Chapter Twenty Twenty Three: One shot, Two shot, Dive

                After spending time with the group at Grady’s Roscoe came back home full from the turkey that Grady roasted. Roscoe went inside closing the door behind him and saw his father in the middle of the room looking up at the ceiling. Roscoe looked up also and then looked back at his father, “What are you looking at?” Leonide stared at the celling for a few more seconds and then slowly moved his head down looking at his son, “nothing, when did my life become nothing but a shithole” Roscoe scratched his head not really knowing what to say to his dad, “well uh dad” it became awkward between the two Rizzo guys and in a flash the front window shattered and Leonide hit the floor.

                Roscoe turned around seeing where it came from and it wasn’t good. Roscoe turned back around jumping down on the hardwood as bullets sprayed the house. Roscoe crawled to his dad seeing that he was shot in the chest, “what the” Roscoe said grabbing the gun from Leonide’s belt. The bullet’s stopped and there were reeving engines outside. Roscoe got back up onto this feet opening the door up and saw a dozen bikers fleeing the scene. Roscoe face tightened and he opened fired on them hoping he would hit one of them. They were gone before Roscoe shot the last bullet. This is the work of the strays he thought in his mind as he quickly went back inside seeing his sisters freighted by their dad’s side as they called 911.

Rhine Hospital

                Luckily the bullet didn’t hit any vital parts in Leonide. He just got surgery to take the bullet out and stay for the night. The police asked Roscoe questions about what happened, but he kept them to himself because it would just make him mad if he talked about it. Drinking a Pepsi by the vending machine Noreen came out of the hall walking up to her son, “Hey your dad wants to see you” Roscoe took a sip of his Pepsi, “I bet he’s probably going to hound me” Noreen shook her heads, “No he’s not he just wants to talk to you” Roscoe sighed, “Alright” Roscoe gave his drink to his mom and walked down the hall to the room that his father was in.

                Roscoe stood by the door looking at his dad in the bed he looked like he was sick like he haven’t eaten in a few days, “Hey dad you okay?” Leonide grabbed the remote on the table and turned off the TV and looked at Roscoe, “Year by year I helped at least fifty people a month” pausing for a moment, “But I can’t seem to help my family with their problems. I’m slipping into a road of nothing” Roscoe walked in, “Dad you’re not” Grabbing the metal bars on the bed, “This move is what has all of us troubled.” Leonide smirked, “Maybe the world is coming to an end.” Roscoe shook his head, “The end is never near, dad I’m… SHUT UP! “Leonide yelled, “I never asked for this” Roscoe sighed, “Just because you “think” your life is vanishing doesn’t mean you can lash out on people. I’m not the bad guy anymore, you are” Roscoe turned away from the bed having his dad think of what he said. Walking out of the room Roscoe wondering what more uphill events will happen.

                Leonide was put on paid leave while they investigated the shooting. In other depressing news Noreen moved out of the house moving into the city. She took Adrianna and Camille to come live with her. Tatiana wanted to stay because she was working on a few plays at her school. Sidney and Olivia were in college living in the dorms. As for Karman she did her own thing and Roscoe he didn’t stay at the house for long except for sleeping.