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I pull up at my house at 10:32. I walk in the house and notice that most of the lights were off. In which could mean one thing, my parents left. I walk around the house checking almost every room to make sure. •••••••
I walk in my room to grab some clothes to shower when I get a text from my dad. Pops Call me ASAP.
I immediately call him.
"Hello?" my dad answers
"Did y'all have to leave?"
"Yes."
"Ok, so why did y'all have to leave on short notice?"
" Because we had a very important business deal to come up this morning. So your mom and I will be staying at the vacation house in Cali for a bit. Your aunt Janice has your siblings and I trust you enough to look after yourself. I transferred 30k into your bank account. And son, please make sure you stay safe."
"Ok pops, I love you." I say before hanging up
I know this might not be an everyday thing to y'all, but this is very normal for me. My parents always leave for months at a time. My dad would normally leave me with the nanny, but she just had a baby like three months ago. So here I am alone; AGAIN. I just wish that it wasn't right now. I can't risk being alone anymore, not while my depression is hitting rock bottom.
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I woke up dreading to go to school. Not only will it kinda be awkward around Egypt, but I also have to deal with picking a partner in first block for this project.
I go into my bathroom and take a quick shower to try and calm my nerves. Once I got out I brushed my teeth and put my hair into a messy bun. I then went to my closet to pick out an outfit. I chose: a black tank top, some red nike joggers, and my black air forces.
After getting dressed I decided to leave. I didn't grab anything to eat because I didn't really have an appetite. I hadn't really had one in the last three months.
I get into my car and instantly cut on my heat. It's not normally cold to me in Texas, but this year it feels like a cup of frozen balls out here.
I arrive at school and instantly spot King and Yasmine waiting for me by my locker.
" Yooo, wassup." I say while dapping King up, " What's up with you too Miss America?" I say jokingly to Yasmine.
We start up a conversation and a few moments later, I see Egypt and Jordan walking up to us. "Hey everyone." Egypt says shyly. He then taps me on my arm and asks if he could talk me.
" Wassup?" I finally ask him after we break away from everyone else. " Is everything okay?"
"Yea but I wanted to ask you a question tho."
"Ok, go ahead."
" Well, I talked to Mr. Bilar this morning about the partners for the project, and he said that he's going to let us choose our partners."
" Ok, so what's your question?" I ask, already knowing the answer.
He takes a deep breath and looks me directly in my eyes. "Can you be my partner? I don't really have anybody else in the class that i'd rather be with. I-i-i-i mean be partners with. So can I-,"
" Yea, I would actually rather be partners with you than anyone else." I interrupt, noticing his breathing becoming a little unstable.
" Ok! Cool!" he says, slowing his breathing down.
We continued to talk about a few things as we walked back to our group. But before we could get to them, the bell rang, letting us know that we had five minutes before the tardy bell rang.
