~*Chapter 4: 1st clue*~
"Tommy, go set the table." His father said in a deep tone. "Yes sir." Tommy said with a scared sound in his voice. "Me and Eric can help him." Shawn said to his parents. "No that is Tommy's job. He has alot of them and he will get them done on his own." Tommy's father said sternly. "Okay i set the table dad." "Good." Replied Tommy's father. They all entered the dinning room and were about to sit down when Tommys father yelled something about the forks not being on the correct side of the table. "Tommy didnt i tell you how to set the table! Iam sick of you dissobeying me!" Tommy's father screamed at the top of his lungs and threw the forks on the floor. "Hunny he didnt meen to." Said Tommy's mother trying to calm her husband down. "Mind your own bussines, iam the father around here and Tommy will obey me!" Tommys father yelled again showing no signs of calming down. Tommy was crying at this point and Eric and Shawn just looked at eachother with a scared tint in their eyes. They both felt terrible that they didn't know how they could help. "Tommy go upstairs and i dont want to see you again for the rest of the night." Tommy's father demanded. "bu.." Tommy was cut off by his father. Tommy's father started to approach Tommy. He grabed his shoulders and shook him. "Go upstairs now!" Tommy ran upstairs. "That was uncalled for." Tommy's mother said. "Dont you dare question my athority!" Tommy's father said as he slaped his wife and left the house. Tommy's mother ran into the bathroom. Shawn and Eric could her her sobs. "What are we going to do." Asked Eric who was wispering he was scared that Tommy's father might come back and do something worse. "I dont know. How could someone be so meen, We should go see Tommy." Shawn said looking at the ground. Eric and Shawn Went upstairs. Accidently they went into the parents room. Eric went in. "Eric, what are you doing he could be back any minute." Shawn said as he looked around. "Yea, yea i know but one little look wont hurt. You stay here and watch to see if anyone is comming." Eric said as he started opening draws. Something black and shiney caught his eyes. "Shawn come in here." Eric wispered as he just stared at the draw. Shawn steped in and walked across the room to were Eric was standing. "What is it" Shawn said confused. "Look" Eric said, his voice was trembeling. Shawn noticed the shiny thing too. He moved a few clothes around to get a better look. Then he saw it in plain vew. Tommy's father has a gun. "My god he has a gun." Eric said backing up. "Come on just close the draw and leave." Shawn said as he started to walk away. Eric quickly closed the door and followed Shawn. "I never would of guessed he had a gun." Shawn said as he just starred straight ahead. "Yea we also never new he would hit his wife." Eric said looking at Shawn. "Do you think he would ever use it?" Shawn said with a scared tone in his voice. "I can't understand how people can do things like that, how can you just make the dicision to kill someone. But he could" Eric said worried for Tommy's saftey Eric and Shawn went into Tommy's room, but he was no ware to be found. Shawn heard muffled sobs comming from the closet and there was Tommy. Tommy hugged Shawn then Eric came over and hugged him too. Eric picked Tommy up and carried him to the bed and sat him down on his lap. "I am so sorry, i never knew this was happining to you." Eric Told Tommy. "Tommy, can you tell us if your dad doese anything else too you.?" Shawn asked.
Chapter 5 commin up..
"Tommy, go set the table." His father said in a deep tone. "Yes sir." Tommy said with a scared sound in his voice. "Me and Eric can help him." Shawn said to his parents. "No that is Tommy's job. He has alot of them and he will get them done on his own." Tommy's father said sternly. "Okay i set the table dad." "Good." Replied Tommy's father. They all entered the dinning room and were about to sit down when Tommys father yelled something about the forks not being on the correct side of the table. "Tommy didnt i tell you how to set the table! Iam sick of you dissobeying me!" Tommy's father screamed at the top of his lungs and threw the forks on the floor. "Hunny he didnt meen to." Said Tommy's mother trying to calm her husband down. "Mind your own bussines, iam the father around here and Tommy will obey me!" Tommys father yelled again showing no signs of calming down. Tommy was crying at this point and Eric and Shawn just looked at eachother with a scared tint in their eyes. They both felt terrible that they didn't know how they could help. "Tommy go upstairs and i dont want to see you again for the rest of the night." Tommy's father demanded. "bu.." Tommy was cut off by his father. Tommy's father started to approach Tommy. He grabed his shoulders and shook him. "Go upstairs now!" Tommy ran upstairs. "That was uncalled for." Tommy's mother said. "Dont you dare question my athority!" Tommy's father said as he slaped his wife and left the house. Tommy's mother ran into the bathroom. Shawn and Eric could her her sobs. "What are we going to do." Asked Eric who was wispering he was scared that Tommy's father might come back and do something worse. "I dont know. How could someone be so meen, We should go see Tommy." Shawn said looking at the ground. Eric and Shawn Went upstairs. Accidently they went into the parents room. Eric went in. "Eric, what are you doing he could be back any minute." Shawn said as he looked around. "Yea, yea i know but one little look wont hurt. You stay here and watch to see if anyone is comming." Eric said as he started opening draws. Something black and shiney caught his eyes. "Shawn come in here." Eric wispered as he just stared at the draw. Shawn steped in and walked across the room to were Eric was standing. "What is it" Shawn said confused. "Look" Eric said, his voice was trembeling. Shawn noticed the shiny thing too. He moved a few clothes around to get a better look. Then he saw it in plain vew. Tommy's father has a gun. "My god he has a gun." Eric said backing up. "Come on just close the draw and leave." Shawn said as he started to walk away. Eric quickly closed the door and followed Shawn. "I never would of guessed he had a gun." Shawn said as he just starred straight ahead. "Yea we also never new he would hit his wife." Eric said looking at Shawn. "Do you think he would ever use it?" Shawn said with a scared tone in his voice. "I can't understand how people can do things like that, how can you just make the dicision to kill someone. But he could" Eric said worried for Tommy's saftey Eric and Shawn went into Tommy's room, but he was no ware to be found. Shawn heard muffled sobs comming from the closet and there was Tommy. Tommy hugged Shawn then Eric came over and hugged him too. Eric picked Tommy up and carried him to the bed and sat him down on his lap. "I am so sorry, i never knew this was happining to you." Eric Told Tommy. "Tommy, can you tell us if your dad doese anything else too you.?" Shawn asked.
Chapter 5 commin up..
