friday night lights

In his own backyard, Case lifts up a Newport cigarette until his mom rushed through the gate telling him to put it all down and enter the house. As Case faces his mom, all he can think about is his mom's smoking habits and problems.
"Drop that and get inside of the house now," yelled Case's mom, pointing her fingers at Case.
"I'm tired of you. I wish uncle Eddy was here, so I don't have to worry about everything," screamed Case, still holding the box of cigarettes.
Refusing to listen by reminding her about the past problems, Case runs the opposite way of his mom and his mom follows screaming in anger, hopeless and frustrated. Without looking back, Case jumps over the backyard fence, running across the driveway and onto the streets where he sees a car started up with the door open and no one in it. It was the neighbor's car. Looking back as his mom curses him to leave, all Case can think about is leaving the block. So without looking at the neighbor on the step's, he ...