AFTER THE FLAMES

Eros felt blood trickling down from his head when Josh struck him with an empty beer bottle, as he roared at him angrily.

"WHO TOLD YOU TO BRING HER TO THE HOSPITAL!" He flipped when he found out that Eros took Emily to the hospital, moreover because he asked their neighbor to help him. "WHO TOLD YOU TO GO TO A STRANGER?!"

"If I don't do it, Emily will die." Eros tried to defend himself, but that was his first mistake, because Josh wouldn't listen to any excuse. If he wanted to punch you or get angry at you, the best chance that you had was to keep your mouth shut and say nothing.

One more punch to his stomach, followed by a harsh kick. Eros' small body flew across the room and collided against the cabinet.

"HOW DARE YOU TO TALK BACK?!"

Eros watched how Biel stood in her place, watching everything unfold without doing anything, though she could do something or ask for help, but she didn't. She let Josh vent out his anger on the eight year old boy.