Simon lunged across the room awkwardly, as though he were so angry that his body wouldn’t respond correctly to the mad commands of his mind. He reached out and grabbed Andrew by both arms.
“You stupid little f**k!” he screamed and spittle flew from his mouth. With surprising strength, he threw Andrew into the wall near the bed.
Pain burst in Andrew’s shoulder and his head snapped back, putting a large dent in the drywall. Simon’s hand flew out and struck him on the cheek. Andrew was still stunned from the wall, and the powerful slap sent him sprawling to the floor.
Simon landed on him, crushing the air from his lungs. Andrew looked up into eyes shot through with blood, as though his brother were having a brain hemorrhage. His eyes were wild.
At that moment Andrew knew he would di
