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into Nicholas’s ribs. I took my father by the shoulders, turned him around, and punched him straight in the jaw. He fell back but quickly recovered and charged me with his arms locked around my waist. He plowed me into the wall. The impact hurt but soon dissipated with the adrenaline pumping through me.
Nicholas pulled him off me and chucked him to the floor. We both stood, out of breath, and stared down at him while we waited for his next move.
He stumbled to his feet, and anger poured off of him. I knew he saw he wouldn’t win, so he headed over to the fireplace, where he pulled out an envelope and tossed it into the flames. I glanced at Nicholas to see if he knew what that was all about, but he shook head, confused.
The punch to my father’s face had split my knuckles open, and I felt them starting to swell.
I moved so he saw my face. “You ever lay a hand on anyone else in the family, I promise you, you won’t leave this room again.”
“That’s quite a threat, son,” he grunted with his back turned to me.
“Nah, Dad, just a promise.”
***
Avery
I pulled off the hoodie once I was far enough away from the house and jogged down to where my car was parked outside of the gate. Once inside, I turned on the light and took a look at the damage. “Shit!” My whole left eye was swollen, and the cheek was puffy and red as well. Stupid bitch! I needed some painkillers and some ice. Voices behind me had me on edge, so I started the car and headed home.
After I swallowed three of Jimmy’s white pills marked painkillers, I held a bag of frozen peas to my eye. I let myself sink into the recliner. I wondered how I was going to get out of this one. I had work in six hours. I soon gave in to the effects of the drugs. My eyes grew heavy, and I drifted off.
There were so many lights, they lit up our entire street. If I wasn’t so scared, I would think it looked like a Christmas parade like I’d seen on TV. People were in tears, my sister’s eyes were turned toward the ground, Jims’ arms were around me to make sure no one touched me. What I couldn’t understand was where Mommy was. She always made things better, she always came and visited in the treehouse after Daddy hit me. But she didn’t this time. Instead, I came down when Jims called for me.
“What’s going on?” I asked Jims, who was covered in blood, his pants were undone, and he smelled like bubblegum. Julia always smelled like bubblegum. I hated her. She was mean to me. “Where’s Mommy, Jims? I want Mommy.”
Jims hugged me a little tighter. “Sorry, Alexander, Mommy got in the way. She won’t be coming back.”
I didn’t understand, and I started to cry, I tucked my face into his side. Maybe if I closed my eyes real tight Mommy would come back to me.
“Are you Jimmy?” an officer asked as he bent down to look at us. “Are you Alexander?” I nodded, but Jims stayed quiet. “Can you tell me what happened here?”
“I…” I hiccupped and rubbed my runny nose across my sleeve. “I don’t know, I was up there.” I pointed to the treehouse where just moments ago I flew across the city about to save a bank from getting robbed.
“What about you?” The officer looked at Jims. “Can you tell me where this blood came from?” Jims didn’t move, but I did notice he glanced at Julia, who watched us carefully. She seemed fine. Maybe she didn’t know Mommy wasn’t coming home. But she wouldn’t care. She spent a lot of time with Daddy. Daddy always said she was his special little girl, and that he’d take her pain away. They even had sleepovers together. I hated Daddy. He didn’t care about me. Just Jims and Mommy did.
The officer nodded at a woman, who came over to us. She said her name was Lindsay and that she’d find us a place to stay tonight. And in a few days we would be moved to another home. This scared me. I looked at Jims and hoped he’d help, but he was too busy watching people snap pictures around our
Nicholas pulled him off me and chucked him to the floor. We both stood, out of breath, and stared down at him while we waited for his next move.
He stumbled to his feet, and anger poured off of him. I knew he saw he wouldn’t win, so he headed over to the fireplace, where he pulled out an envelope and tossed it into the flames. I glanced at Nicholas to see if he knew what that was all about, but he shook head, confused.
The punch to my father’s face had split my knuckles open, and I felt them starting to swell.
I moved so he saw my face. “You ever lay a hand on anyone else in the family, I promise you, you won’t leave this room again.”
“That’s quite a threat, son,” he grunted with his back turned to me.
“Nah, Dad, just a promise.”
***
Avery
I pulled off the hoodie once I was far enough away from the house and jogged down to where my car was parked outside of the gate. Once inside, I turned on the light and took a look at the damage. “Shit!” My whole left eye was swollen, and the cheek was puffy and red as well. Stupid bitch! I needed some painkillers and some ice. Voices behind me had me on edge, so I started the car and headed home.
After I swallowed three of Jimmy’s white pills marked painkillers, I held a bag of frozen peas to my eye. I let myself sink into the recliner. I wondered how I was going to get out of this one. I had work in six hours. I soon gave in to the effects of the drugs. My eyes grew heavy, and I drifted off.
There were so many lights, they lit up our entire street. If I wasn’t so scared, I would think it looked like a Christmas parade like I’d seen on TV. People were in tears, my sister’s eyes were turned toward the ground, Jims’ arms were around me to make sure no one touched me. What I couldn’t understand was where Mommy was. She always made things better, she always came and visited in the treehouse after Daddy hit me. But she didn’t this time. Instead, I came down when Jims called for me.
“What’s going on?” I asked Jims, who was covered in blood, his pants were undone, and he smelled like bubblegum. Julia always smelled like bubblegum. I hated her. She was mean to me. “Where’s Mommy, Jims? I want Mommy.”
Jims hugged me a little tighter. “Sorry, Alexander, Mommy got in the way. She won’t be coming back.”
I didn’t understand, and I started to cry, I tucked my face into his side. Maybe if I closed my eyes real tight Mommy would come back to me.
“Are you Jimmy?” an officer asked as he bent down to look at us. “Are you Alexander?” I nodded, but Jims stayed quiet. “Can you tell me what happened here?”
“I…” I hiccupped and rubbed my runny nose across my sleeve. “I don’t know, I was up there.” I pointed to the treehouse where just moments ago I flew across the city about to save a bank from getting robbed.
“What about you?” The officer looked at Jims. “Can you tell me where this blood came from?” Jims didn’t move, but I did notice he glanced at Julia, who watched us carefully. She seemed fine. Maybe she didn’t know Mommy wasn’t coming home. But she wouldn’t care. She spent a lot of time with Daddy. Daddy always said she was his special little girl, and that he’d take her pain away. They even had sleepovers together. I hated Daddy. He didn’t care about me. Just Jims and Mommy did.
The officer nodded at a woman, who came over to us. She said her name was Lindsay and that she’d find us a place to stay tonight. And in a few days we would be moved to another home. This scared me. I looked at Jims and hoped he’d help, but he was too busy watching people snap pictures around our
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