been on the left spoke.
“She’s well.” Elijah took a seat, staring at both men.
Daniel stared at Elijah, the shame so easy to see.
“You’re here on her behalf? Does she need anything? Want anything?”
“You want to know if she wants you to hand yourself in
for raping her all those years ago? ”
Both men’s cheeks went a bright shade of red. If it
was left to Elijah he would kill both men.
“It didn’t get that far,” Bradley said.
“It doesn’t matter. We were close, Brad. We fucked up,
and she was scared. We were fucking idiots.” Daniel rested his elbows on his
arms.
“What do you mean?”
“We were joking around with her. She was beautiful,
all that blonde hair, and she had big tits.” Daniel stopped talking, closing
his eyes. “Didn’t she tell you all of it?”
“All of what?” Elijah was starting to wonder about
Cherry. She’d not said anything against them, not really. She had asked him not
to come, but he’d been determined.
“It was a game. We were tormenting her about her
breasts and hair. The guys at school wanted her, and I don’t know what
happened,” Bradley said.
“We attacked her. I’ll never forget how much she
screamed, but it was like something snapped in my head.”
Bradley and Daniel shared a look.
“We didn’t do anything because our dad found us before
we could. He protected Cherry by getting her away from us. That day he took her
back to the foster home with an apology. When he got home, he took the belt to
us. He taught us the hard way that when a woman or girl says no, we were to
fucking listen. We’ve never forgotten.” Daniel finished talking. “Is she okay?
Does she want us to confess? We’ve been wondering for a long time if we should
find her. Dad, he told us not to.”
“You’ve not raped another woman or forced her?” Elijah
asked.
“No. Never.”
Tapping his fingers on his leg, Elijah still wanted to
hurt the men for scaring Cherry. Boys made mistakes, and their father handled
it. Getting to his feet, he started toward the door.
“Please tell her we’re sorry. It was never supposed to
happen.”
He shook his head. Climbing into the backseat of the
car, he waited for Caleb and Henry to join him. No one spoke as Henry started
up the car.
Minutes passed before Caleb spoke up. “Donna’s invited
you around for Sunday lunch.”
“I’m not going to make it. I’m spending the day with
Mindy and Cherry.” He rubbed at his temples. “Take me straight home.” He should
probably stop by Marcel’s place to handle another coke deal, but he wasn’t in
the mood for business.
He listened to the two men in the front of the car
making plans. Neither of them seemed put out by what
just happened. For the first time in his life, Elijah had simply walked away.
Cherry asked him not to hurt them, and he hadn’t. The anger he was known for
hadn’t risen to take care of them.
Three hours later Henry dropped him off outside of his
home. Elijah stopped when he saw Cherry’s car in the driveway. Why was she
home?
Entering his home, he walked down the hall only to
stop at the dining room. Cherry sat at the table. She held a cup to her chest,
and she stared at him.
“What are you doing home?”
“I dropped Mindy off at school. I had no intention of
going to college today, especially knowing where you were going.”
“I don’t want to do this, Cherry.”
“You want to see the twins. Bradley
and Daniel.” She didn’t move from her seat, and he watched her take a
sip of her drink. “Did you get everything you wanted out of today?”
“Why didn’t you just tell me all of it?”
“You were intent on hurting everyone. There are some
men that have already paid the price for what they did. You needed to see that.”
“How did you know they paid?”
“Their father came to visit me before I was moved to
another home. He apologized for the way their sons behaved. Not only did he
apologize but he also filmed them saying sorry. He taught
“She’s well.” Elijah took a seat, staring at both men.
Daniel stared at Elijah, the shame so easy to see.
“You’re here on her behalf? Does she need anything? Want anything?”
“You want to know if she wants you to hand yourself in
for raping her all those years ago? ”
Both men’s cheeks went a bright shade of red. If it
was left to Elijah he would kill both men.
“It didn’t get that far,” Bradley said.
“It doesn’t matter. We were close, Brad. We fucked up,
and she was scared. We were fucking idiots.” Daniel rested his elbows on his
arms.
“What do you mean?”
“We were joking around with her. She was beautiful,
all that blonde hair, and she had big tits.” Daniel stopped talking, closing
his eyes. “Didn’t she tell you all of it?”
“All of what?” Elijah was starting to wonder about
Cherry. She’d not said anything against them, not really. She had asked him not
to come, but he’d been determined.
“It was a game. We were tormenting her about her
breasts and hair. The guys at school wanted her, and I don’t know what
happened,” Bradley said.
“We attacked her. I’ll never forget how much she
screamed, but it was like something snapped in my head.”
Bradley and Daniel shared a look.
“We didn’t do anything because our dad found us before
we could. He protected Cherry by getting her away from us. That day he took her
back to the foster home with an apology. When he got home, he took the belt to
us. He taught us the hard way that when a woman or girl says no, we were to
fucking listen. We’ve never forgotten.” Daniel finished talking. “Is she okay?
Does she want us to confess? We’ve been wondering for a long time if we should
find her. Dad, he told us not to.”
“You’ve not raped another woman or forced her?” Elijah
asked.
“No. Never.”
Tapping his fingers on his leg, Elijah still wanted to
hurt the men for scaring Cherry. Boys made mistakes, and their father handled
it. Getting to his feet, he started toward the door.
“Please tell her we’re sorry. It was never supposed to
happen.”
He shook his head. Climbing into the backseat of the
car, he waited for Caleb and Henry to join him. No one spoke as Henry started
up the car.
Minutes passed before Caleb spoke up. “Donna’s invited
you around for Sunday lunch.”
“I’m not going to make it. I’m spending the day with
Mindy and Cherry.” He rubbed at his temples. “Take me straight home.” He should
probably stop by Marcel’s place to handle another coke deal, but he wasn’t in
the mood for business.
He listened to the two men in the front of the car
making plans. Neither of them seemed put out by what
just happened. For the first time in his life, Elijah had simply walked away.
Cherry asked him not to hurt them, and he hadn’t. The anger he was known for
hadn’t risen to take care of them.
Three hours later Henry dropped him off outside of his
home. Elijah stopped when he saw Cherry’s car in the driveway. Why was she
home?
Entering his home, he walked down the hall only to
stop at the dining room. Cherry sat at the table. She held a cup to her chest,
and she stared at him.
“What are you doing home?”
“I dropped Mindy off at school. I had no intention of
going to college today, especially knowing where you were going.”
“I don’t want to do this, Cherry.”
“You want to see the twins. Bradley
and Daniel.” She didn’t move from her seat, and he watched her take a
sip of her drink. “Did you get everything you wanted out of today?”
“Why didn’t you just tell me all of it?”
“You were intent on hurting everyone. There are some
men that have already paid the price for what they did. You needed to see that.”
“How did you know they paid?”
“Their father came to visit me before I was moved to
another home. He apologized for the way their sons behaved. Not only did he
apologize but he also filmed them saying sorry. He taught
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