03 - Surprises
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By Tom Ford
Monday, May 27th 2002 - 02:22:30 AM
Spring - 1966
Surprises
Last time, Frank, Donald and I prepared a trap for Andrew and David. We were able to get Andrew first, then David in Andrew's room. Joined by my younger brother John, we tickle tortured them. We then left them. They escaped and captured us and tickle tortured us. Then they left us. We were not able to escape. When they released us, we swore revenge.
We spent the entire week on studies and chores. As usual, Andrew got straight A's on all his subjects, while I, trying to compete with him, got A's on most of my subjects, with a few B's. Me and my brother are very competitive. I admire and respect him yet at the same time I always try to outdo him at everything.
Tie up games is one such activity where I felt I must outdo him. Getting revenge for him tying me when I should be the one gloating in the last tie up game. I was determined to get him good next time.
Our first problem is determining what went wrong in our last tie up game. We discussed it. What went wrong? I"m sure there was no sharp object in the room, they cannot move from where they are tied, and the bonds are secure. What went wrong?
We decided that in order to find out, we would tie ourselves in exactly the same way and try to escape. We decided to do it Friday night at Frank's house.
Getting permission from Dad and Uncle Richard was easy. Before I went to Frank's house, I took some rope, torn sheets, bandanas, and duct tape and put them on a backpack. I headed to Donald's house and from there, Donald and I went to Frank's house.
Donald also carried a backpack. "What's in the bag?", I asked. "Oh just some of the stuff we need", answered Donald.
We arrived at Donald's house. We then went straight to Frank's room where we discovered that he too has been prepared. There are white cotton rope, some clothesline, duct tape, socks and other binding materials. "Looks like Frank's going to tie and gag everyone and I mean everyone!", Donald said.
"Better overprepared than not prepared at all", Frank responded.
We decided to wait until after dinner and after Frank's parents went to bed. The wait seemed forever to take. Fortunately, Frank's parents decided to turn in early, at about 10 p.m. We then decided to begin.
Beside the door of Frank's room is a chair identical to the chair Andrew was tied. There I tied Frank to that chair in exactly the same way Andrew was tied. I also gagged him the same way, sock in mouth sealed with duct tape.
Donald was next. I tied his hands behind his back in the same way David's hands were tied, and his feet too. I also applied the same gag. I then led to the bed where he was tied exactly like David.
"Begin!", I said.
They began struggling. Frank mightily struggled against his ropes, twisting his shoulders up and down, pulling and pushing his arms against the ropes. He tied to lean forward to get away from the chair, tried kicking, but it was of no use. He mmmphhhh a lot, finally giving up after 10 minutes.
I then checked on Donald. He too made no progress. He was rolled across the bed (which of course was of no help), struggling, trying any course, but it was no use.
I then noticed their bare feet. Then it hit me. Why not tickle them? There they are, helpless. I fought the temptation, knowing the consequences of such a course of action. So I just watched them.
I went to the bathroom and returned after five minutes. When I returned, Donald is where I left him, just lying in the bed and looking at Frank. Then I turned to Frank. What I saw shocked me. There he is in the chair, his upper body still tied to the chair but his wrists are free and the rope binding them to the waist was tied to him anymore. His feet is tied and he still gagged, but obviously, with his wrist free, he would get eventually get free without help. It took him ten minutes to get out of all the ropes, then he went to Donald. Four minutes, later, both were completely free.
"H-h-how d-d-d-did y-y-you...?", I stammered, too shocked to speak coherently.
"The first thing I realized is that struggling will get you nowhere." Frank said, cutting me off in mid sentence.
"So I stopped." Frank continued. "I decided to relax and flexed my fingers. While doing that, I suddenly felt the knot that tied my wrist and the knot that bound my hands to the waist. I figured, that maybe, I could pick the knots at my wrist, and with that, free the rest of myself. It being a square knot made the job easier. I tugged at the knot binding my wrists together. Finally, it came loose. I then picked at the knot tying my wrists to my waist. It too came loose just before you returned. Then with my wrist free, I freed the rest of me".
"Square knot?", Donald asked? He (and myself) did knot know the names of knots at that time.
Frank took a piece of rope, knotted it and said, "This is a square knot".
