It was that night. I was at shawn's getting dinner ready although he hadn't told me to. The door opened.
"hi who'd you talk to? You smell like smoke," he said.
"i um. hi."
"hi I have stuff. You ever done snow? After dinner we will. Who'd you talk to?"
"no I haven't. And um. Just someone. Why?"
"cause I don't want you talking to anyone."
"well I didn't know that."
"well you should've. Now take off your coat."
"why?"
"for one you smell like smoke and for another."
"well you smell like beer," I countered.
"you want the needle before dinner?"
I didn't say anything.
"yeah didn't think so. And for another. When you've done something wrong you're not allowed to be covered."
"well my hands are busy right now."
"i'll make them even busier by putting them in that water. Make them unbusy. Now."
I did.
"now take off your coat."
I did letting it drop to the floor. My shoes were still on. He took me and pinned me against the wall my arms above my head. Then he dug his nails into them. it hurt. After he was done he let my arms go.
"you won't want your coat. It'll hurt more. I'm saving you by telling you this. After we have dinner and drinks and snow you can have it back."
"ok."
"i'm going to have a drink and pour you something. Then i'll get the stuff ready. You keep getting dinner ready."
I went back and got dinner ready.