Rotten to the Core by Casey Kelleher Read Free Book Online Page A

his mouth over hers , forcing his tongue inside, thrust ing harder and harder . T hen it all stopped, and shuddering , he lay still on top of her.
    Billy, who had   never seen his poor mum look so scared, stood paralysed with fear at what he had just witnessed.
                “Now then, Helen, if you don’t have the cash   for me next week , ”   Den sneered , as he pulled his jeans up , “this little arrangement would suit me just fine. O kay? ”   he said.
    Then he looked over to where Billy was still standing and winked at him. Billy felt as if he was going to be sick, he put his hand over his mouth and tiptoed as quickly as he could upstairs . S tupidly , he thought that perhaps if his mum didn’t know what he had just seen , and then somehow it wouldn’t have been real.
    Billy had la in in his bed and a few minutes later the front door had close d so he guessed Den had left. He heard his mum crying herself to sleep : that night, and for the next few nights. He had never spoke n about what had happened to his mum, but it played in his head for years like a movie,   tormenting him. N o matter what they had had to go without in his childhood, from that day on his mother always had the money for Den.
    As he grew up , he got angrier and angrier about what had happened. I f only I had burst through the door and stopped him , got a knife out the kitchen draw and threatened him, or better still stuck it in him , he had thought , but Billy knew he was kidding himself, a boy back then would have been no match for Den.
    Norma placed her hand on top of Billy’s as he spoke; she had never heard him say so much, it was like a floodgate had opened. Norma’s heart went out to him. All his angry thoughts seemed to pour out of him . H ow he had been so scared and shocked that he hadn’t helped her ; h ow his mum had looked so frightened. When he stopped talking , tears stream ed down his cheeks . H e wiped them away and gulped down the last of his drink.
                  “Den is Jay ’ s father , ” he finished , “this baby is go ing to have that rapist ’ s blood in its veins, and I’ ll put money on it that Jay is no better than his old man was. ”
    N orma knew there was nothing that she could say that would help to take away the hurt that Billy was feeling. She had listened , and she had a feeling that that was all Billy had wanted her to do. He was going to deal with this rega rdless ; there was no point in trying to make him see reason.
              Th ere was someone waiting to be served . Norma knew what a private man Billy was , h e would want time on his own now to gather his thoughts after being so honest with her .
    Norma got up and   bent over to wards Billy and kissed him on the cheek .               “You know where I am Billy, if you ever need an ear. I am always here for you , darling .”
    S tubbing her cigarette out , she walked off to serve her customer.
 
    Billy was embarrassed that he had been so open with Norma, but at the same time it felt as if a bit of the weight had been lifted from his shoulders; he had finally said what had happened out loud. Norma wouldn’t tell a soul, he knew that. He hadn’t told her everything though; it wouldn’t have been fair to burden her.
    Billy may have just been a boy back then , but the bad news for Den was, little boys grew into men. Den had been found in a skip just over two years ago, someone had cut his dick off. He’d been slowly tortured too; his body had been a real mess by all accounts.
              Billy had been questioned about the murder , but as far as the police could tell he had no motive and a strong alibi, thanks to some of Billy’s very loyal mates. Den had lots of enemies and the case was left unsolved. Another piece of shit disposed of, not even worth the police manpower.
              O ne of Den’s sons, Jay, had taken over Den’s little