"So that's how those two got free", I said.
"Now we know, and we won't make the same mistake!", Frank replied.
"By making sure the knots are beyond the reach of their wiggling fingers", added Donald.
"And tying them with different knots", Donald also added.
"What different knots?" I asked. (During that time, the only knots I knew were the square knot, the knot used at neckties, and the knots use at shoes).
Frank responded by getting an old book from his book shelf. It was a book on knots, how to tie it and their uses and applications. There are lots of illustrations which made it easier for us to learn It was not particularly thick book, but thick enough for our tastes.
"You know all these knots?", Donald asked, pointing to the book.
"Not all."
"Then why did you not use them on Andrew and David last Sunday!?" I demanded.
"Because I asked Dad to teach me about knots on Monday, instead, he gave me this book. I've been studying it all week and I've learned quite a few things from this book."
"Yea right!" I replied.
Anyway, we spent the next 1 ½ hours learning the knots and tying ourselves in different positions, trying to escape and just experimenting.
We went to bed at about 12, Frank in his bed while Donald and I in sleeping bags. We did not immediately sleep, however, we spent about half an hour planning the our revenge. And it was Donald who came with the plan.
"I learned that David's parents are leaving very early in the morning, about six." Donald said. "And I also know that Andrew will go over to David's also early. So what if we go to David at the earliest possible time, get him before Andrew arrives. Then we just wait for Andrew to arrive and ambush him. So guys, what do you think?"
"Sounds like a plan to me." Donald replied.
"Then let's do it." I said.
Then we discussed the details by which we would tie our captives and what form of torture we would inflict upon them. Well, Frank and I discussed. Donald fell asleep a few minutes after revealing his plan to us. After 10 minutes of discussion, I set the alarm at 5:50 a.m., then fell asleep.
I woke at 5:50 a.m. when the alarm rang. I was still very sleepy, but I forced myself to wake. I then woke my two companions and told them to get ready.
We changed and washed in 10 min. I wore jeans, a white T-shirt, white socks and rubber shoes, while Frank wore slacks and a red shirt. Donald also wore jeans, with black shirt and rubber shoes.
We ate breakfast (Frank's parents also wakes at around six), and left the house at six thirty. It was already bright and shiny, although a little cold. We arrived at David's house at around six forty. I knocked on the door, and a half asleep David emerged, wearing shorts and white shirt, barefoot, hair disheveled, eyes half-open.
"Don't you (yawn) guys know is only six for - (yawn) - ty in the morning?", David asked.
"We know", I replied. "We're here to take you hostage".
With that, we pounced on David and we soon had him laying on the carpeted floor on his stomach. David was too sleepy to struggle, and only gave token resistance. We pulled his arms behind his back, and Frank tied it using a constrictor knot twice and used a then used a double square knot to make sure the ropes remained snug around his wrists, placing the knots carefully out of reach of his prying fingers. I tied his crossed ankles and under Frank's direction tied a constrictor knot. I rather did it clumsily at the first two tries, but at the third, I finally got it right, and tied two more constrictor knots at his ankles, then secured it with a double square knot.
David, at this time, was fully awake, but it was too late for him. So he just decided to go along with this. "Not too tight!", was all he said.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you!", I responded.
I then took two handkerchiefs, wadded it, and stuffed it in David's mouth. I then sealed his mouth with duct tape.
I then took a rope, tied it around his waist, and tied it to his wrists. I then tied it to his upper body, pinning his elbows to his sides, further immobilizing him.
Then Donald took a rope, tied one end to David's wrists, and took the other end and tied it to the his ankles. He then pulled his feet as far as it could go, and knotted it off. When he was finished, David's fingers can actually touch the soles of his feet. His hogtie was complete.
"Hey, what are you doing with my brother?" Standing at the stairs, staring at us, is David's eight year old little sister Nancy. Nancy is about a little shorter than Frank, has long blonde hair, and has blue eyes. She was wearing pink pajamas, and is barefoot.
"We're just taking him hostage.", Frank replied.
With that, Nancy ran upstairs. We thought that was the last of the matter, but Nancy returned with her sister Cathy (7). Cathy has long brown hair, has blue eyes and her clothes is similar to Nancy's. "Could we join?", Cathy said.
