Haggerty's was not as busy as they expected. It was 1:30 AM and with the exception of 1 couple sitting in a corner booth, the 55 party was alone. They all sat at the bar, as Mercedes and Ty had a drinking competition. After numeous Shots Ty had his head down, 1 shot in front of him. He was moaning as Mercedes packed down to equal him out. They both sat there, dazed from the 9 shots they downed instantly. They were Kamakazi's. A Harsh mix but it didn't burn on the way down, so they agreed.
"Come on Ty! Finish it off!" Sully urged him on as Ty lifted his head and moaned. He looked pail and slightly greenish. Mercedes stood up, let out a loud belch and tossed the 10 and final shot back, as Bosco and Carlos whipped and slapped her hand. They weren't proud of the fact she just beat a guy, but it was a feat. She shok her head and realized how buzzed she actually was. She looked at Ty and patted his back.
"Sorry hun... That'll be 50 Bucks" Sitting back on the stool she leaned forward and asked for a beer. The bartender got her the usual and popped it open, putting it front of her. She started giggling and drank from the bottle. Looking at Bosco she smirked.
"Let's go to Ma's! She's open until 5!" Kim winced, when she realized what time it was and Sully shook his head.
"I need to get home. I got work tomorrow." Kim said as she stood up, sliding her coat on.
"I need to get back to Tatiana. Need a ride Kim?" Sully grabbed his coat. Looking at Kim as she nodded, he moved to the door.
"Make sure my Partner gets home ok, will ya Bosco?" Bosco nodded as they left. The only ones left were Doc, Carlos, Ty, Bosco and Mercedes. Doc looked around, finishing off his beer. He looked at Ty who couldn't completely grasp the shot.
"Maybe I should get him home.. He looks a little.. Peeked. Want a lift Carlos?" Doc lifted Ty up and put his arm around his shoulders, holding him up as Ty's head hung down, he was drooling and was passed out. Carlos looked to Mercedes and watched her lean on her brother as they laughed. Bosco wasn't drunk but he buzzed well enough.
"Nah.. I think I'll stay with them... They look like they may need a driver. Hey Make sure he doesnt puke on the floor! I jsut cleaned them!" Doc shook his head as he dragged Ty out. Bosco and mercedes were getting their coats.
"To Ma's it is! CHARGE!" Mercedes pointed to the door and stumbled out of it as Bosco followed, not stumblgin, but swaying. Carlos followed them out and got in the car as Bosco sat in the drivers side and Mercedes flopped into the Passanger side. Crawling into the back he closed the door and they drove off.
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At their Mother's bar, Mercedes had downed 3 more beers and didn't seem like she would stop anytime soon. a now impaired Bosco was talking to Carlos as mercedes got louder.
"You know! Everything we do.. Has no point!" She babbled on
"Jimmy and I..We run into a building, and almost get killed.. for what? SOme brats who will probably end up selling drugs on the street and O.D.ing by the age of 14?" Her voice was slurred and uneven.
"And you..my dear brother. You risk your life daily..for what? Disrespect and hatred! It's just wrong... WRONG I SAY!" Bosco laughed at his sister who seemed to be on a proclomation quest.
"You know what is absolutly hylarious?! The fact that we get paid squat to do the most dangerous jobs in this god forsaken city! The world is going to hell and we get paid near nothing, when Drugdealers make thousands a night and strippers get away with taking their shit off and raking in the dough!" She staggered from the stool and moved to the juke box, looking through it. She mumbled things, things that made no sense.
"And life... the life we led growing up... It's bul;shyt... Beating after god damn beating and we kept going.. WHY!?" She pounded her fist on the jukebox, Bosco looked up as did Rose who knew her daughter was getting upset. Seemed Mercedes had more of her father than they all thought.
"You go out with your friends... hoping to get away from the beatings and abuse... just to get hurt by someone you trust! Life sucks! When you get hurt by your best friend.. IT SUCKS!" She turned to her mother. Her eyes half open she slumped against the Jukebox and looked at Maurice.
