Childhood

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TONI POV:

"Rip this place apart! That's all you're going to find and I was going to throw it away anyways!" Cheryl yells while I rip the couch apart. "Why did you have that in the first place?!" I yell pissed off. "Because I have a job that gives out gifts to appreciates the people who work with them. You would know if you had a job! Besides why does it matter to you?" She ask calming down. "Because you're an alcoholic and I love you and worry that something is going to happen to you!" I yell. "Also I have a job, Cheryl. I work from home just in case something happens to you or the kids. Because you weren't there when Sarah was sick, when Jason decided he wanted to rip all his clothes off down to his underwear in the middle of the class and have a meltdown!" She looks down. "This is something else, isn't?" She ask. "I don't know." I sit on the couch. "I really don't know what is bothering me that I snapped at you. I'm sorry, but please get rid of it. I don't want to see you relapse again." I tell her. She kneels in front of me. "I'm not going to. I'm just starting to worry about you." I look down at my hands. "What's wrong?" She ask taking my hands. "Honestly, talk to me, it's ok." She whispers. I look away holding back tears. "I'm fine." I lie. "No you're not." She cups my cheek and makes me look at her. "Talk to me." I look her in the eyes and she knows exactly what's going on. "Toni you need to take your medication. What if something happened to you?" I shake my head. "It's not the same! I don't go get drunk every time something bad happens." She looks at me sadly. "Toni..." I take a deep breath. "I'm sorry." I get up and walk out.

"Toni!" Sarah yells again. I snap out of my thoughts. "What?" I look at her. "Look what we found!" Her and Jason walks over with a frog. "Get that away from me!" I step backwards. "Toni it's just a frog!" Cheryl laughs from behind us. "No! No no no! That is pure evil!" I yell. Cheryl holds my shoulder. "It's ok." She whispers. I shake my head. "Get that thing away from me!" I yell. "Put that back in the lake!" I whisper. "Guys, before Toni kills it." They both look down and walk back to the lake. I turn to Cheryl. "Can we talk?" I ask quietly as I sit down in front of her. "Yeah." She whispers. "I'm sorry about last night. If you hate me right now... I don't blame you." She takes my hand. "You're the love of my life, I don't hate you. We've through hell, it's part of our lives."