Nancy was standing at the stove making pancakes and Andrew was sitting at the small table drinking coffee and reading the paper. When he noticed me he...put the paper down. ‘Looking forward to your first day?’ He asked as I sat down and Nancy placed a plate with two pancakes and an egg in front of me along with a glass of orange juice. ‘I guess.’ I said unenthusiastically. As I put butter and syrup on my pancakes and took a bite, I had to admit that Nancy was a very good cook. I saw Nancy and. His breath reeked of alcohol, sweat was running down his face and his eyes were bloodshot."Ok, 'Maria', do you really want to be a faggot?! He asked, moving his head in a sarcastic motion"Dad! Your being way out of line! Fucking stop it!" Katie interrupted still on the floor.I didn't answer, nor did I move, I just looked down at the floor quietly whimpering."ANSWER ME! NOW MOTHERFUCKER!" He screamed againHis face was an inch away from mine, but I stll didn't answer."You got one more chance,. Cobalt violet. Yes! Texture. I need texture. Sand? Maybe. No, not there. Over... yes. Careful. Feather it. Good. Circles. To feed on itself, the forms need to be circular. Take out the linear. Better. Stack one form on another, one color on another.Turn the canvas. Let the paint run the other direction - crisscross, intersect. Good, do it again, but at an odd angle. No. No. No. Wrong angle. It's gotta be jarring but subtle. Argh!I worked for four hours. Dad interrupted me once, but I ignored. But very rarely said anything so that in time they got used to them. Now following this woman the first feelings of apprehension started to come over her.Then in a part of the building she had not been in before the wardress knocked on a large wooden door. When told to enter she ushered Jacinda into the room. Then stood in a far corner with her arms folded. Sitting behind a large desk Jacinda was surprised to see the middled aged woman who had brought her here from her step parents house after.