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“You had no right to touch her.” Rearing an arm back, Paul punched Joey in the face. “You had no goddamn right.”
Joey’s head twisted sideways, and I held my breath, almost afraid to see what he would do in retaliation.
I didn’t have to hold that particular breath for long, because in the blink of an eye, Joey had Paul speared to the road.
“Newsflash, asshole, your girlfriend kissed me,” Joey snarled, pouncing on Paul like a lion would a gazelle, as his fists rained down on his face.
“Shut up, Joey,” I groaned, dropping my head in my hands. “God.”
“The truth hurts, Molloy,” Joey seethed, laying into Paul. “Yeah, that’s right, prick. Your girl over there made the first move.”
“And let me guess; you weren’t interested?” Paul roared back at him.
“Have youseenyour girl?” Joey taunted. “Of course, I was interested. In fact, I was very fucking interested. Still am.”
“Joey, stop taunting him – Billy, don’t you dare!” I warned, only to curse in frustration when Paul’s brother ignored me entirely and jumped into the fray.
“Get off my brother, ya dirty junkie—“ Grabbing ahold of the back of Joey’s t-shirt, Billy dragged him off Paul before knocking him to the ground and driving his boot into Joey’s stomach.
Repeatedly.
Over and over.
Jesus.
“Oh my god, stop!” Danielle screamed, covering her face with her hands.
“Are you happy now?” I demanded, glaring at both girls, who were watching on in horror. “Look what you’ve done!”
“Whatyou’vedone,” Rebecca choked out shakily. “This is your fault, Aoife. This is all on you.”
“Yeah,” Danielle sobbed. “Look at whatyou’vedone!”
Yeah,I thought to myself, as I raced over to break up the fight,I know.
“That’s right, ya little prick,” Billy continued to taunt, as he held Joey’s arms behind his back, rendering him essentially helpless, while Paul kicked and punched at him. “Not so fucking tough now, are ya?”
“Get fucked,” Joey half-spluttered, half-laughed, as he grunted and heaved every time Paul’s boot connected with his flesh.
Blood was flowing freely from his lip, but he didn’t seem to notice or care, as he continued to taunt Paul. “No wonder you’re pissed, lad. Letting a girl like that slip through your fingers.”
“I’m going to kill you!”
Joey laughed. “You couldn’t fight your way out of a paper bag, prick!”
“Stop it,” I ordered, pulling at Billy’s brick-shit-house-sized shoulders in my feeble attempt to get the older lad to release Joey. “Let go of him.”
“Can’t say I regret kissing her back, though.” Joey spat out a mouthful of blood and grinned. “I’d have her mouth on me again in a heartbeat.”
“Oh my god, Joe, stop taunting him!” I practically begged, stumbling backwards when Paul pushed me out of harm’s way. “Paul, come on, I’m sorry, okay? I’m sorry I hurt you, but please just stop this.”
“Screw you, Aoife,” Paul snarled, socking Joey in the gut with his fist, looking angrier than I’d ever seen him. “You’ll play the ice-queen card with me, dangling your virginity over my head like a fucking carrot, but the minute this piece of shit crooks his finger, your knickers come off. Is that it?”
“Oh my god,nothinglike that even happened,” I screamed back at him “It was a kiss, okay. It was just a kiss.”
“Nothing’s ever just a kiss with him,” Paul sneered, hitting Joey again. “I hope you enjoyed it, because when I get done with him, he won’t have a face to kiss.”
“Hey!” It was at that very moment, that a small, blond-haired boy came bounding out of the Lynch’s house, and rounded the garden wall, with a floor brush in hand. “Get off my brother!”