"You came to my rescue every oppertunity... And where it get me... You couldn't help me that night.. Nope! At that party.. you weren't there then... When Garrett raped me.. were you? No you were off..."She trailed off, not sure what to say. She had lost her trail of thought and looked confused.
Bosco sat listening to it as Carlos looked down. He knew almost nothing of Mercedes past. She never talked about her parents, unless it was needed. Hearing all she said he felt a little relieved not to have parents. What if his biological parents were like that? What if he went through the years of beatings and abuse Mercedes and Bosco suffered? As the rape line came out all 3 looked up.
"Hunny..What are you talking about?" Rose ran to her daughter who had one leg up and her arm resting on her knee. She pet her hair wondering what she was talking about.
"What did you say?!" Bosco looked at his baby sister, not sure he heard her right. HE hoped he was too drunk to understand her. Did she just say she was raped?! Even Carlos looked confused.
"I was raped... at that party when I was 16... right before my.."She trailed off, hiccuping. She didn't want to say the Anorexia thing. Carlos didn't know about it. Bosco jumped up, growling.
"Why didn't you tell me before this?! I could have done something! Now Garrett's long gone and I am stuck here knowing you never told me! How dare you!" He punched the counter, knocking the stool over. Standing up, Mercedes stumbled to him, yelling.
"I couldn;t tell you because I knew you would fly off the handle! That and I didn't want yo uto hate me for letting it happen after years of dad's abuse! I didn't want you to think iwas weak or cheap! I tried calling and telling you so many times! I just never knew how to tell you! If you ever came for that Life story lett I wrote when I was 16 you would know!" She reached for him as he moved by her and she nearly hit the counter. He moved away from her and into the darkest corner booth.
"Stay away from me..." He moved into the seat and growling, trying not to flip out. He knew he was buzzed, and didn't want to do anything rash. Mercedes busted out laughing as Carlos looked woried. Tears welled in mercedes eyes as she looked at her mother who was between her son and daughter.
"See Ma... He never listens to reason. He doesn't even have the balls to face me after hearing his sister is a whore. He acts like i let it happen and didn't try to stop it! And he wonders why I never told him!" She stumbled to the door as Carlos grabbed her.
"Your not a whore Mercedes... it wasn't your fault and you know it." Carlos tried to hug her but she shoved him away.
"Yes I am... I let it happen. I was too drunk to stop it and it happened. I may as well have said yes. But it doesn't matter nnow. My brother hates me and disrespects me now..So half of my life went out the window! OH WELL!" She stumbled out the door and down 3 windows before sliding down the wall. Carlos half thought of going after her. Instead he moved to Bosco.
"Go after her! She needs you right now!" Carlos made Bosco look at him as Bosco eyed him, angrily.
"She didn't need me then, who says she needs me now? You?! The boy who came into her life for a lay?! Admit it Nieto..Your not here for a commitment.. your here to screw her! I know your type! Let her go. She can figure this out like she figured it out last time." He slumped in the chair.
Mercedes stood up and turned for the door as a man approached her. She couldn't see his face, but he was tall. She stared at him as he moved closer to her. He blocked her way to the door. From inside Rose saw the man walking towards her and wondered who it was. Carlos was still arguing with Maurice and she was sick of it. She watched the man, trying to get Maurice's attention. "Maurice...."
Outside, the man grabbed Mercedes and held a gun to her temple. He talked softly and didn't make it look too obvious. "Walk... to that SUV in the alley.. Make a sound I kill you where you stand..Go."
Rose saw the glint of the gun to her daughters head as she walked away across the street. Rose screamed and Bosco looked up form the fight he was having as his mother pointed out the door. "He's got my baby!"
Bosco jumped up as if suddenly not drunk and looked out the window. He saw the SUV door slam and it skid off. He ran out the door with Carlos after him. He ran halfway down the street before the SUV turned and disappeared. Bosco stopped running and put his hands on his knees, cursing. Carlose came up behind him as well as his mother and looked towards where they took off. Bosco stood up and screamed. Rose fell to her knees sobbing.
