Strange Sympathy: Chapter 6 - Dave's waits for Lauren (Two Flashbacks)

Chapter 5 https://www.reddit.com/r/BallbustingStories/comments/18dts1e/strange_sympathy_chapter_5_a_visit_from_daves_ex/


*Author's note - I decided to split the chapters up a bit and only got through proof reading one today.*

As Dave waited, wondering if Lauren would reply, he pondered to himself about why he'd lost his temper with Candice tonight. Sure, he was only speaking his truth and standing up for himself but he had known better than to do that. What he said had felt great coming out of his mouth and he enjoyed seeing how pissed off she got but it wasn't worth the cost. A better approach would have been to defend that he wasn't an absent father. He paid child support and had joint custody, the kids stayed at his house every other weekend when they were growing up. He was always there for the important events in their lives. He would have done more if only he'd been allowed. He should have focused on that instead of Candace's affair.

The scolding she had given him really stung and made him think about the other times that this kind of thing had happened and her excuses that he deserved it because of his so-called "attitude".

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He shook his head in torment as he started to clearly remember what had really happened that night at the family dinner. His previous recollection was his sister, mom and Candice's version that they had retold so many times that he'd started to believe it. Their version made him sound annoying and lazy. His version was a bit different:

Dave was anxious to get home after a family dinner on a Sunday night. It was a couple months into their marriage and halfway through Candice's pregnancy. He was hoping to have some time to play his new video game before he went to bed. He had been running errands and doing work around the house all day while Candice had a day out with her mom and sister. He had drove 45 minutes to his mom's house for dinner, bringing along the snack plate that he had prepared to contribute to the occasion. He had to get up early the next morning for work so if they didn't leave soon he wouldn't get a chance until the maybe the next evening, if he was lucky and didn't need to work late.

Candice insisted on staying to help with the cleaning. She got along really well with his sister and was enjoying spending time with her. He asked the women to hurry so they could get going. He would have helped to make the work go faster, but there wasn't room for all 4 of them in the small kitchen and he was afraid his sister would look for any opportunity to hit him in the balls.

He was also a little concerned that Candice might bust him when they got home for not helping. She had been busting him ever since they moved in together. Anytime he didn't meet her strict standards for how she wanted her husband and the father of their child to behave she would punish his testicles, telling him to change his attitude.

Dave decided he'd rather get busted in private, if it came to that, than put himself in a position where his sister could bust him in front of the whole family so he went to hang out in the living room with some relatives who were visiting from out of town. He could hear them mostly goofing around in the kitchen so he came back to see if they were finished. When he saw there was still a lot of work to do and asked them to hurry. They told him to either help or get out so he left.

After a long time, much longer than 5 minutes, it sounded like they were just goofing around again so he came in to see if they were done. As soon as they saw him, his wife and sister dragged him out of the kitchen and into the living room.

His sister grabbed him by the arms and said "Kick him in the balls Candice, maybe then he'll stay put." Candice took a step forward and attempted to kick but started to lose her balance. Dave's mom came up and held her hand for support. "Get on your knees Dave, make it easier for your pregnant wife to kick you in the balls." his sister commanded, pushing down on his shoulders.

Dave feared what his sister would do if he didn't comply. He slowly dropped down to his knees, feeling even more humiliated and frustrated by the pageantry of it all. Candice tightly gripped his mom's hand and kicked him hard in the balls.

"Oh wow Candice, you must not want anymore kids after that one!" his sister said as she let him drop to the ground, holding himself in pain. They told him to shut up and stay there until they were finished or he'd get another kick, from his sister next time.

His mom just stood there, looking down at him and said "What's wrong Dave? Are you afraid of doing the dishes with all of us girls around after that time I rearranged your nuts while you were doing them?" and then as if that wasn't humiliating enough, she stood in the opening between the kitchen and the living room so she could tell everyone there what she was talking about. It had been so awful to hear her tell everyone. He was in so much pain that he wasn't paying a lot of attention to her far fetched version of events but he heard everyone's booming laughter as she exaggerated the details for extra comedic effect.

As he laid on the floor, completely mortified, he wished that a portal would just open up on the floor and swallow him so he wouldn't need to hear it. All he had wanted was a little bit of time for himself before starting another long week of work.

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His face contorted in despair as he felt bitter injustice at how unfairly he'd been treated so many times in his life.

Dave's heart sank when he heard his phone ring. The only time his phone rang it was an emergency or his ex wife. What could she possibly be calling him about now? His heart raced in panic as he looked down at the screen.

