Bad Boy Biker
Then Robert appeared, equally drunk, wielding a baseball bat.
"Jesus," Valentina breathed.
The two men fought. Robert swung the bat. Connor ducked, ran toward the barn. Robert followed. Minutes passed.
Then Duke came running from the house—fifteen years old, skinny, terrified. He had something in his hand. A kitchen knife.
"He was trying to help," Valentina realized. "Connor called him. Or he heard the fighting."
Duke disappeared into the barn. More time passed. Too much time.
When Duke emerged, he was alone. Covered in blood. Crying. He collapsed in the yard, curled into a ball.