I know it's short but this is 2 out of the 3 chapters I'm uploading
Mom and I went out to lunch with Aunt Lorie who took us out to a movie and by the time we'd finished with all that it was 6 o'clock and we headed home. I thought nothing could ruin today then I saw my dad's car in the drive way. Oh yeah…he exists.
I climbed out of the car and my mom led me inside oblivious to what I figured was about to happen. She was still laughing and chatting when we walked in the house where I saw good ol' dad passed out on the couch. "Of course." I said giving him an annoyed smirk.
"Come on Toby let's not wake your father." The smile on her face had faded and something inside me said "piss him off" and I know someone who just got out of a mental ward shouldn't follow the voices in their head, but I couldn't help myself. "Why not ma? Doesn't dad wanna see his son?" I asked sarcastically making my voice louder and louder. "Toby don't!" Mom whispered trying to pull me out of the room. "Don't what ma!? I just thought my own FATHER would wanna see his fully rehabilitated son! I'm not hearing voices BEGGING ME TO KILL HIM." Dad shot awake but clearly hadn't heard anything I said as he groaned and rubbed his face taking nearly a full minute to notice my existence and when he did he just said. "So? You finally made it out of the looney bin huh?" I chuckled holding back the urge to punch him. "Yup doc says I can function. Might even be going back to school. So, I won't be bothering anymore of your naps." He glared knowing that was a poke to annoy him but ignored it. "Heard you got a tutor while you were in there."
"Yeah, he's cool…" I sat on the couch across from him and due to the room being so small and me being so tall I was able to stretch my legs across to put my feet next to him. My father is no tall man he might even be shorter then Tim. I wonder where I get my height from because my mom is the same height as my father. "His friend Brian taught me how to fight. Said it would be a good way to channel my anger and learn how to defend myself."
"Yeah you do or at least did have an anger issue."
"Heh, Tim calls me too floppy to be angry." Another poke to annoy him by pointing out the fact that he doesn't know me as well as a father should. "Well he wasn't around from the start."
"That's true…but he'll probably spending more time here since he's still tutoring me."
"Oh fun." I nodded. "Welp! It's been a long day. I think I'm going to go to bed." I stood, kissed my mother's head and headed upstairs where I laid down and almost instantly fell asleep.