Category: Fantasy

Joshua’s Bet

Storyline suggested by Mammoth233

(Please do not read if you are offended by politically incorrect humour)

For Joshua, it had seemed no big deal when he had agreed to the bet, however, it was a different matter now that the bet was lost, and he had to face the forfeit. In principle the challenge had seemed a funny thing to do, especially after the reassuringly numbing effect of three pints of Abbot Ale, the cold sober reality wasn’t quite so amusing.

His mates, Kyle and Bradley, continued to find the plan hilarious, but the difference was they had won the bet, and didn’t have to face the forfeit, hence the mildly malicious grins which were seemingly etched onto their Frat-dude faces.

Josh, was also a frat dude, and therefore his ego would not allow him to pull out of the deal, no matter how much he now wanted to. When it had been proposed, the idea of streaking round the zoo and waking up all the animals, was funny, especially as his laddish bravado had let him assume that it would be Kyle or Brad, and not he who would be standing stark naked outside the city zoo at 10 PM on a chilly Wednesday evening.

“Get on with it!” hissed Bradley Bush, “you’re not scared are you?”

“Nah! I’m cool” lied Josh “I’m just working out the best way to get in!”

“Climb over the gate!” suggested Kyle Drake helpfully, “You can stand on mine and Brads shoulders”

There was no option, Josh’s bravado had led him take the bet and that same masculine trait would not now let him back out. Determined not to let his reluctance show, he clambered from his, sometime buddies shoulders, onto the top of the gate, and then down the other side.

Given that there was so little to cling on to on the inside of the gate, he had to jump from a height of almost six feet, wincing at the impact of the hard ground on the soles of his tender bare feet. He should have worn trainers, the bet didn’t specify bare feet, but it was too late now.

Determining to get the ordeal over with, he gave a casual gesture to his friends, and then ran off down the path towards the animal enclosures, trying not to limp.

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