𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 • 𝐓𝐨𝐦 𝐊𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐳

Chapter 10

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I walked out to the living room after dressing myself and getting myself ready to face Tom again. I saw Kirra finding comfort with Bill. Freya and Georg were both high now and were doing something with their hands in the air. But I let them go. He wasn't doing any harm.

"Where did Tom go?" I said searching the room holding myself awkwardly.

"He just left, whatever happened he didn't seem very happy..." Bill said playing with Kirra's hair.

"It's because you won't listen to him" Gustav said burping with a beer in his hand "give him what he wants and then he'll get rid of you like the rest" he said not taking his eyes off the tv.

"I don't take orders from Tom, he isn't my boss" I said folding my arms.

Gustav chugged the rest of his beer, shrugged and let the glass fall to the ground and break "then it's your fault that you look like...that" he said pointing to my black and purple face and neck.

I picked up an empty beer bottle and threw it at him angrily "get the fuck out of my house, NOW!" I yelled at him.

He ducked avoiding the flying bottle and put his hands up in defence "Fine, you can take it up with Tom" he said before running out of the house.

I felt sick.

Tom and his gang had invaded my house. They had taken my girls. Tom had beaten me, threatened me and destroyed any ounce of will I had left in me. We had lost everything and now I was slowly loosing my dignity.

"Come sit down" Bill said patting next to him.

Kirra got up and sat in front of me moving my hair out of my face and smiled down at me sweetly. Kirra usually shut off when she felt threatened. "It's gonna be okay" she said hugging me.

"I'm gonna kill him" I said to Bill.

"Even if I knew that's what's best for you, I wouldn't let you kill my brother" he said.

Bill knew his brother was a monster but he was still his brother. He loved him. They loved each other and they would do anything to protect each other.

"I know, and I understand that" I told Bill smiling at him.

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•Later that day•

The sun had started to set and Tom wasn't back yet. Kirra, Bill and I had hung out all day and Freya was fighting...or flirting...with Georg. He would show her affection and she would swat him off, a few 'mop head' and mean remarks flying around the room. But that's what she did when she liked someone, she was mean. But she liked him. Everyone knew it.

"You know I don't think I've seen Georg be this gentle with any girl" Bill said smiling at the two.

"What's he usually like?" I asked as we watched them curiously.

"Hmm...quiet rough, abusive. Not to Tom's extent but still" he explained to me and Kirra.

Mostly me because Kirra had fallen asleep in his arms.

"Weren't you going to tell me why you hate the Genshin gang?" Bill asked looking down at me.

"No better time then now I guess" I said but just as I started explaining an engine thundered down the road towards the apartment.