ALWAYS HERE
By:
Lillian
THE THUGS
WERE MERCILESS AND RELENTLESS AS THEY SLASHED THEIR VICTIM.
"WE WANT AN ANSWER AND WE WANT IT NOW."
"GO TO HELL," JOE SAID VEHEMENTLY
"WHERE IS YOUR BROTHER? WHY ARE YOU PROTECTING HIM. HE DOESN'T CARE
ABOUT YOU."
JOE'S MIND STARTED REELING.
"YEAH, WHY ISN'T HE HERE," THEY TAUNTED HIM.
THE BOY WAS HURTING. DID HE REALLY RILE HIS ELDEST BROTHER TO THE POINT
THAT HE'D ABANDON HIM?
ANOTHER CRACK OF THE WHIP. "GIVE IT UP, KID."
A FIGURE IN BLACK BLAZED INTO THE ROOM.
"YOU TOUCH HIM ONE MORE TIME AND I'LL KILL YOU."
"JOE…I'M RIGHT HERE!"