Chapter 9

To get back up

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Techno followed Art out of the dimly lit room into a bright corridor. He was happy he got the job, even if he didn’t fully understand what it was. He was just happy he would be able to pay for the bills.

He took only 5 steps when his phone began to ring.

After taking it out he read the caller ID. It was Technic who was calling him.

“Hello? Nic?”

“P’!? Where are you? I’ve sent you more then 50 messages…”

Techno widened his eyes. He brought the phone down then finally saw the messages sent by his brother.

“Am so sorry Nic… I was busy..”

“mm… Never mind that… You need to come back.”

“What’s happening?”

“The land lord is kicking us out. He has a group of people throwing out our belongings…”

“What? I told him I would pay!”

Techno began panicking.

“He said he hasn’t received anything and so we have to leave. What should I do P’? All our things are on the side of the road.”

Techno tried thinking of a way to get out of this hole.

“Ahh, Nic just wait a moment… Umm, Art?”

Art was standing off to the side. Minding his own business when Techno called him.

“Hmm?”

Techno swallowed hard.

“Do you think I could get payed now?”

Art froze. No one had ever asked such a question so he didn’t know how to answer it.

Techno was in a hurry. He could still here the boxes being thrown onto the ground from the other side.

“Okay, not the whole amount, just enough to pay  my rent..”

Techno just need enough to pay for the rent.

Art nodded. “Of course… And how much is that?”

“About 6k…”

Art took his phone out. “Give me the account number to which I can wire it to… And remember that this will be deducted from your end pay…”

“Yes yes… Thank you so much. Let me just…”

Techno went back to speak to Technic. “Hey… Just hold on for a moment…”

He then looked for the bank account that the land lord gave him when he first moved in. “Uhh.. It’s 08 56 78 22 34… That’s his account number…”

Art tapped at his phone and in seconds he was down. “Nic? What’s happening now?”

“P’… They stopped.”

Techno was relieved.

“What did you do?” Technic’s voice came through.

“Don’t worry about that Nic…”

“What did you do P’?”

Techno let a sigh out. “I payed the rent…”

“How?”

“That doesn’t matter, just get the things back into the house.”

“I can’t do that by myself… Almost everything is on the sidewalk… Am gonna need your help.”

Techno turned around so his back was facing Art. “I can’t help you right now… Call Tay… Ask him to help…”

Techno quickly hung up. Not giving his brother the chance to question him again.

He put his phone back into his pocket then turned back to find that Art was looking at him.

“Am sorry about that. I really needed the money…”

Art took a step forward. “It’s okay… This is why I do this. To help people like you. People who really need this.”

Art pulled a smile, trying to make Techno feel more comfortable.

“Anyway, before we go. I’ll need to know what size you are.”

“What?” Techno was dumbfounded.

“Yes. So when I order your new clothes… They doesn’t come in the wrong size.”

“New clothes?”

“Yes. It’s part of the job. Now… What’s your upper and lower size?” Art had his eyes on his phone as he asked this question.

Techno swallowed before speaking. “Well Medium for the top and Small for the bottom…”

(A/N:  The upper refers to t-shirts and the lower refers to pants. )

“And shoes?”

“….5…”

“Good…good. Lastly…your underwear?”

“…..”

Art turned to look at Techno.

“Techno… What size underwear do you wear?”

“Uhmm… Small”

Art pulled a wider smile. “Good. Now we can go. Your not afraid of heights are you?”

“Heights?”

“Yes Heights. Like being in an aeroplane.”

“I’ve never been in one.”

“Well, theres a first time for everything.”

Art guided Techno through the back of the restaurant and into a black Land Rover. Once seated the car began moving.

“Well we have  time together, am just going to tell you the rules and regulations for this job.” Art said after the car had been on the road for 10 minutes.

“Listen carefully, I won’t repeat myself… First of all, this is a one time job. Meaning you can not reapply for it next month. You’ll get payed at the end of this month and that will be the end of this relationship…”

Techno had all his attention on Art but he was still a bit clueless as to what he was talking about.

“Second of all, no matter what. You may not develop any feelings towards the employer…. Your not allowed that. And lastly, to help you make this job easier, think of yourself as a fake boyfriend that completes boyfriend duties… Mostly in the pleasure factor.”

“Pleasure factor?… Who’s the employer?”

“The owner of the restaurant we just came from?… My boss…Kengkla…”

Techno was a little bit scared. He had gone head first into this job without knowing what was required of him. He was doubting if he was going to be able to do the job.

As he was wondering on in this thoughts. The car came to a stop.

“We’re here…” Art opened the door then made way for Techno to exit.

In front of him stood a private plane, waiting for them.

“Are we going in that thing?” Techno looked at the large plane in wonder.

“Yes… Don’t worry… The flight won’t be to long.” Art gave Techno a slight push toward the entrance and they were off.

“When we get to the hotel I’ll show you to your room. There will be cameras in the room to which I will be watching you from. It’s for security reasons…”

While Art was speaking a man dressed in a  white tuxedo with a black tie came up to them and offered a menu.

“Am good.. Would you like anything Techno? It would be best if you eat now. You’ll need the energy…”

Techno couldn’t remember the last time he ate so this was perfect timing.

“Ahh… Yes please. I’d like something to eat.”

After going over the long and difficult words that he could not pronounce. Techno finally ordered something to eat. It arrived in minutes but soon after the flight came to an end.

Techno was happy that he was able to get a few bites out of the meal. After a short car ride they had arrived at the hotel.

“This is one of the best Hotels in this area in which Kengkla holds part of the shares…Let’s go so l can show you your new clothes.”

Art lead him down the back entrance and up the elevator to leave 7.

5 rooms down the corridor they stopped at the door numbered 256.

Art pulled out a key card then opened the room. “This is your room for the night. He might come or he might not. It depends on his mood.”

Art walked up to a big suitcase on a table on the far left side of the room. He opened it and   plastic bags of clothes were stuffed inside.

He removed a few from the top until he found the plastic bag filled with a dust pink silk button up pajama shirt.

“Here…After you take a quick shower…Wear this… In case he does show up.”

Techno took the bag.

“This is an ear piece. I’ll be able to talk to you through this. I’ll give you some advice on what to do if he does show up… OK?”

Techno nodded.

“Put it in your ear after your shower… And remember the cameras.”

Art opened up a drawer near the bed. “In here are some supplies for any intense activities…” In the drawer, a large box of condoms sat next to 3 lavender scented bottles of oil.

Techno was having an internal breakdown. If he had known from the beginning that this was the type of job he was applying for he would have never gone to the restaurant but then again… It was a job willing to pay a lot of money only for one month… One month of being a play boy… One month of being a boy toy.

He could handle that.

“Do you have any questions?”

“No…”

Art looked Techno in the eyes. “Are you ready?”

“Yes… Am ready.”

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