Shadows

Chapter 5 - Recovery(Possibly)

Morning has seem to come way to fast and it begins with me waking up to the sound of Lisa calling my cellphone, once again. I don't understand why I can't just wake up on my own, to a peaceful, quite morning. I try to ignore the phone in hopes to get a few more minutes of rest before I have to head out the door.

Finally silence breaks and I feel that I have finally won the battle, I slowly begin to try and drift slowly back to sleep and before I can completely fall asleep....it starts again. Submitting to the noise that is my cellphone.

"Hello Lisa. What's up?"

"Heeey Steph! It's about time lazy butt! Are you coming to school today?"

"Yes Lisa, I wasn't even thinking about skipping today, especially because we have a few test's this week."

"Good, I'm glad because I hate being in school without my best friend. Things are not nearly as interesting."

"I'm sure...but there are some things i need to talk to you about. So much happened yesterday I don't even know where to begin, let alone how to even understand it. It seriously just feels like it was all a dream"

"Well we don't have time right now, talk more when you get to school and if you get here early you may have more time to explain everything. Now get your butt up and get ready!"

"Yeah Yeah I know, I'm going! I'll see you at school OK?"

"Kay, don't be late! See ya Steph!"

"See ya Lisa"

Dragging myself out of bed and getting ready for school, but definitely not looking forward to it. Though I tell mom not to worry, I do nothing but worry. Thinking about leaving Aaron in school without my mom or I around to watch over him and make sure that he is OK and nothing bad is going to happen to him. I mean what if that guy comes back, what would happen the next time, who would be hurt next? No! I can't think about it, that guy is not going to be back and he is not going to get into the school and he is not going to hurt Aaron, the school is protected this time. Trying to erase all negative thoughts from my head, I make my way downstairs to grab myself something to eat.

Just like any other day, both mom and Aaron have already beat me downstairs and have already began to eat and as usual mom made breakfast for us, although this time she was not getting ready for work.

"Good morning Mom, Good morning Aaron."

"Good morning sweetheart, you're just in time! I just finished making breakfast!"

"Thanks mom. Are you not going to work today?"

"Nope! After our talk last night, I came to the conclusion that I should take an early vacation!"

"But I thought you were working on a really important case?"

"Well it's important to the company, but nothing is more important to me than my kids. There will be other cases once I get back from vacation."

"So how long are you planning on taking off?"

"Well you know I hadn't quite thought that through yet. Still thinking about it, the company asked me the same question and I told them I would get back to them on that later on today."

"Oh well, as long as things are still OK with work."

"Yep, always will be! I am always working as it is anyway so they were happy that I finally decided to take off to be with my kids for once."