The Unsuspecting Victim, chapter 5
"Please John. Please don't hurt him," pleaded Steph.
"STEPH, SHUT THE FUCK UP!" cried John.
"Hey John, don't bring her into this. I'm the one you want and you know it," said Billie, cooly walking up to the taller man.
"You don't think you can hurt me do you?" mocked John.
"Well we'll see won't we?" asked Billie.
"NO!" screamed Steph, pushing infront of Billie.
"You leave him alone!" she cried slapping John.
"Ooooh Steph, that was naughty of you," said John waggling his finger and tutting. He raised his fist and Steph braced herself for the impact. But just as John was about to make contact with Steph's face, Billie pushed him out of the way and gave him a jaw-crunching punch. Steph stared speechlessly at her boyfriend and immediately, he knew he hadn't done the right thing.
"Shit! My jaw!" John managed to mumble.
"Steph," said Billie.
"What?" she asked.
"You get out of here and you find Mike okay?" Billie asked.
"But..." Steph stuttered but Billie interuppted her.
"Now!" he ordered. Tears appeared in Steph's eyes but she would obey her boyfriend no matter what. Shaking, she opened the door and wlked out of it, giving Billie a last glance.
"Now Armstrong," sneered John, still clutching his jaw. "It's time to end your stupid, poxy little life." Billie Joe stepped backwards and didn't stop until he reached the brick wall behind him.
"Trapped now, aren't we kiddo?" John laughed.
"You fucking bastard!" screamed Billie, launching himself at John. John tumbled backwards and landed on the floor with Billie on top of him.
"Um, Billie. To be honest, I kinda don't like the position we're in now," said John, giving Billie a violent shove so he tumbled onto the cold, hard floor. John stood up and brushed himself down.
"Billie, Billie, Billie. You've been a naughty boy," said John, bending down over Billie who was sat awkwardly on the floor. "And do you know what happens to naughty boys? They get the shit beaten out of them," he laughed. "By me." Billie glared at the towering man. "What do you think of that, Billie?" he questioned. Billie just spat at him. "Ohhhh Billie, that was bad," said John, giving Billie a voilent kick in the gut. Billie let out a sharp, raspy breath and fell onto his back. "Now," said John, kicking him again. "What gave you the right to sleep with Steph? C'mon, answer me!" He shouted, kicking the defenceless Billie again.
"I'm s-sorry John," stuttered Billie through a mouthful of blood.
"Billie, you forced me to do something that I thought I would never have to do," said John with a mad glare in his eye. Billie's face turned pale at the thought of what John could do.
"Oh yes Billie," he sneered.
"You have reason to be scared!"
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"Mike!" cried Steph. "Mike, wake up!" she cried, shaking him.
"Uh, what!?" he mumbled.
"Mike help me," Steph cried, tears rolling down her face. Before Mike could answer, Steph spoke. "What the hell happened to you?" she asked. That made Mike think. He couldn't honestly remember.
"I..." he stuttered. "I...dunno," he said, rubbing his head. Then there was an almighty noise. Something crashed against the bedroom wall and landed on the floor.
"Billie!" screamed Steph, running up to the door and pounding it with her fists. Mike stared at her wildly and after a few minutes she lost all hope of getting a reply.
"What the fuck's going on Steph?" asked Mike as she walked back over to him.
"John's got Billie in there Mike," she said, pointing to the bedroom at the end of the corridor. "He's trying to kill him!" she screached. Before Mike could answer, there was an almighty wail.
"Holy shit," he exclaimed. He pulled himself to his feet and ran towards the bedroom door. "Billie!" he cried thumping at the door. Steph followed him and joined in with hammering on the door. After a few minutes of being ignored, they stopped. "Steph, I have an idea," said Mike. Mike grabbed his bass and charged towards the door. Steph watched as Mike went sailing through the fragile wooden door and landed with a thud on the floor. Steph quickly followed.
"What a lovely suprise!" beamed John, smiling from ear to ear. Billie was slumped up against the wall. Blood was trickling from his head and he was gagged with a piece of masking tape.
"John," said Mike. "What the fuck do you think you're doing!?" said Mike, angrily hitting John.
"Mikey, you are so rude," John teased. He grabbed Mike's bass from the floor and hammered it on his head.
"Mike!" cried Steph, tears rolling down her face. Mike lay peacefully on the floor, blood pouring from a crack in his head.
"You," said John pointing at Steph.
"Don't go near them okay?" She nodded reluctantly and let more tears slip down her face.
"I loved you so much Steph," said John, caressing her face. "That's why it's so painful for me to hurt you like this," he sneered.
"What!?" asked Steph. John walked towards Billie and drew something from his pocket and then pointed it at him. When Steph realised what it was, she charged at John. He pulled the trigger and Steph lunged infront of him, letting the burning bullet soar into her.
