[Content warning: Crude and vulgar language]

"I'm gonna cut off your dick and feed it to your brother." Caelan told the boy. "And I hope you'll stay alive to see it. I have to decide whether I'm gonna cook it first or not." He stepped forward to the boy as he moved back. Then he moved his arm out of harm's way at the boy's attack. "You can still leave. I'm only defending myself here."

He moved in again with a sweep of his hand toward the boy. Did he really want to hurt him? This was his first real knife fight, but he had no choice. They broke into his house and refused to leave. The older boy said bad things to him and the little boy tried to hurt him with his sling shot. He had to do something. He had to. All in self defense. He couldn't be hanged for defending himself. Caelan thought, trying to make himself believe it.