IT BEGGARS BELIEF, male Copyright P. Audcent 2014
Reg Johnson was short man and his best friend Desmond could only be described as a lot taller. Both had been at school and one day Desmond had come to the aid of the much shorter Reg who was being bullied about his stature. From then on Reg became Desmond's true friend and Desmond enjoyed having Reg to follow him around. It was hero worship and Desmond was particularly pleased at being his hero. Reg was also clever, you had to be when you where that short to keep out of trouble, so the two of them lived very close lives with Reg doing all of Desmond's homework and Desmond being on constant guard duty to rescue his friend. They grew up up like this together and even saved and bought an apartment when in their early twenties, their parents were so used to having both children visit them that it became the norm. In short they were adopted by each others family.
Of course it took a lovely auburn haired girl to eventually split them apart and she did this small feat by appearing one evening without an escort at a local dance hall that the boys would frequently go too. Her name was Tammy and every boy in that hall that night dreamed impressionable dreams about her, not least the two close friends. Tammy was not tall, slightly higher than Reg to be sure, but she had high heels on so flat footed she, Reg felt, was exactly his size. Now Desmond, having been around Reg all this time, was sure she was the perfect girl for him. Both boys as well as many of the single male population in that hall that night had a dance with her. But only Reg and Desmond danced twice with her and both asked her out for a date. And she yes to them both but on different days.
When the boys eventually got home they naturally wanted to skite about their date and after an abrupt silence they both agreed to let Tammy decide whom she would choose for a second date should she wish. So Desmond was the first date and he came home with lipstick on his cheek and an empty wallet. When questioned by Reg he told of all the places he had taken her, some indeed were ones Reg had decided to take her too. As the boys often talked over things, Reg was not best pleased and began to lay out a plan in his mind to discredit his friend.
So the next evening he took Tammy to many of the places Desmond had taken her and when Tammy had suddenly said 'Do you two always do the same things?' Reg replied 'that he had told Desmond where he was going to take Tammy on their date and obviously Desmond, not the brightest of individuals, had used Reg's plans for his own purpose'. Well Tammy was quite taken aback but said nothing and when Reg took her back to the bus stop, which she had asked, he asked for a second date. She said Desmond had asked her for one as well and she needed time to think, but would he leave his mobile number with her.
She now had two mobile numbers but she chose not to ring either. They never saw her again.
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