"I'll teach you not to go over to that place,"
Mr. Walker yelled from inside the house. His eyes seemed to be bulging
out of his reddened face as he struck Danny across the face.
Danny swayed on his feet from the force of the
blow blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. He said nothing to his
father only moving slightly to block Iz from his view as he moved around
the room.
"Isabel, you get out here right now, I know you
go over to that place to and I'm not going to allow it."
"Stay back where you are Izzy-bell," Danny
ordered, trying to stay one-step ahead of his father.
Angered beyond belief he took a hard swing at
Danny. Danny flew back and hit his head off the corner of the table. He
did not move once he landed on the floor. Their father, his anger still
not run out he stalked around the room.
Her whimper is what gave her away. She was hiding
under the same table Danny had flown into. At the sound he twisted his
body around and catching her leaning over Danny, her hands covered with
his blood, as she cupped his head.
He took a giant step towards her cowering form when Rafe finally managed to stop him. The sound of the gunfire shook the house
Mr. Walker, swung around and stared at the trembling boy. He glanced between the gun and Isabel on the floor. Making his decision he pulled Iz away from Danny. Another gunshot went off whizzing past Mr. Walker's ear.
"You better leave boy," he spat with contempt
as he twisted Iz's arm back behind her.
Rafe's arm never wavered as he stared the man
down. His eyes not leaving Walker's face as Iz whimpered in fear and pain.
Getting angry Rafe fired another shot.
In desperation Mr. Walker played his last card. He twisted her arm satisfied when he heard a snap. As she cried out he pushed her into Rafe and took off from the house.
Stunned Rafe was barely able to catch her as he watched him run from the house.
"You still blame yourself, don't you?" she asked breaking into his memories.
"If I hadn't been so cocky…"
He would have killed us. Do you know what Danny told
me about you after that night?" Not waiting for an answer she continued,
"That we were family cause only family would do what you did." Rafes crying
from upstairs startled them both. Moving quickly she went up to him, before
leaving the room, however, she leaned over and kissed his head. "Talk to
Danny if you don't believe me."
