Chapter one: At noon: NOO!
'Stupid train' that's what I was thinking as I stopped my car in the middle of a major traffic jam. I had run into this on my way home from my morning with friends and I had the weird feeling that I had to get home- NOW.
Nearly half an hour later, I pulled into the driveway at my house. I gathered my stuff and ran inside. "I'M HOME MO-"
I stopped dead in the middle of the room. I dropped everything.
My mom was lying in the middle of the room and blood spilled around her. Her eyes were still open, despite being glossed over.
"NO! MOM! NO! THIS CAN'T BE!"
Tears filled my eyes, but I knew what to do. My hands shaking, I got out my phone and dialed 9-1-1.
9-1-1 what's your emergency?
M-my mom is- I found her- she's d-dead
Ok stay calm, we'll send help. Would you like us to call someone for you?
No…
I fumbled over my friend's mom's number and told her.
They tell me they can't do much.
"So we can let you live with your father."
"NO!" you can't!" they'd never believe me. "He's gone too. Long gone." I admit that's a lie but I can't go to him.
"Oh, alright, you have a week to find a caretaker."
"f-fine."