It was three months after the INCIDENT, and Matt was now livng with his mother and TK. The police had never found his father and they drew
the conclusion that he had most likely skipped town. It didn't bother Matt much because he just sort of forgot about him. Matt had been
doing alot more stuff with his friends lately. Like today. Matt was on his way to meet them. They were all going to see some guy sing in
a coffee house. He was supposed to have really good songs. Matt put his coat on and turned to leave.
"I'm leaving now, mom. I'll be back around 11:30ish," he called as he reached the door.
"Ok sweety. Have fun."
He went outside and headed toward the street corner we're everyone was meeting. About half way there he saw his shoelace was untied. As he
bent to tie it, a hand reached out and grabbed him by the arm, pulling him into the nearby alley. He spun around to see who his attacker was
and he froze with a look of pure terror on his face. There standing right in front of him was his father, looking menacingly down at him.
"D...d...dad," he began.
"Don't you 'dad' me. How dare you tell the police that I'm a bad father. I raised you and you repay me by forcing me to hide from the police.
How could you, you worthless little shit," he yelled into Matt's face as he raised a hand to hit him.
"Dad. Don't. Please," Matt pleaded. That only succeeded in earning him a smack across the face. The force of the blow sent Matt stumbling
back into the wall of the building. He looked up to see his father advancing slowly towards him. At that instant, Matt panicked. He didn't
know what to do. He had to get out of there quickly or he might not live to tell about it. So, he did the only thing that he could think to
do. He ran as fast as he could, past his father, and onto the sidewalk. He ran faster than he ever had in his life. He could here the footsteps
of his dad in pursuit. It sounded like he was gaining a little distance on him. With one final bout of energy he made it to the street corner
where Tai and the gang were waiting for him. The minute he was with them, he fell to his knees, trying to catch his breath while at the same
time sobbing in fear. Tai rushed to his side.
"Matt! What's wrong?" he asked worriedly.
"He's coming. Oh God. He's coming," Matt said looking up and down the street frantically.
"Who's coming," a chorus of voices asked.
"M...m...my dad," he stammered, just as his father appeared down the street. Tai looked at him, then at his rapidly approaching father.
"Izzy, call the police," Tai said, as he inserted himself between Matt and his dad.
Izzy quickly dialed and waited for someone to pick up. When someone answered he informed them of what was happening. He hung up and looked at them.
"They're sending someone over right now, but it'll be a few minutes. We have to distract him or something until the police get here."
Matt let out a whimper as his father stopped in front of him and Tai.
"Get out of my way, boy," he told Tai. "I want to speak to my son."
"No," Tai said, glaring viciously at him.
"I'm warning you boy," he said, raising his hand.
"NO," Tai said louder than before.
"You asked for it," he said, as he pushed Tai out of his way. Tai flew into the side of the building, his head hitting with a resounding crack.
"Tai," Matt yelled, getting no response from his best friend. Joe rushed over to see if Tai was alright while the others inserted themselves
between Matt and his dad.

A/N. I know. I know. It's short and really rushed. But i wrote it at 2am. what can I say. When your muse comes you just don't ignore it.
Anywaya please review and let me know what you think.
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