Merry Christmas and Happy holidays you guys! I hope you enjoy this Chapter and thank you guys for the reviews! I love reading them and your ideas about the story. aranow: Things don't look good for Mike, Linc is smarter than he acts. neenee75 haha I guess if Mike never got in trouble then there wouldn't be a story. Sadly lol, poor kid.
Chapter: 3 The time has come
The bright yellow light blinded me as I rubbed my eyes and my alarm screamed for me to wake up. I laid on my stomach rolling over and as I sat up, I realized the sting had disappeared after last night's warning spanking. I walked to my dresser and pulled out a white thermal and my khaki pants. I'd have to go to the laundry mat after school but, wait, I couldn't because I had detention. I sighed heavily, running my hand down my face wondering if Linc knew I had detention. I groaned knowing that I should tell him just in case because I didn't want him to get mad when I came home at 5 tonight.
I walked into the living room ready for school and went to the kitchen where Linc was drinking coffee at the table. I went to the fridge grabbing a glass of milk and put bread in the toaster leaning back on the counter. "Ummm, hey Linc," my voice quivered because I wasn't sure if Lincoln would be mad. Linc turned in his chair to look at me. "I have Ummm, you know, detention after school. I don't get out till 4:30 and I should be home by 5." Linc sighed heavily. He turned back picking up his coffee, "I know Mike, the school told me yesterday."
The toaster popped up my bread startling me and I pulled it out as it burned my fingertips. My stomach was making me feel nauseous because I was so stressed. It was a cramping feeling in the pit of my stomach, and I threw the hot toast on the plate slathering butter on it. Linc hated me, and I cursed myself for messing up again. "Michael, come sit down and eat your toast before you head out." Lincs voice was patient and I didn't want to ruin his mood, so I went and sat down. I pushed the toast around and tore small pieces off the toast to satisfy Linc that I was trying to eat. "Michael, stop playing with your food, just pick up the damn toast and eat it okay?" Linc sighed getting up and putting his coffee cup in the sink.
I forced myself to eat the now cold toast and the bread had become soggy from where the butter had soaked in. I chewed quickly and washed it down with my milk. I wasn't going to piss Linc off this early and I put my plate in the sink. Linc put his heavy hand on my shoulder, "Remember you're grounded Mike, so straight home after detention okay?" I nodded my head and looked at the floor. Linc ran his hand over my head and set it behind my neck. It was a comforting gesture, "Alright kid, get your ass in gear and get the bus to school. Vee's coming over for dinner tonight okay?" I looked up and smiled because I hadn't seen Vee in months.
"Okay, Linc and I'll try to rush home so I can straighten up before she gets here." Linc laughed at that and let me go heading to the coat rack. I went to the couch grabbing my backpack then shucked on my jacket and headed out with Linc following behind me. I was so excited to get through my day so I could ask Vee about college and if she could give me advice for my college extra curriculum. It looked good on a college application, but a sense of dread ran over me because I'm sure detention didn't look good on an application.
As I made it to the bus stop Linc waved as he continued his way to the construction site on foot. It was a short walk from our apartment and saved us money when Linc could walk to work. I got on the bus and saw Jasper sitting in the back. He called me over, "Hey Mike, so did you get in trouble for yesterday?" I could feel my cheeks turning red with embarrassment and I shrugged my shoulders. I could feel Jaspers's blue eyes staring at me and he laughed, "Yeah, well my Dad went postal on my ass and belted me good. I shoulda kept my mouth shut and I would be able to sit better today." He laughed. I felt myself relax and laughed too.
"Yeah, I should have come home after detention, but I didn't and Linc got pissed." I didn't share any further details even though Jasper had. "Where'd you go after detention?" Jasper asked confused. I didn't know if I should tell him, but he'd told me about his Dad, so I decided to just say where I had been. "I went downtown near Crabs hangout and tried to score some weed because I was so pissed. I thought it'd help me relax before I came home to face Linc." I sighed. Everyone knew who Crab was because he was the local drug dealer and he cleverly came up with a crab stamp he put on all his products.
I knew of him mostly because Linc was one of his dealers when I first moved in with Linc and had landed in jail a few times because of Crab. "Damn Mike, that's crazy! So, what happened?" His mouth hung open as if he was a Venus flytrap, "Crab wouldn't sell to me cuz he said Linc would kill him with his bare hands, but he gave me a baggy with a sample in it." I rushed out. The bus slowed down and we both stood up, "Damn Mikey, you're dead if Lincoln finds out where you went." I knew he was right, and I shuddered at the idea.
We got off the bus and as we went into school I wondered where was that sample that Crab had given me? I reached into my coat pocket and my house key was the only thing I found. I had hoped I threw it away as I intended too, and as the school day went on my focus shifted. I was in advanced math and soon my mind was consumed with math formulas. After detention, I got on the bus and had the start of a headache. It had been a long day filled with snide comments from my teacher and I had to just endure them.
