December.  Do
you think you can talk your folks into letting you stay out all night?"

"Oh, God.  I doubt it, I really doubt it.  Besides," she added pointedly,
"nobody's even asked me to the dance yet."

"Hey, not my fault," I said hastily.  "Your parents haven't let you date
yet, and I didn't want to be turned down, you know?"

"Well, they might make an exception for one of the big events of the 
school year.  I'll work on them.  Does this mean that you're going to 
ask me out if I can convince them that I'm old enough to go out on a 
date?"

"You could ask ME out, you know.  It shouldn't always be up to the guy
anymore."

"With my parents, that'll be the day," she grumbled.

"Okay, if you insist, then I'll do the asking.  Melissa Samuelson, 
light of my life and holder of my heart, will you accompany me to the
Snowflake Dance?"

There was a pause long enough that I wondered if she was still on the 
line.

"Do you mean that, Ray?" she asked quietly.

"Of course I do, Missy.  I would like you to go to the dance with me.
What did you think?"

"Not that part, dummy.  The other part."

"What?  Light of my life and holder of my heart?"

"Yes, that part.  Do you mean that?"

Suddenly I knew that this was very important to her.  The glib answer I
had ready died on my lips.

"Yes," I said softly.  "I mean it.  I belong to you until you send me 
away."

There was another long pause.  Then, so softly I barely heard, she 
whispered, "Thank you, Ray.  And I am yours, too.  Good night."

And with that the line went dead as she hung up the phone.

Oh my God, what did I do? I thought to myself.  Suddenly I was nervous.
Did I just commit to something?  Did my mouth just make a promise that
my body wouldn't be able to keep?  Christ in a Bucket, I hope I didn't
just step into some very deep shit, I thought.



I didn't sleep very well that night.


(Continued in Chapter 6)

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