Damaged Hearts (Norman Reedus)

(The Rat/Answers)

Lenoir, North Carolina

Once I I got off the phone I couldn't wait on Billy to call me back. My Mother instinct kicked in...and I had a feeling something was wrong, since Lisa called me. So I grabbed my .45 magnum and checked to see if I had bullets inside then I stormed out of the house and went to my car before Mom could stopped me.

"BUG STOP!" I heard my Mom yell, but I was leaving and there was nothing she could do to stop me.

Once I backed out and noticed there was no cat's in my way I floored the pedal to the floor leaving black marks on the road as I took the curb about 130mph and took the back road's to Wilson's creek.

It took me less than 10 minutes to get to our usual hang out spot. Everyone was there from Gary, Lisa, Pam her daughter, creepy Chad, Harvey the Pervey and Jason's car was there but no sign of him.

13 year old Nicolas met me as well as Lisa they held me back from going to the camp site when I heard the screams...and I knew who they were coming from.

"Where's Mason?" I asked trying to get by them to get to the camp site.

"I have him Bug." I heard a familiar voice say behind me. It was Dre she had Mason in her arms he smiled at me when he seen me.

"What the hell is going on here?" I asked looking around still hearing Jason scream.

"What do you think is going on?" Sean asked. "Gary was going to leave him alone but Jason came up here starting shit and you know as well as I do no one comes up here running their mouth around Gary plus Gary was wanting him bad after Jason ratted him out for 500 dollars." He added.

I knew what Gary was going to do to him...he was going to try to kill him...and I knew Chad was a rat if he would have killed Jason Chad would have told so I had to stop Gary. I walk passed Pam and Lisa as Nicolas grabbed me to stop me.

"Get off me Nick...Jason isn't the only rat here...you know that." I said looking at Lisa. "I have to stop Gary." I added as Nick let me go as I went to the camp site.

Once at the Camp site I seen a blood trail that lead into the woods away from the tents. I followed them and seen Gary wailing on Jason. The sound's Jason was making didn't bother me deep down inside I knew Jason deserved so much worse but Gary didn't...Gary was a good man.

"Gary...Gary." I said as Gary continued. "GARY!" I yelled making him look at me. "That's enough...that's enough Gary." I said placing my hand on Gary's back. Gary towered over me about 10 inches and was 36 years older than me.

"He deserves to be dead and 6 feet under." Gary said placing his forehead on mine so I was looking at him into his eyes.

"I know." I said jerking away from Jason's hand that was trying to touch me. " But you know if you do then you'll go to prison for the rest of your life." I said letting him know there was another rat.

"Who will tell on me?" Gary asked as I nodded to the camp fire where Chad was. "No...he wouldn't." Gary said.

"He's this piece of shit's best friend...his drug dealer I know him to well they both deal with Travis Coffey how the hell do you think they get their dope. You need to know who the hell your friends are Gary." I said as we heard movement in the woods beside of us it was Nicolas.

"Hey po-po is at the bridge we need to get the hell out of here...and your Dad's here Bug. He's got Mason in the truck already." Nicolas said as I nodded.

"Tell him to take him to my house." I said as he took off thru the camp site and went to find my dad to give him the message. "Get in your damn car Jason and leave...you tell on Gary I will let all of Caldwell County know that they have a drug dealer for a cop and you and Chad will be busted understand." I said grabbing Jason by the Jaw he nodded and got up and staggered to his car.