ASBO: A Thriller Novel by Iain Rob Wright

Author:Iain Rob Wright [Wright, Iain Rob]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2012-01-31T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Andrew was afraid, he could not deny that, but there was a strength inside him now that he’d never known existed before. The pain he’d experienced, and was still yet to experience, was not enough to break him – in fact it had only made his resolve stronger. He would not beg, he would not plead. The hell Frankie had put him through changed something in Andrew. He had seen into the depths of his own physical being – the fathoms of his soul – and knew now that he would never stop fighting for his family.

Things had changed when Frankie slashed Pen’s face. The pain of seeing his wife’s beautiful features disfigured found its way past Andrew’s barriers and struck right at his heart. A pressure grew inside his chest that threatened to explode his very being.

Frankie approached him with a new weapon – one he hadn’t yet used. He held the pliers at arm’s length and snapped them shut menacingly. “Time for your dental appointment, sir.”

Andrew sighed and let his head drop to his chest, mentally preparing himself for yet another onslaught of agony. He sent his mind to a meditative place of calm indifference, seeking out a sliver of emotional sanctuary. It was a place inside of himself that he’d not known existed before tonight. Pain and suffering had forced it into existence; rending itself into Andrew’s psyche out of necessity and survival.

“I’ve never done a root canal before,” said Frankie, “but I’m sure it’ll go alright. What do you think?”

Andrew said nothing. If he did, then the animal might hurt his family again. Whatever happened, Andrew would bare it – or at least tolerate it – as long as it was done only to him.

Frankie grabbed Andrew’s lower jaw with his grubby fingers and yanked it open. “Dear, oh, dear. That’s some very bad tooth decay you have there. I think we’re going to have to get those teeth out ASAP. Every single one of them.”

The twins and Michelle gave a cheer as if it were the most exciting thing they’d ever heard. Andrew wondered if it was the drugs that made them this way, or if they were genuinely wicked. They aren’t human beings any more; they’re baying dogs – hyenas.

Frankie shushed everyone into silence and started his procedure. Andrew spluttered and coughed as the pliers entered his mouth. They scratched against his tongue and clinked against his teeth, sending aching shudders down the roots. The steel tongs clamped down on either side of a molar and Andrew felt the tooth crack beneath the sudden pressure. Agony exploded thorough his lower jaw and gradually travelled upwards to consume his entire face. His vision blurred as the pliers twisted side to side, yanking and wrenching the tooth away from the gum, millimetre by excruciating millimetre. Andrew did not lose consciousness, despite coming extremely near, and was still awake to see Frankie successfully extract the molar and hold it up in front of him like a grisly trophy.

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