Page 21 of Joker
“Kid is a genius at impressions,” Tank tells the others.
“Beau, show them your impression of Tank,” I encourage.
“Oh, this I gotta see,” Bull says with a laugh and gets comfy. Reck also sits.
Prez stays near the door and watches. Beau seems to be looking right at him.
“Come on, Beau, I wanna see too,” Prez says softly.
Beau smiles and does his impression causing them all to laugh loudly.
“Do me, do me!” Bull says. Beau gives it his best, and he’s bloody close.
“What about me?” Prez asks.
Beau hesitates and looks at me. I give him a slight nod. He puffs his chest out, trying to make himself bigger than he is, holds his arms on his hips and says, “Goddamn idiots.”
His voice is spot on, but his whole impression has us losing our shit. Reck lets out a stomach-holding laugh, and Prez is laughing. A feminine giggle comes from the doorway, and Pip is standing there watching us. Coming into the room, she ruffles Beau’s hair and kisses his forehead.
“Born entertainer.”
Beau looks so proud of himself. He carries on his impressions, and more brothers join us and ask him to impersonate them too. He picks up all the traits of each brother quickly, which just makes it funnier, but also shows me he’s always watching his surroundings and reading people. This seems to lift our spirits and is exactly what we need.
CHAPTERNINE
CARRIE
God, I miss my boy. I miss Agnes too. I know it was the right decision to send them away. The plan was always that I would go with them, but there was no way I could. The pain in my body would’ve meant holding them back. I needed to put Beau first. If they had made it to Jason and the Sons, then I know they would help get me free. Well, I hope to God they would help. When my dad went away, we didn’t spend much time around them as Mom hated them. She had blamed them for Dad no longer being around. I did ask Bull a few times about my dad, but he wouldn’t tell me. He just got this really sad look on his face and had told me it was ‘club business.’ He did tell me, though, that if my dad could be with me, he would be. I’d held onto that with all my heart. I’d loved my dad and was such a daddy’s girl.
I often think about him and Johnny. Where are they now? Are they okay? Are they together?
Dad had taught me so much. He taught me how to protect myself and Johnny. When he went away, Bull took over a little. He taught me how to shoot a gun.
He really helped me feel like I wasn’t missing out on not having my dad around. Plus, Jason was always with Johnny and me when he wasn’t at the club with Bull.
Did Jason end up following in his dad’s footsteps? Is he now a brother? He used to always talk about how he wanted to prospect when he was old enough. When he had talked about the Sons and the brotherhood, he had such pride in his voice.
Living as part of an MC is not an easy, romantic life like you see on television. It’s gritty, dirty, and soul-destroying, but it’s also wonderful. The sense of family and love they have for each other is more than anyone outside the club can understand. These men may seem rough and scary, but you only need to worry if you cross them. Being loved and cared for by these men is truly inspiring. They love with their whole hearts and are as loyal as they come. I miss the friendships and watching them interact together as one huge family who would always have your back. It is this notion that I hold onto as it means they would come for me. I just need to stay strong until then.
The door opens, and he walks in.
“You disappoint me, pet, they got away, and you let them. You will be punished.”
His voice has a violent edge to it that makes my skin crawl. This is not good. I knew he wouldn’t be happy that they had managed to slip past him, but I honestly thought he wouldn’t care. I should have known he would take it bad.
His hand grips my chin hard between his fingers and moves my head to look at him.
“Your first video has been a huge success. You appear to be popular.”
Knowing sick men have watched videos of what he’s done to me and gotten off on it makes me sick to my stomach.
“I’m looking forward to your next starring movie.”
Oh, fuck! Yeah, this is not good. I feel the needle enter my arm and the cold spread through me. Looking into his eyes, I can see the pain he’s going to cause me. The drug kicks in, and my eyes feel heavy. I try to fight the heavy feeling, but do not succeed as it drags me under.
Waking up, I can see I’m back in his fun room as he refers to it. My arms are chained to the ceiling, and my legs are chained to the floor spread wide. I’m completely naked. Looking around, I can see the table with his toys to the side, and a camera is set up again in front of me. Moving my head, I can see another camera is set up behind me.
He enters the room. However, unlike normal, he’s wearing a mask that covers the top half of his face and hair. Seeing the confusion on my face, he laughs.
