![]() 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. Mixon, engineer, teacher, writer, wife PART 1: BEGINNINGS 12:22 PM Jumper 2 of 281 file:///K:/Gould,%20Steven%20-%20Jumper%20Series%20-%20Book. JUMPER Steven Gould For James Gould, soldier, craftsman, sailor, father and Laura J. ![]()
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