Chapter 4

Becky slammed the door shut, sobs choking her, he was home. He looked so normal, when she first saw him she felt like she just joke up from a nightmare to find everything was okay, to Auggie still having his sight. Then he came up to here and his eyes weren't on hers but a little above her head and she realized the nightmare was real. She went up stairs, crying at the unfairness of it all.

"Auggie"

"What, Bryant!"

"Woohoo, dude, what is your problem?"

"Nothing" Auggie sighed

"Um…mm mom sent me out here for you."

"Crap, it's been more then fifteen minutes?"

"Oh yeah, it's been an hour. She saw Becky come over, so she didn't sic me on you until she left. Went bad, huh?"

"Oh yeah, Bryant, never fall in love."

"Okay, come on bro; let's go inside, it's late."

"Dad, still in his study?"

"No he snuck into bed an hour ago."

Auggie sighed

Auggie woke up early and headed for the kitchen running head on into someone.

"Watch where…"

"Hey, dad."

Bill looked at his son, a son he hadn't seen or talked to in two years.

"August" was all he said as he took his seat.

Auggie was tired, tired of walking on egg shells since he got here.

"Hey mom, I am really not hungry. I'll be back tonight."

"Sit down," his father said "I said sit down. Your mother went out of her way to make this breakfast for you and you will eat it."

"Fine, dad. I will eat the damn food!"

All of a sudden Auggie was pinned against the wall. The temptation to hit his father was overwhelming.

"Bill! Don't not today, please."

Bill let go of his son. "Don't you ever talk to me that way again or your mother will not be able to stop me from giving you the beat down you deserve. Is that clear?"

"Crystal" Auggie said between clenched teeth.

Auggie got up ready to go out the door only to slam into someone else.

"Damn it! Watch where you are going or can't you see there is a freakin blind man in the house?"

"Sorry" Nick's wife Rachel replied

"I know you didn't talk to my wife that way."

Auggie turned around furious. "I just can't win can I? Everything I have done since I got here has been wrong according to you all. I'm blind not dead; just get the fuck over it already." Auggie slammed the door as he left.

Nick stood in shock at Auggie's out burst. He had never heard his little brother so angry. Auggie was the laid back one, the one that was always level headed. What the hell happened to push his brother over the edge? There could only be one person, his father.

"What did you do, dad?"

Bill looked up at his oldest son. "I don't remember having to answer to you. I am sick of that boy, always mobbing around."

"Are you kidding me? The only person mobbing around is you. He has been here three freakin days yet and you already starting with him. Leave him the hell alone dad."

"Enough, I will do whatever I want in this house. If you have a problem you can leave."

"I swear dad if you lay a hand on him I will kick you ass. I won't stand by and let you get away with it anymore."

"Get out of my house now!"

"Fine I am leaving but I will be back. Come on, babe let's get out of here."

"Bill"

"Shut it, Jane."

Jane went back to cooking tears in her eyes at the injustice of the way her son was treated and the fact she was helpless to do anything about it.