"Ugh..." Kayla scoffed, crossing her arms over her chest and letting Kenny get between her and the manager.
"Dude, no," Kenny spoke up. "Just take us to Kyle, we're getting him out of here."
"If you insist," the manager replied with a dispirited head shake. "Seems like a waste of money to me. Your, uh, brother isn't the same as you remember him. Won't be able to do much else for a living outside of this place..." He stopped at a door and turned toward Kenny, looking at the bag of cash. Kenny looked to Kayla, who gave him an affirming nod. He handed the bag of cash to the manager who opened the door and motioned for them to go inside.
They stepped in where a baby-talking bimbo blonde was on her knees in front of a camera. The two stared for a moment but she didn't break away from what she was doing. "Hey, where is Kyle!?" Kenny turned back toward the manager who was rifling through the money, doing a quick count.
"I tried to warn ya..." the manager replied with a smirk, not even looking up from the money. "Caveat emptor. Buyer beware, haha."
Kyle, Kayla, and Kenny's mother died when they were young. Their father, who was decent if not exactly a "father of the year"-type before, quickly went downhill after. Drinking, gambling, leaving his kids at home alone for days at a time to take unsavory jobs to pay back what he owed... The kids would have been in bad shape if not for the oldest, Kyle, stepping up into a parent-like role. He worked hard to make sure they had what they needed, even dropping out to work more jobs. He wouldn't let Kayla or Kenny do that, however, insisting they finish school and helping them to earn scholarships to go to college.
One day, however, a couple of mob enforcers showed up at the house. It seems their dad owed far more than he could pay back, tried to steal from their boss to cover his gambling losses, and was "taken out" as a warning to others. The kids weren't exactly upset about that fact, however, the enforcers revealed that their father's debt wasn't forgiven. To protect his siblings, Kyle agreed to go with them to work off the debt. Before leaving, the enforcers gave Kayla and Kenny an address. If they could come up with the money, they could pay the debt there and get Kyle back.
It was a large sum and, even though the two got decent jobs out of college, it took a few years to save up. They were determined to rescue their older brother who sacrificed so much for them and now, finally, they were able to do so...
"Kyle! Kyle!" Kenny approached the bimbo as she kneeled on the floor. Only when he got close did she finally break away from the camera to look at him. "Oh god..." he mumbled in shock. Those eyes...it was definitely Kyle. "What did you...what have you done!?"
"Well, he wasn't big enough to be an enforcer. And he sucked as a dealer and runner... So we made him useful to us. Surgeries, behavioral therapy...it cost a pretty penny but she made it back and then some. And you kids just covered the rest of the debt so...she's all yours. Should serve as a good warning to anyone who sees never fuck with us again, haha," the manager explained. "By the way, she answers to Khloe now. See yourselves out when you're done...if you can get her to go, haha." He walked away, still laughing smugly.
Kayla and Kenny were able to get their brother back...at least what was left of him...and as they soon learned, it was even less than they realized. Those surgeries were thorough and the therapy overwrote most of his old identity. He had sacrificed so much for them...now it was time for them to try to help him in return... What was left of him, at least...
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