Station in Life
His Brother's Keeper
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Startled by the sound of someone’s voice in the house, Earl jumped to his feet. "What the hell are you doing here you bastard?" he yelled as he grabbed a lamp and threw it at Drew. As quick as a cat, Drew sprang across the room and had Earl by the throat before he had a chance to move. He tightened his grip until Earl’s eyes began to bug out. "I told you, you son-of-a-bitch, that if you ever touched any of us again, you’d answer to me, and by God, now you will!" Drew screamed, his face barely an inch from Earl’s. He rammed his fist into Earl’s face, then kicked him in the stomach repeatedly until blood started coming out of every orifice on his face. He brought his knee up into Earl’s groin as hard as he could drive it. When he let go of his hold, Earl fell to the floor begging him to stop. "Stop? Why should I, you cowardly excuse for a human being? Did you stop when Mom begged you to? Or when I begged you to?" He drew his foot back and drove it into Earl’s face as though kicking a football. "Did you stop when Dennis begged you to?" Drew screamed. He picked him up off the floor, lifted him over his head, and slammed him down onto the hardwood table. "You beat me all my life, then beat my mother until you damaged her heart beyond repair. Yes, you bastard, you killed her as sure as if you had put a gun to her head and pulled the trigger. Now you’ve killed your own son, Dennis. I’m here to inform you that you’ve abused my family for the last time." Drew hit him once more in the face as hard as he could. Still conscious, Earl looked up at Drew and said, "Yes, your whore of a mother got exactly what she deserved. She spread her legs for him and cooed about how much she loved him. She pledged her undying love for him and he did the same. They acted like animals in heat as he fucked her in the grass." "You dirty old son-of-a-bitch! You watched them didn’t you?" Andrew screamed. Trying to wipe some of the blood from his face, Earl answered, "So what if I did?" He reached around, grabbed a poker from the fireplace, and charged at Drew. Grabbing the poker and jerking it out of Earl’s hand, Drew screamed, "I told you never to touch me again! Didn’t you hear me or are you so damn stupid that you thought I didn’t mean it?" There was a sickening sound as the poker came down across Earl’s head. Blood gushed from the gaping gash in his head, and gray brain matter began to ooze out. As Earl fell forward, Drew drove his knee into his bloody face. "You’ll never touch my family again!" Wiping the poker clean of his fingerprints, Drew looked down at the pathetic excuse for a human being lying at his feet as a large pool of blood began to form on the floor around his head. On his way back to the car, Drew stopped in the kitchen long enough to wash the blood off his hands in the kitchen sink. When he got to the car, he removed his blood stained clothes, and changed into the ones he wore at the hospital. Arriving back at the hospital, Drew made sure no one was around as he placed the blood stained clothes in a large Dumpster outside of the maintenance room. He covered them up with trash and then went up to the ICU where Donald was nervously waiting. "Has the doctor been back in?" Andrew asked.
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Were Drew’s actions a matter of revenge or simply his way of fulfilling promises? From the time he was old enough to remember, Andrew Brooks knew that his father, Earl Brooks, did not love him. He does not understand the reason, only that his life involves constant physical beatings and severe verbal abuse. Andrew develops into a formidable young man standing six feet, five inches tall, weighing two hundred twenty-five pounds and a star athlete at his high school. He watches his mother slowly die, a direct result of Earl’s physical and mental abuse. After taking all the abuse he can handle, and now strong enough to do something about it, Andrew finally turns on Earl. A year later, Andrew’s mother passes away leaving he and his two younger brothers, Donald and Dennis, at the mercy of their seditious father. His mother’s dying wish is for Andrew to leave home to get away from Earl. She leaves him a small box containing money, several snapshots, and a letter explaining his past as well as his future. Respecting his mother’s wish, Andrew moves to Washington, D.C., and enrolls in college. The youngest brother, Dennis, near death from a satirical beating perpetrated by his father, forces Andrew to return home. As soon as Dennis passes away, Andrew ensures that Earl receives quick and permanent justice. The result of Dennis’ death begins to shed light on the evil secret both younger brothers had to endure – sexual abuse by their father. Learning of these depraved acts sends Andrew on a course of unprecedented love for his siblings as well as horrendous mental anguish. This novel brings to light the vile secrets many families suffer in silence as well as the permanent damage such acts can have on their young victims. The story brings closure to many of the Andrew’s mental wounds, while at the same time, opens others. Once started, this epic tale of suspense and intrigue is not easily put aside.
About the Author
Jean Premeau’s writings contain mature adult content, which reveal many atrocities facing some families, as well as the mystery surrounding such acts. Station in Life is her third novel. The other two, After Birth and She Called Him John, received local and nationwide attention in The Woman First Magazine. Jean is a professional Realtor® and in her spare time, enjoys writing poetry, several that have been published, and song lyrics. Writing is her hobby and passion, and she carefully selects each scene for mature, open-minded readers. She is an avid reader and enjoys spending time with family and friends.