Four Brothers

Chapter 6

"You look stunning Alexis" Victor clapped as Mark and I walked into the dining room where he was already seated with food dished out on all our plates. "Thank you Vic." I tried to be as polite as possible as I sat down between him and Mark as everyone started eating. It was odd not praying before dinner now so I grabbed Mark's hand and squeezed as we both said it quietly before beginning to eat ignoring the rude stares of our parents and the curious stare of Victor. It was a very tense silence that no one wanted to break until Victor placed his fork on his plate and stood. "You two, let's go" he stated beckoning Mark and I into the hallway where he grabbed his own coat before handing us ours. We pulled our coats on and followed him out to his car, Mark climbed in the back while I slid into the passenger seat buckling our seatbelts and staying silent as he began driving somewhere. It wasn't his house or his usual hotel, I knew that for sure, so I had no idea where we were going. "When we get to the building, you do not leave my side. Are we clear?" he asked his teeth grinding together as he pulled to a stop outside an old warehouse building. "Yes sir" we both whispered following his lead as he got out of the car and stripped off his jacket leaving it on his seat before locking the car and leading us inside. 

"Victor, you came? You're never here on Sundays." A man named Evan, who was usually guarding Victor, stated shaking hands with the man as we walked deeper into the building. Yelling started getting louder and louder and when we walked into a large room there was a massive circle of people surrounding what looked like two men fighting. "Welcome, to my fight club" Victor cheered arms spread wide, I pulled Mark into my side and glared at Victor. "What's the point of bringing us here?" I asked tensely not understanding why he would bring us now and never before. "Because Alexis, it is time to see what you will soon help me run, and what your brother will soon be a part of." He grinned walking deeper into the crowd. "If you think my brother will do this you are dead wrong" I growled making him spin to face me a glare on his face. "You do not decide what happens, I do." He snapped pointing a finger in my face, until something, more like someone, in the middle of that crowd caught my attention. "Oh no." I gasped shoving around people the get closer to the center. In the center was two men, different from when we walked in and one of those men, was Bobby Mercer. "What's he doing?" Mark asked his voice seeming incredibly small in the packed and loud room. "I don't know little brother" I whispered grasping his hand tightly and pushing my way through the crowd in search of Vic. "What the hell is Bobby Mercer doing here?" I asked kicking the small table between Vic and I over spilling drinks all over the whores around him. "Owing. He owes me. And he can't pay. So he does this." He explained standing up and stepping toe to toe with me. "You see Alexis, your step-dad would be doing this too. Except he offered up something much sweeter, didn't he?" he smirked running a finger along my jaw. "Go to HELL" I spat shoving him away from me and spinning on my heel pulling Mark back to the center of the room with me. Bobby looked like he was doing really well, until a second guy jumped in and started helping the first. "What do we do?" I asked Mark, looking around for anyone who would maybe help Bobby. "Why are you asking me? You're the oldest" he replied cringing as Bobby took a particularly nasty hit to the cheek. "If I wasn't in a dress I would help him" I whimpered hugging the younger boy to me as we made our way to the door and out of the giant room. 

"We can't leave, but we can sit here and hate today" I shrugged sliding down the wall and throwing my head back moaning as it made contact with the brick wall behind me. "The only days I haven't hated was the days we were with the Mercer's" he sighed lying down so his head was in my lap. "I know" I whispered biting my lip to stop any tears from falling. "Well, well, well, this is where you two ran off to" Victor's voice called as he stopped in front of us with some hooker on his arm. "Get up, and go get in the car." He ordered watching us walk out before he followed the whore still clinging to him as if she would get richer from touching him. I slid in beside Mark and held his hand as Victor began driving again, this time we did stop outside his house. "Go wait in the spare room. I'll be in for you after a while." He ordered barely pulling his lips away from the chick on his arm to tell us. "Better not plan on touching me before you shower. Actually, you stick it in that and it ain't coming anywhere near me" I muttered as I passed him following Mark up to the spare room he always stayed in. We walked in and flopped on the bed not sure what to do while we waited. We didn't have a chance to think of anything to do because Victor came walking in with some other guy. "Alexis, this is Jace...you'll be entertaining him tonight. Any complaints and you're parents will hear about it" he grinned spinning on his heel and walking out leaving Mark, Jace and I alone. "Let's go darling." He smirked a devilish smirk grabbing my hand and dragging me away from my little brother who buried his head in the blankets and started crying. He pulled me into a different room that looked well lived in and slammed the door locking it before turning to me. He motioned for me to take my dress off before he began stripping himself his eyes never leaving my body as the dress fell to the floor around me. I zoned out the majority of the time, and I'm almost sure I said Bobby's name several different times but the guy was so out of it he didn't notice, and it wasn't too long before he fell asleep and I pulled on my clothes before returning to the room Mark was in. 

"Mark, come on, I have an idea" I whispered shaking him awake and leading him over to the window. We both carefully climbed down and started running thankful that Victor was so confident he was okay that he didn't have guards to stop us. It wasn't long until we got to the police station and we ran straight in and over to Detective James who immediately sent dispatch to the house before he took us to the hospital, they already had enough audio evidence, but he wanted to make sure we got a rape kit to get the guy who had slept with me. It wouldn't be long and we'd be back with the Mercers. "If you'd like to just lay down, I'll come get you when someone is here to pick you up" the nurse said kindly before shutting off the light and closing the door while Mark and I got as comfortable as possible in the tiny bed. I couldn't fall asleep, the fresh memories of the night running rampant through my head, Mark thankfully fell asleep easily. I squinted as the door opened and the bright light of the hallway filtered into the dark room, "Evelyn Mercer is on her way dear, it should only be another 15 minutes or so" the same nurse informed quietly before she shut the door again, blanketing the room in darkness. Less than the 15 minutes the nurse thought and I was waking Mark up as Evie and Jeremiah patiently stood in the doorway to take us home. I probably wouldn't have gone though if I knew Bobby wouldn't be there. I would've searched for him if I would've known before we left the hospital that he was gone. I wouldn't have returned to Evelyn's without him. If I had known I would've followed him to the ends of the Earth.