More about Elekid
Submitted by Halo on 2002-10-10 05:50:37, Thursday
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I did spend some more time with Elekid yesterday & it wasn't a financial headache again. I learned the "no" word & answered the "why's" with an "Cause I can't afford it", his replies would be "but all you need to do is get more out of the bank, your loaded". hmmm Being 18 would put him out of 99% of posters AOA's here, but he's more like 12 or 14 in almost everything he does & that's whats attracted me to him. Firstly his looks are misleading & many people as I mentioned asked if he was my son, another thought he was my younger brother. I feel that I've sort of adopted him already, I was telling one of his work mates (who's 19) about it, feeling paternally protective of him. This was during another soccor game V a fast food restuarant on site. They won about 12-4, Elekid scored about 4 goals. The game was rough & fast moving, but as a soccor coach I can see the potential in this kid. His stammina, strength & shooting talents are was above his build. When I mentioned to his work mate about feeling like his dad, he said "ahhh". We get on really well & he's knows Elekid better than me & appreciates his youthfulness. Elekid's interaction with his workmates is also as if he was still a kid, he winds them up, screams with laughter, when he makes them playfully attack him for cussing them, it's all good fun. Earlier in the day, the coach invited both of us to join in a soccor training match. There were two 10yo's on the side. One I had met before, cute cheerful, with his mum & dad playing as well. The other was smaller, blonde hair, very cute, slim as well. Elekid, plays well but doesn't pass the ball very much. After the game, a touching moment, where he drapped his right arm across my shoulder, I tried to do the same, but the moment was gone to quickly. His youthfulness also shows in the way he pleads with me, about things. Like I wouldn't let him go on the mini-karts today, he said "please, please, I won't be your friend if you don't let me go on" - He also tried the brief emotional bit "You wont see me tomorrow, cause I'm jumping off the cliff, but you'll see me on Friday"?????? He greeted me yesterday saying "I fell off my bike yesterday & spent the night in hospital". Later upon asking what he did last night, it changed to "I had to wait for my mum to come home, she didn't get in till late, cause I was locked out." - I then said "You were locked out?" to which he'd reply, "yeh, but my brother was in"?????? Something else to mention, I thought I was good at pool/billiards, I can play one handed, with both hands etc. This kid, whooped my ass 4-0 at pool. Admittedly I haven't played for a while, but he's a shark! At 2-0 he made a bet, which I never agreed to, but anyway. "I bet you $10 that I'll win the next game" - I withheld my return offer for what I would bet for if I'd won (not repeatable). He won easily, I think I was in trouble when he potted all the balls & missed the black, I did catch up, but defeat was inevitable. He not as good at snooker (thank goodness), we played again he won all the games, but they were a lot closer. Arcades: I didn't let him play any fruit machines with my money, but he did get a few dollars to play other games with me. Then back his favorite fruit machine, he pulls out $15.00 which he said he took from his mum's purse before leaving for work. hmmmmm We got another coke (large bottle), again to share & he insisted that I helped him eat the cookies or I'd bought for him the day before. I got more funny looks from a young girl in our shop, who's actually younger than him, but lives in the next town, he didn't know her, but I introduced him to her & she said "Halo, I want to speak to you when you come into work later". Later came around & after the usual paedo comments she makes (in private), she understood that I was helping him because of his emotional vunerability & that he didn't have any friends & how I didn't either on site until I met him. She felt better about it, but told me off for going on too much about him. He's off work today, but is planning to meet me in the afternoon. I won't have much time with him, as I'm in work earlier than usual (damn), but he mentioned that he wants to go "SWIMMING". (Clean thoughts only please.) I'll let you know what & if anything happens. Best regards Halo |
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