"No." I snapped.
"Why not?"
"Because you're girls, and girls can't play these sort of things", Frank said.
This started a shouting match between the girls and Frank. Donald and I, of course, were drawn in and also shouted with the girls. These match were full of insults, teasing and that sort of stuff.
Finally, Nancy said, "You boys are going to pay for this!", and she and Cathy angrily marched upstairs toward their rooms. This of course, was followed by laughing and more shouts from us.
It was now six fifty two. We then settled into a wait for Andrew. As we waited, both girls emerged from their rooms after changing into everyday clothes. They of course, marched pass us, we shouting and teasing them, they shouting back, and marched toward the back door. Before they left, Cathy stuck up her tongue at us and then left the house and closed the door.
We just laughed. It was now six fifty nine as we waited for Andrew. Four minutes later, at 3 minutes past seven, a knock was heard at the front door, and I opened it. As was expected, it was Andrew.
Andrew then entered and saw the hogtied David. "What the...!" he exclaimed. He was cut off as we pounced on him and soon we had him on the floor laying on his stomach, hands behind his back and upper body tied exactly like David's. I then took two handkerchiefs, wadded it, stuffed it in his mouth, but instead of placing duct tape over it, I took a bandana and cleave gagged him with it, holding the cloth in his mouth in place.
Frank was about to tie his feet, but I stopped him.
"Don't tie his feet yet!" I asked.
"Why? What did you have in mind?" Frank replied.
"Well, let's march them up the attic and tie them there." I said.
They agreed and released David from his hogtie. His legs were free but his upper body were still tied and he was still gagged.
By this time, Andrew has stopped struggling. We marched our captives to the attic and closed the door. We then retied David's feet and his hogtie after laying him in an old sofa. We then took a short rope and tied it on David's feet, and tied the other end to one of the legs of the sofa. That way, he would not be going anywhere that isn't close to the sofa.
We then tied Andrew's ankles, knees the same way we tied David's. We then hopped him over to a post in the middle of the attic, and attached him there with rope at the ankles, the knees, the thighs, the waste, the upper body. We then took a very long rope and wrapped it around his body from ankles to shoulders. He was completely wrapped with rope when we were done. We knotted it off with a square knot, as we did the other ropes binding him to the post.
"There", I said. "What should we do now?" I asked.
"The usual", Donald replied.
"Tickle torture?", Frank asked.
"What else?", I replied.
We then went to Andrew to proceed with the torture. I bent down and tried to remove his shoes, but it was very difficult to remove his shoes at his position. I decided to forget about tickling him at his feet. I then went and pried my fingers at his ribs, stomach, and sides. I tickled and tickled and Andrew just went crazy. Of course, I gave him the customary 2-3 minute breaks from tickling, just enough to let him catch his breath. We're not that cruel. At least not yet.
David was given a dose of tickling by my two companions. Frank at David's feet, while Donald at his upper body. Although only moderately ticklish, he still gave the desired reaction, mmmmmppphhhing in the loudest possible way, and wiggling and rolling in the sofa. Only Donald's hands kept him from falling. Being less ticklish made us more cruel to David than Andrew. The 2-3 minute breaks became 30 second to 1 minute 30 second breaks.
After the usual 30 minutes of torture, we decided to leave them there and return after another 30 minutes to untie them and declare our first victory. We went down and we just basically watched TV, read some of David's comics, and just have fun.
After 20 minutes, Donald decided to check our captives.
"I'll go to the attic and check on those two. They might be trying to escape." Donald said.
"Ha! The chances of them escaping are a million to one!", Frank replied.
"Just wait another 10 minutes, and we'll all go.", I said.
"I'll go now, just in case", Donald insisted.
"OK, OK, you can go. Wait for us upstairs in 10 minutes."
Donald quickly ran towards the attic, while we continued watching TV.
After 10 minutes, we decided to go and free Andrew and David. They have been tied up for one hour now.
As we came toward the attic, we were expecting Andrew and David still bound with Donald watching over them. It is now time to release them and declare victory.
