:: Try to get away.
<<if $scream>>[[You]] scream and [[Mr. Wegman]] jumps forward.  You duck out of his way<<else>>Suddenly, [[he|Mr. Wegman]] lunges at you.  [[You]] scream as loudly as you can and duck out of his way<<endif>> so he stumbles and crashes into an end table, knocking down a lamp.  Seizing your chance, you grab the lamp and hit him as hard as you can on the head with it.  While he's cursing, you dash for the staircase.  When you reach the top of the stairs, [[Billy]] is there in his underwear with a baseball bat.

"Parker, what the hell?<<if $scream>> Why are you naked?<<endif>>" Billy says<<if $scream>>, his eyes fixed on your tits<<endif>>.

"Your stepfather attacked me," you say.  "I've got to get out of here."

Billy whispers, "Head down Park Street and take a right on Elm.  <<if $scream>>There's some hedges right in front of that old abandoned house you can hide behind.<<else>>Keep going straight down Elm.<<endif>>  I don't have my car keys, but I'll hold him off until I can get them and then I'll come and find you."

Right then, [[Mrs. Wegman]] comes down the stairs in her nightgown.  "What's going...?"  You don't hear what she's saying as you're already out the door.

You run down Park Street as fast as you can and take a right on Elm.  <<if $scream>>Embarrassed by your nudity, you are grateful nobody can see you.  You find the hedge Billy was talking about and hide yourself.  You hide for what seems like half an hour or so before you see Billy's car pull up with Billy inside.<<else>>Winded by this point, you slow to a fast walk and keep walking in your boxers and sweatshirt.  Elm is a long street, which is probably why Billy picked it, so you're able to walk about four miles down the road before a car honks at you, making you jump.  Man, I'm nervous, you think.

You look behind you and sure enough you see Billy's car with Billy inside it.<<endif>>  He seems to have been able to get dressed and <<if $scream>>you run up to the car and jump in.<<else>>he pulls beside you to let you in.<<endif>>  On the passenger seat are your clothes.

"So what happened?" you ask as you put your clothes back on.

"I think he passed out.  The motherfucker.  After waiting for a bit, I went down there and he was just lying on the floor.  I looked him over and he was bleeding a little, but seemed fine.  I don't think you knocked him out or anything.  I think he was just too drunk to stand up again and passed out," Billy says.  "You want to go to the cops?"

You consider it.  "No, just take me back to Rosestead."  Billy starts the car and starts driving.  You continue, "They probably couldn't charge him with much.  Plus, it's not entirely his fault.  It's these damn pheromones."

Billy says, "That's no fuckin' excuse!  I've been closer to you for much longer than he was and I haven't tried to attack you!  And I've been horny as hell!"  He stops and looks embarrassed.  "Not for you, of course, Parker.  You're my best friend and I know you're not like that and there's Emily and all."

"Well, I hope you jerked off before bed," you joke.  You and Billy are close enough that you frequently discuss masturbation.

"Oh yeah!  Sure did!" Billy says and then stops and looks embarrassed.  This strikes you as odd since Billy has never been embarrassed about discussing masturbation with you before and then it hits you.

"You weren't thinking about me, were you!?" you ask incredulously.

"Hey, give me a break, man!  You have no idea how good you look now!  And I don't know what perfume you're wearing, but you smell incredible too!  <<if $billy.saw_tits or $scream>>And your tits <<if $billy.saw_tits>>were<<else>>are<<endif>> amazing! <<endif>>You're starting to make me think I'm turning gay or something."  

You can't quite process that your best friend is fantasizing about you.  What with the hormones and the incident with Mr. Wegman, your feelings are all jumbled up and confused.  You try to think through how it makes you feel as Billy brings you back to Rosestead.

[[It excites you.]]
[[It annoys you.]]