He saw Lauren's name on the caller ID and felt a small sense of relief. He wondered if the reason why she called instead of returning his text was because she considered his need for her to be an emergency. He felt comforted by the thought. He took a couple of deep breaths to calm down before answering. "Hi" he said quietly, still sitting on the floor and leaning against the wall.

"I just got your text, what happened?" Hearing Lauren's concerned voice made him feel a bit better, it was nice to feel like someone cared about him.

"My ex wife kneed me in the balls" he said, trying to hold himself together enough to get the words out but not able to disguise the anguish in his voice. It was so hard to say the words out loud and admit what had been done to him.

"Oh, I'm so sorry that happened to you sweetheart, how bad is it?" Lauren said.

"Really bad," Dave said, his voice cracking and he choked back a sob. "It hurts so much."

There was a slight pause as Lauren's heart broke for him. "I'm not at home so it's going to take me a while to get there. I should be there in 15 minutes okay?"

"Let yourself in, the doors unlocked." Dave managed to say.

"Alright. I'm going to end the call so I can start heading over there. Don't worry Baby, I'll take care of you."

Dave felt a bit better after talking to her and it was comforting to know that he would get to see her soon.

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Quickly after the call ended, the darkness clouded his mind again and he couldn't help but remember that painful memory that his mother had humiliated him with at the family dinner.

His mom was pissed at him for sleeping in and not doing his chores. She screamed at him to do the dishes that were left over from the night before and while he was doing them she stood there lecturing him about how he needed to get his act together. He didn't say anything but was rolling his eyes and started to tune her out. "Are you listening to me?!" she said, standing behind him. "I asked you if you'd applied to any jobs recently" she said angrily, "I want you to get a job and start paying rent"

"Why do I need to start paying *you* rent?" Dave asked. "You were able to cover it the entire time I was growing up and now because I'm 19 you suddenly need me to give you money to eat the same food and sleep in the same bedroom that has always been free my entire life?" He had been wanting to get a job but had been having a hard time finding one. His lack of experience and his low self esteem made job interviews difficult. But he wanted a job so he could move out, not pay rent to live in his mother's house with his older sister who would hurt his testicles just for the fun of it. Having to pay rent to his mom would prolong the amount of time before he could save enough to get out.

"Because you are an adult now and it's time you started acting like one" his mom said.

"And what are you going to do if I don't, kick me out?" Dave said, getting annoyed as he was reminded of his resentment over the abuse he had endured living there, abuse that his mother completely enabled. "It's bad enough I have to do all of these chores..."

Dave's mom suddenly grabbed his shoulder with her right hand and shoved him down so he was bent over the sink. She grabbed onto his balls from behind and squeezed them. The thin fabric of Dave's pajama pants allowed her to get a good grip. Dave yelped. "I might kick you out or I might just rip these off if you don't stop acting like a spoiled brat!" she hissed in his ear as she dug her fingers into his balls.

"Ah ow! Mom let go! PLEASE! Owww I'm sorry, I've been looking! I'll try harder." Dave squeaked.

"Ok well just so you don't forget," Dave's mom released his testicles, swung her hand back and smacked him five times between his legs from behind. On the 5th time she kept her hand there, grabbing his balls again and said, "Make sure you remember who's in charge around here, or else..." she vigorously shook his balls in her fist and he yelped and squirmed in pain. "You won't like what is going to happen to these!" she said with a final squeeze. She let go of Dave and he sunk to the floor, groaning in pain.

"When you wake up with sore nuts tomorrow let that be a reminder to look for a job. Now clean up this mess!" she nagged as she left the kitchen.

The floor and counter around the sink were soaked and so were Dave's shirt and pants, he had splashed around as he squirmed, trying to defend himself from his mother's brutal attack but was unable to with her pressing him into the counter, his hands stuck in the sink full of soapy water and the excruciating pain in his balls. He sat on the floor, leaning against the cabinet below the sink and held his throbbing testicles as he cried, his face hot with shame and embarrassment, incredulous at what had just happened to him.

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Thinking on it now, Dave understood his mom's frustration at his entitled attitude. He could have handled the situation better but he still thought her actions were uncalled for. He would never attack one of his kids like that, or anyone for that matter.


*Author's note - The long awaited Aftercare chapter will be next. I always feel better when Lauren and Dave are together, don't you?*


Part 7 - https://www.reddit.com/r/BallbustingStories/comments/190d56p/strange_sympathy_chapter_7_aftercare_some_insight/