Well he didn't treat my mother very well. He did some horrible things."<br />"Like..." I hesitated. "Blood-whore things?"<br />"Like beating-her-up kinds of things" he replied flatly.<br />"Oh God," I said "That's horrible. And she...she just let it happen?"<br />"She did." The corner of his mouth turned into a sly, sad smile. "But I didn't"<br />"Tell me, tell me you beat the crap out of him"<br />His smile grew, "I did.