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Quite a boarding school! 11. Making decisions It was less than half an hour than they met again with Ben and Fred. Lewis was free of any manacles and left to talk. He walked towards them, and started to explain the situation as he untied them. "We were not discrete enough. Travis knew all about us. He has a vision and I think it could suit us." Travis stayed in the background, showing Lewis was granted free speech. "He allows us to turn Saint Sebastian into a 'tie-up house'. And he offers us to help us doing it so. Personally, I’m all for it!" His gag having been removed, Ben was able to ask: "What? He wants us to make the rest of the house our prisoners?" The usually shy Ben seemed exhilarated by the idea. "No, but since there are already the three of us, maybe we could find other boys who would be willing to play these kinds of games." Fred was stunned. "Wow! Cool!" "As you say, my dear. Travis suggested we should try to investigate as discretely as possible on the on-goings of this school. He thinks there must be others like us. He says that here, it hangs in the air." "What do you mean?" "It seems a good share of the boys who come here end up playing games with ropes and scarves, and they even sometimes become very good friends." "Is that right?" "Travis met quite a few when he studied here." "Oh!" There was surprise and excitement in Ben’s voice. Their talk went on for a little longer, making plans on how to attract new members in their little society. Eventually, Travis reminded them of his presence, cutting gently into the boys’ merry conversation. "There will be time for deciding on how to do it. But it is getting late, and you should have been asleep for way over one hour. It is time to wish you a goodnight and go to sleep." Soon the teens were on their way to bed, their heads designing imaginative plans to get more people to play with. They all fell asleep smiling… © Copyright Bondwriter 2006
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