Game Over: Life's Over

Unfriended

The day was finally there for me to move in with Eric and Theo and I was nervous about the move. I wasn't sure how I was going to feel being so far away from Mom. Just thinking about it, I hated it. But maybe I would like the time to just be myself and do whatever I wanted.

Since my life was ending and all.

Mom and I loaded all of my stuff into the back of the car. I only had a few boxes to pack with things like books, video games, and decorations I had thrown around my room. Most of my clothes just went into two suitcases and my duffle bag from football. Mom wanted me to have a place to come back to if I was able to stay with her so we left my bed and TV behind along with some clothes I didn't want to bring with me.

I looked at the house once more, taking in what it looked like in case I wasn't able to come back to see it. Who knew what would happen once I turned eighteen?

I knew I'd miss home and all the memories I'd made growing up. It was hard leaving when I didn't want to. I wanted things to stay the same. I wanted to finish school and graduate and plan a future for myself.

I got into the passenger seat and found a station on the radio that played decent music. As much as I wouldn't have minded talking to Mom, I wanted some quiet while we headed to my new home.

But even with the music, it was a long drive. The road felt like it went on for miles. And maybe that was a good thing. But I really wanted to just get there. I hated the process of waiting. It was driving me nuts.

Mom finally pulled into the driveway and Eric and Theo's and cut the engine. She stayed in the car and turned her attention to me. "I know this has been a big change for you and I just want you to know how proud I am of you for handling this so maturely."

"While I still can," I mumbled.

Mom reached over and squeezed my shoulder. "I know, honey. Just try to focus on things day-to-day."

I wasn't sure how that was going to be possible when my future was so up in the air. Anything could happen to me within the next few days and it terrified me to think of how bad it could go for me.

I nodded and got out of the car. I took a deep breath before I opened the backseat door and began lifting one of the boxes out.

Eric and Theo came out when they heard us pull in and approached the car. Theo took something from Mom and headed into the house. Eric came around to my side of the car.

"Do you want me to carry that?"

I shook my head. I was plenty capable of carrying the box by myself. "I got it."

He took a step back to let me walk around the car with the box I was holding. He grabbed one of the other boxes and followed me inside the house.

I headed up the steps with the box in my hands and couldn't remember which room was supposed to be my room. I heard Theo in a room on the right so I headed in that direction.

He had set the box he carried in beside the door. "I'm not sure what you want to do with the boxes. Do you want help unpacking them?"

I shook my head. "No, I can get it myself."

He nodded. "Okay. Why don't you start unpacking and we'll finish bringing in everything?"

"Okay."

Eric walked in and set the box he had on top of the one Theo had brought. "There are only two boxes left. I told Lydia we'd get them for her."

Theo nodded and went back outside to bring in the rest of my stuff. Eric followed and I had a minute alone in my new room.

The room was nice. It was small but big enough for me. I didn't need much as long as I had a TV.

I just hated that there was a changing table in the room. I hated seeing what my life could become. I didn't want to think about it. The less I thought about it, the less likely it could happen. Right?

Mom walked into the room and opened one of the boxes sitting beside the door. "Do you want some help unpacking? I know it can be kind of overwhelming to deal with so many boxes. Whenever I have to go over a case, I get lots of evidence and information to go through before court. It can really add up."

I glanced at the boxes. "Um, I guess. I don't really know what I'm doing with all my stuff."

"You'll have plenty of time to move things around if you don't like where it goes today."

Plenty of time if I didn't turn into a baby on my birthday.

"Why don't you put your stuff where you want it to go, for now, and I'll put your clothes away for you?"

"Okay." I got started looking through the boxes and separating my clothes from everything else. There wasn't much to go through so I knew organizing the room wasn't going to take long.

And just as I predicted, it didn't take long to put my things away. I hooked up my PlayStation to the TV and organized my games on the shelf below the TV. I turned on my PlayStation and was connecting it to the wifi when a notification popped up on the screen.

Alex was online.

I sighed and went to my friend list. I hated to be so brash and make a decision so quickly but I knew things were done. Our friendship wasn't going to be mended any time soon. I had a lot to deal with that didn't, couldn't involve Alex. I didn't want him to be around if it bothered him that I was going through something.

I unfriended him and shut off my PlayStation.

It seemed that my bad luck was only spreading further and further. Was I just destined for a bad life?

As if having the mutation wasn't bad enough...

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Hey everyone! Just a quick author's update. We are just a few short chapters away from Jacob's birthday so expect things to start picking up. I know the beginning several chapters have been a little slow but I did that on purpose for the premise of the story. I'm glad you guys are loving this story. It means a lot to me. Also, let me know if there's anything you'd like to see in this story or any storylines you'd like to see me incorporate, please let me know! I'm always interested in your ideas. Thank you for reading!