Chapter 18 Estranged Siblings ##18

• David ran closer, but Andre was done getting hit. He leaned away from David's punch and smashed his fist into David's side, snapping ribs. The man fell back and caught Andre's last punch in the middle of his face, crushing his nose. The man collapsed.
• Andre leaned back against the building, panting and wincing in pain. Everything hurt, and his face was swelling up from the number of punches he'd taken. He tasted blood from his split lip. His backpack was on the ground, and he stumbled forward to pick it up. He walked away without looking back and made it all the way home without further incident. He still had some pills left, but he recalled the doctor's warning. He went into the bathroom and did his best to wash off the blood.
• "ANDRE!"