Сан-Францисская история. Синтетик

Jacob’s family was having a tough time: his father didn’t have any concerts recently, his family was supported by his mother who was a doctor in a hospital. She got nice money and the family wasn’t lacking the necessities but Jacob wouldn’t take the money for his own need from his mothers, he had part time jobs either as a home help for an old professor of biology or delivering the groceries to the lonely old people. All of them were very willing to use his services: he wouldn’t simply deliver the products and then go away.

Oh, no, he would have a seat, tell about news in the world and in the city… In short, he bought his jeans and phone himself but Synthetic that was being promoting on every street corner was too pricey for his pocket.

Barney’s family, on the contrary, was doing better and better. He didn’t mention that but his father was one of the co-owners of this new start-up but when the commercial for Synthetic started going throughout the city Barney got a new life and as it usually happens new opportunities often open the doors the demons that were sleeping out of weakness.

Barney started setting up parties for his friends. Of course, Jacob was the first to be invited but he was usually busy in the evenings and couldn’t let himself partying. And the level of these parties would go higher and higher as Barney didn’t spare any efforts to conquer the hearts. He finally found a way to get ahead of his friend’s popularity and also he took Synthetic and now he was boasting whenever possible his sporty body that one could use to study the muscles.

Once when he was coming home from work, Jacob saw Barney accompanying Nicole to her porch. It didn’t seem surprising: Jacob wasn’t with them that evening and it was already late. Jacob wanted to call for his friends but at that very moment he saw Barney taking the girl by her shoulders and kissing her and she didn’t resist. Jacob waited for them to part and when Barney went towards the place he was standing at, he quickly hid in the bushes between the houses.

That night Jacob couldn’t fall asleep for a long time. This must be the way the adult life begins when you are quickly skinned of all your childhood and its illusions. And betrayal is one of the toughest experiences in a life and Jacob had to pass it.

Out of all hobbies the boys from the street used to share was still left the «weight room» – that was how they called the gym that owned old bodybuilder Sylvester.