On the next day, Tuesday, Benjamin's class was notified that the teacher who was responsible for their last two hours of the day was absent due to sickness. Even though it was not nice for the poor teacher, everyone still cheered at being able to finish earlier than usual. During the break between the first and the second class, Julian came to his two friends and declared.
"Guys, I have something to tell you."
Intrigued, they looked at him interrogatively but he checked around and, seeing that most of the girls were listening to their conversation, as usual, decided to take measures against eavesdropping.
"Let's go out for a minute and talk in peace."
Benjamin and Nathan followed him outside the classroom, to the girls' disappointment. They walked for a bit until they were far enough to not be heard and Julian continued.
"The thing is, my mother received several concert tickets at work. She wasn't interested in going and that's why she gave me enough of them for the three of us to go when I asked her. The problem is, the concert is this Friday, so it's very sudden. I am super interested in going but what do you think?"
Nathan asked the obvious question.
"Which concert is it?"
Julian excitedly answered him.
"Believe it or not, it's for 42-Answer!"
"No way! For real?"
"For real!"
The two started to giggle between themselves, thrilled at the idea of attending. Unfortunately, they had lost Benjamin. He had absolutely no idea who 42-Answer was and why they were so electrified about it. There was no avoiding this one so he just decided to take the hit.
"Sorry guys, I am not too much into singers. Who is 42-Answer?"
They turned toward him, looking so shocked that he thought he had claimed that he was having sex with the school nurse.
"You're joking, right? It's impossible otherwise."
"Are you really existing? Did you come from a parallel world?"
"Stop exaggerating, guys, and tell me who those 42-Answer are."
They laughed a bit and stopped teasing him, Julian explaining.
"It's just one person, actually. He is one of the most popular singers currently but that's not the most important part. The reason why we were so excited is that he is only holding concerts in small locations with a limited number of people, for some reason. That's why it is so hard to get a ticket for one of his concerts."
"Right, right. Tickets usually sell online within seconds from when they are put for sale. Getting one is more about luck than anything else. Like, an incredible amount of luck."
Benjamin thought it was unusual for a solo singer to use a pseudonym instead of his real name.
"I see now. And your mother got tickets for one of his concerts? That's also kind of amazing."
"Yes, she said she got them from a client as a sign of goodwill after concluding a deal. Either way, lucky for us!"
"You're the best, Julian!"
"Hehehe. What about you Benjamin? You're coming, right?"
"Of course. After you said all of that, there is no way I will miss it now."
"That's the way! Hurray for 42-Answer!"
"Hurray!"
Benjamin couldn't help being affected by how exhilarated they were, cheering with them even though he didn't know anything about that singer. They decided to leave the talk about the specifics for later, like how they would get there and when they should meet up, and happily went back to the class. The girls sent them very curious and regretful looks, clearly wanting to know what they had been talking about that made them so joyful. However, unlike the party organized by the school, there was no way they could join them this time and it was better that they remained blissfully ignorant.
They finished the school day early in the afternoon, as they have been told, and Benjamin said goodbye to his friends. He thought about how to use the extra time and decided to go for a run. He first came back home and changed into his jogging attire before going out again and starting to run. He went at it for a good hour, deciding to end it when he came close to his home during his jogging tour. Sweating, he decided to take a shower to clean himself. Thinking about the concert on Friday, he entered the bathroom without paying much attention and closed the door behind him. That was when he heard some water noise in the bathtub's direction. When he looked there, he saw his grandmother in the middle of taking a bath, looking back at him.
Both sides were paralyzed in surprise for a moment, before Benjamin turned around and exclaimed.
"Sorry, Grandma! I didn't know you were in!"
His grandmother also soon rebooted and stated.
"Don't worry, it's not a big deal."
She paused before jokingly continuing.
"I see you are sweating, did you come back from running? Why don't you join me? I will wash your back."
Judging by her joke, it seemed she really wasn't bothered about him intruding on her during her bathing time. Benjamin started to open his mouth to answer that he would leave when an idea came to him and he changed his mind. Two could play that game and he wasn't afraid to tease her back.
"R-really? Ok, thanks, Grandma."
And then, under his grandmother's incredulous' eyes, he started to remove his clothes.
"What are you doing, Ben?!"
He smiled innocently and replied.
"What do you mean? I am joining you just like you told me."
He finally removed everything and before she could react, entered the bath on the opposite side from where she was sitting. He sat down in front of her, entering the water, their legs touching each other. She was about to say something when she caught sight of his nude body right in front of her. Her gaze couldn't help wandering from his chest to his non-erect penis and she closed her mouth, swallowing her saliva loudly.