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The bedroom door slammed behind him, and I screamed.
Trashing everything in my way, I ripped and tore at the walls, feeling so much fury inside of me, I thought I might kill someone.
“You fucking bastard!” I screamed, leaning out my bedroom window to scream at him. “Fuck you, Hugh!”
“Yeah, fuck me, Liz,” he called over his shoulder as he stormed down the driveway.
“I fucking hate you right now!”
He didn’t turn around.
Instead, he kept walking until he disappeared from sight.
Until he was gone.
SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND
Hugh
NOVEMBER 1, 2003
“HOLY SHIT,” DANNYCALL CHOKED OUT, JOINING US IN THE KITCHEN. “ARE THOSElads from BCS?”
My house was packed to the rafters, compliments of Gibs, and it took me a moment to track down the group of lads he was referring to.
“Oh, yeah,” I mused, instantly recognizing a few of the lads from my time at Scoil Eoin. “I haven’t seen those lads in years.”
“Well, should we escort them back to their side of town?”
“You’re such a fucking snob,” Gibs chimed in, looking wholly disgusted. “Escort them back to their side of town.” He rolled his eyes. “What a fucking uppity thing to say.”
Danny reddened. “Newsflash, we are uppity.”
“Your dad is a pharmacist,” I reminded him. “Don’t get carried away with yourself.”
“What’s the problem anyway?” Gibsie demanded. “They’re not causing any trouble, and besides, they were invited.”
Danny gaped. “By who?”
“By me, asshole,” Gibs shot back, sounding irritated. “You do realize that we went to primary school with them?”
“And they’ve been in my house before,” I added, brows furrowing. Every birthday party from junior infants to sixth class. “Those lads are decent, and they’re more than welcome to be here.”
“Only because we had to,” Pierce chuckled, joining us. “I thought we left the scum behind in primary school.”
This fucker.
He had some nerve showing up tonight.
“You really are a prick, aren’t ya?” I seethed, holding on to my self-control by the skin of my teeth. “Get the fuck out of my face before I break your nose.”
“Holy shit, Biggsie,” Danny exclaimed, looking confused. “What’s the problem, lad?”
“The problem is him,” I sneered, chest heaving, as I glowered at Pierce. “You better fuck off out of my sight before I take the head clean off ya. Fair warning.”
Thankfully, Pierce had the good sense to do just that, disappearing into the crowd with Danny before I lost my shit.
“Care to divulge?” Gibs asked, eyeing me curiously.
