There was no sign of Dad, but this didn't surprise me. I looked around, gasping, my heart still racing. I was leaning against bookshelves, my neck free of Dad's crushing grip, my body still braced to receive a blow. Then his arm jerked forward and the belt sung though the air and my body betrayed me, squirming away from the impact and. "Shut UP! I didn't hit you near hard enough the last time." He extended his arm until he held me against the wall at arm's length and swung the belt back slowly. "Not the buckle, Dad! You promised!" He ground my face into the wall harder. I twisted my head slightly, to keep my nose from grinding into the wall, and saw him switch his grip on the belt, so the heavy silver buckle hung on the end, away from his hand. He switched hands then, pressing me against the wall with his left while he took the belt in his right hand. I barely got my hands up in time to keep my face from slamming nose-first into the plaster. With his other hand he fumbled for the ornate rodeo buckle on his belt, then snaked the heavy Western strap out of his pants loops. I'm going to beat some industry into you if I have to kill you to do it!" He pulled me to my feet, still gripping my neck. I flinched back and he grabbed the back of my neck with fingers like a vise. I was just finishing a book." "You've been home from school for over two hours! I'm sick and tired of you lying around this house doing nothing!" He leaned close and the whiskey on his breath made my eyes water. "Well! Speak up when I ask you a question!" "I'm gonna do it, Dad. "I thought I told you to mow the lawn today!" He came into the room and towered over me. I felt my head hunching between my shoulders then Dad was at the door and raging. I'm in my room." His footsteps on the hallway's oak floor got louder and louder. "Davy!" I put the book down and sat up on the bed. His voice echoed through the house and I cringed. File:///K:/Gould,%20Steven%20-%20Jumper%20Series%20-%20Book.įor James Gould, soldier, craftsman, sailor, father and Laura J.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |