Chapter 7

"What you did was beyond stupid." Roman said without looking at his brother. "You weren't there that night Seth."

They had never talked about what happened the night where Dean killed that guy. In fact, Roman never wanted to live it again so he avoided the talk.

"His eyes..." Roman started. "It was like it wasn't even him. The madness took control of his mind and he was unstoppable."

"I never thought it would turn out that bad. I didn't thought that he needed his meds that much." Seth said. "I'm sorry you had to go through this. If I could go back in time, believe me, I would."

Roman thought about what Dean said. Even when their little brother fell into the darkness, they both took care of him and tried to lead him to the right way. Since they were little, Dean always had been Seth's hero, the person he was looking to for everything. If it hurt Roman to hear Dean say that he was not their real brother, it would destroy Seth.

"I've never asked you why you did it…" Roman asked.

Seth wasn't sure if it was the right thing to do to tell his brother what really happened the night he stole the pills, but the situation couldn't get any worse than it already was. His two brothers already hated him anyway.

"I owed Randy a lot of money and I was avoiding him since you asked me to stay away from him. One of his client needed pills and he knew that Dean was taking something for his bipolar disorder. He found me in a bar one night and asked me to steel the meds. In exchange, he was going to forget my debt. He made me think that I had a choice but I didn't."

"I never understood why you kept going back to that guy."

"Because I'm a piece of crap."

"Don't say that." Roman sighed.

"Why? You're going to tell me that I'm not? Dean thinks I am… and I bet you hate me as much as he does."

Roman sighed again and told Seth that he didn't hate him. He was certainly mad at him for the way he was destroying his own life and now Dean's, but he could never call that hatred. Roman's phone started ringing, making him jump. He tried to reach for it in his back pocket as he kept driving. He threw it on Seth, asking him to answer.

"Seth?" the person said when he answered.

"Dean?"

"Is Roman with you?"

"Yeah. He's driving. Hold on, I'm putting you on speaker."

"Where are you guys?" Dean asked.

"We're heading to my house."

"Good." Dean sighed. "Get Deb and Charlie and get the fuck out of there. Go somewhere safe, where no one can find you."

Seth suddenly got worried. He knew his brother more than anyone in the world and he knew that tone was not good.

"What is going on?" he asked him.

"That son of a bitch sent me a picture of you and Roman in that hotel room. We can see the girl's body behind you and if I didn't know any better, I'd say you two look guilty as fuck."

"Did he wrote something this time?" Roman asked.

"Yeah… he said that I destroy his family and that it's time he does the same to mine."

"Who the fuck is that psycho?" Seth asked.

"He must be related to the guy I killed. I think that bastard is trying to make me pay for what I did. He's threatening you to get back at me, so please Roman, get Deb, Charlie and Seth and leave town."

Seth hung up the phone after saying goodbye to Dean as Roman stepped on the gas, making the tires of his car scream.

Roman burned a few stop on his way home and he was driving fast. Dean's phone call got him worried and he wanted to make sure that his wife and little girl were alright. Seth was freaking out on the passenger seat and it wasn't because of his brother's driving. He couldn't stop thinking about the whole situation and being collateral damage made him sick. Cassie was dead because some psycho wanted revenge on Dean. The thought that he was responsible for everything that was happening crossed his mind but Roman forbad him to think that. Yes he had stolen the meds, but he couldn't blame himself for what that man was doing to them. Seth's anxiety was getting high and it made Roman even more nervous. As soon as he parked the car in his driveway, both men ran inside the house.

"Deb?" Roman yelled as he barged in the living room. "Charlie?"

"Charlie?" Seth also yelled.

The boys were searching everywhere in Roman's big house but they couldn't find the girls. He was about to lose it when Seth finally found them.

"Rom', they're outside."

They rushed in the backyard and when Debra saw her husband, she immediately gave him a worried look.

"Thank God, you're alright." he said as he wrapped his arms around his wife's shoulders.

"Roman, what is going on?" she asked.

"Hey Deb…" Seth said, waving at her.

Debra looked at him with widen eyes. It had been a very long time since he had seen her and it didn't end well the last time they were face to face. She was always lecturing him on what was right and wrong and Seth just never agreed with her. They got in a big fight and Roman had no choice but to choose his wife's side. After that day, he barely saw them and he never realized how much he missed them. Debra was a good person and Seth regretted everything he ever said to her.

"His face is all over the news." she said as she pointed Seth. "They say he killed a girl…"

"Uncle Seth!"

