Love in the Closet
Chapter 4: Homecoming Plans
Their plan for homecoming was simple. Get normal girl dates so people wouldn't raise question and then leave early to have more time in . . . the Love Dungeon. This being the ultimate goal once they kidnapped Cinnamon Buns in the bathroom and dragged him with them. It would be a party.
Just a week ago, the school was scrambling trying to find a replacement administrator for Strawberry. She would be hard to replace for things like policing homecoming and other completely pointless and overrated dances. But what are you going to do? Hire Janitor Johnson to take her place, of course. And so he did. And he would help the boys sneak out with Cinnamon Buns tonight.
So Peaches went with some prep "friend" of his. Marshmallow went with . . . well, she ditched him anyway, so it doesn't matter. Brussel Sprout went with Cream (which kind of pissed off Peaches, but he didn't say anything) despite advice from her peers telling her not to. And Cinnamon Buns went with his "girlfriend."
They all gathered in a back corner of the gym, without their dates, and came up with a more detailed plan. Once they'd smoothed out the edges, they set it into action.
Marshmallow and Brussel Sprout went into the little boys' room. (They didn't go in at the same exact time, though. Only girls do that.) Marshmallow was occupying a stall when Brussel Sprout came in to grab a urinal. Another boy walked in and paid them no heed until Marshmallow clogged the toilet.
"Oh crap. Could somebody go get Janitor Johnson? I think the toilet's clogged," he said, despaired.
The other boy looked confused. "He's not a janitor anymo—"
"I'll go get him," interrupted Brussel Sprout as he was washing his hands.
Meanwhile, outside of the gym Cinnamon Buns was buying a Coke at the Coke machine. The instant he opened it, Peaches nonchalantly bumped into him.
"Oh, sorry, man!" He pretended to not realize who he was talking to so CB wouldn't get any ideas.
"Hey, watch it next time!" CB yelled in the direction the jerk had taken off, honestly not realizing who'd just spilled Coke all over him. He sighed. His girlfriend had gone to the bathroom not too long ago. Maybe he'd be able to clean himself off in the time it took a girl to go to the restroom. It'd be like nothing ever happened.
Cinnamon Buns walked into the restroom, saying hello to Brussel Sprout who was on his way out. It was always nice to see a good friend in the hallway.
When he walked into the bathroom, there was a slight sheen of water on the tiled floor coming from the locked middle stall. He shrugged, grabbing a paper towel and wetting it with water. He gently rubbed his sports jacket, praying the Coke would come out.
A couple of guys walked in; Cinnamon Buns didn't look up to see who it was.
"Are you all right in there, son?" CB recognized the voice as that of Janitor Johnson. How odd, he thought, I didn't think he was a janitor anymore. Maybe the new janitor isn't here tonight. Yeah, that's probably what it is.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Should I open up the door now?" said a voice that sounded just like Marshmallow. It couldn't have been him, though. He's not the homecoming type. At least, that's what he'd led CB to believe.
"Yes, I think that would be good. Then I can get in there and fix the toilet."
Not wanting to be here for the rest of this, CB threw away his paper towel and walked over to the door. He tried to open it, but it wouldn't budge. Why is the door locked? he wondered.
Then a hand was clamped over his mouth, muffling the ensuing scream. His attacker spun him around and CB couldn't believe who was standing hungrily over him. Brussel Sprout, Marshmallow, and Janitor Johnson.
Bound and gagged with toilet paper and his own tie, they miraculously managed to shove the plump CB out the bathroom window and into the back parking lot where Peaches was waiting. Peaches dragged him over to Janitor Johnson's car and waited for the rest of his party to show up.
Janitor Johnson, Brussel Sprout, and Marshmallow all walked casually out of the bathroom. If they were sneaky, they wouldn't get caught.
"Hey, Brussel Sprout!" a girl called from behind. With relief, he turned around to see that it wasn't a tattle-tale, but merely Cream and CB's date. "Do you know where Cinnamon Buns went? His date seems to have lost him."
"Um, I have no idea where he could've run off to. I'll go find him for you." And with that he caught up to JJ and Marshy and they hopped into JJ's car along with Peaches and the tied up CB.