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1. Jake walked into his room and shut the door. He walked over to his closet and pulled out the three hundred dollars he had been carrying in his pocket. Holding the money and knowing he had worked hard to earn it felt good. But it felt even better knowing he was that much closer to getting out of this hell hole. It had been a hard weekend, but three hundred dollars for two days work? He couldn’t complain. The construction crew just outside of town had given him work doing odd jobs, moving and delivering construction materials, and he was exhausted.
2. Just as he was about to pull down the boxes in his closet, he heard footsteps outside his room. Jake pulled back quickly, stuffing the money into a shirt pocket hanging in the closet instead. The door slammed open just as he was pulling back, leaving the clothes swinging and a guilty look on Jakes face.
3. Bobby stood in the doorway grinning stupidly and leaning against the doorframe. He was drunk. “Hey man, where have you been all day?” He asked, still grinning. He took another drink from the beer in his hand. Jake ignored him and walked across the room and away from his closet.
4. “Hey!” Shawn said walking in behind Bobby. “He asked you a question dickhead. You gonna answer?”
5. “Nowhere.” Jake muttered flopping down on his bed trying to look nonchalant. “Why do you care any way?”
6. “We haven’t seen you all weekend.” Shawn said as he continued to walk around Jakes room. “Can’t we miss our little brother?”
7. Bobby snorted “Yeah, Jakey we missed you…” Bobby slurred, falling onto the side of the bed next to him. Jake moved back a little. This didn’t feel right. Bobby was a mean drunk; he wasn’t here because he missed Jake.
8. Shawn was not drunk, and in reality, Jake didn’t know which was worse. A mean drunk or someone who was more dangerous when sober. When he could think about what he would do.
9. “Whatever, I just go off to be alone, or to a friend’s house. I just get away okay? Now can you guys get out of my room?”
10. “Where is it Jake?” Shawn said walking to the closet. “Do you think we are stupid? We know you’re lying to us.”
11. Bobby reached over and grabbed Jake by the shirt and pulled him roughly up and punched him in the gut. As Jake was getting over the unexpected blow, Shawn continued, “Andy saw you working at the construction site just off Aspen Rd.”
12. “N-no. Me? I don’t do construction guys, common.” His attempt to sound confident had been ruined with that first stutter.
13. “What are you up to Jake?” Shawn said reaching into his closet.
14. Jake jumped up ready to fight him but Bobby held him back by roughly twisting his arm back behind him and wrapping his other arm around his neck. Jake watched as Shawn started searching his clothes pockets. “What are you hiding in here?”
15. Jake stayed quiet as Shawn got closer to his money. “Well?” Bobby asked tightening his arm.
16. “Nothing!” Jake screamed back.
17. “Apparently nothing means something to you. Ahhhh… Here we are.” Shawn smiled and pulled out the three hundred dollarsnot so well hidden. “Any more?”
18. Jake glared at him, then jabbed his elbow back giving him enough of a break to lunge forward at Shawn. “Give that back! I earned it you ass hole!”
19. “We can earn it to Jake.” Shawn was bigger and between him and Bobby, Jake never had a chance. But the anger at seeing his brothers taking away his hard earned money, and the irony that it was the same money he planned to use to get away from them, made him forget the odds. He never thought of the consequences. At first his brothers didn’t see his attack coming and Jake was able to get in a few good punches, but soon he was lying on his floor, writhing in a blinding pain. The beating continued hard and long. Bobby was over him punching him over and over again in the stomach and face, shouting the whole time.
20. “You fucking bastard! How dare you, you’re lucky I don’t just kill you now! Why are you here, no one wants you here…” Bobby and Shawn continued screaming obscenities as Jake did his best to fight back. Shawn got down and held his arms over his head. When it finally stopped, and Bobby got up, Shawn took over. He stood next to Jakes body and kicked his sides repeatedly. He wasn’t screaming, so when the ribs on his right side broke they all heard the snap.
21. It lasted for half an hour until Bobby hollered he was out of beer, and they should go get some more. Jake was awake long enough to see his two brothers finish ransacking his closet and room before leaving him alone on the blood soaked carpet.