My father is a semi-auto weapon of destruction, a bulldozer of termination, the nuke of my family. Just imagine three very short days after your birthday, Memorial Day weekend, you and your two very precious brothers are having the time of your lives in the backyard when you realized your mom and sister are missing. So you go to investigate and walk in through the back door to find that your family is being cornered by your father. You are 12. You have to decide whether to protect your family or rush your 290 lb nuclear war head of a dad. You stand there dazed until you decide to protect your brothers from the evil that stands before you. Rushing outside to hold them out so they don't have to witness it. Moments later the police show up. Your father had called them on himself... They come to the back and you tell them that they are inside. At this point your brothers are fighting to see whats going on and all you can do is hold them back and hope that it all gets solved. After the 10 minutes of suspense which feel like years you hear your father's car start up and leave. Heading inside then, you find your mom and sister in tears with police telling you that you should go to a friend's house. So very hurriedly you scamper through the house taking only what you need. Once everyone has all of their stuff you cram it into the car for you know that your father may return at any moment. Pealing out of your driveway you go to take shelter with your friends. However, almost as soon as you arrive there your father tells you he knows where you are and is coming for you, so you get up and move again. Some time later you arrive at your final destination. While keeping in contact with a neighbor they tell you that your father is staying the night at your house and that you would do best to stay away. The next day when he leaves for work you and your family all rush back to your house to grab more clothes, food,and some comfort items. The next three days nothing really exciting happens so on the fourth day you return to your house. You have had little to no sleep and are completely exhausted. After you catch up on sleep you realize that you just had your first ever flashback. This is one of many. They strike at least once a day sometimes more. Since this harsh experience you have done all in your power to protect your family but your are now 14 you can't really do all that much. So imagine, your father being a semi-auto weapon of destruction, a bulldozer of termination, the nuke of your family. You know deep heart you will always be haunted by this, always...
