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Nick was in the kitchen making John some bacon and eggs. He hurt all over. After 8 years he forgot how this pain felt. He knew he had to get Brian out of the house.
"How's my breakfast coming boy?" John asked coming into the kitchen.
"It is almost done." Nick said in a small voice. He put the food on the plate and brought it over with a glass of orange juice to the table.
"Good. Now go sit where you are supposed to." John said and Nick went to the corner of the kitchen and sat down. That's where he sat as a child when his stepfather ate. He wasn't allowed to sit at the table while he was eating because Nick was inferior to John. When John finished eating Nick got the leftovers that John didn't eat and that wasn't much at all just a fork full of eggs. Nick thought about Brian and the fact that he was probably hungry,
"Dad um can Brian eat?" Nick said looking down. John looked at him.
"I guess so. Can't leave him to starve. I need him." He said. Nick was confused.
"Why do you need him?" Nick asked softly.
"To keep you in line." He stated. Nick knew what he meant. He went back and made some food for Brian.
Brian heard the door open to the bedroom and tensed up. Then he saw Nick come around the corner and he relaxed.
"I brought you some food Brian." Nick said taping the tape carefully off his mouth.
"Nick, please listen to me. Don't let him do this. You can stop him!" Brian whispered pleading with his brother to listen. Nick looked down.
"I'm scared of him Brian." Nick whispered.
"I know you are. He is a scary guy. But o you want to be a slave to him forever?" Brian asked trying to get the 22-year-old Nick back.
"I'm sorry Bri. I gotta go or John will be mad. Try to eat." Nick said and got up and left.
Nick walked in to the den where John was watching TV.
"You are back I see." John said plainly. Nick nodded. Nick got the courage to ask John why he hated him.
"Why do you hate me?" He asked looking down and in a soft voice. John looked at Nick and stood up and walked over to him.
"Because you are a no good lazy ass, son of a bitch. I wish your mother never had you. I only put up with you cause I loved her. When she died I was stuck with you. So why not put you to good use." John said then laughed. Then with one swift motion John pinned Nick up against the wall. Nick gasped for air. "Now I'm going to have some fun." John said then threw Nick to the floor and started to beat him. Nick wasn't fighting back. He just took it like he did when he was a kid. John yelled things at him, nasty things. Nick felt like he was nothing. Eventually John got tired and left Nick laying bloody and bruised on the floor.
Nick slowly and painfully got up. John was passed out on the couch. Nick made his way upstairs and to his room. Brian watched from the corner a beat up Nick sit on the bed.
"Nick, my God! You can't let him do this to you!" Brian pleaded. Nick looked at him.
"There is nothing I can do. I have to do what he says. He came after me once so if I do anything wrong he will kill me or worse.... Kill you." He stated sadly.
"Nick he has already killed you because you have accepted his beatings and his bossing around." Brian said sadly. "Where is he now?"
"Sleeping on the couch." Nick whispered.
"Nick please untie me." Brian said.
"I can't John will kill me if I did." Nick said looking at Brian.
"No he won't. Please." Brian pleaded looking at Nick. Nick gave in and took off the tape. Brian went over to the phone.
"What are you doing?" Nick asked scared.
"Calling the cops." Brian said. "I will not let this happen again." Nick was too weak to stop him. Brian told the cops what happened. "They are on their way over." Brian said.
A few minutes passed and John came running in the room.
"WHO CALLED THE COPS!?" John yelled. Both men didn't speak. "WELL NOW BOTH OF YOU ARE MY HOSTAGES!" He yelled again. "They are right outside." Both men knew they were in trouble. They didn't expect him to wake up before the cops came in the house. "Why is hick untied?" He asked angrily.
"I...I untied...h...him" Nick said shaking. John got pissed and pushed Nick into a wall then went over to Brian and re-tied his hands and legs. Brian tried to fight him but John hit him on the back of the head, which made Brian dizzy. John then went back to Nick.
"I'm gonna kill you! You little shit I can't believe you let him call the cops!" He yelled. He pushed Nick down on his stomach and sat on his back and started to beat his back with anything he could find. He grabbed the phone and started to beat his back with that. Nick covered his head. John got up and lost it. He took a wrench out of his bag and just beat Nick with it. Nick eventually passed out from the pain.
It would be several hours before Nick would see the light of day again.
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