Charlie, Roman's little girl, was running toward Seth and jumped in his arms. He caught her in mid-air and wrapped his big arms around her tiny waist. He hold her close to his chest for as long as possible, thinking that she was the one he missed the most. That little princess had unconditional love for his uncle. When Seth was around her, it was like he was a completely different person.

"I missed you so much pumpkin." he whispered in her ears.

"Mommy said that you were too busy to visit us…"

"Mommy said that?" he said as he turned to Deb.

She looked at him and sighed. She wasn't in the mood to explain to Seth why she told that to Charlie. She was the one who forbad him to get anywhere near their house. It hurt him so much that his niece would actually believe that he didn't had time to see her anymore, but a part of him thought that he deserved it. He had been such a pain in the ass to Roman and his wife that she had every right to kick him out of their life.

"Not now Seth." Roman said as he led his wife further to talk to her in private.

"What has he got himself into this time?" she asked.

"Did Charlie saw him on TV?"

"Of course not! Do you really think that I would let her see that her uncle killed someone?"

"Calm down." Roman said as he put his hand on her shoulder. "He didn't do it."

"The police seems to think he did."

"Believe me Deb, he didn't. We have to get out of here. I'll explain everything later, I swear, but I have to get you three out of town, right now."

"Roman, we got to go, now." Seth said as he joined them, Charlie still in his arms.

Debra looked at him and then at her husband. She had no idea what was going on, but she trusted Roman more than anybody in the world.

"Let me grab a couple of thing first." she mumbled before getting inside the house.

Roman had no idea where they were going but all he cared about was to get his family to safety. He just wanted to get out of town as soon as possible. They kept saying that they were going to figure it out later, but they had no idea what to do next. Debra was next to her husband on the passenger seat and Seth was sitting in the back with Charlie. Roman took a look in his mirror and saw that both of them had felt asleep. He put his hand on his wife's thigh and looked at her.

"Where are we going Roman?" she asked.

"Out of town."

"Yeah, I know that, but where?"

"I don't know Deb…" Roman sighed. "I'm just trying to keep you safe for now."

"I can't believe it! What the fuck is wrong with your brother? Why does he always gets everyone in trouble, huh? First Dean, now us!"

"I told you he didn't do it."

"So what? We're in this anyway, aren't we?"

Roman looked at her and he understood why she was mad, but he reminded her that she was the one who told him to answer Seth's call during the night.

"I know what I said, but I didn't expect it would be like that. I had no idea the shit he got himself into when I told you to help him."

"I didn't know either, but it doesn't change the fact that he is in trouble and I got to take care of him."

"And what about us? What about Charlie? Do you realize what you are putting us through, driving us to another town without even knowing where we're going? All because of your fucking brother. It's always about Seth."

"Baby… he's my family."

"No he's not Roman. WE are your family now." she said, interrupting him. "And what make you so sure that he didn't kill that poor girl? He's a fucking drug addict, who knows what he's willing to do for his dose?"

"Do you guys mind not talking about me in front of the kid?" Seth said as he opened his eyes. "I don't want her to know how much of a jerk I can be."

"How long have you been awake?" Roman asked, worried that his brother might have heard everything his wife said about him.

"Long enough to know that your wife hates me."

"How could you drag Roman into this?" Deb asked with anger in her voice.

"Stop it." her husband asked.

"No. I won't stop. I deserve an explication."

"I'm sorry… but believe it or not, this has absolutely nothing to do with me."

"In that case, can someone please explain to me what is going on?" she asked. "I'm going crazy over here!"

Roman looked at Seth in the mirror, silently asking him if he could tell her everything. Seth simply nodded since he didn't care if Deb knew why he called his brother at four in the morning. As Roman was telling her everything that had happened, Seth rested his head on the window and looked outside. Deb was right about him. He really was messed up and he was dragging everybody down with him. He never wanted this. He never planned this. How the hell did he got caught up in this? When did he stop caring about the people around him? As Roman and Deb were arguing, Seth spotted a black SUV that seemed to be following them. He didn't want to scare his brother until he knew for sure what was going on but he kept an eye on the car. Every time Roman turned right, it turned right. When he was going left, it was turning left. Seth was about to warn his brother but the black SUV was nowhere to be found.

"What's going on, bro? Are you ok?" Roman asked, looking at him in the mirror.

He noticed that his brother seemed concerned about something. Seth was looking everywhere but he couldn't find the car that was following them.

"Yeah… I just thought…" he started. "Rom' WATCH OUT!"

Before his brother could do anything, the black SUV hit them. The car flipped many times and all Seth could hear was his own heartbeat pounding in his head. A white flash came to his eyes before he lost consciousness.

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