Savior Trilogy: Hell Arc

Derik Hieghts

I came home to find my mom home early. I walked into the house to see her smiling and being happy, something I haven't seen in a long time. She came straight to me and gave me a big hug. "What's the occasion?" I could smell cinnamon on her which smelt good. She kept giggling like a little girl. I was confused and I'm sure she noticed cause she told me "I should be happy." "How do you feel about going on a trip?" She asked me, and I instantly sensed it wasn't gonna be something that I would like. "Umm... Depends on where where we're going" I said awkwardly. " you-" she emphasized the word you like it was only me going "are going to my old church with their youth trip for the weekend."

"MOM! What the hell do you mean I'm going to your old church youth trip" I didn't mean to swear at her. But her telling me this made me mad. Her facial expression changed instantly and I knew I was in for it. "Don't you dare cuss at me boy!" Her voice cracked and was full of disparity. "And your going whether you like it or not" she continued. Her face looked like she was trying to hold in a sob but it wasn't working. I seen tears coming out of her eyes and instantly I felt bad, but I could stop what the next thing I said was." I am NOT going to a narcissistic religious freak place. I would even know anyone there and yet you had the nerve to sign me up for something I didn't get a say in. Mom you know I don't believe In the stupid religion so why are you sending me?" I felt so bad but I was angry. Mom began to sob but then fixed herself so she wouldn't start sobbing in frount of me. " you have to go. I don't wa-" she stopped her self before she could even Finnish. "You just have to go" her voice was horse but you could hear the sadness wanting to come out. I was angry though so I walked to my room slamming the door behind me.

I came out later that night to tell mom I was sorry for blowing up on her. When I walked out she was just sitting on the couch. Before I could even say anything, she spoke. "Derik, I know you don't want to go but you have to... I have you signed up already. I know you don't want to but please, just do it for me. I need you too... I love you sweetie but I need you to go.." There was still sadness in her voice but there was something else but I couldn't tell what it was. "Mom.. Ugh... Yeah I'll go, but how come I have to?" I asked but she would not answer. She didn't even look at me and it made me feel really bad. "Mom... I am sorry for earlier I shouldn't have blown up like I did." She still didn't look at me. I decided to go to bed. Before I walked into my room I said to my mom "I love you" and I went in.