Even the Modest Must Serve Chapter 15 
By Steam Train

copyright 2006 by Steam Train, all rights reserved 
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Chapter 15: Nothing but a Modest Servant.

I had turned 16 in July of that year whilst on those horrid
summer holidays and Mr Norris had again made sure my whole
family gathered to celebrate the occasion. 

Though I was now old enough to be legally fucked, Mr Norris
was not going to take my cherry, at least not yet, me being
a student at his school and in his eyes a definite conflict
of interest existed between his role as my master and his
duty of care as a teacher and educator to me, then there was
the issue of his Christian beliefs as well. 

Marcus and I discussed again wether we would go this step
further in our relationship but were still shy and uncertain
about making this ultimate sexual commitment. 

Ed was in his last year of school, 12th grade. Both Ed and I
were all on tender hooks as to what the completion of his
schooling would mean to our continued existence together as
slaves. Nothing had been said about what Ed would be doing
once he was finished as a student at PHS. He wanted to go to
College and study Pharmacy, Mr Norris and Mr Riley knew this
but they had never discussed if this was an option for a
indentured slave. I know both Ed and I felt that it was not.
You never ever heard of a slave of any type going to
University. Slaves were for the menial labours; freemen were
always used in the better jobs.

It was a Wednesday afternoon in late November of my second
year in servitude that I was called to go to Mr Riley's
office. I was really nervous as I took the long walk down
the corridors of the school from my classroom to the
Administration building. Whenever I got a call to the
Headmasters office it was invariably bad news.

I reported to Mr Riley's secretary who told me to go
straight in. I knocked on the Headmasters office door and to
my surprise it was opened by Ed. Inside apart from Ed were
my mother, Mr Vanderbilt, Mr Norris, Mr Riley and to my
horror mums solicitor Mr Holt. It was Mr Holt who had
carried out the court order to have us placed into
servitude. I had not seen him since that fateful day in
March last year. I felt a flush of anger at seeing him but
this was soon surmounted by a cold stabbing pain of fear
that tore deep at my soul. Why was he here, it could only be
more bad news. 

Soon there was another knock at the door and when Ed opened
it, there stood Jim.

He looked equally shocked.

I glanced over at Ed with a questioning look. He just
shrugged his shoulders. My mind was thinking that mum was
going to place Jim into servitude as well.

Mr Riley spoke first "Boys, I have called the three of you
in here because your mother has some very important news
that will affect you all. She has particularly requested a
special appointment so that she can to tell you face to
face. Even though two of you are indentured servants to this
school and not technically entitled to special privileges
like unscheduled visits awarded free citizens like your
brother Jim. I have always allowed your mother access to you
whenever she has requested it, today will be no different".

That last comment burned deep. I hated being treated
differently to my younger brother just because we had the
misfortune of being indentured to support him through
school. Maybe that status was about to change to restore us
all to the same level I thought, even if that level was as a
slave.

Mum rose from her chair and looking at the three of us said,
"Boys the last eighteen months have been very hard. On both
you and I, however through that time I have found in Walter
Vanderbilt our old family friend the companion and comforter
I needed to pull me through the depressing days that
followed your father's sad demise".

"Boys, Mr Vanderbilt has asked me to marry him and I have
accepted. Walter has no family and very truthfully admits
that he does not want a family. He does not like being
around children or teenagers. Now this was a problem, which
we discussed openly and very frankly. I have, as your mother
always taken the course of action I believed was best for
you at that time. I now believe after Walters's kind offer
to marry me and his equally generous offer towards you three
boys that the following decision is in your best interests'.

"Mr Vanderbilt has kindly offered Edward and Thomas, to pay
out your indenture agreement to the school and thus restore
you to free citizen status.

All three of us gasped and went to speak but mum held up her
hand to signal silence and went on to say "He will also set
up a trust fund to be administered by myself, Mr Riley, Mr
Norris and Walter to ensure that all three of you can
complete school and progress onto College or other pursuits
if you so wish.

As part of Walters offer to set up this trust fund is based
on his desire not to inherit a teenage family and after long
talks with Mr Riley and especially with Mr Norris, I will be
signing documents to be filed in court that place you all up
for adoption".

Again we gasped but this time in fear. Mum again raised her
hand to silence us and said, "Before you panic too much boys
I must inform you that Mr Norris has asked that he be
allowed to become your legal parent and guardian under this
adoption application. I have agreed to this".

She sat back down and looked at us. All three of us were too
stunned at all this news and did nothing initially. 