As we expected, we entered the attic and saw a bound and gagged boy. But the boy was not either David or Andrew. It was Donald who is bound to the pole Andrew was supposed to be bound. And When we entered, we were immediately grabbed by David and Andrew. We wrestled each other in the attic floor, and pretty soon, we were all covered with dust from all that rolling around. Although a little stronger than me, I was able to hold my own against Andrew, until he tickled my stomach. With that, I jerked and laughed and with that brief moment, Andrew was able to gain permanent advantage over me. I soon was laying on the floor with my hands on my back. But instead of using rope, Andrew took the duct tape and duct taped my wrist behind my back. He then proceeded to cross my ankles and taped them. Whenever I would resist, he would just tickle me on the sides and I would just submit. When he was finished, my ankles, knees, thighs, wrist, waist, arms was covered with duct tape. He then took two pieces of handkerchiefs, wadded it and shoved it up my mouth. He then took the duct tape and wrapped it around my head five to six times. This is the first time I was ever wrapped up in duct tape.
He then went and helped David, who is still wrestling Frank. Frank gave great resistance, which helped against David's greater strength. David however, would not give up just as Frank did not. They wrestled evenly, trying to gain the advantage, but nobody got it. The fight remained even. Even while I was being taped, David and Frank's wrestling match in the floor continued. So when Andrew went to join them, Frank was exhausted (so was David) and seeing the futility of fighting 2 to 1, gave up. Andrew then proceeded to tie up Frank. He hogtied and gagged Frank the same way David was earlier hogtied and gagged.
I just lay on the floor, wondering how could they have escaped from us again, when I noticed in a corner of a room, two girls, one age eight and the other seven. I immediately recognized them as David's younger sisters, Nancy and Cathy. Both were laughing at our predicament, and as soon as they saw that I saw them, they immediately begin to shout insults and begun to mercilessly tease us. So that's how these two (David and Andrew) were able to escape. They had accomplices!
After finishing Frank's hogtie, they dragged me so I lay beside him. Donald was still tied to the pole. Then David and Andrew begun their tickle offensive. At the sides, at the feet, they were merciless. I jerked, I rolled, I screamed but there was nothing I could do. I could see a similar reaction from the hogtied Frank. Luckily, there was still a bit of mercy in those two, so they gave us the usual 2-3 minute breaks. Donald was less fortunate, who was relentlessly tickled by the two girls. Then Andrew and David drew back and I thought that was the end of our agony. But these hopes were quickly dissipated when Andrew announced, "okay girls, they're yours, just don't be cruel." Nancy came upon me while Cathy went to Frank. "I told you were going to pay for this", Nancy said to me, then relentlessly begun tickling me. It would have been much worst had they not been restrained by Andrew and David, who forced the girls to give us the 2-3 minute breaks from tickling. And it was Andrew and David who forced the girls not to force us to beg mercy to them, saying that tickling is enough to "punish" us. So the girls reluctantly stuck to tickling.
After 30 minutes of tickle torture, I was on the verge of tears, but luckily, those breaks enabled me to hold them back. I was however, exhausted with the tickle torture. Luckily, they stopped, Andrew and David pulling the still tickle happy girls from us. They reluctantly stopped when threatened with tickle torture by David and Andrew.
They left us in the attic for thirty minutes. I tried to struggle, but it was of no use. It was duct tape, so there was no knot to pick. I tried to feel and pick the end piece of the tape, but I could not. With that, I just gave up. My two companions also gave up the fight and just relaxed.
Well so much for our "victory". This is the second time in a row that we managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. This is my third defeat in a row, my companions second defeat in a row.
I began formulating my next plan of revenge. But first I must know how did this happen. It is pretty obvious that the girls were mad at us because of the shouting match we had with them earlier. So they got their revenge by interfering in the game. They freed our captives, then they attacked Donald as he entered. Then they attacked us.
But I still must learn the details.
After the 30 minutes, they released us. The girls plead to David and Andrew to keep us bound and gagged, but Andrew would hear none of it. "Rules are rules, and by that we should let them go".
The girls are furious. "Boys... are all the same!" Nancy exclaimed. Nancy then made a move that shocked me. She went over to Andrew and tried to kick him in the shin. Andrew, however, was too fast for her, and he was able to dodge the kick. Nancy, meanwhile, kicked too hard, and when she was not able to hit her target, lost her balance and fell.
