Fury

[Fraroc]

Chapter Ten




Mike’s boots made a soft padding sound on the floor of the dormitory hallway. Having never been to college, he had no idea what it was like to live inside of a dormitory....He walked across the hallway of dorm section D to find the room where Kevin Schaefer was assigned.




He found the dorm room that his younger brother lived in, and knocked on the door.

“I really hope this works, Karilla...” Mike whispers to himself.




The door opened and an athletic, muscular, strapping young gentleman awnsered it. Mike simply couldn't believe how much his brother has changed. A scrawny frame replaced with a muscular body, a baby face replaced with a small beard on the chin and facial stubble, almost a mirror image of Mike. The young man looked at his with both surprise and scorn.

“Michael? What the hell are you doing here?”
“Just decided I'd drop by and say ‘hi’ to my little brother....” Mike sheepishly said.
“Tell you what, why don’t you come in and think of a better excuse?”




“So, what do you want from me Mike? You want to beat the sh*t out of me again? I'm warning you now, I can fight back.”
“NO!”
“What do you want to do? Call me a freak? Or a loser?”
“um...NO!”




“THEN WHY THE HELL ARE YOU HERE FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!? I thought I told you I wanted nothing to do with you anymore! After the way you treated me all of my goddamn f***ing life! You know what I really, REALLY wanted? It’s NOT popularity and it’s NOT having a smokin’ hot girlfriend.”
“What is it, Kevin?”
“ALL I WANTED WAS A F***ING BROTHER!!!!!!"





Those words that came out of Kevin’s mouth cut Mike like a knife. It was the unvarnished truth that he already knew, but still, it hurt.

“Kevin......I......I.....................................I’m sorry.....”
“You’re what?”
“I said that I’m sorry.”
“That’s....the first time you ever said that to me....”
“Kevin....my little man....The whole reason why I came to visit you was to tell you that I’m not that person anymore. And I would like it if...you would accept me as your big brother once more....The way I acted when we were kids...f***ing unforgivable....”




Kevin is taken aback. He now sees a side of his big brother who constantly bullied him and made him feel worthless that he never saw in his life. A GOOD side. Kevin still had trouble believing his “transformation” but he was willing to give him a chance.

“Alright.....why don’t we have a little bit of a talk?”




“So Kevin, I see you’ve been working out!”
“A lot, actually. The girls around here seem to really dig muscular guys, so I decided to start watching my diet and working out 3 hours a day. It's really paid off...”
“And I always remembered that you never were able to grow facial hair and you never had to shave...How'd that happen?”
“I guess that I had one final puberty spurt when I turned 19. So tell me about what you’ve been up to...”
“Well.....I’ve cleaned myself up. I’m no longer drinking or partying and I've been sober for a month now. After I stopped drinking, I got a job at a local horse stable.”
“You work with horses?”
"Yep!"
"I guess that explains why you're wearing cowboy boots..."




“I also wanted to give you this gift. It's a picture of me and my girlfriend. That’s me on the horse, and on the ground over there is my girlfriend, Karilla.”
“Wow...she’s really is pretty, really hot actually....”




“So Mike......I assume that you ride horses regularly?”
“Yes I do....got a problem with that?”
“Not really, but isn’t horseback riding like....so last century? And the last time I saw you, you were thinking about getting a car.”
“Car? I hate cars. It’s either horses or motorcycles for me!”



“And also...I broke that horse.”
“You broke him? Like a bronco at a rodeo?”
“Kind of....but it wasn’t as physical. Fury was a very dangerous and an aggressive horse, but I slowly earned his trust and.....I may have had many friends over the years....but Fury I have to say, is my best friend.”
“Your best friend is a horse......somehow that makes a lot of sense with you.”
“I’ll take that as a compliment, city boy!”




“Mike....It’s like I’m meeting you for the absolute first time of my life....All I have to say is...thank you...”




“Don’t sweat it, Kev...now come here and give your big bro a hug!”

Kevin and Mike embraced in a tight, friendly bear hug. Signifying the renewal of their relationship.....and soon after, Mike left the dorm room with a promise of reunion.





Mabye you'll see Mike Schaefer's little brother Kevin return in a future chapter