Chapter 3: Taking the Choice
The next day they met again and talked about what happened the day before when a police car pulled up and an officer appeared. The same officer Martin had spoken to the day before.
"Officer?" Danny asked brave, walking towards him.
"I'll need to take you into custody for robbing a liquor store," the officer stated before he noticed Martin stepping forward.
"What about the deal?" Martin asked, stepping before Danny to protect him in return. He knew what he felt for Danny wasn't friendly anymore. It went deeper and he couldn't live with the thought of being attracted to a guy, yet.
"The judge gave you all two choices. One, spending two days in prison on caution, or you go down to the church, report to Father Orlando and play basketball for his team," the officer told them.
"Thanks for handling this discretely," Martin sighed and nodded. He was glad the officer hadn't informed Daddy Fitzgerald.
"Yeah, well, you're going there, too. No Fitzgerald to help you out there," the cop said friendly, and Martin accepted his retribution.
"I'll take the church," Danny answered the cop. The others quickly followed his example.
"Good, he expects you in half an hour." The cop left.
"Thank you, Martin," Danny smiled and patted his friend on the back. "I owe you."
"No you don't. You saved my ass from being kicked by my old team. Now we just get a new chance in playing basketball and to clean our record all in one," Martin smiled. He loved the thought of playing with them in front of his old team in a few weeks.
Even the others thanked Martin for his help and together they went to church and to Father Orlando. They had to stay there one week.
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