Chapter Fourteen: Harms Way
Nick shoved the 14 year old boy into the living room.
"Stay here." He demanded loudly.
Jeremy was terrified. He had never been caught for something like this. He knew he was in a lot of trouble.
Nick came back into the room a short time later. In his left hand was a long leather belt. In his right hand was a dirty sock.
"You will grow up, even if I have to beat it into you." Nick said taking some handcuffs from his back pocket. He cuffed Jeremy's hands behind his back. He then took the dirty sock and shoved it into his mouth. Nick threw him face first onto the floor.
Jeremy grunted in pain.
"Just remember who is doing this. Don't ever forget." Nick smiled. He struck Jeremy as hard as he could. Then again, and again, and again. Jeremy had no choice but to bite the sock as his screams came out in a low cry. Tears ran down his face and soaked into the floor. Nick continued. Jeremy's white shirt now had blood stains all over it.
"I think that's enough." Nick smiled to himself looking at the bloody boy.
"Have you learned your lesson?" Nick asked pulling Jeremy up and taking the sock from his mouth. Jeremy was crying so hard he couldn't speak.
"I'm talking to you!" Nick screamed pulling Jeremy into the kitchen by his hair. He set him down at the table. Jeremy screamed again as his back connected with the chairs back. He leaned up.
"I'm sorry." He sobbed to Nick.
"Good." Nick sat down. "You should be. You did something very bad."
"I didn't believe that dad would give up that easily." Jeremy cried.
"Well, you were right, but that changes nothing."
"It changes everything." Jeremy spoke. "What do you want me for? All you do is-"
"Because! I went through the same thing you are! I remember how much it hurt. I remember the feeling of the belt, I remember the burns, I remember being raped, I remember getting punched, hit, thrown down. I remember everything." Nick was crying now. He hit the table and stood up.
"Then why do you do it? If you know how much it hurts?" Jeremy asked, his tears were calmer.
"It's all I know. It's all I ever had. I always thought it was normal, and even after I learned that it wasn't, I still did it."
"So, I'm not the first?" Jeremy asked in disbelief.
"No" Nick sighed. "Leslie Markus was." Nick sat down again.
"Leslie Markus? From Boston?" Jeremy asked outraged. "He was my best freakin' friend! When he came to me and told me that he was getting hit, I refused to believe it. I ignored it. I thought he was lying because I was dating the girl he liked. I should have believed him! But, I turned my back on him. You bastard." Jeremy's tears fell onto the table.
"You idiot." Nick screamed belting Jeremy in the mouth with his hand. "I told you to respect me!" Nick stood up.
Jeremy spit blood from his mouth. Nick unlocked the hand cuffs.
"You have to learn some respect! Or I'll keep punishing you." Nick spat.
"There's a difference between punishment, and child abuse." Jeremy whispered.
Nick hit him again, sending blood from his nose. Jeremy grabbed at his nose, but only smeared the blood around his face.
"We have to get out of here. Before he traces the call." Nick led Jeremy to the door. He opened it, and looked straight into Cody's face.
A/N- Huge cliff hanger huh? Lol. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, it was really sad, I know, but there will be more coming soon. Thanks for the reviews! Chapter 15 will be awesome, and yes, there will be blood.