Hey guys just fyi....lol... my friend pointed out punctuation... I write the way I do for effect... to show either they are talking or thinking fast or slowly or if the character is confused...so on :) just wanted to clear it up :)
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Ryan woke up for school the next day and his arm was hurting. He put on a new shirt and noticed a very angry looking bruise on his upper arm. He decided to put on a long sleeve shirt instead. He walked in to the kitchen and saw Trey eating cereal out of the box.
"No milk." He stated and handed the box to Ryan. He took a handful and munched on it.
"Where is mom?" Ryan asked.
"I don't know. Her and dad were gone when I woke up. Dad had work I guess." Trey said. Ryan was a little worried but told himself they would be here when they got back from school.
Ryan walked home from school. It was hotter then usual for this time of year and he was regretting wearing the long sleeve shirt. He spent the whole day sweltering in the hot school. He saw Trey on the front steps.
"I forgot my key." He said to Ryan. Ryan took out his key from his pocket and opened the door. They spotted their mother on the couch passed out. Ryan noticed she was drinking that stuff again.
"Trey, what is she drinking?" Ryan asked, the innocence of being a kid in his voice.
"It is called alcohol." Trey said to his little brother. "We learned about it in school and saw a video."
"Why does it make her act funny?" Ryan asked.
"It has something it in that gets in your blood and goes to your brain." Trey said pointing to his head for effect. "Effects the was you act....treat people." Trying to get the younger boy to understand. Little did they know that both boys would know the effect first hand.
"Oh." Ryan said. The two boys sat down and watched television as their mother stayed passed out on the couch. About 7pm their father came stomping in the house. The two boys looked over at him.
"Son of a bitch doesn't know what he is losing." He cursed. He looked over in the direction of his kids. "Where's dinner?" He asked angrily.
"Mom has been asleep since we got home." Trey said. Their father groaned then went over to the couch. "Hey Dawn. wake your ass up!" He yelled and Dawn groaned. She opened her eyes.
"What are you doing home so early?" She asked.
"Early? It is past 7." He stated. "And there is no dinner." He finished angrily.
"Well order something Derek!" She shot back.
"With what money?! I just got laid off!" Derek stated. Ryan and Trey looked at each other worriedly.
"What?" Dawn said. "Now what are we going to do?!" She yelled.
"Well you can go out and get a job." He shot back. The two started yelling back and forth at each other and then Derek stormed out of the house. Dawn went to her room and the two boys were left in shock and to fend for themselves. They didn't know what was going to happen next but they knew it wasn't good.
"Trey." Ryan said quietly.
"Yea?"
"I'm hungry." Trey looked down at this brother who's eyes he saw was scared and lost.
"Lets see what we can find." He said and they walked in to the kitchen. A few minutes later they were eating some peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
"What's going to happen to us Trey?" Ryan asked looking at the almost eaten sandwich on his plate. Trey looked again at his brother. Ryan has some peanut butter and some jelly on his face and Trey wished he knew.
"I don't know Ry. Lets get you cleaned up." Trey said and Ryan finished his sandwich, cleaned up their plates and went in to the bathroom to clean up. "You have to be hot in that shirt." Trey said handing him a t-shirt. Ryan took off the long sleeve shirt to put on the t-shirt. "What happened to your arm?" Trey said and Ryan remembered the bruise.
"I fell." He said wincing as he put the shirt on part of the bruise peaking out under the shirt. Since it was a Friday night, after cleaning up they went back and watched some t.v. Later that night Derek came stumbling in. He noticed the kids on the couch.
"What are you still doing up?" He slurred.
"There is no school tomorrow so we wanted to watch T.V." Ryan said. Derek walked around to the front of t he couch.
"You talking back to me?" Derek asked Ryan.
"No. I..I..." Ryan stuttered suddenly very afraid of his father. His father yanked him off the couch by his uninjured arm.
"We'll go to bed now dad." Trey said trying to get his father to let go of Ryan. Derek gripped Ryan hard.
"Shut up Trey." Derek said looking at him the back handed Trey across the face. Trey stumbled back and Derek's attention was back on to Ryan. "Don't you ever talk back to me." He said and hit Ryan the same way he hit Trey. Ryan started to cry. This made his dad angrier. "Stop being a baby!" He yelled and pushed Ryan down to the ground. Trey went over to try to get Ryan out of there but Derek got to him first. He picked Ryan back up by the arm and brought him to the boy's bed room and closed the door. Leaving Trey out side helpless. This is when Ryan's world changed forever.
