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He sped north through the City, wildly through the rain, heading
toward the Bridge. Through the windshield, his face was lit like a crystal
demon speeding through the orange mist of the Golden Gate, heading
toward the dark freeway to Bar Nada. A whim to stop and jump crossed
his mind, but he was too angry to kill himself. He knew what he must do.
He pressed on through the rain. His heart was racing like a bad speed trip.
He flew through the night. He felt like a small-town mailbag snatched
up by a speeding express train. His car roared up the gravel drive to the
ranch house.
Logan was standing in the rain waiting for him. He was big, dark
with steroid-rage in his yellow rain slicker. Kick had called ahead and
warned him.
“You skinny-necked geek,” Logan shouted. “You’re not throwing me
out of here!”
“You’re history!” Ryan shouted. The rain drenched him.
“You’re nothing!” Logan walked slowly toward him. “You’re not get-
ting any of the grass. We sold it months ago.” He pointed to the carport.
“See the new truck? It’s in my name! It’s in Kick’s name! We bought it,
geek! Together! We took you, you lame wimp! Because you were easy to
take.”
“You’re a liar!”
“No, you dickhead, you’re the liar!” He pushed his face close up
against Ryan’s. “You never even had sex with him. He told me so. Except
for that one night when I sat on your face. He said we had to have a three-
way with you. Whoa! What a joke! It was a mercy-fuck!”
Ryan threw a punch into Logan’s hard gut.
“You fuckin’ pussy!” He slapped Ryan across the face “You fuckin’
wimp!” He backhanded him again. “You cunt!” He punched Ryan in the
stomach.
Ryan doubled over.
Logan wrapped his arm around Ryan’s waist, turned him upside
down, and shook him. Ryan gasped for air. Logan bear-hugged him and
carried him to the barn, dragging Ryan’s head through the mud, kicking
his face with his boots. “We’ll see who’s fucking who,” he said. He threw
Ryan on the floor, straddled his weight across his chest, and beat his face.
“We...,” Ryan shouted between the punches, “...made...love!”
“Pussy!”
“We...made...love!”
“You geek-cunt pussy!”
“You can kill me...”

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