Ed took the girl to a bar with him and his brother. She had never been in a bar before. She was 17.
There were pool tables and Ed and his brother played pool. They were talking and suddenly she was shocked to see Ed's brother punch Ed in the face.
More shocking though was the next thing she knew she was on Ed's brother's back, legs wrapped around his waist, screaming "don't hurt him! Don't hurt him!!!!!"
The brother very calmly and gently said "it's ok. It's over now. You can let go." The girl slid down. Embarrassed.
Then somehow she was leaving with the brother without Ed and he parked his truck in his mother's driveway. They never got out. The brother played old country songs on the radio.
A song came on called Sneaky Snake and the brother started putting his hand on the girl's leg like it was a snake. She tensed up. Afraid. What would Ed do when he showed up?
They sat in the truck all night. Ed came and got her. He never said a word about any of it.
She couldn't understand why she had reacted so strongly to him being hurt as he hurt her every day? Why? Why did she defend him?
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