This all elicited laughter from all of us, including Cathy. Then Nancy gave us a murderous look, and Cathy stopped laughing. The rest of us boys laughed still harder. Nancy got more furious and attacked us all. Cathy just watched. Well, she was no match against us. We soon tackled Nancy to the floor.
"Maybe we should tie her up?" Donald suggested.
"That's a good idea, I'll get the ropes." David said.
"That'll teach them a lesson", I added.
"No". Andrew said.
We looked at Andrew like he was crazy. Is he serious?
"What do you mean no?", David said.
"When I say no, I mean no." Andrew said.
"What?" I said, still not believing my ears.
"Nobody will tie both girls today!", Andrew said.
"But she needed to be taught a lesson. You know better", I said.
"And we will teach her a lesson before we leave the attic. We just won't tie her."
"How?"
"Just hold her like that", Andrew said.
We did as we were told, as Andrew took Nancy's feet, and tickled her there.
Nancy is ticklish at all places.
She begun to laugh loud and begun to struggle, but we four held her. She tried to free herself, but the tickle and us three boys holding her down managed to restrain her. When she started screaming, I simply clamped my hand over her mouth. There was of course 1-2 minute breaks for her. After 15 minutes, we stopped, her spirit broken from all that tickling, and she begged to be let go. We looked at Andrew and he nodded, and we released her. Andrew then commanded that she and Cathy, who just looked quietly at what happened, go down and leave us, and they did.
"Are you crazy, why didn't we just tie them both up?" I demanded.
"Because she's eight, and we all know my Dad's rule."
"But we're in my house!", David exclaimed. "We can just tie them here and you won't be punished for it!"
"But then she'll snitch on us, and when Dad learns we're tying people who are younger than 9, all hell will break loose. Anyway, she got punished. Let's leave it at that. Once she celebrates her ninth birthday next year, we can tie her all we want", Andrew responded.
With that, the matter was settled. Although we have misgivings about Andrew's explanation, we accepted it.
After that, Frank, Donald and I talked about what happened.
"What happened when you went up that stairs, Donald?", I asked.
"Well, I went up the attic, thinking that both of them are still tied up. When I entered the attic, I was surprised that Andrew was not in the pole where he should have been lashed against." Donald said. "I looked and saw both Nancy and Cathy over David untying him from his hogtie. I said "hey, what the ...", I never finished because I was hand gagged from behind. It was Andrew! He held me tight, and held me at bay by tickling my sides whenever I tried to resist. Soon, David was free.
" "Get two handkerchiefs and a piece of duct tape", Andrew told David as soon as David was free."
"David got the two handkerchiefs and wadded it. He held it to me and tried to force it into my mouth. I kept my mouth shut, refusing to accept the gag. David then held my nose, and when I was forced to open my mouth to breath, he shoved those wadded hankies into my mouth. Andrew then clamped his hand over my mouth to prevent me from spitting the hankies out. He soon removed his hand, but as soon as he removed it, David sealed my mouth with duct tape."
"Both of them tied me to the pole in exactly the same way we tied Andrew to the pole. And as they were tying me up, Andrew told me all".
" "You tied me up pretty good, you know." Andrew explained."
" "You tied the knot where I could not reach it with my fingers. At least you learned your lessons from the last game. During that game, your knots were so simple and within easy reach of my prying fingers that I was able to get free as soon you left. At least you learn how to tie knots now. And tying David and me with constrictor knots was clever."
- "Well after you tied us up and tickle tortured us and left us, I struggled to get free. I tried to reach those knots that held my wrists, but could not find them. Then I struggled. It was useless. I looked at David and noticed then that he made no progress too. I then concentrated in removing my gag. Using my tongue and wiggling my face, I was able to spit out those hankies in my mouth. I then was able to rub down my face those bandanas."
" "After removing my gag, I then tried to relax, knowing I had lost. But two girls entered the room."
" "Let me go!", I immediately said."
" "Why should we", Nancy replied."
" "Because there's 50 cents to whoever unties me", I said."
" "Nancy and Cathy discussed it among themselves. Finally",
" "Three dollars", Nancy demanded."
" "75 cents", I responded."
" "Two dollars and fifty cents", Cathy shot back."
" "A dollar fifty", I said."
