Aries Magazine December 2013 / January 2014 Issue | Page 170

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When young Ricky Daley’s
parents leave him home
alone for the first time,
what happens during the
course of one week transforms him from a timid
boy taking SAT tests to
a confident man making
adult choices. Although
he’s always played by
the rules, deep down he’s
always wanted to take a
few chances and live on
the edge. And though his
parents are determined to
get him into an Ivy League
college, he’s more interested going to a local college and meeting the man
of his dreams.

Chad exhaled and released

Ricky. He pushed Ricky forward and
took two steps to the right. “Look,
Ricky, if you want to be friends, I
don’t want you judging me. I did
what I had to do after I graduated
from high school. And I’ve worked
hard to be good at what I do. It
wasn’t easy losing the Staten Island
accent. But I did that by watching
and listening to wealthy male clients.”

Ricky looked into his eyes.
“I didn’t mean anything. I wasn’t
judging.” He was telling the truth,
he didn’t understand Chad’s sudden
change in tone.

“We’re standing next to your
father’s expensive boat, at your
father’s expensive yacht club, and
your father’s expensive foreign car is
parked over there. It’s easy for you to
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judge me. You have it all.” Then he
turned his back on Ricky and walked
toward the club house.

Ricky let out an exasperated
sigh. He stood there, naked, with his
arms spread wide, and asked, “What
did I do?”

Chad continued walking; he
didn’t look back.

“C’mon, Chad,” Ricky said.

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