I didn't want to cause any more trouble and even Jasper gawked at Mr. Greens's comments towards me during history class. It felt as if he was trying to egg me on to say something back to him, but I had evaded Lincoln using the belt on me last night. So, no matter what I wasn't going to say anything disrespectful, especially because Vee was coming over. I dinged my stop on the bus to our apartment and I was surprised to see Linc waiting for me. My heart started racing and the scowl that was on his face made me want to vomit.
I quickly racked my brain of why Linc would be mad at me and I couldn't come up with anything as the glass doors opened. I rubbed my ice-cold hand over my head a couple of times feeling the soft bristles of my newly buzzed hair. A few weeks ago, I was smarting off to Linc and he got frustrated. He had given me plenty of warnings but maybe in hindsight it was my rebelling against him, and I decided to cuss at him. I remember he was taking off his belt but then suddenly stopped and grabbed my arm.
He literally dragged me down the street to the local barbershop and I cried the whole way there. When we went in his friend Vinnie was working and he told him to shave my head. I cried the whole time and begged Vinnie not to. Poor guys hands were shaking, I was screaming and crying while Linc lectured me about respect. I didn't have a particular love of my curly thick black hair, but it was embarrassing enough that I didn't smart off to Linc for a while.
Ugh, Linc, I groaned internally, "Ummm hey Linc, is everything okay?" He glared at me his eyes a stormy gray and he grabbed my right arm harshly jerking me close to him. "Michael, it's taking every ounce of strength for me to not whip your ass on this sidewalk. You're going to not say a fucking word, not a single god damn word unless I ask you a question! You got it?" Linc breath was hot on my ear and I'd never heard him so angry in my life. I felt a sting in my eyes, and I shook my head yes as he pulled me over to the bus bench. There was no one there and he gripped my arm and pulled out a plastic baggy with a white substance in it. At first, I didn't know what it was but then I saw the red crab on it, and I knew.
"But Linc," the words stumbled out of my mouth and then I could feel Lincs handshaking in anger while he was still gripping my arm. Suddenly I was being yanked into the small supermarket that was on the corner of the street. Mr. Chen was the owner since we moved in 5 years ago and knew us pretty well. He was a nice older man and he let us buy groceries on credit when we needed it. As we moved to the back of the store, I had tears running down my face. Lincoln didn't say a word as he tugged open the bathroom door and shoved me in locking the door behind himself.
I immediately backed away from Linc, slamming into the sink and started hyperventilating. I wiped away my tears so I could see Linc, "What the fuck did I tell you, Michael, when we were at the bus stop?!" Linc roared and I felt my knees getting weak. I didn't want to answer Linc because I knew the answer and I had disobeyed Linc. Like always I fucked up again and Linc hated me. I should have never let him adopt me because all I did was cause problems.
Linc lunged forward and I had nowhere to go as he grabbed my arm. He brought me close to his left hip holding me as I tried to squirm away, but he overpowered me. I wasn't as tall as Linc yet, hell I was small at 15 because according to Linc I didn't eat enough to trigger my growth spurt. I grabbed Lincs' muscular thigh, gripping tightly to his jeans. Tears blinded me and then a searing pain blossomed across my butt. The spank echoed in the small bathroom and I yelped. Linc reigned down his hand over and over as my tears now freely fell down my cheeks.
"Now, Michael, what did I tell you at the bus stop?" Linc continued spanking and a deep sob erupted from my chest. The pain was so intense it felt like he was flaying the skin off my ass, "Toooooo, nooooot, tttalk," I barely got the words out but was rewarded with one last heavy swat before I was uprighted and staring Linc in the face. Tears and snot fell into my mouth involuntarily creating saltwater. My eyes hurt from crying so hard and my ass hurt and was stiff as aboard.
"That was just a warmup spanking Mike, for not listening to me, when I tell you to shut your fucking mouth you do as your told. This is serious Michael Scofield, and how the fuck did you get this?" He held up the plastic baggy that Crab had given me. I wiped my snot off my lips so I could talk, but before I could get a word out someone knocked on the door. "Wash your face and stop crying Michael before I give you a real reason to cry!" Linc stuck his finger in my chest and I nodded. I turned the sink on splashing cold water on my face trying to wipe away the remains of snot and tears.
I knew I'd get no sympathy from Linc, but I still turned around resting my head on his shoulder, and his hot hand that probably assaulted my behind rested on the back of my sweaty neck. "Oh, Michael, why do you do shit like this huh?" Linc whispered before kissing my forehead. He pushed me back and unlocked the door. I didn't dare look up, but silently followed Linc out of the store and wanted to go home. But we weren't headed in the direction of home, and a sinking feeling overtook me because I knew where we were going. To Crabs hang out…..