Tag
Copyright© 2025 by A Well Traveled Man
Chapter 6
At 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, Tag headed to the gym, doing forms and stretching. Then, TK did weight work and headed to the shower. After getting dressed, he sat in a lotus position and centered. When he came out refreshed, Tag checked his email and then practiced routing. He wondered if the answer was having a router ghost the computer’s ID. Maybe after AI, we can get a network engineer to tutor him. That would be nice. His bike bag should be here today, and the books should be here tomorrow.
Tag still had 90 minutes and decided to empty Mother’s safe. She will never know. So, he pulled the cash box out, locked it back up, removed the good bills, and dumped the paper in recycling. What to do with fathers is the question. Would Father wait until he leaves home to collect his stash, or does he think the killers have already got everything? Tag bets he thinks it’s gone, so he’ll empty it tomorrow. For security purposes, he wet a piece of hair and put it at the bottom of both parents’ closet doors. No one should go in there.
Tag also put a hair on his door because laundry is done on Friday. He also raked the carpet in front of his closet so the shoe imprint would show if someone went in. Never can be too careful. A full bug sweep daily for the next week will give him peace of mind, and reading Todd and Nina. There are too many new people running around. Tag heads downstairs to get some water while waiting for Susan. She arrives on time, and we go to the gym. Tag tells her what he’s doing now and wants to retain his flexibility, but get stronger. He asks if three days are enough or if they should go to five.
Susan says that three days are enough with what he’s doing now. At your age, you don’t want to lift heavy weights or body build because you’re still growing, which can hurt you. I’ve seen and left one job because the training staff didn’t believe what doctors and years of research have proven. The side effects are not good. She thinks a workout that hits all the body parts to stimulate muscle growth should be ideal for you. When you stimulate the muscle, it strengthens, and you won’t look like a freak.
Tag agreed and went through the routine training schedule. He asked how she wanted to be paid, and she smiled and said cash without a word leaving her lips. Tag asked her hourly rate, and she told him on the way to the kitchen. He asked her to wait, ran upstairs, and returned with an envelope, and she was off.
Tag returned to his room, raked in and outside the closet, and reattached the hair. He made a note to go to True Value and get a real carpet rake. When Kim arrived, he sat in the kitchen, and we went to the gym. After breakfast and language lessons with Nina, we went to the dojo. Today was different. Spin kicks and flips. Tag was having fun hitting the heavy bag after the spin. Sensi showed him how to get elevation before the kick and how to land after. The flips are to avoid or get behind your attacker. Sensi showed him and had me do it. It was a really fun exercise, and we worked for an hour on it.
Language lessons with Nina, lunch, followed by tutoring, and dinner. He met with Todd and said he would finish late on Tuesday. Tag asked what the total would be so we could stop by the bank. The security system was $6,500. With everyone gone, Tag checked the closets and found footprints outside and inside his closet. It was large, and now he would have to read Todd to find out why. His stash was untouched.
Tag did his forms, stretching, and TK weights, then bug-swept the house. He collected five audio bugs and put them in foil and plastic bags. He then went looking for the receiver. Tag was surprised to find it in his closet. He went to the forums and located Al. He asked for a private chat and questioned him about Todd, and Al said he had never heard a bad word. Tag thanked Al, left the chat room, and looked at Todd’s business address. It was his home, and it was six miles away. He will visit Todd in the morning. Tag sat lotus, centered, and then fell asleep.
2 a.m. Tuesday, doing his forms and stretching. Tag dressed in black with a BE bag and headed to Todd’s house on his bike. He arrived, sensed the area, and no one was up. Tag sneaked around the back of the house to his bedroom and read him through the window. Todd bugs all his home installs because he has a sick fetish. If he hears enough, he will create a problem, come to fix it, and install cameras. Tag instructed Todd to finish his installation, delete all records, and forget that he had ever installed the alarm system. He will supply him with programming information, wiring diagrams, and a manual on the alarm system.