"Well" Mr Norris said, "Is the thought of having me as your
legal parent such bad news that you can't even speak?"

Ed began to say how pleased he was about this but I finally
had taken it all in and I raced over to Mr Norris and gave
him the biggest possible hug and a real slobbery kiss. I was
so happy that I again in my usual way when my emotions get
charged up began to cry, tears of utter happiness flooding
down my cheeks. Ed came over when he saw this and joined the
hug. Jim hadn't been a part of our bonding process with Mr
Norris and stood back but even he looked happy.

Finally Ed turned to mum and said "Mum it's not that we
don't love you, we do, but over these last eighteen months
or so we have developed a special affection for Mr Norris.
He has been so caring and compassionate to us. A totally
moral and good master, we have come to love him in a special
type of way. Thank you mum for doing this for us. I know it
was a hard decision for you. Thank you also Mr Vanderbilt
for being so honest to mum about your feelings and for
providing such a satisfactory solution to this awkward
situation."

Mr Holt then rose from his chair and said "Edward Raymond
Carter IV and Thomas John Carter, I, as a duly sworn lawyer,
do hereby confirm that Chief Judge George Unwin of the 5th
Circuit of the U.S. District Court has duly authorised and
approved your mother, Joanna Delores Carter's request that
you both be released from indentured civil domestic
servitude for the remaining period of your original fifteen
years, commensurate with and upon the payment made to and
received and receipted at 10.45am by a duly appointed
officer of the District Court office at the 
United States Courthouse Eastbrook, this morning. I do thus
by the power authorised to me on the authority of the
District Court restore to you of all the rights and
privileges accorded a free citizen as of (and again he
looked at his watch) 2.13pm, today, November 23rd.

Mr Norris walked over to Ed and he appeared to touch Ed's
servants collar. I heard a soft click as a key turned in the
lock and he removed the collar with his hands. Ed
immediately reached for and rubbed his neck, tears welling
in his eyes. I didn't even have to wait till Mr Norris did
the same to me, the emotional build up was too great, and
the tears were again flowing down my face. The moment I had
dreamed of but honestly thought would not occur for thirteen
and a half more years had arrived. My collar was soon
removed I was free again. 

There was much hugging and joy in Mr Riley's office that
afternoon. I cannot describe to you the feelings when you
are restored to freedom. 

Never take your rights and freedoms for granted as I did. It
is only when you loose those rights that you realise what
great privileges you once had. The frustrations, humiliation
and pain I had suffered during those twenty months in
servitude would change me forever. Many of you reading this
account of my early life would say that that change was for
the better and guess what? In hindsight I would probably
agree with you. 

I had become a better person; I now appreciated hard work
and the rewards of that labour. More importantly I had found
a loving parent in David Norris. I had also found Marcus and
the joys of a gay relationship. None of these things would
have happened if I had not been indentured into servitude.

However there is something wrong with removing a person's
freedom for no reason but a human whim. Criminals have to be
locked away if a danger to the community and non-dangerous
criminals it can be argued serve a useful purpose to the
community in public servitude. It is the loss of basic human
rights that servitude brings that is it's biggest problem.

Modern civilisation is based on the rule of law. Servitude
removes the Owner, the Master, the Overseer of the servants
from many of the obligations that the law imposes upon
normal citizens. With no such restraints of the rule of law,
they take the liberties granted and the treatment of the
servant suffers commensurably.

Eventually after many happy and emotional minutes the three
of us were asked to leave and head over to Mr Norris's house
and wait whilst the adults discussed some final arrangements
about our adoption and trust fund.

It was a funny feeling walking back to Mr Norris's residence
after we left the adults. The euphoria at being set free was
short lived. I now had a funny empty feeling within me. I
couldn't place that feeling as we walked together back to
the house. 

Once back at Mr Norris's house, I continued to feel strange.
Something more than my collar was missing, I actually felt
that part of me had gone with the removal of my collar. I
sat there looking at Ed and Jim and they were looking at me.
I decided in my mind what was missing. 

I stood up went into my bedroom, changed into my sports
uniform and began my usual household duties. Both Ed and Jim
looked at me in surprise. "You don't have to do that now
Tom", Ed said.

I stoped and looked at Ed and Jim and said "I know but I
want too, I get one of my greatest fulfilments in life from
serving Mr Norris so I am going to continue to do what I
used to do for him as long as possible. You know Ed and Jim
regardless of what the law thinks of my status now; I think
I truly am nothing but a modest servant.

End Chapter 15

  
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