From woody757@comcast.net Sat Oct  1 08:55:31 2005
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 09:16:05 -0400
From: Mike and Frenchie <woody757@comcast.net>
To: admin@asstr.org
Subject: Mike Our Star Player II-10


 Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 10:52:22 -0400
From: Mike <woody757@comcast.net>
Subject: Mike Our Star Player II-10

From the last chapter:

I hope that he does it and that it works because I want my old Mike back,
but until that happens I will have a protective shield up for both myself
and Mr. Mike.  Just got off the phone with Marty, who is also suffering
because Mr. Mike does not want to be anywhere near Mike, also I told
Marty that I feel like Mr. Mike is more of a dad than my real dad was to
me. So I guess its son protecting dad.  But let's get back to Mr. Mike
and Marty, or should I say the sudden stop of dating between Marty and
Mr. Mike.

Mr. Mike's POV:

I really began to enjoy Marty's company and companionship. The problem
was his son, Mike.  In the back of my mind were those comments that Mike
made concerning my guide dog as well as his actions towards Mark.

After acting like a grown-up and explaining to the school why I was on
extended leave after my baby brother's death by Mike.  He than did a
complete 180 degree turn stating very coldly that he wished that
something would happen to my guide dog. Soon after that something did
happened to my guide dog when he was shot by a pellet gun leaving him
unable to work anymore due to being partial blinded in one eye.  After
having guide dogs for over 30 years I now felt lost without traveling
with one.

One day while I was having lunch with Marty I asked him if he thought
that Mark would like to move in and help me out. Mark would help me with
shopping by driving the car I won in a raffle that was insured and just
sitting in the garage. Marty thought that Mark would enjoy this since he
liked to work to earn his own money.

After we finished eating lunch, I asked Marty to please join me in my
office. We started down the hall with the tapping of my white cane as we
walked (oh how I hate to use my white cane). After Marty was seated in
the office, I decided to be blunt and to the point with Marty. "I really
enjoy being around you Marty, but I am afraid of Mike after my guide dog
was shot in the eye following his comment that he wished something would
happen to the dog, therefore I suggest that we stop seeing each other", I
stated with a frown on my face.

Even though I could not see his face, I hoped and trusted that Marty
understood where I was coming from. There was silence for a few minutes
and then he asked for my sister's phone number. He said he thought that
both Mike and he needed family therapy, as well as Mike receiving private
counseling with my sister Marie. We talked some more than he had to head
back to his class.

I was just not feeling all that well physically after our talk (I have
been having gall bladder attacks), so I sent a note to Mark asking if he
was available to drive me home. Since Mark was on Advanced Study (class
credits that could be transferred to a college) he had no problems
getting excused.

The two of us went home and once we arrived Mark called my doctor who
asked him to take me to the University of Maryland Hospital and to meet a
Dr. Park there. Mark kidded me saying," Mr. Mike, you are like a little
kid when it comes to being ill"

My response was to tell him that I never liked to be ill. He than shocked
me by asking if was ok for him to call me dad. This coming out of the
blue shocked me, but at the same time made me very proud that he would
even consider me to be a father figure.

We arrived at the hospital and Mark told the admitting nurse to page Dr.
Park as he was expecting us. When the doctor arrived and examined me he
stated that I would have to stay overnight, and that he would remove my
gall bladder the next morning. He explained he would be using four small
cuts instead of one large one. Dr. Park, then turned to Mark and said, "
If you want to stay overnight with your dad it's ok by me, and you will
be able to take him home around noon tomorrow."

I know I had a big smile on my face when he said that and I hoped Mark
did also after Dr. Park had called him my son. I did ask him if he had a
date with Mike or any other plans to go ahead and enjoy himself. He told
me Mike was going to have to start from scratch with him. He further
stated that Mike was supposed to see a counselor about his temper. He
felt that this was necessary before they started to get serious again.

The next thing I remember was being given a shot for the pain, and waking
up after the surgery to Mark calling me dad, and that made me feel better
even though I felt like shit.  After being discharged we headed back to
our condo and our beds especially since I do not think that Mark slept
too well in the chair in my room while at the hospital.

In II-11 and II-12 we have Marty's POV, Mike and Marie's POV as the
school year ends.  Part III-1 will start again in late July or early
August once football practice starts.