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Ryan woke up for school the next day and his arm was hurting. He put on a new shirt and noticed a very angry looking bruise on his upper arm. He decided to put on a long sleeve shirt instead. He walked in to the kitchen and saw Trey eating cereal out of the box.
"No milk." He stated and handed the box to Ryan. He took a handful and munched on it.
"Where is mom?" Ryan asked.
"I don't know. Her and dad were gone when I woke up. Dad had work I guess." Trey said. Ryan was a little worried but told himself they would be here when they got back from school.
Ryan walked home from school. It was hotter then usual for this time of year and he was regretting wearing the long sleeve shirt. He spent the whole day sweltering in the hot school. He saw Trey on the front steps.
"I forgot my key." He said to Ryan. Ryan took out his key from his pocket and opened the door. They spotted their mother on the couch passed out. Ryan noticed she was drinking that stuff again.
"Trey, what is she drinking?" Ryan asked, the innocence of being a kid in his voice.
"It is called alcohol." Trey said to his little brother. "We learned about it in school and saw a video."
"Why does it make her act funny?" Ryan asked.
"It has something it in that gets in your blood and goes to your brain." Trey said pointing to his head for effect. "Effects the was you act....treat people." Trying to get the younger boy to understand. Little did they know that both boys would know the effect first hand.
"Oh." Ryan said. The two boys sat down and watched television as their mother stayed passed out on the couch. About 7pm their father came stomping in the house. The two boys looked over at him.
"Son of a bitch doesn't know what he is losing." He cursed. He looked over in the direction of his kids. "Where's dinner?" He asked angrily.
"Mom has been asleep since we got home." Trey said. Their father groaned then went over to the couch. "Hey Dawn. wake your ass up!" He yelled and Dawn groaned. She opened her eyes.
"What are you doing home so early?" She asked.
"Early? It is past 7." He stated. "And there is no dinner." He finished angrily.
"Well order something Derek!" She shot back.
"With what money?! I just got laid off!" Derek stated. Ryan and Trey looked at each other worriedly.
"What?" Dawn said. "Now what are we going to do?!" She yelled.
"Well you can go out and get a job." He shot back. The two started yelling back and forth at each other and then Derek stormed out of the house. Dawn went to her room and the two boys were left in shock and to fend for themselves. They didn't know what was going to happen next but they knew it wasn't good.
"Trey." Ryan said quietly.
"Yea?"
"I'm hungry." Trey looked down at this brother who's eyes he saw was scared and lost.
"Lets see what we can find." He said and they walked in to the kitchen. A few minutes later they were eating some peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
"What's going to happen to us Trey?" Ryan asked looking at the almost eaten sandwich on his plate. Trey looked again at his brother. Ryan has some peanut butter and some jelly on his face and Trey wished he knew.
"I don't know Ry. Lets get you cleaned up." Trey said and Ryan finished his sandwich, cleaned up their plates and went in to the bathroom to clean up. "You have to be hot in that shirt." Trey said handing him a t-shirt. Ryan took off the long sleeve shirt to put on the t-shirt. "What happened to your arm?" Trey said and Ryan remembered the bruise.
"I fell." He said wincing as he put the shirt on part of the bruise peaking out under the shirt. Since it was a Friday night, after cleaning up they went back and watched some t.v. Later that night Derek came stumbling in. He noticed the kids on the couch.
"What are you still doing up?" He slurred.
"There is no school tomorrow so we wanted to watch T.V." Ryan said. Derek walked around to the front of t he couch.
"You talking back to me?" Derek asked Ryan.
"No. I..I..." Ryan stuttered suddenly very afraid of his father. His father yanked him off the couch by his uninjured arm.
"We'll go to bed now dad." Trey said trying to get his father to let go of Ryan. Derek gripped Ryan hard.
"Shut up Trey." Derek said looking at him the back handed Trey across the face. Trey stumbled back and Derek's attention was back on to Ryan. "Don't you ever talk back to me." He said and hit Ryan the same way he hit Trey. Ryan started to cry. This made his dad angrier. "Stop being a baby!" He yelled and pushed Ryan down to the ground. Trey went over to try to get Ryan out of there but Derek got to him first. He picked Ryan back up by the arm and brought him to the boy's bed room and closed the door. Leaving Trey out side helpless. This is when Ryan's world changed forever.