Sept.1985
"Thats it Joel you got it son.. keep peddeling!", 6 year old Joel fled down the streets of Waldorf on his new black bike. He had on short green shorts with the green strips down the side a black superman shirt, and old school nikes. He looked back at his dad who was a spitting image of him and his twin brother Benji who sat on the grass with an ice pack on his face. He had fallen off of his bike and was afraid to get back on but Joel just wanted to ride.
"Watch where your going son!",his dad stated. The next minute Joel ended up in a thorn bush.
A few hours later:
"Dad what tool is this?", he curiously questioned as he held a wrench in his hand. Him and Benji were helping their dad put Joel's bike back together it got beaten up from the fall.
"That's a wrench.. here Benj do you wanna try to use it Joel used the hammer do you wanna use the wrench?",he questioned. All 3 boys were shirtless and Benj and Joel were pretending to be like their father with their shirts off. Benji looked up at his dad shyly and smiled. He had been waiting for Joel to stop hogging all of the attention. He grabbed the tool from his dad and quietly began to use the wrench to tighten some screws his dad showed him.
"Very good Benji..", he smiled. Benji and Joel looked at their father and smiled.
"I love you guys.. your great helpers!",he told them.
"Thanks dad", Benji stated.
"Gimmie a hug boys",he stated with a smile.
"Aww now there's a kodak moment!",their mom stood in the door way. She looked young and was very young she had long brown hair and looked just like the boys as well.
"Mom your embarasking us",Benji told her.
"I know you two are gonna get washed up for dinner now.. I need to talk to your father",she smiled.
"Okay mom",Benji said as he ran towards the open door. Joel began to walk to the door as well but he stopped before shutting the door hearing his dad whisper some angry words. He was always nice unless he had one of those cans in his hand Joel thought. He closed his eyes as the sound of the wrench hitting the wall echoed in his head.
June 1995:
*I dont know Sarah and Josh's real ages so deal with my ages lol! Josh is older he's gonna be about 19 in this story and Sarah is gunna be 12*
Joel's eyes were closed tight as he heard the same bang that he had heard that day where he had stayed behind to listen. The can his father was holding he knew now was beer and it made him violent. Benji and Joel were now 17( a\n: I know their father left them whent hey were 16 but they have to be 17 for this story because it's how it is lol) and they were going to be seniors in the fall. School was almost done for this year they only had a few days left, but the days and nights felt long and dragged out. He heard an even bigger crash and he winced. He heard Benji moving around on the other side of the room.
"Benj are you awake?",he questioned.
"Yah.. are they fighting again? What the fuck?",Benji stated. Benji and Joel heard their door creek open. It was an old wooden door that the hinges were falling off. The light in the hallway showed the figure standing there. It was there little sister sarah who was 12. She had long brown hair and she was in her pink night gown. She was holding her brown teddy bear and her blue blanket.
"Sarah come here baby",Joel stated looking at their petrafied sister. Benji got up and shut the door behind her as she ran to Joel then he made his way towards the bed. They all sat on the bed comforting Sarah. They all sat in the dark and waited out the fight it seemed to be the longest fight. A few minutes later they heard the front door slam and their dad cursing outside. They heard him kicking things and then his truck started. Benji checked out the window to see his dad pull away.
"Did he leave?", Joel questioned.
"Yah and he had bags with him", Benji looked down at Sarah who had tears streaming down her face. Joel looked at his brother even in the darkness he could tell that Benji was in tears as well and so was he.