let me stay and make some
extra money, anyway. I must not have heard my phone when you called.” I felt
bad that I’d made my parents worry, but I was fine.
“Next time you do that, wake one of us up before you leave.
I don’t ever want to get a call from the hospital that there has been an
accident again.”
“I’m sorry. I promise that I will leave a note next time.”
“Honey, we like Nick, but I’ve noticed that ever since you
started hanging out with him you’ve been acting different. Is there something
going on you’re not telling us?”
“No. I’m the same person I’ve always been. I’ve just been
going through a lot these past few months.”
“Well, you used to let us know when you were leaving the
house. You’d call and tell us when you were on your way home. Now, ever since
you began hanging around Nick, you don’t do any of this stuff. You just leave
when you feel like it and expect us to be okay with it. Well, we’re not. I want
things to change around here. Bryn called while you were gone and I don’t know
if she thought I was you, but she started talking about a plan she had to trap
Nick in his lies. I just listened and I’m glad that I did. Lauren, Nick’s
dangerous. If he’s killed once, he can do it again. I want you to call the
police.”
“I will. Most of the evidence we have right now is of the he
said/she said variety and the police wouldn’t take us seriously. You know
that.”
“Don’t know about that. She told me that what you’re planning
to catch Nick. She told me about the park. ” She looked hurt.
“What do you expect me to do? Just sit here and let Ryan’s
murderer get away with it! I can’t do that! I have to do this,” I continued
talking,
“She lied to you about the park. All we did was kiss…a lot.
He wanted to go further, but I didn’t feel comfortable with it, so we stopped.
Do you think since I hadn’t slept with Ryan after being together four years I would
really have sex with someone after a few dates?”
My mother sighed. “No. I guess not.”
“Can we please stop talking about this? Dad said there was
still breakfast left over and I’m starving.”
She walked over to the fridge and set out a plate of
pancakes, potatoes with peppers, and some fruit.
“Make your own plate, I’m done.” My mom said setting the
plate in front of me. I smiled and headed over to the cupboard to grab a clean
one. I piled pancakes and tons of potatoes on it and threw it in the microwave.
I waited. The microwave beeped.
“Ouch!” I exclaimed, forgetting how hot it would be. I set
it down on the table to let it cool for a few minutes before eating. I glanced
around the kitchen, saw nobody was around, and grabbed a pop. If my mother had
seen me, she would have lectured me that I shouldn’t drink pop for breakfast.
I chewed my food, thinking about what I needed to do next. Even
though I knew that it was probably a bad idea, I needed to keep on hanging
around Nick for a little bit longer. Otherwise, he might get suspicious about
things. And I didn’t even want to think about what would happen if he did. I’d
already seen proof at Ryan’s funeral. The fight that him and Derrick got in was
a warning enough for me.
I quickly finished eating the rest of my potatoes and put my
dirty dish into the dishwasher. I was planning to take a nap, but now I didn’t
feel like sleeping. I ran upstairs and slammed my bedroom door behind me. I
needed to go to the mall to pick up a few things if I wanted my plan to work.
I quickly got up, grabbed my jacket and yelled to my
parents that I was going out for a while. I heard a mumbled reply from my
brothers’ room, so I figured that they were putting them down for their
afternoon naps. I yanked open the driver side door and threw my jacket on the
seat next to me. I sat there for a few minutes trying to catch my breath.
I quickly dialed Bryn’s number and waited.
“Hey it’s me. Thanks for calling my house and
extra money, anyway. I must not have heard my phone when you called.” I felt
bad that I’d made my parents worry, but I was fine.
“Next time you do that, wake one of us up before you leave.
I don’t ever want to get a call from the hospital that there has been an
accident again.”
“I’m sorry. I promise that I will leave a note next time.”
“Honey, we like Nick, but I’ve noticed that ever since you
started hanging out with him you’ve been acting different. Is there something
going on you’re not telling us?”
“No. I’m the same person I’ve always been. I’ve just been
going through a lot these past few months.”
“Well, you used to let us know when you were leaving the
house. You’d call and tell us when you were on your way home. Now, ever since
you began hanging around Nick, you don’t do any of this stuff. You just leave
when you feel like it and expect us to be okay with it. Well, we’re not. I want
things to change around here. Bryn called while you were gone and I don’t know
if she thought I was you, but she started talking about a plan she had to trap
Nick in his lies. I just listened and I’m glad that I did. Lauren, Nick’s
dangerous. If he’s killed once, he can do it again. I want you to call the
police.”
“I will. Most of the evidence we have right now is of the he
said/she said variety and the police wouldn’t take us seriously. You know
that.”
“Don’t know about that. She told me that what you’re planning
to catch Nick. She told me about the park. ” She looked hurt.
“What do you expect me to do? Just sit here and let Ryan’s
murderer get away with it! I can’t do that! I have to do this,” I continued
talking,
“She lied to you about the park. All we did was kiss…a lot.
He wanted to go further, but I didn’t feel comfortable with it, so we stopped.
Do you think since I hadn’t slept with Ryan after being together four years I would
really have sex with someone after a few dates?”
My mother sighed. “No. I guess not.”
“Can we please stop talking about this? Dad said there was
still breakfast left over and I’m starving.”
She walked over to the fridge and set out a plate of
pancakes, potatoes with peppers, and some fruit.
“Make your own plate, I’m done.” My mom said setting the
plate in front of me. I smiled and headed over to the cupboard to grab a clean
one. I piled pancakes and tons of potatoes on it and threw it in the microwave.
I waited. The microwave beeped.
“Ouch!” I exclaimed, forgetting how hot it would be. I set
it down on the table to let it cool for a few minutes before eating. I glanced
around the kitchen, saw nobody was around, and grabbed a pop. If my mother had
seen me, she would have lectured me that I shouldn’t drink pop for breakfast.
I chewed my food, thinking about what I needed to do next. Even
though I knew that it was probably a bad idea, I needed to keep on hanging
around Nick for a little bit longer. Otherwise, he might get suspicious about
things. And I didn’t even want to think about what would happen if he did. I’d
already seen proof at Ryan’s funeral. The fight that him and Derrick got in was
a warning enough for me.
I quickly finished eating the rest of my potatoes and put my
dirty dish into the dishwasher. I was planning to take a nap, but now I didn’t
feel like sleeping. I ran upstairs and slammed my bedroom door behind me. I
needed to go to the mall to pick up a few things if I wanted my plan to work.
I quickly got up, grabbed my jacket and yelled to my
parents that I was going out for a while. I heard a mumbled reply from my
brothers’ room, so I figured that they were putting them down for their
afternoon naps. I yanked open the driver side door and threw my jacket on the
seat next to me. I sat there for a few minutes trying to catch my breath.
I quickly dialed Bryn’s number and waited.
“Hey it’s me. Thanks for calling my house and
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