After a moment Bosco helped his mother stand up and move back to the bar when they noticed a note on the wall. All it read was..
"Remember this... I got her now. Do anything stupid..you get her back in pieces. Sincerly, You Know Who"
"Come on Ty! Finish it off!" Sully urged him on as Ty lifted his head and moaned. He looked pail and slightly greenish. Mercedes stood up, let out a loud belch and tossed the 10 and final shot back, as Bosco and Carlos whipped and slapped her hand. They weren't proud of the fact she just beat a guy, but it was a feat. She shok her head and realized how buzzed she actually was. She looked at Ty and patted his back.
"Sorry hun... That'll be 50 Bucks" Sitting back on the stool she leaned forward and asked for a beer. The bartender got her the usual and popped it open, putting it front of her. She started giggling and drank from the bottle. Looking at Bosco she smirked.
"Let's go to Ma's! She's open until 5!" Kim winced, when she realized what time it was and Sully shook his head.
"I need to get home. I got work tomorrow." Kim said as she stood up, sliding her coat on.
"I need to get back to Tatiana. Need a ride Kim?" Sully grabbed his coat. Looking at Kim as she nodded, he moved to the door.
"Make sure my Partner gets home ok, will ya Bosco?" Bosco nodded as they left. The only ones left were Doc, Carlos, Ty, Bosco and Mercedes. Doc looked around, finishing off his beer. He looked at Ty who couldn't completely grasp the shot.
"Maybe I should get him home.. He looks a little.. Peeked. Want a lift Carlos?" Doc lifted Ty up and put his arm around his shoulders, holding him up as Ty's head hung down, he was drooling and was passed out. Carlos looked to Mercedes and watched her lean on her brother as they laughed. Bosco wasn't drunk but he buzzed well enough.
"Nah.. I think I'll stay with them... They look like they may need a driver. Hey Make sure he doesnt puke on the floor! I jsut cleaned them!" Doc shook his head as he dragged Ty out. Bosco and mercedes were getting their coats.
"To Ma's it is! CHARGE!" Mercedes pointed to the door and stumbled out of it as Bosco followed, not stumblgin, but swaying. Carlos followed them out and got in the car as Bosco sat in the drivers side and Mercedes flopped into the Passanger side. Crawling into the back he closed the door and they drove off.
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At their Mother's bar, Mercedes had downed 3 more beers and didn't seem like she would stop anytime soon. a now impaired Bosco was talking to Carlos as mercedes got louder.
"You know! Everything we do.. Has no point!" She babbled on
"Jimmy and I..We run into a building, and almost get killed.. for what? SOme brats who will probably end up selling drugs on the street and O.D.ing by the age of 14?" Her voice was slurred and uneven.
"And you..my dear brother. You risk your life daily..for what? Disrespect and hatred! It's just wrong... WRONG I SAY!" Bosco laughed at his sister who seemed to be on a proclomation quest.
"You know what is absolutly hylarious?! The fact that we get paid squat to do the most dangerous jobs in this god forsaken city! The world is going to hell and we get paid near nothing, when Drugdealers make thousands a night and strippers get away with taking their shit off and raking in the dough!" She staggered from the stool and moved to the juke box, looking through it. She mumbled things, things that made no sense.
"And life... the life we led growing up... It's bul;shyt... Beating after god damn beating and we kept going.. WHY!?" She pounded her fist on the jukebox, Bosco looked up as did Rose who knew her daughter was getting upset. Seemed Mercedes had more of her father than they all thought.
"You go out with your friends... hoping to get away from the beatings and abuse... just to get hurt by someone you trust! Life sucks! When you get hurt by your best friend.. IT SUCKS!" She turned to her mother. Her eyes half open she slumped against the Jukebox and looked at Maurice.
"You came to my rescue every oppertunity... And where it get me... You couldn't help me that night.. Nope! At that party.. you weren't there then... When Garrett raped me.. were you? No you were off..."She trailed off, not sure what to say. She had lost her trail of thought and looked confused.
