Kickdrum Beating in My Chest Again (Alternate Version)

Chapter 87

!!!!!!!!!!Author's Note!!!!!!!!!

Hello Everyone! Happy Friday (I know, it's actually Sat)! I hope you all had a good week. Mine was busy. My parents came this week and will be staying with us until early January. Between teaching and practicing for my two gigs today (Saturday), it has been very busy and I'm really tired. Next week is nuts for me too until we leave for Mexico. Things have been super stressful for me, and I'm so ready to lay on a beach in Mexico! By the way, as long as I have wifi at the hotel, I should still be able to update that week, so you won't miss anything. I'll still be in California next week and the following week, I'll be in Mexico.

This week, Gabe is livid that Brad fed on and killed Patrick, so Patrick has to talk him down. Gabe punishes Patrick for lying to him so he sends Brad to get Joe and bring him back. Brad figures out that Gabe knows the truth and knows he's screwed, Brad gets Joe and brings him back, giving him a heads up of what he's walking into. Gabe convinces Patrick that this is all his fault and Patrick believes him. Brad brings Joe back. Gabe explains what's going to happen and how he's going to make Patrick participate.

This week is also a turning point in Gabe's abuse of Patrick. Gabe continually insists that everything that is happening is Patrick's fault and that he's brought any pain and suffering onto himself for not giving Gabe the information he wants. Here we see, that Patrick actually believes him, blames himself, and promises to do better. As someone who's been severely emotionally abused (by my Mom...long story, we are good now), this is something that happens very often. It's the "look what you made me do" defense. They tell you it's your fault over and over so many times that you actually start to believe it. We are seeing that here with Patrick. Little by little, Gabe is starting to punch holes through Patrick's armor, and it's only going to get worse from here...sorry. This is a rough chapter for poor Patrick! Check the trigger warnings and stay safe.As always, enjoy, tell your friends and if you like it please feel free to vote on my story or leave me a comment. If you want to talk to me directly, you can find me on tumblr @dancecoaster. Happy reading!

Chapter 87

********Trigger Warning for Graphic Violence and Torture********

The look on Gabe's face quickly turned from being mostly neutral to being shocked and finally to being completely enraged. His eyes had turned red, and he looked like he might strike at any moment. Patrick was concerned that Gabe might attack him, so he stood up and began slowly backing away from Gabe.

"He did what?" Gabe asked in a thundering voice.

"Umm...he fed on me when he wasn't supposed to, couldn't stop himself once he started, refused to stop when I tapped him on the shoulder, kept on feeding after I lost consciousness, and ignored and continued feeding on me when my heart stopped. He eventually sucked me dry and killed me." Patrick supplies as he continues backing away from Gabe, making more space between them.

"He will pay dearly for this! I will tear him apart with my bare hands and feed his insides to the prison guard dogs!" Gabe continues like Patrick never said anything.

Gabe bares his fangs and looks straight at Patrick with his bright red eyes. Patrick knows he needs to calm Gabe down. Otherwise, he might do something stupid like kill Patrick instead of Brad. Patrick isn't quite sure how to do that, but he gives it his best shot.

"Hey Gabe! You need to calm down! You're not thinking clearly! Rather than reacting rashly and killing him now, wouldn't you rather contemplate and plan something that will make him pay for his mistake even more?" Patrick asks.