1 year later…………….
"Rafe, please!" she yelled sobbing. "Please don't!"
In another drunken mood Rafe picked up a vase that was on the table and swept it off the table, it instantly shattered on the hardwood floor. Evelyn jumped at the sound.
"Rafe please! Danny's here!"
"Bring him out!" he slurred. "He never does anything around here!"
"He's only 3 Rafe! Your drunk, now come on just go to bed." She offered.
"Leave me alone!" he said grabbing his ½ empty bottle and charged out the door.
Evelyn sank down against the wall, hands covering her face she wept. A creak of the door, and light steps made her look up. Only to see the face of a kind and thoughtful little boy.
"Daddy mad again?" he asked quietly.
"Yeah honey, daddy's just a little upset right now, he'll be okay though." She soothed. He nodded.
"I don't want you to worry about this okay sweetie? Everything will be okay." Danny walked solemnly back to his room where he stayed the rest of the night.
Rafe wandered back to the house in the early morning light. Evelyn was asleep on the couch but was immediately awakened by the sound of the screen door and Rafe's stomping.
"Rafe?" she questioned, still half asleep.
"Where's Danny?"
"His room. Why?"
Rafe without hesitation headed toward Danny's room at the end of the hall.
"Why Rafe? Why?!" she yelled after him, beginning to get concerned.
Rafe barged into Danny's room.
"Wake up!" he yelled as the door flew open. But he was surprised to see Danny was already awake, writing. Danny stood up quickly, like a jack-in- the-box would have.
"M-morning Daddy." He said it almost rehearsed.
"What you doin' up? And what's this?!" he bellowed, grabbing a book out of Danny's hands. Opening it, he saw….. it was a journal. Danny Jr.'s journal. It read:
Daddy got real mad at mommy again. I wish he'd be happy again, like he used to be. Mommy said he just gets upset sometimes. I understand, Daddy's right, I don't help him out very much.
And it continued like that for pages. No one moved. Rafe wasn't aware anyone else was in the room with him. He looked up and gazed at his son….. Danny's son. How could he of let this happen. He had become the one person he despised most….. He pulled Danny to him and just held him. Clenching his head he spied Evelyn, who had mysteriously appeared in the doorway. He shut his eyes tight. As if trying to erase.
"It's okay Daddy." Danny whispered.
"No Danny, it's not." He paused, pulling Danny back and staring at both him and Evelyn. "But it will be."
At that moment Rafe found peace. He had made immense with Danny.
Both of them.
He realized that all he needed was what was with him at that very moment, all else was details. And no matter what you must hold what you love dear… and always have hope and faith.
Danny knew it, and now he did too.
Yes, the story is over. I would just like to thank everyone who took the time to read and review or just read, you don't know how much it means. This is also the disclaimer, I do not own any of the characters, however the story idea is my own. Thank you again to everyone who read, and I will try and have some new stories up soon. If you have any comments or requests please post them or e-mail me.
Thank you
Sincerely
Sam
"Rafe, please!" she yelled sobbing. "Please don't!"
In another drunken mood Rafe picked up a vase that was on the table and swept it off the table, it instantly shattered on the hardwood floor. Evelyn jumped at the sound.
"Rafe please! Danny's here!"
"Bring him out!" he slurred. "He never does anything around here!"
"He's only 3 Rafe! Your drunk, now come on just go to bed." She offered.
"Leave me alone!" he said grabbing his ½ empty bottle and charged out the door.
Evelyn sank down against the wall, hands covering her face she wept. A creak of the door, and light steps made her look up. Only to see the face of a kind and thoughtful little boy.
"Daddy mad again?" he asked quietly.
"Yeah honey, daddy's just a little upset right now, he'll be okay though." She soothed. He nodded.
"I don't want you to worry about this okay sweetie? Everything will be okay." Danny walked solemnly back to his room where he stayed the rest of the night.
Rafe wandered back to the house in the early morning light. Evelyn was asleep on the couch but was immediately awakened by the sound of the screen door and Rafe's stomping.
"Rafe?" she questioned, still half asleep.
"Where's Danny?"
"His room. Why?"
Rafe without hesitation headed toward Danny's room at the end of the hall.
"Why Rafe? Why?!" she yelled after him, beginning to get concerned.
Rafe barged into Danny's room.
"Wake up!" he yelled as the door flew open. But he was surprised to see Danny was already awake, writing. Danny stood up quickly, like a jack-in- the-box would have.
"M-morning Daddy." He said it almost rehearsed.
"What you doin' up? And what's this?!" he bellowed, grabbing a book out of Danny's hands. Opening it, he saw….. it was a journal. Danny Jr.'s journal. It read:
Daddy got real mad at mommy again. I wish he'd be happy again, like he used to be. Mommy said he just gets upset sometimes. I understand, Daddy's right, I don't help him out very much.
And it continued like that for pages. No one moved. Rafe wasn't aware anyone else was in the room with him. He looked up and gazed at his son….. Danny's son. How could he of let this happen. He had become the one person he despised most….. He pulled Danny to him and just held him. Clenching his head he spied Evelyn, who had mysteriously appeared in the doorway. He shut his eyes tight. As if trying to erase.
"It's okay Daddy." Danny whispered.
"No Danny, it's not." He paused, pulling Danny back and staring at both him and Evelyn. "But it will be."
At that moment Rafe found peace. He had made immense with Danny.
Both of them.
He realized that all he needed was what was with him at that very moment, all else was details. And no matter what you must hold what you love dear… and always have hope and faith.
Danny knew it, and now he did too.
Yes, the story is over. I would just like to thank everyone who took the time to read and review or just read, you don't know how much it means. This is also the disclaimer, I do not own any of the characters, however the story idea is my own. Thank you again to everyone who read, and I will try and have some new stories up soon. If you have any comments or requests please post them or e-mail me.
Thank you
Sincerely
Sam
