Kris looked him in the eye, and took a deep breath. "My father is... well has.... a temper. And a lot of times, it flares when I'm at home," she looked down and then looked back up at him. "Truthfully? I'm so scared all the time of what he'll do to me if I ever pissed him off. My mo- well, you get it," she said, looking down again. She hadn't thought about her mother in years. It simply hurt too much.