Flash Point Family

chapter two

I knew that  I  was in trouble  with  my  father  when he told my brother  and my little   sister  to go and wait for him in the car that he wanted to talk with me alone. ''what is the problem now sweets?'' I herd my dad ask me as he moved my plate of pancakes and bacon and eggs in front me. ''I am not hungry that's all it happened sometimes you know that daddy'' I told my dad not looking him in the eyes which is a big no no in his house. grabbing my chin he forced me to look up at him.

thank god I got the kids up early enough to drop them off at school and be in time to drive to the barn because I knew that my middle child Alice would give me and my wife trouble this morning. she had a ruff night last night I had to restrain her while my wife gave her and injection of a light sedative because she got into a fit I still don't know what caused it. ''I am going to ask you one more time Alice what is the problem now sweets.'' I asked my Daughter while I grabbed her chin and forced her to look up at me. ''no no daddy I don't want to talk about it right now I am not hungry.'' she yelled at me with tears streaming down her face her breathing was labored. I knew that she crossed the line and I think my Daughter knew she had crossed the line to with the next look she gave me.

''ow sorry daddy '' I started to tell my daddy who gave me the look that meant I was in for it. in one swift motion my dad grabbed me by the hands and stomped his way to the kitchen ''no no I am sorry daddy'' I tired pleading with him but he seemed to not be listening to what I was saying looking around in the sink he found what he was looking for the wooden spoon. ''no no please no daddy I am sorry I am sorry I didn't mean it.'' I screamed as he brought down the spoon on my backside whack after whack my dad kept brining down the spoon on my back side. ''daddy please''

''daddy please'' I hear Alice cry out to me I dropped the wooden spoon back into the sink and pulled her into a hug she kept pulling back and I kept pulling her closer to my chest and rubbing her back whispering sweet noting into her ears. ''it ok baby'' ''I am sorry daddy I am sorry'' I hear my Daughter tell me in between her sobs. giving my children a spanking is something I never really like to do but it has to be done every once in a while so my children know that when they break the rules there are consequences depending on what they do wrong. when my Daughter finally calmed down enough I addressed her again. ''ok breath '' I told her and she started doing those deep breathing exercises that her doctor and her mother showed her. ''now let get ready to go'' I told my Daughter who passed by the table and gabbed the three strips of bacon that where un touched on her plate with her to the front of the house where our coats were hung. helping her put on her coat I grabbed her book bag and my duffel bag and we walked out of the house and into the waiting truck.

''what are we waiting for where is daddy?'' I hear my little sister tell me over and over as she was sitting in the back seat of the truck and I was in the front passenger side. ''dam why does my sister always have to start with her crazy shit early in the morning and late at night.'' John though to himself as his younger sister bounced around in the back seat waiting for my Father and Sister to come out of the house so we can get dropped off. ''what are we waiting for now ?'' I hear my little sister tell me again. ''we are waiting here because your sister is crazy and cant get her life together.'' I told my little sister just then I see my dad and sister walking out of the house my dad was hold his bag and her book bag and my sister had on that dam worn out hoodie coat of hers but she had three pieces of bacon in her hand when she came in the back seat with my other little sister. she looked like she was crying so that must mean that my dad gave her a spanking before that was the reason he sent us both to the car.

''come on guys lets hit the road'' I told the kids after I got into the front seat and put the truck into drive. ''daddy what does crazy mean?" my youngest Daughter asked me I looked to my oldest who gave me a look and then looked away out the window. I looked in the review mirror to see that Alice had finished eating the three strips of bacon that she grabbed off her plate before we left this morning . ''well honey a crazy person is just someone who need a little bit more help then other that's all.'' I replied to my Daughter hoping that will answer her question. ''but what if there a crazy person who hurts people ?'' she asked my again ''then you call her daddy that what my job is to help people before they try and hurt them selves for anybody else and if they do hurt other people then I have to take them to jail or worse.'' I replied to her ''so is Alice going to go to jail or worse?'' my youngest Daughter asked me.

''what why would I go to jail I didn't do anything?'' I hear Alice yell out in the truck as we pulled up to my Youngest school. ''honey why would you say that?'' I asked her looking at my oldest son who was pretending to look out the window. ''because John said that the reason we were waiting for you in the car so long is because you were dealing with Alice and that Alice was crazy and needs to get her life together.'' I hear Stacy tell me all in one breath ''and you said that you deal with crazy people in your job and that sometimes you help them or take them to jail or worse well what if Alice hurts someone or worse don't you have to take her to jail then if that happened.'' Stacey asked me ''honey its a little bit more complicated then that but not your sister is not crazy.'' I told her while looking at my oldest son.

''ok time for school honey'' I told my youngest as I watched her get out of the truck and run to the school building to meet up with her friends forgetting the conversation that we just had. if only it were that simple to just forget all the bad things that come up in life how I missed being that young. Wordy thought to himself as he pulled out of the curb and back onto the road to drop his other two children off at school. ''apologize to your sister now '' I barked at my son ''fine I am sorry I called you crazy are you happy now.'' John told the both of us I looked at him I did not have the energy to deal with this non scene right now if its not one thing its another. ''you and me will finish this conversation when I get home tonight John.'' I told my son I pulled to the curb of there school and watched my son get out the truck. ''ok dad'' was all he said after he shut the door of the truck and walked off to the school building. ''he didn't mean it honey you know people say thing they don't mean when they are mad and up set.'' I told Alice who just gave me a kiss on the cheek and said I love you daddy have a good day at work. I watched her get out of the truck and walk into the school building not talking to anybody along the way.

pulling away from the curb I keep driving until I got to the barn and parked the car in my spot grabbing my duffel bag I walked into the barn and saw whinny in the center of everything. ''hey Wordy how is it going how is the wife and kids?'' she asked me ''is the boss in yet ?'' I asked her ''ow that good yea he is in'' he told me as I began to walk to the boss office I wonder if maybe he cold help me with my children.