Flash Point Family

Chapter One

''getting kids up and ready for school is never an easy thing to do I would rather chase down a suspect for ten blocks then try and get my kids ready for school. Wordy thought to himself as he got up out of bed and turned to his right to see that his wife was still stirring in her sleep. he decided to let sleep for a little bit longer she had a long night last night at work.

putting on his black work pants and black work issued boots and black v neck shirt wordy got dressed and walked into the bathroom to brush his teeth. ''it quite around here to quite'' he thought to himself and soon enough regret those words he spoke. ''mom I am hungry'' he herd his younger Daughter Stacy come into there room and start to yell. ''lower your voice your mother is sleeping still '' I whispered to my youngest as I ushered her out of our bedroom and into the hallway. closing the door behind us I took one last look at my wife who was knocked out and did not seem to hear the commotion that was just going on a few moment ago.

''but daddy I am hungry'' Stacy whined to me which Is one of the things I cant not stand that my children do. ''stop whining now you know I cant stand that'' . I told my daughter ''go downstairs and wait for me in the kitchen.'' I told Stacy who was already walking down the hallway and down the stairs.

walking into John bedroom I walked straight t the window and opened the curtains ''wake up John its time to go eat breakfast and go to school. I told my oldest ''and clean this room later its dirty and smelly what the hell boy.'' I told my son as he got up from his bed and was sitting up rubbing his head ''ok dad I will '' I hear my son replay to me as he got up and grabbed a shirt from the near by chair and put it on. ''hey do you know if you sister is up yet?'' I asked him ''Stacy is up I know because she gets up so early I don't know why'' he replied to me ''ok what about Alice? I asked him looking at him with my arms crossed ''I don't know dad she probably still sleeping she is weird she talks in her sleep among other things. John told me and I started to walk out of his room ''that is not nice to say about your sister.'' I told him and I walked out of his room and walked to my middle child bed room and opened the door.

''Alice wake up now its time to get ready for school.'' I told my daughter who just stirred under the covers. ''no I don't want to go to school today or ever for that matter'' I hear Alice telling me ''I don't have time for your non scene get up now.'' I told my Daughter and ripped the covers from her body seeing her curl up into a ball on the bed.

''dad what the hell was that for?'' I yelled at my dad which was a big no no in our house ''excuse me little girl you want to repeat what you just said to me ?'' my dad told me using that low death like tone that he uses when he is mad at you and you don't know when he might strike. ''ouch'' I yelled out when my dad landed a smack on my exposed thigh. ''now you have five minutes to get ready and downstairs for breakfast and if you are not ready and I have to come up here again you are not going to like it one bit.'' my dad explained to me while walking out of my room and shutting the door behind him.

''I know my dad was not playing games this morning but he was still such an ass he wants to run this house like we work for him and he just makes all the rules that you have to follow. Alice thought to herself as she grabbed some black legging from her draw and put them on and looked around for her black combat boots and put those on to. walking around her room Alice was looking around for a shirt to wear. finding one on her chair she put the red shirt on and grabbed her hoodie and back pack and opened her door walking down the hallway and down the stairs and into the kitchen were all my family was already there eating breakfast.

''another minute longer and I was going to go up stairs after you'' I hear my dad tell me as he sets a plate of pancakes and bacon and scrabbled eggs in front of me. ''dad that's a lot of food'' I whined at him ''stop whining you know how much I cant stand when you guys do that'' dad told me and passing my a fork '' I cant eat all of this.'' I told my dad ''you have to eat a good breakfast to start your day right daddy.'' I hear Stacy tell me ''that's right baby'' he told her and I just sat down at the counter and moved the food around in my plate and nibbled on the food. I knew that dad had his eyes trained on me.

I don't know why Alice has to be difficult with us with everything from eating to taking her medication to just plain communicating her thoughts and emotions with us. Wordy thought to himself as he looked at all his children eating and noticed that Alice was just moving her food around. every since she was diagnosed with a mood disorder and a eating disorder she keeps me and her mother busy between her doctor visit and therapist visit and just plain worrying about her and the other children and work can leave a man tired.

''John take Stacy and meet me at the truck me and your sister right her have some things to talk about. I told my son who thankfully got the messaged and helped Stacy off the chair and out of the kitchen. ''what is the problem now Alice?'' I asked my Daughter who just kept her head down looking at the Pancakes she knew she was in trouble.