Mary jumps and her heart is racing faster than it ever has she looks around and sees that she is in her bedroom at home. Mary gets out of bed to get a drink of water and notices it is already 12:30 a.m. Mary cheecks the kids bedrooms the are both sound asleep. She enters her husbands room and sees that the bed is still made, proceeds to go downstairs to the kitchen and checks to see if he is down there. NOPE!!!! he isn’t home yet.

Mary hears Davids car pulling into the driveway as she is washing the glass she was using. Mary closes her eyes….5….4….3…2.. There is a loud banging on the front door. Mary goes to answer the door. David rushes into the house and locks the door as if someone was following him. Mary looks at her husband knowing how he gets after drinking all night. "I AM HUNGRY" David yells. "SHHHH" Mary says the kids are asleep.

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David: I wanna see them

Mary: They are fine I just checked on them

David: Oh ok I am hungry

Mary: I will warm you up some leftovers.

Mary walks into the kitchen David stumbles in after her. Mary goes to the fridge and takes out some Lasagna. After the lasagna is heated up Mary sets the plate in front of David and shakes her head. As David is eating he asks "where are the kids". "they are in bed sleeping I told you already" Mary replies. David gets up from his chair "I wanna see them". Mary grabs his arm and sits him back down "finish eating first" she says. David finishes what is on his plate spilling half of it all over himself and the floor. David gets up and throws his arms around his wife "thank-you that was good" Mary can smell the beer on his breath and the smoke on his clothes. David cries on Marys shoulder "I’m sorry I will quit drinking I am sorry" Marys mind flashes back to the hundreds of other times she experienced this scene. "Yeah me too" Mary said. Mary helps David up the stairs and leads him to his room. David falls back on his bed and Mary pulls off his work boots and puts them on the floor. Mary turns off the light and shuts the bedroom door.Back down in the kitchen Mary cleans the mess that was left and washes the dirty dish.

The next morning seems very quiet Mary gets up and David is still sleeping. Mary tries to wake David up but it is a waste of time he is snoring he just wont wake up. Mary wakes up the twins and gives them some breakfast then packs their lunch and sends them out the door to school. As Mary is putting away the clean dishes David comes running downstairs.

David: F@#% I AM LATE FOR WORK!! WHY DIDN’T YOU WAKE ME UP?

Mary: I tried but you were out, I don’t think an earthquake could have woken you up.

David: WHERE ARE MY F@#%ING KEYS? (he snaps) WHAT DID YOU DO WITH MY KEYS?

Mary: I haven’t seen your keys. Where did you put them?

David: HOW THE F@#% SHOULD I KNOW (he barks back) YOU ARE NEVER ANY F@#%ING HELP AT ALL.

Mary: Well excuse me is it MY fault if you are too drunk and misplace your keys?

David: F@#% I feel so sick My head hurts.

Mary: Who’s fault is that?

David: F@#% it I’m NOT going into work 2day and I don’t know where you put my keys.

Mary: Look David I have NOT touched your keys I haven’t even seen your keys. Maybe you left the keys in your car last night?

David: I don’t care I am going back to bed.

David storms up the stairs to his room. Mary goes out to check David’s car and finds the keys on the drivers seat. Mary shakes her head and decides I have had enough SOMETHING is going to change one way or another it WILL change.