My Tourniquet

Chapter 5

Why would my dad try to kill me? I'm his only son, his flesh and blood, now I'm being tossed around like garbage. I just can't believe this, total outradge.

I went over to Destrie's 'cause I need some major help. I don't know what to do anymore.

"I just can't take the abuse anymore,. Everytime I turn around I feel like a complete slumdog. I didn't mean to cause the accident with Maddie, Ireally didn't. Now my dad just wishes I was dead."

"If I didn't call you baout the whole concert, you wouldn't be in this mess." Destrie said. I looked at him, I could see the sorrow in his eyes and for some reason I could feel the vibe of desperation and hurt in his chest. I wasn't even touching him.

"No, its not your fault. I was responsible for Maddie, I should of been watching her more carefully. Its my fault, not yours."

"But your own dad wants you dead! He thinks your a disgrace Chase. I wish there was some way I can help."

"Theres nothing you could do even if you tried, he wants me dead and he'll try anything he can to do it."

"He's such a son of a bastard and a demond spawn!"

"Dad was never like that until the accident. He will never forgive me."

"But he'll regret everything he did to you once he realizes that you didn't mean to."

"I thought I got that through his head when the accident first happened, but all he did was beat me."

"What a dick.

"I know, theres nothing we can do. He'll probably kill me himself."

"Dud! Call DFS or the Child Abuse Hotline thing. They have to do something?"

"My dad will find out and kill me on the spot."

"Shit. I bet if the president got kidnapped by ninjas all he will do is beat the fuck out of you and get away with it."

"Haha! Yea I bet that will probably happen."

"Well he needs to face the fact that your his son, he should love you no matter what happens."

"I thought that, too. Until last night when he suffocated me half to death with a pillow." Destrie just sat there, shaking his head at me.

"Thats fucking bullshit! I'll go over there and kill that motherfucker myself." He got up and started walking to the door of his bedroom. I quickly got up and pushed him back, making him fall on his bed.

"Don't even go there Destrie! He might be a senial old bastard but hes still my dad man."

"Chase, hes trying to kill you. Don't you realize that?"

"I do but. God, I dont know. Hes my dad------"

"Dude! Wake the fuck up! Your dad wants to murder you!"

"Calm down. I know this shitalready>

"What a crook. I can't believe he's doing this to you."

"I know, but its probably for the best."

"Your so dumb you that?"

"I get it from my best friend."

"Haha. Damn straight you do."

Destrie has been there for me since we were little kids. This talk today with him made me feel kinda whole again.