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Oh Jesus. What the hell was happening?
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JOHNNY
“I’ve a question, Joey the hurler,” I snarled when I stalked back into the kitchen, having deposited his naked sister in my shower.
“Go for it, Mr. Rugby,” Joey shot back, unfazed.
I swung my gaze to Gibsie and gestured to the door. “I need a minute, Gibs.”
My best friend must have seen the fury in my eyes because for once in his life, he didn’t make a smart comment or crack a joke. He just stood up and walked out of the kitchen, closing the door behind him.
“Now,” I said when we were alone, eyes locked on Joey. “Who the fuck is putting their hands on your sister?”
Joey’s brows shot up.
“Yeah, you heard me,” I growled. “I found her on her hands and knees at school on Friday, throwing her guts up.” I ran a hand through my hair, furious and beyond agitated. “Something’s happening to her and I want to know what it is.”
“Why?”
“Because I want to fix it.”
“Why?”
“Because no one should be putting their goddamn anything on her,” I barked.
“What did she tell you?” he asked calmly.
“That she fell over Legos,” I bit out.
Fell over Legos, my ass. Fell into a fist was more like it.
Joey studied me with sharp green eyes for the longest moment before nodding. “If Shannon says that’s what happened, then that’s what happened.”
“No…no! Don’t give me that shit,” I hissed, frustrated. “This isn’t the first time I’ve seen her with marks.” I distinctly remembered a red mark on her face a couple of weeks ago and that mark on the back of her neck on Friday. “What’s happening to her?”
Joey leaned back on his stool, eyeing me with a superior fucking expression I hated. He knew something I didn’t, and it was driving me insane.
Yeah, I wasn’t sure I liked Joey the hurler that much anymore.
“Who is hurting your sister?” I repeated. He needed to give me something before I jumped to conclusions and kicked his ass. “Is it those pricks from your school?”
Did they get her for what I did at the bar on Friday?
“Was it them?” I demanded. “Those girls?”
Joey remained silent.
“Is she hurting herself?” I asked.
He continued to stare at me.
“Are you hurting her?”
He arched a brow.
“Lad, you better start talking, because brother or no brother, I will kick your fucking ass.”