Tag returned home and did his TK-heavy routine. He took a hot shower, sat in the lotus position, and centered. Tag comes out and starts to get dressed when I notice his dick is longer and bigger around. It works so his skin is thicker, explaining why he hit the heavy bag without damaging his hands. He goes into Father’s safe, removes all the cash, and dumps the paper in the recycling. Then he counts out $4500, puts it into an envelope, and closes the stash. Tag raked the carpet in Father’s and his closet, then put new hair on both doors.
On a whim, Tag searched the internet for safes the size of his stash. He found one for sale at a locksmith shop down the street from the bike shop in town. Tag was thinking of ordering it and having them deliver and install it. Then, he could program them to remember that the customer picked it up and paid cash. He’d have to ensure there wasn’t a duplicate sales receipt with his address. There are too many thieves and perverts in this town. Tag had a second thought and researched a type of gas that would render the burglar unconscious.
He searched, and it was used in banks or large commercial vaults. After getting a name and searching, it’s not sold to the public. After routing through four servers, he logged into the dark web. Sure, they have it, and he ordered it with a carpet pad sensor and shut-off switch. Tag ordered express shipping to a drop house and shut down the computer. Then he went downstairs to meet Kim, and we went to the gym. We did tai chi and exercises, went to breakfast, and Nina’s tutoring.
We left for the dojo and did more spins, kicks, and flips. He was getting better. Sensi had him practice vaulting over a 6-foot string. The key was timing and balance. We spent 1 hour on it. Sensi said he picked it up faster than anyone he had trained before. He told his athleticism and equilibrium were the key to adapting so well. Tag thanked Sensi, and we headed home for more Nina tutoring and lunch.
Then Tina tutors and has dinner. Tag went to check on Todd, who was finishing programming. Todd shows him how to change the codes and add sensors. Tag asked how hard it would be to add a door now upstairs. Todd said it was not long because of the extra wires he pulled. Tag shows him the closet door and wants it set up for silence, which can be turned off at the keypad. Everything is done by 7 p.m., and Todd leaves, not remembering why he was in the neighborhood.
Tag programs with special codes for Kim and Maria. His was the master code, and Tag eliminated Todd’s service code. Then, he called the communication center and identified himself with his account and unique ID numbers. They acknowledged, and he asked for the notification directions listed. Todd was first, the police second, and he third. Tag changed it, removed Todd, and had Police first, with him second, and Kim third. Tag told them his code word for a false alarm and gave them one for Kim. It was all set. Boy, Todd locked up his customers, and they were screwed. Tag did his forms and stretching, went to TK speed, and hit the shower. He sat in the lotus position and centered. When he came out, Tag fell asleep.
Early Wednesday morning, Tag headed to the gym. He did forms and stretching, followed by a TK weight workout. Tag did his gym routine and hit the shower. Then he opened the stash and bug-checked the house again and found nothing. He removed the batteries from the bugs and receiver and put them in the stash. Tag noted the manufacturer and model, and will find an operation manual. He sat in a lotus position and was centered. He came out feeling great and thinking about what needed to be done.
Order the safe today for Saturday’s installation. Check the drop house in the morning for the package. The books should be here today. He wonders if he goes to the bathroom and weighs himself, 125 pounds. Tag grabs a tape measure and a pencil. Then, with his back against the door, he lays the pencil on his head and marks the door. Taking the tape measure from the floor, 5’8”. Looking at the time, 30 minutes, he heads toward the kitchen and gets a glass of water.
Thinking of his age and only four people here who know, and gramps, no current school or doctor records. It needs to fly under the radar. Tag wondered if he could get a solid fake ID and eliminate a lot of hassles. He’ll talk to Grampa about that. Kim arrives; they go to the gym, work out, and return for breakfast and Nina’s tutoring. Tag’s understanding of most of the Russian words and sentences. We go to the dojo, and it’s more high-flying and spinning. He feels at home off his feet and seems to make contact at will.
