Behind the Lens (Behind the Lives)

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Author: Marita A. Hansen
cos I ain’t discussing this again.” He turned to leave.
    “You
ain’t goin’ nowhere.” Hunter bashed into Ash from behind, ramming him into a
wall.
    Dante
launched himself at Hunter, grabbing him around the neck. “Let him go!”
    “Not
until he agrees to ask Craven for your job back!” Hunter yelled.
    Ash
flung his head back, butting Hunter in the face, then rammed his forehead into
the wall. Hunter let go and grabbed his bloodied nose, looking stunned. Guards
rushed at him, taking hold of his arms. Hunter let them as he stared at Ash,
who slumped onto the floor, cradling his forehead. Dante dropped down in front
of Ash, removing his brother’s hands to see the damage. Blood leaked from the
bruises that were already there, the rest of the skin reddening to match it. A
nurse ran over to help.
    Hunter
called out, “Is Ash alright?”
    Dante
jump to his feet as the guards pulled Hunter away. He followed them, one of the
guards yelling at him to back off. “I’m not gonna retaliate,” Dante said,
making the guards stop. “My brother hit his head on purpose.”
    “Why
did he do that?” Hunter asked, the blood from his nose dripping onto his
sweatshirt.
    “You
shouldn’t have rammed him into the wall, he’s been abused.”
    “I
know, but that happened ten years ago.”
    Dante
shook his head. “It happened again this week.”
    “What
do ya mean?” Hunter said, looking confused.
    “Chaz
escaped prison and kidnapped him. You can take an educated guess on what went
down.”
    Hunter’s
face fell. “Oh God, no.” He looked over at Ash, who was being tended to by a
nurse. “I’m sorry, Ash, I didn’t know!”
    Ash
glanced up, his eyes haunted as the nurse wound gauze around his head.
    “Lemme
go!” Hunter yelled at the guards. “He’s my son! I wanna go to my son!”
    Dante
shook his head. “Not today, wait until he’s stable.”
    “But
he won’t come back.” Hunter looked at Ash. “I love you, son, I didn’t meana
hurt you, you must know that.”
    Without
responding, Ash got to his feet and went for the door, asking the nurse to let
him out.
    “Don’t
walk away from me!” Hunter yelled. “You’re everything to me.”
    Ash
turned, his eyes flashing. “Sledge and Juliet should be everything to you, not
me! How can you ignore your own flesh and blood?”
    “You’re
my flesh and blood, you’re my soul.”
    Ash
shook his head, then turned to the door.
    Hunter
looked like he was about to cry. “Everything I’ve done is to protect you and
this family. Please go back to Craven or it’ll all be for nuthin’.”
    Ash
yelled at the nurse, “Lemme out!” The nurse swiped her card over the monitor.
    “I
hafta go,” Dante said to Hunter.
    “First
tell me you believe me ’bout Craven.”
    “I
believe you,” Dante said, just saying it to calm Hunter down. “And I promise
I’ll sort this mess out with him.”
    “Thanks,
and make sure that Ash knows I didn’t meana hurt him. I would never hurt him on
purpose.”
    “’Kay.”
Dante patted Hunter’s arm, then strode to the door, indicating for the nurse to
let him out. He exited both doorways, relieved to find that Ash was waiting for
him in the reception area.
    Ash
got up from the couch and headed for the exit, punching the security guard in
the face. The man crumpled to the floor. “That’s for insulting my bro!” Ash
yelled at him, then headed for Dante’s Holden, parked on the other side of the
darkened car park.
    Covering
his nose, the guard pushed to his feet. “You won’t be allowed in here again!”
he shouted, his voice partially muffled by his hand
    “That’s
what he wants,” Dante said as he walked past, feeling no satisfaction over the
guard getting hurt.
    ***
    Dante turned off the main
road and drove past Claydon Primary School, the night tucking a dark blanket
over the buildings. “I think we should ask Craven for our jobs back,” he said,
hoping Ash didn’t bite his head off for saying it, but he knew he had
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