Flash Point Family

Chapter Twenty Seven

sitting down with a cup of coffee at the dinner table the baby monitor was still by my side I could hear Alice still snoring thank god she was still sleeping she needed it hell we all were in need of a good night rest Veronica was in bed already and so was Stacy I don't know were Veronica Mother was though.

''I think we need to have a conversation son.'' I turn around and hear my mother in law tell me as she took a seat next to me with a mug of coffee as well. I wonder what she could want to talk about now I have had enough of her talks to last a life time.

''I owe you an apology Wordy'' I herd my Mother in law tell me I thought I was hearing things

''what'' I replied back to her still

in shock about what she just told me she was not that type of person to apologies when she was wrong.

''yes you herd me right I did not know the amount of work that you and my daughter have to deal with when it comes to taking care of Alice. and I was wrong for saying the things that I said to you about putting her in a hospital and that medication did not work. because from what I saw tonight she really looked scared and the way she held on to you in truth broke my heart. I never seen her that bad in her life.'' she explained to me as we both stopped to take a sip of our coffee.

''well truthfully I don't know what went wrong tonight because she has been bad but never this bad. also this was the first time that John ever helps us out with Alice I told him that he needs to look out for her while they are both in school and at first he was not happy about it as any kid his age would be when it comes to there little sister but something happened in school and I think that changed his point of view on Alice.'' I told my Mother in law

''what do you think happened?'' she asked me and I still have yet to have a clear answer as to what that was.

''beat me and it scares me because I don't think that Alice her self knows what happened she been having a hard couple of weeks we all have.'' I told her

''I know it not easy when you have a child like that they take up a lot of your time and you worry about the future and what is going to happened when you are not around.'' she told me she had tears forming in her eyes and I did not know why this sounded very personal to her as well and I did not really know why.

''are you speaking from first hand experience?'' I asked her because I really wanted to know

''yes son I am speaking from personal experience I used to have a daughter named Alice who passed away from suicide. she had a lot of issues her Father and I we grew up in a time were mental illness was not a subject people talked about. my Husband at the time had his ways of dealing with her that today would be considered abuse. I often wonder of I had gotten her help would she still be alive today I really don't know but I bare that cross every day.'' Veronica mother told me and I just sat there in deep quite thought until I found the right words to replay back to her

''I know a little bit about those fears because I always think to my self when will I have to have her committed to the hospital if I did have to do that would I be able to. to tell you the truth I do not trust her to be alone with her self because I worry if one day she will cut her self deep and bleed to death. will this be the day that she tries to commit suicide because she cant cope with the things that are going in her head on top of the stresses of being a young lady.'' I told her

''I did not know that you felt that way she seems like she adores you.'' Veronica mother told me and I had to laugh and smile at the thought of it.

''yes I am sure she does adore me I mean come on look at me.'' I told and we both started laughing breaking up the tension in the room.

''no but for real she does love me and I love my baby even though she gives me new gray hairs everyday I wake up.'' I replied

''yea that comes with being a parent'' she replied

''I responded to call a week a go it was domestic call a young boy around her age was off his medication and was threating suicide in front of the parents that he was holding hostage and his little sister was the one that phoned in to the police. the whole time I was thinking what if that was Alice and not the boy what if we were the Parents on the floor helpless and held hostage what would we do. . and its been on my mind for some time.'' I explained to her

''wow just a day in the life of a SRU officer'' she replied back to me

''yea something like that but that is why I am super strike when it comes to her she knows I don't play when it come to discipline and usally something like this would happen and I would spank her but this time it just does not fell right. '' I told her

''maybe they gave her a really strong dose sometimes that happened and the body goes out of whack.'' Veronica mother told me and then a spark came on in my brain she might be right. getting my phone from my pocket I dialed Spike number and asked him if he would come down with his chemistry set and see what was up with her meds I knew he would come though because he loved his neice a lot.''

getting off the phone I kissed my mother in law and thanked her for her good idea

''I don't know about you but I am off to bed I am tired I am have a callege named Spike coming by tomorrow morning he is going to check her medication for us. I told her walking towards the stair with her following right behind me.

once I got to the door where I was staying in with my wife I said good night to her and she passed me the baby monitor and I walked into the room and changed into my PJs and put the monitor on the bedside table I could still hear Alice snoring so that was a good thing. climbing into bed I wrapped my arms around my wife and I was out like a light.