Lost Truth

Anticipation

Not many people would notice things like a piece of wallpaper in the farthest corner of the room peeling, but I did.
Or even how this room smelled musty compared to the rest of the house.
I knew I wasn't normal, and I'm not entirely sure if it is just emotionally anymore. After all I haven't been outside since I was three, as that was when the others had started to notice that I had deeper emotions than I should have had at that age, at least that's what my mom told me.
I woke up today certain that my parents would be there, but no such luck and I don't know what to do anymore. They've only been gone two extra days, but something's wrong. Dad had told me they would only be gone for two days, not four and I have this knotted up feeling in my stomach as if they were hurt. But how could they have gotten hurt if they were only getting food? They had had told me that there was no famine and the crops were supposedly bountiful this year, that much I could tell by the amount of food they have been bringing back.
No, it couldn't have been just for food or they wouldn't have expected to be gone for two days anyways. A food trip only takes three hours or the extreme would be nine. Maybe Mom was pregnant and they had to check to make sure the baby was safe with the doctor, but why would it take two days?
Did they find my Moms sister?
The one that went missing?
Or did they get arrested for some alleged crime that they couldn't have possibly done?

There was a low growl and I turned around quickly, nothing was there.
Greaeere.
There it was again. I looked down and felt the pangs of hunger, by no means was I starved but still I had very little to eat for who knows how long. Flushing in embarrassment I turned again and the floorboards creaked as I padded forward towards the modest kitchen. Pulling open the fridge I found one of the eggs I had had boiled yesterday.
This ought to do for brunch, and for dinner a small bit of soup and two crackers plus the vitamins. Vitamin D because I never go outside, Vitamin C to prevent scurvy and a general mixed vitamin gummy. That should be good, more than enough considering that I have survived on a cracker a day before.

Rule number six.

Ration your food.

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So how is it so far? Thank you gyszah for the encouragement! I hope this story is up to your expectations. Love you all to bits.~ Abbie