'I didn't kill Maverick because he was a good husband to mommy.', he said. But was he a good husband? Or did that asshole of a man hurt Mary too, even though not as much? It wasn't her fault. She couldn't protect Christian from everything.

So now as you watched that man raise his hand at Christian - was it fair? How he didn't even move to protect himself, as if he already accepted his fate. As if he couldn't have Maverick dead on the floor before you'd even have time to gasp.

He didn't try to fight back, either - he never did. Just flinched - looking like he shrunk, helpless - usually the most heavy, dangerous presence in the room, sometimes a monster of a man. Now - just a scared, litttle kid.

Dropping by his stepfather's place - once his home, when his mother was alive - wasn't a good idea from the very beginning. And of course you had to go with him.

And now you ended watching that same stepfather - and his raised hand that came down, quick, ruthless, and unforgiving.