When Ladders Traumatize Part 2

Not sure what to make of this, Bret concluded privately that a school trip to a well known place would not have an area that harmed both adults as well as students. That just wouldn’t fly in a litigious society.

Once back at the barn looking building, the queasy feeling returned. Not to be deterred, Bret took a few good breaths and then marched himself into the big room. There was a long line of gals waiting eagerly their turn to climb the ladder. One of the gals invited him to cut the line before her.

With a smile, he took his spot. The pain in his tummy was rising fast. The intense muscle contractions made him thing that something was trying to wring out every single once of content out of his gut and into his pants. His breathing was getting labored and his posture harder to keep.

The gal behind him teased him about his lack of discretion at sticking his rear at her. She was turning a bit red in the face and looked very flirtations. All Bret could think of was that he was not a piece of meat to be used by this woman. If anything, he wished he had not cut the line now. She should have gone ahead.

Granted, if she had, her very short summer dress would provide her no protection from his eyes, not that this was a problem for him. However, now that his tummy was severely cramped, that ladder not only felt ominously high, if any accident happened, let’s not think about that!

Bret stepped out of the line and moved away. He was covered in sweat. Nearing a state of panic. With each step away from the ladder, his body returned to normal. His queasy feeling dissipated and calmed down significantly.

This was totally weird. There was no way to explain this. Bret decided to familiarize himself with the other aspect of a building. The safety memos, bulletins, and other details that easily missed the untrained eye.

There had to be something here. A clue. Anything.

There was just the customary fire code warnings. The number of occupants allowed was significantly less than the space could easily handle actually. There were old faded signs that suggested this place was once used as a bar, a dance hall, a rodeo joint, and an indoor carting track. There was one small badly weathered note that warned people to not climb the white ladder too quickly due to the slippery nature of the steps.

Nothing else. No other signs of anything wrong.

Bret headed out. He had to make sure his gut was OK. Once outside and a few paces away, he felt totally fine. Even a precautionary trip to the single lavatory box proved that he had nothing inside needed clearing.

Once sure he was fine, Bret returned to the barn like building. The feelings returned as before but this time, he felt cold. This ladder was daring him to climb. Taunting him. He was feeling it in his bones. It wanted to mess with him and humiliate him. As if it wanted to dominate him and spit him out.

Not sure why he felt a ladder was talking to him via vibes, Bret adjusted his stance to reclaim as much confidence as he could. This time, he was going to show the ladder who was boss.

By the time he got close, another very pretty gal invited him to cut the line. With a bit of effort, he managed a forced smile. He was in serious agonizing pain. Tears were forming and threatening to flow. His mouth was totally dry, his back soaked with sweat, his gluts clinched harder than a vise-grip. The rumblings from his tummy were louder than a bad boiler room about to blow a heater core.

To Be Continued

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1. Introducing When Ladders Traumatize - Introductions - Part 1 Zoe is a fierce competitive scholar. Bret is happy go lucky smart guy Somehow, their paths cross. Romance seem ready to bloom, but something goes horribly wrong. Will Karma play a role? Will their competitive ways destroy romance before it even gets a chance?
2. When Ladders Traumatize Intro Part 2 - Introductions - Part 2 The school board and the principal have some tough choices to make for the coming year. Betty seems to be the only one not stressed about what will be the fate of the principal's choices
3. When Ladders Traumatize Part 1 - Part 1 - The Story Bret discovers that his top performance does not get him the top earned reward. Zoe gets the gig he was after. Sure, he likes her and thinks she's pretty and all... but... For now, he must get used to the fact he's going on a trip to a mud pit on a farm as a thank you for his hard work. What was up with Bucking Betty though?
4. When Ladders Traumatize Part 2 - Part 2- The Story Bret, looking for a cool place to escape the drudgery of the mud pit field trip.. finds a cool building with a sweet looking white ladder. As friendly as the staff is, something is really bothering Bret. His tummy rumbles, his thoughts grow weary. Something is off. But what... The weird feeling is proving very distracting. There are so many beautiful women around... he nearly forgets he's attracted to Zoe If only he could figure out what that weird feeling was...
5. When Ladders Traumatize Part 3 - Part 3 - The Story The gals are teasing him. Bret is sure of this. Why would such beautiful women find him hot while he's in pain? But man were they beautiful. And boy was he in pain. Yet, that white ladder was messing with his head... drawing him... punishing him. Bret felt he was going crazy in a sci-fi vortext. Eventually Bret finds himself inside that mysterious loft. There was a boy in there. The poor fella was scared to death. Also was helpful in getting him away from these overly sexed gals that were all over him on the ladder...
6. When Ladders Traumatize Part 4 - Part 4 - The Story Something is really wrong. Badly wrong. That boy is not who he appears to be at all. Who is this boy? Why are all the girls only after that mysterious teen in the loft? Bret now needs to figure how to get out of that crawl space. Things are just getting too weird. The pain though. The gals giggling. The boy talking. That S.O.S message . Was it for him? Bret needed answers but he needed to escape more than anything. Especially with this massive amount of pain wrecking his body, survival depended on his ability to escape. But how?
7. When Ladders Traumatize Part 5 - Part 5 - The Story Just when Bret thinks his nightmare is over, it is not. The boy-ish thing is following him everywhere. Popping up in the worse places. Bret feels like he's fighting for his life while the girl is flirting mercilessly with him. Is he losing his mind? And will he ever get out of this mess? Will he ever get a chance to hold Zoe close again? The reach of that boy-ish thing is hellbent on keeping him in agony, no matter how much Bret fights. Worse, it's night time and everything seems a threat.
8. Epilogue of Ladders - Epilogue - When Ladders Traumatize Bret, now older, discovers that Zoe has feelings... But, what do these feelings mean? Where does this White Ladder really fit into this story? Will these questions get answered? More importantly, will Bret have his way with Zoe the way he's always fantasized? Is this the end??