Kickdrum Beating in My Chest Again (Alternate Version)

Chapter 81

Hello everyone! Happy Friday! I hope you had a good week. I was able to relax this week in preparation for my gig this weekend. I've done one of the performances today and then next is tomorrow. We bring our trailer to this one because it is too far away. It's also the one time of the year that I drive my husband's F-150. It's huge and I don't like driving it. My plan was to update the story before I went, but it took me longer than I was expecting to get myself ready and then I had to leave to go to my gig. It went well and I had fun.

This week, Brad plans on feeding on Patrick. Joe offers himself to Brad in his place, but Brad wants Patrick, so he knocks Joe out, grabs Patrick, and takes him somewhere where no one will hear Patrick scream. Patrick tries to get away but he's unsuccessful and then he begs Brad not to feed on him, sharing his concerns that Brad won't be able to stop and actually kill him. Brad tells him that nothing will stop him from feeding on him. Patrick asks him how he will explain it to Gabe when he kills him and Brad says that Gabe isn't going to know it happened. That's when Patrick figures out that he's disobeying Gabe's orders. He threatens Patrick saying that he will kill everyone that he cares about if he doesn't cooperate. Patrick agrees and allows Brad to feed on him, but things don't go as planned, and the balance of power changes in Patrick's favor.

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Chapter 81

*******Trigger Warning for Mentions of Graphic Violence*******

Joe and Patrick head over to where the guards hang out, locate Brad, and begin going back to their cell. Patrick is really slow and is getting more tired by the minute. He hopes that he can make it back without falling or collapsing. Getting carried around by Brad is humiliating, so he'd like to avoid that if he can. It takes them twice as long, but they finally make it back to Joe and Patrick's cell. Patrick is exhausted and just wants to sleep. Brad pushes the button to open the door. Joe steps in and Patrick is in the process of doing so when Brad blocks his way.

"Not you Stump. You are coming with me first." Brad states.

Joe sees what's about to happen and jumps out of his cell and in front of Patrick.

"No. Take me. I will go and you can feed on me. He's too weak to handle both you and Gabe feeding on him today."

"Get out of the way, Trohman. That is if you know what's good for you. This doesn't concern you." Brad threatens.

Joe doesn't move and tells Patrick to get in their cell. Patrick does what Joe says and hobbles to the back of their cell as fast as he can to hide. He crawls under his bed and stays there. He agrees with him. He doesn't think he can handle being fed on by both Brad and Gabe today.

"Take me, Brad. I'm your only option. You won't be taking Patrick today." Joe stands firm.

Now Joe is blocking the entrance to their cell so that Brad can't get past him.

"Look Trohman, you are really starting to piss me off. Now get out the way, and I won't hurt you." Brad threatens.

"That's not going to happen. I won't let you take him and almost kill him. We both know you can't stop once you start. If you do that today, you might actually kill him. What good is he to you dead? You can't keep drinking his amazing blood if he's dead, and if you kill him, Gabe will kill you. So now I will repeat myself. Take me. I'm your only meal option here today. Take my arm and let's go." Joe repeats, standing his ground.