In The Blink Of An Eye

Chapter 2

"tessa, wake up. someones here to see you." the cop said shaking me quite hard. i rolled over and walked to the small mirror provided for the 'inmates' and fixed my hair and smudged makeup. i walked out and he relocked the cell door behind me. i slowly followed him, still half asleep.

we walked into the main room and he motioned me to sit down, i happily obligied and took a seat. it was about five minutes until the cop came out with a guy walking behind him. i attempted to look behind him but his beer belly was in the way.

"tess?"

"parker?"

"what happened tess?"

i looked at the officer"can parker and i talk in your office please?"

he nodded and we followed him to his office, he motioned us in and closed the door behind him as he left to give us some privacy.

"tess, they called me and said you were here and wanted me to come get you. whats going on?"

"its mom... shes gone parker."

"m-mom?" he said tearing up

"yeah parker, we were at the mall and she wandered off, there was a big crowd and i was curious so i went to see what they were running from. i saw blood and kept going... as soon as i saw her cops came and cuffed me."

"b-but who? how?"

"they dont know who, the cameras didnt get a good shot of his face because of his hat, but she was stabbed... alot."

"im sorry, tess."

"about what?"

"i should have been home more. i should have taken every chance i had to be home, but i was to busy going to partyies, drinking, and fucking whores." by the end of that he was sobbing, watching him cry showed me how sorry he was.

"parker, i know. we should go home and be with dad."

he nodded and whiped the tears off his face."im not suppost to let you drive your car home, but.." he handed me my car keys, purse, and shopping bags. "i dont want you to be car-less incase dad looses it."

i smiled and happily took my things out of his hands. we walked out of the police station and went to my car. parker opened my passenger side door and got it.

"parker, wheres you car?"

"yeah about that.. um.. i lost it during a poker game."

"parker, i thought you were done gambling." i said in quite a motherly tone.

"yeah, but it was right after nicky broke up with me, i got wasted and joined in on a frat party poker game."

"how did you get here?"

"the bus..." he said sounding a bit ashamed. i didnt say anything back, i just started the car. i slowly pulled out of the parking spot and out of the lot.

the car ride was silent, both of us lost in thought. i was thinking about how he cried in front of me, he has never cried in front of me ever, and about how sorry he felt about not being home, and about the whores... gross.

we finally pulled up at the house and dads car was crookedly parked in the drive way, his door was still open and his keys were in the ignition. we got out to investigate, we saw and empty bottle captain morgan and svedka in the back seat along with half dranken bottle of moonshine. we went inside and called for dad, no answer.

we went looking through the house, searched every room... twice.

"DAD!!" parker screamed

i looked out the window into the backyard, i caught a glimpse of the pool and went off in a sprint tward the back door. parker was right on my tail as i threw open the door and ran down the deck stairs.