The Devil Within

Tonight, Troy was screaming at me…one of his usual, unexplainable mood swings. I was trying to calmly ask him what was wrong so I could help him. But every time I asked him, he would scream again. In fact, I’d barely get out a single sound before he was cutting me off with a scream.

So, I calmly said, “If you do that again, you’re going to bed.” Troy opened his mouth to scream, and he stopped. His eyes got really big as understanding dawned on him. He must have seen something in my eyes that told him I was deadly serious and was in no mood to play. He slowly closed his mouth again without uttering a sound.