Summer At Aunties (Patreon)

The start of the next big story, I will be writing two chapters each month beginning in May.

CHAPTER 1

Marvin wearily rested his head against the glass window as he stared out at the countryside, watching it pass by as the train rumbled along the tracks. It had been a long journey but he had finally reached the last leg of the trip before he would reach his destination. He felt like a prisoner being forced onto the train mostly against his will. The destination was his Aunt Mildred’s house and he was to spend the whole summer there. A sentence handed down to him by his mother for failing to do anything with his life. At nineteen years old he had just spent the last twelve months fresh out of high school and spent his gap year mostly doing nothing. He coasted along, always with his mother telling him when he was going to get a job like the rest of his friends had. ‘I’ll look at the listings tomorrow’ turned from days, into weeks then months before finally a whole year had gone by and the only thing Marvin had to show for it was a significant increase of platinum trophies on his PlayStation account. 

As the one year anniversary of the day he had left school came upon him, his mother approached him one last time. 

“You’ve been living at home for a year now Marvin, you have nothing to show for it and have been a complete slob. So what’s it going to be then, you’re gap year is over now have you decided what you’re going to do at college?” 

It wasn’t like Marvin hadn’t thought about what he wanted to study, it was just a lot of pressure for him to decide. Whatever decision he came to would result in a big student loan debt that he would end up paying off for the rest of his life, the career had to be the perfect choice and he just couldn’t decide. 

“I’m sorry mum; I just don’t think I want to go to college just yet, I still don’t know what to do when I’m there.” 

Marvin’s mother sighed; she did sometimes feel like she had been putting too much pressure on her son. But she had chosen her career right off the get go, quickly making a name for herself as a successful real estate agent. If her son was doing something with his free time, even something artsy as long as he was being productive she would support him one hundred percent. But twelve months had quickly gone by as she watched her son do nothing but sit on his games all day after getting up at noon most of the time. Occasionally he would meet his friends to go out drinking, but even those trips became far and few. They had all gotten jobs or gone off to college, it seemed like everyone from his year level was doing something with their lives except for Marvin who was quickly left behind. 

It wasn’t like Marvin didn’t have any opportunity to do work, a few of his friends had offered to get him part time work with them and even his mother had offered to take him under her wing and teach him the real estate business. Unfortunately he just outright refused to do anything productive what so ever. Frustrated with her son and his lack of responsibility she would vent her displeasure of him to her sister during their nightly conversations on the phone.   

“He just doesn’t want to do anything with his life; he just sits there and plays games all day.” 

“Look Mary, unless you want to spend the next ten years having this same phone call with me every night something has to be done.” Explained Mildred who by now was exhausted hearing about her sisters lazy son every day. 

“Well what would you have me do; nothing I say motivates the boy he’s acting like such a tiresome little brat.” Complained Mary.

“I tell you what, we have a spare room here and if by the end of the year Marvin still hasn’t gotten his act together you can send him here for the summer and I’ll straighten him out. Jill is seventeen now and the epitome of a perfect daughter, she’s growing into the perfect young lady she will be a good influence on the boy I’m sure of it. Besides we both know grown up I was the sterner one of the two of us, I won’t take any crap from him and he’ll be running around doing all the housework here before the weeks end. Once I’ve turned him into the perfect respectable young man I’ll send him back to you.”

“That’s all well and good to say, but how do you know he’ll listen to you?” 

“Trust me Mary, I have my way’s to get naughty little trouble makers to listen to me. You remember the Bensen kid’s from years ago when I used to babysat, they were little shits but all it took was one night with me and the two boys were perfect little angels.” Mildred said, a coy smile appearing across her lips as she remembered fondly of that day.

“I also remember you scaring them so much they starting wetting the bed again and begged their parents not to leave them with you.” 

“Hey, I personally think night time pull ups is a much better trade-off for two well behaved kids.” Replied Mildred.

“Yes, but you scared the poor things into submission.”

“If you’re so worried about your adult son being so scared of his big bad Aunt Mildred like the Bensen boys then maybe you should put him back in diapers sooner rather than later just to be safe.” Mildred suggested. 

“Now wouldn’t that be a sight, It was so much easier back then when he used to run around the house in the summertime dressed in his crinkly diaper more than happy to show it off to the world.” Mary said, pausing to let out a long sigh. 

“I guess we’ll just have to see how his behaviour goes; I wouldn’t say diapers are completely off the table. He hasn’t changed much he still pretty much acts like a toddler, only difference now is he’ll need a bigger diaper!” Mildred said, causing both women to laugh.