"Johnny, what're you doing? You can't leave where're you gonna go?" Said Nancy, sounding a bit choked up. She could only think of how she started this a month ish ago.

"I don't know," whimpered Johnny, who had been clearly crying. "But I can't stay here anymore. Not for a while at least. Not whilst," he sniffed, holding back tears "not whilst mum's being like this."

He walked down the stairs, bumping into his dad at the bottom.

"Johnny?! What are you doing, where do you think you're going?" Mick said, rather stunned, and worried.

"I cant stay here. Not with mum being like this." He said. It was really hard for him to hold back the tears now.

"Linda!" Mick shouted through to the bar.

Linda came through, saw Johnny with his bags, Nancy's worked face, and Mick's concern.

"What?" She said. Simply ignoring Johnny, pretty much looking through him.

"Tell him. Tell him you have no problem with who he is." Mick said demandingly. "I'm not having this. We are a family. We are not going to be divided by something like this. Its his life, and how he chooses to live it is up to him. There's no problem. We love him, Linda, now tell him." Mick was clearly agitated at what was going on.

Linda took a gulp. And said, "There isn't anything to say. Apart from, if you can't handle this Johnny, then you need to grow up!"

Johnny flushed red with anger. He'd never been this angry. "I cant stand this anymore!" He shouted. He turned and walked through the door into the pub.

Linda and Nancy ran behind the bar and Mick simply slumped against the wall with his head in his hands.

"Johnny! Don't!" Cried Nancy.

Danny, sitting at the bar, had heard it all, he looked over at Johnny, holding his bags, and Johnny looked straight at Danny. Johnny had tears a plenty pouring down his face.

Danny started to get a tear in his eye. Which, for him, was unusual. Why did Johnny have this effect on him?

"Don't be so daft Johnny!" Linda said. Nancy couldn't believe this! "Mum!" Snapped Nancy.

Johnny just said, "I can't handle it here anymore." And walked out.

It had gone silent in the pub. Until Danny looked at Linda and said, "You're unbelievable." Stood up, pushing the stool back, its screech breaking the silence even more, and went out the door, hurriedly after Johnny.