" "Two dollars and twenty five", Nancy responded."
" "Two dollars and that my final offer", I said."
" "Then two dollars it is. By the way, what are you going to do when you are free", Cathy asked".
" "What else, but get revenge on those three!", I replied."
" "You mean Tom, Donald and Frank?!", Cathy exclaimed."
" "Yea", I replied."
" "What will you do with them?", Nancy asked."
" "Tie them up and torture them.", I said."
" "What kind of torture?", Cathy asked."
" "Tickle torture!", I replied."
" "Could we also tickle them", Nancy asked."
" "Sure. As long as you follow the rules", I said".
" "With that they started to untie me. They did not even bother to ask what the rules are. They were too exited. They had some difficulty untying me, inexperienced as they are, but with my directions, they managed to do it in only twelve minutes. I then went over to untie David when I heard footsteps coming up. I hid behind the door and when you came in, I grabbed you. You already know what happened next."
"The explanation lasted about eight minutes. By the time he was finished, I was already tied securely against the pole."
"Andrew then reached for his pocket and pulled out his wallet. He then took four dollar bills and gave Nancy and Cathy two dollars each. After both pocketed the money, we heard footsteps from the stairs leading to the attic. The girls then went to the corner and Both Andrew and David hid behind the door, where they pounced on you as you entered. You already know the rest".
After hearing Donald's story, I swore revenge on both Andrew and David.
Did I get my revenge? Read the next part and find out.
Tom Ford
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Tom Ford's stories
- 01 - First Games (mm/m)
- 02 - Revenge (mmm/mm, mm/mmm)
- 03 - Surprises (m/mm, mmm/mm)
- 04 - Afternoon Attack (mm/mmm)
- 05 - Sunday Morning Offensive (mm/m, m/mmm)
- 06 - Victory! (mm/mmm, mmm/mm)
- 07 - Chester and Jay (mm/mm, m+/mm)
- 08 - Cops & Robbers (mm/mm, m/m+)
- 09 - The Unexpected Game (mm/F, F/mm)
- 10 - Another Victory! (m+/mmm, mmm/m+)
- 11 - The Perfect Plan (mm/mmm, m+/mmm)
- 12 - The Counterattack (m+/mmm)
- 13 - Angela (f/m)
- 14 - The Next Round of Tom vs. Angela (m/f)
- 15 - Curiosity Kills the Cat! (ff/mm, mm/ff)
- 16 - Déjà Vu (m+/mmm)
- 17 - The Next Morning! (m+/mmm, mmm/m+)
- 18 - Tom & Company's Attack (mmm/mmm)
- 19 - Angela's Revenge-and Request?! (ff/m)
- 20 - Negotiations (mmm/m+)
- 21 - The Initiation (m+/f)
- 22 - Angela's First Game (m+/fmmm)
- 23 - Last Game of Spring (m+/fmm)
- 24 - The First Game of Summer (mm+/fmmm)
- 25 - Vacation in Vermont (mm/fmm+)
- 26 - Robert and Jerry (mm+/fmm+)
- 27 - The Treasure Hunt (m+/m+)
- 28 - Revenge - Sweet Revenge (mf+/mf+)
- 29 - Angela's Fury (ffm/m+)
- 30 - The Hunter and the Hunted (m+/m+)
- 31 - The Night Attack (mf+/m+)
- 32 - The Second Cops & Robbers Game (m+/fm+)
- 33 - Capture the Flag (m+/m+)
- 34 - A Couple of Answers to Questions Asked
- 35 - A Father's Day Adventure (m/m+)
- 36 - A Father's Day Adventure - Part II - Dad's Boyhood Experience (MM/m+, mm/ff, ff/mm)
- 37 - Cowboys and Indians (m+/f, fff/m+)
- 38 - Flag Wars (m+/m+)
- 39 - By the Dawn's Early Light (mm/fm+ )
- 40 - Turnabout is Fair Play! (mm+/fm+)
- 41 - Tying-Up Mom and Aunt Rachel - and the Aftermath (fm+/FF, FF/fm+)
- 42 - The Island Adventure (mm/f, mm+/fm+)
- 43 - The Long Afternoon (f/mm)
- 44 - Defeat - Again? (mm/fm+)
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