The Criminal Outrage

Chapter 7

When my eyes opened- or at least struggled to, I could make out some figures lunging themselves at me over and over. I was standing straight, but every time they lunged forward, my back curved downwards. It took me some time before I realized I was being beaten, while my arms were being hung from the ceiling. The one beating me was not Marty. It was this random Hippie with some brass-knuckles. Luckily for me, none of my teeth were missing. I don't really know why, but when it comes to Gang torture, you want your teeth intact. Obviously you don't want to have your teeth ripped out, but in moments like these your teeth were precious cargo.

My left eye was swollen shut, and I was having a hard time breathing normally. My right eye finally recovered to the point of vision, and what I saw made me sick. The Hippie was losing his mind on me. What did I ever do to him? All I knew was that my intestines were going to look like a crushed snail after he was done with me. Hippie decided to take a Tic Tac break. He popped a few in his mouth and sat down on a stool, watching me intently. I thought he'd smile like the villains in comics, but he didn't. Frankly, he looked bored. Maybe he was being forced, I thought.

Marty came in through the door. He was in a rush, but ignored me anyways. He said some things into the ear of the Hippie, and marched out the door, holding a pistol in his hand. The Hippie took one last swing to my face before he exited. I felt completely numb. My chest was swelling, and my Heart was racing. My ears recovered soon after they both left the room, and I heard a whole conversation, between about five voices.

"We just need to search the place. Neighbors have been hearing some loud disturbances, so we do have the right to search your house."

"No, you certainly do not. I'm asking you to leave."

"Well the whole team is going to come to this house unless you let me search. I mean no harm, so why won't you let me in?"

"Cause I said no. Open your ears, Officer. I'm not letting you in-"

"Let me in now!"

"No!"

"Yes!"

I heard a bunch of rustling noises and grunts. A loud crash erupted throughout the house, and I cringed. I looked up and saw the binds around my hands...just simple pieces of cloth. Now, The Tic Tac Gang was known for being ruthless and smart. That's right, I said "smart". Why would they put my hands in binds made from cloth?

I ignored the fact that some gunshots filled the air. A door slammed, and a lot of yelling occurred. I was delirious, maybe even hysterical...I had no idea! Everyone in the Gang ran up the stairs, and I saw a body- with two bullet holes planted in his chest. Blood was seeping onto the carpet as Marty hurled his body into a dark room.

"Sliv, go guard the door. I hope no-one heard it as loud as we did," Marty said. He put his pistol back into his back pocket, and ran into my room, slamming the door behind him. He locked it, and got really close to me.

"Yes, I know...I said you'd die, but we can use you in the future. Did you really think it was the best choice to attack the Leader of an enemy Gang? T.C.O is nothing compared to us. I swear to God if any little piece of scum from your Gang comes to this house, they die, along with you. I'll let you wait here with the anticipation of your Freedom. Gang Fight in a few hours. Your Gang knows, so sit tight as we prepare. I'll show you Ricardo's dead body, and leave it to rot right in front of you," Marty left on that.

I'd been dead anyway, whether Marty would kill me or Ricardo would once he saved me...IF he saved me. I just wished that Maddog would kill them all, just every single one of em', so I would be safe. I couldn't die at only 17, I just couldn't. I could do so much more with my Life than fighting with a Gang...maybe finding a Girl that I'm in Love with so we could make a Family and live Happily without the threat of Gangs. No, I couldn't think this way, it would kill me before anything happened. 

Trying to make good use of my "time", I went limp to try to put myself to sleep.  My wrists started bleeding a bit as I sank farther and farther down to the ground.