Emille's painful Past

"Everything went haywire when he killed my parents." Emille paused and swallowed spittle. His throat was not only patched from too much talking, but from awakening the pain he'd buried within him for years.

Brantley could not hide his surprise, he jumped upright, "Did you just say that he killed your parents?"

The turn of events…it was something that he'd never have imagined.

"I was there when he gave the order, I….." Emille's voice cracked.

"I begged him, I pledged to do anything he asked. He told me that they were dying because of my stubbornness." Emille blinked the tears away from his eyes.

Brantley was scared to ask any question at this point, lest he triggers Emille, despite the tons of questions he had.

He cleared his throat, "What did you do?" Brantley asked in a shallow tone…he wasn't sure of his voice.

"I sent a letter to my parents, telling them everything. I told them not to pay the money again, and I told them where to find me. The cops were to raid the place…well, the