Key to Hell by Alex Grayson

Author:Alex Grayson [Grayson, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twisted Fiction Publishing LLC
Published: 2019-06-26T18:30:00+00:00

I DON’T KNOW HOW LONGI sit on the floor, but when I hear someone opening my front door, it’s dark outside. The lights are off in my room, so I’m sitting in the dark and have no idea how much blood is soaking the carpet under me.

“Aziah!” Trouble calls out, but I ignore him.

A moment later, a bright light floods the room behind my closed eyelids.

“Jesus fucking Christ, Emo,” he growls. I hear him stalking over to me. “What in the fuck have you done?”

I open my eyes and look down at the damage. My arms are torn to shreds, and my jeans are soaked with blood.

“Go home, Trouble,” I say, devoid of any emotion.

“That’s not fuckin’ happening until I take care of your wounds, because I know you won’t do it yourself.”

I won’t. I don’t give a fuck if I bleed out on the floor.

“Get up,” he orders.

“Fuck off.”

“Fine.”

He turns and goes to the bathroom, coming out a moment later with the first aid kit. He drops to his knees beside me.

“Do you have any fuckin’ clue how much it would devastate Rella if anything happened to you?” he asks, pulling shit from the kit and setting it on the floor.

“She’d be better off, and we both know it.”

“Like fuck she would. She’s been through enough in her life. Losing you would destroy her.”

“She’s been through what she has because of me,” I snarl, pissed that he’s still denying the obvious.

“You are a stubborn son of a bitch, Emo. How many fuckin’ times do you have to be told none of it was your fault?” He grabs the bottle of alcohol sitting on the floor and realizes it’s empty. He tosses it to the side and picks up the peroxide instead. “Tell me, what in the hell could you have done to stop your father?”

“Fought him harder. Killed him,” I answer.

“Goddammit, Emo. These need stitches.”

“No, just put the fuckin’ bandage on them.”

I want to tell him to leave them alone, but I know he won’t. He’ll fight tooth and nail to care for my wounds, especially because of how bad they are.

“And do you really think that would have stopped Rella from being hurt? He would have made it much worse on you both. And besides, if you did manage to kill him, it would have been some other adult hurting her.” He smears ointment on the gashes and starts sticking big bandages over them before working on my hands. “It was torture watching what happened to her every Hell Night. The only thing that helped was knowing she was with someone who cared about her. I knew you would do everything in your power to make it as painless as possible. I saw how much it hurt you too. You didn’t care what your father was doing to you. Your sole concern was her.”

I stay quiet as he finishes with the rest of my wounds. Once he’s done, he sits back on his heels.

“Come back to the house with me.

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