Part 1
"Do you have everything ready for tomorrow?"
"Yes everything is ready."
"Okay your dad's going to be dropping you off, I have to go to work. They called me in last minute but as soon as I get off, I'll be on my way okay? Promise."
"Yeah. Sure, that's fine, Mom."
It's so like her to choose work over me. She's been doing it my whole life, and what upsets me the most, I still care! She act like it's so hard to put me first just once. There is always something in front of me! Always! It's annoying as hell! Like you seriously couldn't just take time off to take your daughter back to college? I mean what did I expect? She couldn't even do that my first day. Instead she just left my dad to help me move and didn't even bother to show up later. I wouldn't even be surprised if she didn't show up again today.
You would think that after everything that happened to me, her motherly instincts would have kicked in but nope. Nothing at all. This whole break I had only gotten a few hours of her time as a collective and that's me squeezing in the little windows of us walking past each other and light small talk during meals.
The only parent who cared anything for me was my dad. He's always been there. He was the go to parent. He was there for me even through his busy work schedule and he's always been my shoulder to cry on. It didn't matter if he had a meeting or an appointment to make, he always made time for me and no matter what he always showed up. I low key just wish that I could have that same kind of relationship with my mom, too.
My things were packed and I still had the rest of the day to kill so I settled on DramaBoo and a boat load of snacks and takeout. I binged watched a k-drama for the rest of the night and at some point I had fallen asleep. I had no dreams l, and for that, I was grateful. Ever since the incident, I had a hard time sleeping and if I did manage to sleep, it was nightmares. I honestly don't know how I managed to get through an entire semester with perfect grades.
The morning was like any other. My mom was on her phone with work and getting ready to leave and my dad was in the kitchen making coffee.
"Hey big. Ready for today?" He gently slid a mug of coffee in my direction.
"Yup. Everything is packed and ready to go." He walked past me giving me a kiss on the top of my head before going to retrieve my luggage. After I was done with my toast and coffee, I made my way outside. Dad had already packed my things on the car so all there was left to do is get in. My dad tried to make me smile the entire way there and I pretended to be annoyed but secretly enjoyed his lame attempts.
In all honesty, I was ready to get back on campus. I felt less paranoid there. Like I didn't have to watch my back... I had all of my friends there, and I was always around someone. Being at the dorms always made me feel comfortable. They're never without security so you never have to worry about anything bad happening... well nothing major at least.
I was most comfortable there. So many students. It was the perfect place to hide. I know I shouldn't be worried... He did move far away, if his instagram holds any truth, but I just can't seem to shake the feeling he's still around. Watching me... Waiting for me... Waiting to get me alone and do what he promised. Little did I know, my nightmares were about to come true.