Bosco sat listening to it as Carlos looked down. He knew almost nothing of Mercedes past. She never talked about her parents, unless it was needed. Hearing all she said he felt a little relieved not to have parents. What if his biological parents were like that? What if he went through the years of beatings and abuse Mercedes and Bosco suffered? As the rape line came out all 3 looked up.
"Hunny..What are you talking about?" Rose ran to her daughter who had one leg up and her arm resting on her knee. She pet her hair wondering what she was talking about.
"What did you say?!" Bosco looked at his baby sister, not sure he heard her right. HE hoped he was too drunk to understand her. Did she just say she was raped?! Even Carlos looked confused.
"I was raped... at that party when I was 16... right before my.."She trailed off, hiccuping. She didn't want to say the Anorexia thing. Carlos didn't know about it. Bosco jumped up, growling.
"Why didn't you tell me before this?! I could have done something! Now Garrett's long gone and I am stuck here knowing you never told me! How dare you!" He punched the counter, knocking the stool over. Standing up, Mercedes stumbled to him, yelling.
"I couldn;t tell you because I knew you would fly off the handle! That and I didn't want yo uto hate me for letting it happen after years of dad's abuse! I didn't want you to think iwas weak or cheap! I tried calling and telling you so many times! I just never knew how to tell you! If you ever came for that Life story lett I wrote when I was 16 you would know!" She reached for him as he moved by her and she nearly hit the counter. He moved away from her and into the darkest corner booth.
"Stay away from me..." He moved into the seat and growling, trying not to flip out. He knew he was buzzed, and didn't want to do anything rash. Mercedes busted out laughing as Carlos looked woried. Tears welled in mercedes eyes as she looked at her mother who was between her son and daughter.
"See Ma... He never listens to reason. He doesn't even have the balls to face me after hearing his sister is a whore. He acts like i let it happen and didn't try to stop it! And he wonders why I never told him!" She stumbled to the door as Carlos grabbed her.
"Your not a whore Mercedes... it wasn't your fault and you know it." Carlos tried to hug her but she shoved him away.
"Yes I am... I let it happen. I was too drunk to stop it and it happened. I may as well have said yes. But it doesn't matter nnow. My brother hates me and disrespects me now..So half of my life went out the window! OH WELL!" She stumbled out the door and down 3 windows before sliding down the wall. Carlos half thought of going after her. Instead he moved to Bosco.
"Go after her! She needs you right now!" Carlos made Bosco look at him as Bosco eyed him, angrily.
"She didn't need me then, who says she needs me now? You?! The boy who came into her life for a lay?! Admit it Nieto..Your not here for a commitment.. your here to screw her! I know your type! Let her go. She can figure this out like she figured it out last time." He slumped in the chair.
Mercedes stood up and turned for the door as a man approached her. She couldn't see his face, but he was tall. She stared at him as he moved closer to her. He blocked her way to the door. From inside Rose saw the man walking towards her and wondered who it was. Carlos was still arguing with Maurice and she was sick of it. She watched the man, trying to get Maurice's attention. "Maurice...."
Outside, the man grabbed Mercedes and held a gun to her temple. He talked softly and didn't make it look too obvious. "Walk... to that SUV in the alley.. Make a sound I kill you where you stand..Go."
Rose saw the glint of the gun to her daughters head as she walked away across the street. Rose screamed and Bosco looked up form the fight he was having as his mother pointed out the door. "He's got my baby!"
Bosco jumped up as if suddenly not drunk and looked out the window. He saw the SUV door slam and it skid off. He ran out the door with Carlos after him. He ran halfway down the street before the SUV turned and disappeared. Bosco stopped running and put his hands on his knees, cursing. Carlose came up behind him as well as his mother and looked towards where they took off. Bosco stood up and screamed. Rose fell to her knees sobbing.
After a moment Bosco helped his mother stand up and move back to the bar when they noticed a note on the wall. All it read was..
"Remember this... I got her now. Do anything stupid..you get her back in pieces. Sincerly, You Know Who"