"STEPH, SHUT THE FUCK UP!" cried John.
"Hey John, don't bring her into this. I'm the one you want and you know it," said Billie, cooly walking up to the taller man.
"You don't think you can hurt me do you?" mocked John.
"Well we'll see won't we?" asked Billie.
"NO!" screamed Steph, pushing infront of Billie.
"You leave him alone!" she cried slapping John.
"Ooooh Steph, that was naughty of you," said John waggling his finger and tutting. He raised his fist and Steph braced herself for the impact. But just as John was about to make contact with Steph's face, Billie pushed him out of the way and gave him a jaw-crunching punch. Steph stared speechlessly at her boyfriend and immediately, he knew he hadn't done the right thing.
"Shit! My jaw!" John managed to mumble.
"Steph," said Billie.
"What?" she asked.
"You get out of here and you find Mike okay?" Billie asked.
"But..." Steph stuttered but Billie interuppted her.
"Now!" he ordered. Tears appeared in Steph's eyes but she would obey her boyfriend no matter what. Shaking, she opened the door and wlked out of it, giving Billie a last glance.
"Now Armstrong," sneered John, still clutching his jaw. "It's time to end your stupid, poxy little life." Billie Joe stepped backwards and didn't stop until he reached the brick wall behind him.
"Trapped now, aren't we kiddo?" John laughed.
"You fucking bastard!" screamed Billie, launching himself at John. John tumbled backwards and landed on the floor with Billie on top of him.
"Um, Billie. To be honest, I kinda don't like the position we're in now," said John, giving Billie a violent shove so he tumbled onto the cold, hard floor. John stood up and brushed himself down.
"Billie, Billie, Billie. You've been a naughty boy," said John, bending down over Billie who was sat awkwardly on the floor. "And do you know what happens to naughty boys? They get the shit beaten out of them," he laughed. "By me." Billie glared at the towering man. "What do you think of that, Billie?" he questioned. Billie just spat at him. "Ohhhh Billie, that was bad," said John, giving Billie a voilent kick in the gut. Billie let out a sharp, raspy breath and fell onto his back. "Now," said John, kicking him again. "What gave you the right to sleep with Steph? C'mon, answer me!" He shouted, kicking the defenceless Billie again.
"I'm s-sorry John," stuttered Billie through a mouthful of blood.
"Billie, you forced me to do something that I thought I would never have to do," said John with a mad glare in his eye. Billie's face turned pale at the thought of what John could do.
"Oh yes Billie," he sneered.
"You have reason to be scared!"
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"Mike!" cried Steph. "Mike, wake up!" she cried, shaking him.
"Uh, what!?" he mumbled.
"Mike help me," Steph cried, tears rolling down her face. Before Mike could answer, Steph spoke. "What the hell happened to you?" she asked. That made Mike think. He couldn't honestly remember.
"I..." he stuttered. "I...dunno," he said, rubbing his head. Then there was an almighty noise. Something crashed against the bedroom wall and landed on the floor.
"Billie!" screamed Steph, running up to the door and pounding it with her fists. Mike stared at her wildly and after a few minutes she lost all hope of getting a reply.
"What the fuck's going on Steph?" asked Mike as she walked back over to him.
"John's got Billie in there Mike," she said, pointing to the bedroom at the end of the corridor. "He's trying to kill him!" she screached. Before Mike could answer, there was an almighty wail.
"Holy shit," he exclaimed. He pulled himself to his feet and ran towards the bedroom door. "Billie!" he cried thumping at the door. Steph followed him and joined in with hammering on the door. After a few minutes of being ignored, they stopped. "Steph, I have an idea," said Mike. Mike grabbed his bass and charged towards the door. Steph watched as Mike went sailing through the fragile wooden door and landed with a thud on the floor. Steph quickly followed.
"What a lovely suprise!" beamed John, smiling from ear to ear. Billie was slumped up against the wall. Blood was trickling from his head and he was gagged with a piece of masking tape.
"John," said Mike. "What the fuck do you think you're doing!?" said Mike, angrily hitting John.
"Mikey, you are so rude," John teased. He grabbed Mike's bass from the floor and hammered it on his head.
"Mike!" cried Steph, tears rolling down her face. Mike lay peacefully on the floor, blood pouring from a crack in his head.
"You," said John pointing at Steph.
"Don't go near them okay?" She nodded reluctantly and let more tears slip down her face.
"I loved you so much Steph," said John, caressing her face. "That's why it's so painful for me to hurt you like this," he sneered.
"What!?" asked Steph. John walked towards Billie and drew something from his pocket and then pointed it at him. When Steph realised what it was, she charged at John. He pulled the trigger and Steph lunged infront of him, letting the burning bullet soar into her.
