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2009

"Mia… Hey Mia… Mia… open up… open up it's ed on her front door barely able to support his weight in his drunken stupor It was past three in theand Jayden didn't want to be alone Every tiht that he was over it, his father always pulled him back into it What was the matter with him? Why couldn't his father love and accept hihbors…" Skip answered the door wearing his robe helping Jayden to walk to the living roo onto the sofa Skip scratched his head and then released a heavy sigh as he sat in the chair across fro but issues…" He said under his breath as he watched the youngoff his alcohol

"Issues… You're saying I got issues?" Jayden slurred out surprising Skip Skip thought that he was passed out drunk Jaydenhiot no issues… I just hate thathi it

"I hate him… I hate…" Then he hiccupped and then he belched "But I hate ainst his chest "I swear I hateon the side of his recliner next to where he was sitting and producing some bottle water He twisted the cap off and passed Jayden the opened bottled Jayden took so the bottle of its entire contents He belched onceSkip's question

"Cuz nohiun to fall and Jayden couldn't stop fro as he talked and Mia's father quietly listened

"I can't stop wanting and needing hie me" He took time to exhale and his breath came out in a heated tremble "I hate this weakness inside of me" He said as if he had been defeated by his love for his father

"I feel like a loser It's like I keep trying to measure up to some kind of invisible standard that he doesn't have I keep trying not to care; but no matter what I do, I still care"