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It was Brutus…

I mean it was three fucking years since the last time since I heard his voice, but I knew it was him. Three years and not a day went by that I didn’t think of him. Three years and I could still feel the needle on my skin. I could still feel his hands on my neck, I could still see him in the dark…He was the reason I couldn’t sleep. He was the reason I was afraid to be alone. He was the monster from my nightmare and now he was standing in front of me…

Well, he was more to the side of me, but he leant back a little as he waited for his drink and he looked at me. He looked right at me and this small smile sorta formed on his lips as he recognized me…

“Small world.” He says nodding at me like we were old friends. Nicky sorta glanced over at him but didn’t say anything. Brutus picked up his beer bottle off the counter and he sorta tilted it towards me. “Darling.” He says like he was toasting to the memories and I felt myself growing pale. I took a small step back, or maybe I stumbled. I don't know… I couldn’t move… I couldn’t scream…I couldn’t breathe…He was sorta grinning at me. Running his eyes down the front of my shirt. “Haven’t changed a bit.” He smirked at me and I heard Eddie curse under his breath.

“shit.” He sorta mumbled as he nudged Nicky to turn. I mean not a single man in that bar that night had spoken to me, or even given me a second look, see through shirt or not, once Nicky made his ‘announcement’ they all seemingly went blind. But Brutus just walked in. I don't think he realized that even though it was a public bar that it was a ‘private party’ of sorts.

“Who the fuck is this.” I hear Nicky’s voice and I felt his hand on my shoulder. He was behind me, sorta looking over me at Brutus. Or maybe more like glaring at him. I don't know. I couldn’t take my eyes from Brutus. I was paralyzed by fear. But Nicky's voice was strong. And as he spoke he pulled me protectively back against him. Brutus sorta chuckled like maybe he thought I was here with Nicky. Like I was his whore or something cause he sorta nodded at him.

“Ah you gotta watch this one.” He says to Nicky. “She likes it rough.” He nodded towards me as he took a swig of his beer.

I felt Nicky's hand fall from my shoulder. He was looking at me and then at Brutus, like he didn’t quite know who he was… But he did know… I mean if he thought about it, he knew, it was in my diary. Pages and pages about it…Every time I would have a breakdown in the middle of the night I would write about it…about him.

“You still got that tat I gave you?” Brutus smirked as he leant towards me. He tugged at the front of my tank top to peek down it and I cringed... I mean he was touching me…

I always thought if I had ever seen him again that I would do something. That I would scream, or I would yell, or hit him or something… But I just stood there and let him touch me. It was like I was dead inside. I felt like the same helpless victim all over again… I didn’t even try to push his hand away, I just turned my head in shame and caught a glimpse of Nicky out of the corner of my eye…

He had put the pieces together; I could see it in his eyes. A murderous flicker ran through them as he leant over the bar to Jim and a harsh whisper fell from his lips… ‘lock the fucking door…’ Jim nodded and then suddenly the sound of glass shattering as Nicky smashed his bottle against the bar, and the jagged edges seemed to sparkle as he held it up…Eddie grabbed me and pulled me back as Nicky lunged forward at Brutus…

“Lets see if God can hear you scream...”

With a flick of his wrist the bottle sliced open Brutus’s neck. The blood splattered and I screamed. Several people ran out of the bar, some other people just backed up. A few pretended like they didn’t notice… But no one tried to stop him… No one made any movement to try to stop Nicky.

Brutus was bleeding on the floor now. Nicky crashed down on top of him and continued to viciously slice at him with the broken bottle. It was brutal and it was random and it was just full of such rage… I never in my life thought Nicky could posses that inside him…He sliced open Brutus’s cheek, and the blood was just everywhere… I just freaked. I started sobbing and I found myself reaching towards Nicky to make him stop… I couldn’t understand why nobody was stopping him… I mean as far as they knew Nicky was pissed cause he touched my shirt. I mean was this the appropriate reaction to that?

“Stop.” I heard myself cry out and Eddie reached over and grabbed me. He was trying to drag me back behind the bar…I guess he figured I’d be safe there.

“Come on. Don't look.” He tells me as Nicky stood up spitting on the man at his feet.

“No, I want her to see.” Nicky yells out and I looked over at him in horror.

“Nicky.” I gasped softly and he shook his head a little as he looked down at Brutus.

“Pick him up.” He tells Jim who obliges… Brutus was beaten and bloody and just as helpless as I was all those years ago…

“Nick… here.” I hear a voice say. It was Jo-Jo. He was holding a piece of pipe or a metal bar or something I don't know. I couldn’t really see through my tears. But he tossed it over and Nicky caught it... He sorta tapped it on his hand a few times as he stepped towards Brutus. It was like he was getting a feel for the weight of it…

“You touched my daughter.” Nicky leant forward and hissed in to his face… the venom was hanging on his voice as he spoke and it made me shiver... Brutus sorta buckled a little, I think it was from all the blood loss, and Jim strained to hold him up as Nicky paced in front of him… I could only imagine what these men were thinking.

“Nicky.” I said softly once more but he ignored me. I tried to step forward but Eddie pulled me back once more.

“You raped my daughter.” He declared and Eddie kinda loosened his grip up on me. There was a hush for a second at Nicky's words. I felt this wave of shame and I don't know why… All of a sudden Nicky swung the pipe and you could hear the crack as it smashed Brutus’s knees out from under him. He fell to floor in pain and I almost did too…

“Please!” I sobbed at Nicky as Eddie held me up in his arms now.

“Please?” Nicky repeated back and he smiled sadistically at the man now knelt before him. “Is that what she said to you?” He says leaning down a little in front of him. “Oh please stop?” He taunted him slightly. “Is that what she said?” He demands from Brutus who didn’t respond but a whimper.

“This motherfucker don't hear so well.” Jim sorta smirked and Nicky nodded.

“Gimme a knife.” Nicky says loudly nodding towards Jo-Jo as he stood back upright. “I’m gonna cut his fucking ears off seeing as he don't use ‘em anyway….