College Bound by JMZ
24 photos; 4:57 video
This soccer game was the one I had been waiting on all season. It was going to be for all the marbles. I needed this game to be good; all the scouts were going to be there. I needed a scholarship to go to college; there would be no other way for me to afford it. Little did I know that I was not the only one looking for a free ride. My chief rival was a guy on my own team. We had grown up together and were once good friends. This all changed when soccer came into the picture. We had developed a heated rivalry.
I trained all season for this moment. The word on the street was I was the one the scouts were coming to see. I was able to stay healthy all season, there was nothing to stop me now, or so I thought. I started out the day with my usual protein shake and a jog. I got home just in time to shower and change. My parents had already left to get good seats at the stadium. I put on my uniform and searched for my shoes.
The slam of the back door startled me. I figured my parents had forgotten something. “Is that you Dad”, I yelled? There was no answer. I heard footsteps slowly creep down the basement stairs. I looked up to see a pair of soccer shoes coming down the stairs. “Who’s there”, I asked? “Hi Mark.” It was Joe my rival. “What are you doing here, do you need a ride?” “No Mark I need you to be out of the way today. I need that scholarship to college, and I don’t have a chance if you’re playing.” “What the hell Joe, what do you think I’m going to do just not go.” “Yes”, he replied. “Even if I didn’t those scouts wouldn’t give you a second look”, I yelled. This seemed to infuriate him. He dashed down the bottom stairs and tackled me.
I never realized how strong he was. He got me on my stomach and began to wind something around my wrists. It was rope. “Good God Joe do you think you can just tie me up and that will be the end of it, even if you keep out of the way you will never get aMMMPPPHHH.” He taped my mouth shut with white athletic tape. He wrapped it around my head silencing me good. The tape sealed my lips and words. “MMMPPPPHHHH”, I screamed in vain. He tied my wrists well. The rope dug into my skin as I tried ineffectively to break free.
He stood me up and watched me. I darted for the stairs but it was useless. He caught me and pulled me to the back of the basement. I struggled withering my upper body from side to side. He threw me on the couch and finished what he started. “I’m sorry Mark, but I need this more than you. You’ll have another chance, I won’t.” “MMMPPPPHHH”, I screamed. He tied more rope tightly around my thigh. I flexed my muscle in a vain attempt to stop the inevitable. He trailed the rope to my ankle and knotted it tightly. He repeated the process on my other leg and he was done.
“I am really sorry Mark I have to go.” “MMPPPMMPPHHHPLEMM”, I begged. He was gone. I struggled hard flexing every muscle in my body to break free. The rope was tied around me so tightly I had no chance. I rolled back and forth exhausting every bone in my body. I tried to scream but all that escaped my mouth were grunts. The tight gag shut me up good. I managed to roll onto my stomach and tried again to loosen the rope around my wrists. It was no use. I could not believe he took it this far. I lay bound and gagged for two hours before my parents came home to find me. Needless to say he would get a free ride, right to jail.
The End
Mark played by Danny
Photography by Caitiff
Date of Production: 08/21/2008