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“What do you mean?”
“I mean he started by cutting off each of his fingers with pruning shears before moving onto his limbs with a hand saw.”
Shock and nausea flashed through me. “I don’t understand. Why?”
“He had information that my father wanted and he wasn’t giving it up.”
“And he just cut off his limbs to get it?”
“And he made me watch,” Remy admitted with pain in his eyes.
“What?”
“It wasn’t just me. It was his whole crew. I think he wanted to show everyone what would happen if any of them ever betrayed him.”
I had to steady myself as I digested the information.
“You okay there?” Remy asked this time touching my knee.
“Give me a second,” I told him honestly.
He did and it was enough for me to start to process what I had heard.
“So, you see, when Hil or you think that I’m like my father, it means something a little different to me.”
“I get that,” I said compassionately. I paused. “I’m hoping that’s the worst thing you watched your father do?”
Remy laughed. “How about we just leave it there for today? We’re talking about a lifetime of stuff. I’ve had time to digest it. It might be a bit much to hear all at once.”
“That’s fair,” I said relieved that I didn’t have to hear more.
Remy turned and stared ahead at the colorful colonial-style building in front of us.
“What are you thinking about?” I asked scared of what I would hear.
“You were right. Telling you helped.” He turned to me. “It’s a lot, you know. But I feel a little lighter,” he said with a smile.
“I’m glad,” I said faking my enthusiasm.
“I shouldn’t have told you, should I? I’ve traumatized you,” he said with regret.
“No,” I said before lowering my head knowing it was a lie. “I mean. Yeah, it’s a lot. But that’s what sharing the burden means. It means that no one person has to carry everything. We share the load. And, I’m strong enough. I can take it. Although, I might not be ready to go back inside just yet,” I said forcing a smile.
Staring at me for a second, Remy turned and started the car.
“Where are we going?”
“I think we can take the rest of the day off. There were a few places around here I checked out when I was planning how to collect Hil.”
“You mean when you were kidnapping him?”
“Potato, fries.”
“Those are not the same thing.”
“Eh,” Remy said with a shrug before pulling off.
We drove for what felt like 30 minutes and eventually pulled over to the side of the street.
