12 Chapter 11 - I want Silence

This evening, Birmingham has definitely shown its charm. The bustle of the city, dim lights illuminating the streets. Here and there you can see people who are about to finish their work and can return to their families. And someone is now enjoying the evening bustle with his company of friends.

But in the midst of all this atmosphere, there was a pair of brother and sister, who are clearly not in the mood right now.

John, who was walking ahead of his sister, hadn't said a word all this time since he left the library. His thoughts were occupied by the boy who had brought him to his knees and made him feel superior to him.

- "John.. Listen.."- Aida wanted to talk to her brother since they were walking home, but he ignored her all the time.

Feeling annoyed, John turned to face her, showing his damaged forehead and a gloomy expression, said: - "Everything that happened today... I hope that when we get home, you won't say a word. "

- "Why?! If Arthur and Tommy find out, they'll..."- before Eide could finish, John interrupted her.

- "We can't!"

- "I heard him introduce himself and all I know is that this madman is Russian!" - John said in a trembling voice, biting his lips to continue: - "I hope you will keep silent about what happened today. Even more so.. This bastard is the son of some politician... Fuck!"

After a little thought, Ade asked: - "You.. Are you absolutely sure? And if he's lying?"

- "The way he behaved at that moment, do you think if he wasn't the son of a politician, he would have been able to beat me, knowing that there are people around? John asked, already knowing what answer his sister would give him, so he quickly turned around and walked at a brisk pace.

Noticing that her brother had left, Ada also quickened her steps and walked hand in hand with him.

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Sitting in the hall, the whole Shelby family attended their meeting. At that moment, every family member had to be in this room to discuss family matters.

Since the father of this family ran away, the post of head of the family was taken by Aunt Polly, who is currently raising all these children. Looking at everyone gathered, she noticed that 2 was missing.

So turning her head in Tommy's direction, she asked: "Where are John and Ada?"

- "I don't know.. After we went to look for Aida, we split up, maybe he found her now and they should be here already." Thomas said.. On the head, not everyone has the same branded haircut undercoat. This year he is 22 years old.

And as Tommy said, after his words, 2 people entered. Their faces were grim, but all they did was sit back in their seats and stare at Polly.

Arthur, who was standing at the window, looked at Aida all this time, until at some point he turned his gaze to John, on whose forehead he saw a mark from an injury. Even when he entered, many noticed that he was slightly limping on his left leg, and even more so on his mark on his head.

- "John... John.. John.. How did you manage to damage your stupid head?" Arthur asked, approaching his sitting brother, who completely ignored him.

Poking his wounded forehead with his finger, he looked at Aida and asked a question: "Baby, couldn't it have been easier with him?"

- "Don't mess with him, Arthur, you can't see that he's not himself right now.." - said Polly, looking at her eldest nephew.

John and Ada did not react to their words in any way, which made everyone think that it was all Aida's fault, but no one judged her for it. So began the meeting of the famous Shelby family, which in the future will turn the whole of Birmingham upside down.

But at this moment, John's thoughts were in a completely different direction. Every time he remembered every word Victor said and that cold look and even how he humiliated him in the library.

- 'How does he know so much about my family?' - the guy thought, which made his whole back sweat: - 'This psycho..'

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At this time in the apartment on the 2nd floor.

*Slap*

A loud slap could be heard all over the house. Victor, who was standing in front of Elizabeth, received a strong slap in the face that left a red mark on his face. The blow was so strong that even a bloody trail formed on the corner of his lips due to his dry lips, which are easy to damage.

- "How could you not keep track of the girl!"

"Why are you so incompetent?!"

- "Is it so difficult to come home at least once without any incidents?!" the woman shouted, looking at Victor with cold eyes.

Emilia, who was now sitting with her elbow bandaged and looking at her aunt, felt very angry.

She never got angry without a reason, and in general it was rare for her to be angry about something. But when it came to Victor. she couldn't sit back and be silent when Victor was being insulted at this moment.

- "Aunt! Victor is not to blame for anything!" - pushing her wheelchair, Emilia looked with her angry eyes at the woman and said: - "Instead of putting all the blame on my brother, it would be better to ask who exactly pushed me at that moment!"

- "At that moment, instead of standing aside, he stood up for me!"

"He even made the person who pushed me apologize!"

- "Is there anything to shout at him for?!" - said Emilia, but at that moment when she finished speaking, Elizabeth looked at her with a stern look and swung her hand, clearly intending to strike her in the face.

*Vshuh*

But at the moment when she was about to strike, she was grabbed by the arm, preventing her from striking. Glancing at the tight grip on her arm, she looked at Victor's blank stare, clearly intending to scream again.

But when she looked at the boy at that moment, she shivered all over her body. Relaxing her arm, she looked at the two of them and barked: "From now on, you are forbidden to leave the room!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she returned to the kitchen.

At this moment, Victor, not paying attention to the woman, grabbed Emilia and headed to the bedroom.

...

Lying together on the bed, Emilia clung tightly to Victor's body.

"Did it hurt you?" Emilia asked, showing her red eyes.

"It's all right. The main thing is that you are fine," the boy said with a smile, poking the girl in the nose.

- "You always say that..." - said the girl clinging to her brother's body even more.

Seeing that Emilia was still awake, the boy thought for a while, and then turned his head to the girl and asked: "Can I sing you a song so that you can fall asleep better?"

- "Good!" - Emilia nodded.

One song appeared in his head that stuck in his memory for a long time. In his free time, when he wanted to listen to music, he always turned on this track on his phone and enjoyed it. This is a song about a woman who wanted to love and be loved, but in the end she was left all alone.

Since the song was at a faster pace, he decided to sing it slowly so that the girl would feel more comfortable falling asleep.

♫ When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand

But I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress

With my father in a casket, I had no plans ♪

♫ And I left the footprints, the mud stained on the carpet

And it hardened like my heart did when you left town

But I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant

Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around ♪

♫ But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life

And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time ♪

♫ While the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me

Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true

So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me

From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you ♪

Listening to Victor's pleasant voice, the girl slowly began to plunge into the world of dreams.

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The song is called: The lumineers - Cleopatra

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