Chapter 12

in the window jim saw leland and his mother slow dancing and half joking around, both with huge smiles on there faces. "I guess he only came back around when i left." Jim left to his room window without a second thought. Jim grabbed a backpack instead of filling it with clothes, sentimental items, and everything else he thought he need for his future to come. Whilst was packing jim kept telling himself, " she deserves this, she deserves to be happy. She deserves a second chance. all I ever did was mess up but it doesnt matter now she gets the life she always wanted" jim grab the book treasure planet his mom would always read to him when he was a kid and stuffed it in his bag, he opened his closet and grabbed a leather jacket to replace his old one as well as his solar surfer and some tools.

CRASH jim heard a loud crash from his moms room. Jim stopped what he was doing, listening for anymore sounds

CRASH, THUD, SMASH "so you miss the fucker, huh, sarah?? What you miss him, is that what you said!?" CRASH Jim heard leland yell and the sound of things being thrown and breaking. Jim didn't hesitate he dropped his stuff and ran to the room next door.

jim threw the door open to find a ransacked mess, broken glass, drawers opened, stuff on the wall, dents everywhere. Leland had sarah on the wall held by her thoart. Jim marched up to his dad, grabbed him by his collar and slammed him against the wall hard "DONT YOU FUCKING TOUCH HER" jim yelled in his dads face. Leland held a scared look on his face as he was pinned. Sarah fell to the ground when jim ripped leland off of her, gasping for air.

"Jim! No jim, *gasp* dont- dont hurt him" sarah pleaded on the ground

"jim?" Leland remarked. " when did you become a man? When did you get all big and bad tryna fight your old man?" Leland sneered.

"Jim! Please. Put him down please" sarah begged.

jim put leland on his feet and let his shirt collar go.

"whatever. Im out of here" jim said while heading for the door"

" yeah, runaway pussy, your no man." Leland called after him.

"and you are? What kind of man puts his hand on a woman? What kind of man leaves his son and wife? What kind of man are you? You aren't" jim turned back around and spat in his face.

" how about we take his outside tough guy. Then we can really see you much of a man you are strong boy?" Leland said while sizing up jim. In comparison jim look more lean and stronger, while leland looked fatter and older. both were relatively big, jim almost towering over his dad.

Sailing definitely helped him out. He looked much different then the last time sarah or leland had seen him. Much more stronger, much older, no longer looked like a boy but more a man"

"no please, dont fight, please" sarah tried to intervene.

jim looked to his mother and honored her request "No." jim said and turned to leave again.

"and this is no women, just an old whore." Leland laughed a little.

in a flash jim whipped around and punched his dad square in the face. decking him to the floor. He was knocked out on the floor.

"JIM!" sarah creid out while rushing to lelands side on the floor, seeing if he was okay.

"why? Why are you with him? Hes hitting you mom" jim asked sympathetically angry

"you dont know what your talking about jim. He was fine. Just sometimes." Sarah said as if she was trying to convince herself

"mom you cant-"

"go jim." Sarah cut him off

"mom-" jim treid to interject

"go jim."

"no mom, not this time." Jim held to try and stand his ground.

"Get out, now! Leave jim." Sarah said while throwing things from the floor at jim.

jim left to his room, grabbed his packed bag and solar surfer and left out the window. Jim kept walking. He didnt stop or looked back.