Prologue

Prologue - The blood trickled over my lips as it flowed from my nose. Its metallic tang flooded my taste buds. He loomed over me with his fists clenched. The stench of whiskey wafted off him. He was a mean drunk. His steel capped boot connected with my ribs before I even noticed he had moved. I clenched my teeth to keep from crying out as black spots began to dance before my eyes. He reached inside his coat and pulled out a handgun. I tried to get my mind to focus, to search for an escape, but the heavy fog invading my brain wouldn't allow it. I heard the crack of the gun going off and a scream that I assumed was tearing its way out of my own throat before I sunk into the darkness.