Kim and Tag head home, but he quickly asks her to stop at the lock shop. Tag sees an older man working the counter, and he asks him about a safe he has in stock. We write it up, but Tag plants a seed in his mind to destroy all records of the sale at the end of business Saturday. Delivery is set for 10 am, and he pays cash. Tag is back in the car and tells Kim about the alarm and her alarm cancel code on the way home. She smiled, and he said they would call her when he was gone.
We arrive at the house, eat lunch, and tutor with Nina. We start talking back and forth in Russian through lunch. Tina arrives, and he has another tutoring session. Dinner is finished, and Maria is about to leave when Tag tells her about the alarm, her code to get in, and how to disarm. We go through it a few times, and she is good and says goodnight. Tag heads down to the gym, does his forms and stretches, and then heads upstairs for TK speed training. He takes a shower and sits nude in the lotus position and centers. It feels like he has a glow emitting from his body. When he exits, he falls asleep.
Thursday started at 2 a.m., Tag does his forms and stretching, and dresses in black. Taking his traveling backpack, he jogs to the drop house. Stopping three houses away, he scans the area and finds no one awake. Backtracking through the alley, sneaking around the house, and retrieving the package. Then, he reverses his course and takes a different route. Tag stops halfway, inspects the package, and finds a tracker. He continues to stop and rob, puts the tracker into an out-of-state truck bed, and returns home.
Tag runs a bug scan on the box, and it’s clear. Then he checks his room, and then the whole house. It’s all clear, so Tag reads the instructions. He needs to get two-pair of solid phone wire, a solder gun, and electrical tape. Also, he needs a cheap ohm meter or tone box to check connections before the final hookup. Tag looks around for an easy-to-install but hidden place for a shunt switch.
Then he goes back downstairs and looks at the alarm closet. It’s in a small closet off the utility room with only the alarm box. Tag looks at the door and thinks of a way to jam it so no one can open it without knowing how. Looking around, he sees an in-wall ironing board that hasn’t been used for years. Now he knows what to do. Returning upstairs to change and back downstairs to the gym.
Tag practices the TK heavy, then he starts running flips and spinning kicks to the heavy bag for only a few minutes, then heads to the shower. After his showers, he sits in lotus, centers nude, and feels the rush running through his body is great. Upon exit, Tag gets dressed, checks his email, and finds he has something from Al. Someone found a camera in their house and traced it back to Todd. He was arrested and held without bail. Al asked if he had Todd put in his alarm system. Tag replied that something didn’t feel right, so he passed (remember our chat?) Al said his female ex-friend wants Todd’s dick and balls bronzed on her mantle.
He replied that if Todd spends too much time in jail, he may forget he has one and turn to the other side. After shutting down the computer, he headed to the kitchen. He thinks more water in his system will aid muscle growth and recovery after exercise. A gallon daily in small amounts or 10 to 12 bottles of Ozarka. Where did that come from? Kim arrives, and we go to the gym. We do our workout, and he thinks the Roman Chair would work his lower abs, so he does 25.
Then they head to breakfast and tutor Russian with Nina. Then we went to the dojo for the flying circus and back home for lunch and tutoring with Nina. We are talking like natives, and she is impressed. For Tag to be considered native, he must learn the curse words, so we go through all she knows. He also gets Kim and Maria to complete his training, and now he can cuss like a sailor in four languages. Tina arrived and informed him, while tutoring, that Pam’s friends could start after New Year’s. Tag tells her it sounds great, and we have dinner, and everyone leaves.
He does his forms and stretching, and thinks he should stretch before and after to loosen up and cool down. Where is this coming from? Tag does his TK speed routine and showers. Then he sits nude in a lotus position and feels great excitement. He drinks a bottle of water before bed and falls asleep.
Tag headed downstairs early in the morning to the gym and grabbed two bottles of water. He stretched, did his forms, and then TK-heavy, followed by a gym workout and stretch. Finishing the last water, he headed upstairs to shower and the nude lotus centering. It seems longer than normal, but who knows? Tag gets dressed and checks email. Todd didn’t make it to court because he hanged himself in his cell (using a bed sheet). No one will cry on that one.
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