Abnormal life

10. Zachariah

   3 months later.

"Bro...bro...BRO!" My roommate, Jackson yelled, shaking me. "What nigga!?" I shot up and glared him and he just laughed at me. "You're gonna be late for your class." He said walking into our closet. I didn't comprehend what he was saying until I looked at my clock on the nightstand. 10:25. My class starts at 10:35 and I literally have 10 minutes to get dress and get to class. My online schedule got messed up so I had morning classes just for that day. "SHIT!" I yelled jumping out of bed and running to the dresser. I grab some black basketball shorts, a white T-shirt, and my black and white huaraches. Even when I'm rushing I still look good. I run over to my side of the room and grab my book bag, phone, and headphones. "Bye." I say to Jackson as I left the room and the dorm building. I feel my phone vibrating and I look at it to see Jax calling me.....

"Goodmorning babe." Jax said when I answered the phone and I can just tell by the way he's talking that he's smiling. "Wassup...bae." I said out of breath because I'm running to my class with precisely five minutes left. "Umm what are you doing?" He asked laughing with a hint of suspicion. "You forgot you had to be to class early huh?" He said laughing again. How did he know? "Yes I did, which is why I'm out of breath, but I'm just making it to the building...I'll talk to you later, I love you." I said into the phone and he said 'I love you too.' back and hung up. I tucked my phone back into my pocket as I walked into the building.

"Nice for you to join us Mr. Hendrix." My professor said as I walked into the classroom. "Sorry." I mumbled sitting in the seat I moved to the last time I had an encounter with Luke. " "Alright now......." my teacher said as he began to teach our lesson. "Assuming you all read last night., what is John Locke's view on property?" He said looking around the room. "Mr. Hendrix, why don't you tell us." Hex said looking at me. I swear all these professors love picking on me. "That dummy ain't gonna know." This dude mumbled behind me, making a few students laugh. I'm not gonna feed into that today. "He believes that if a man should lay eyes on a possession then it shall now become his property." I said to the professor. "Correct! Nice one Hendrix." He said turning his attention back to the class. I heard the dude smack his lips and I smirked to myself.

"Remember to read chapter 40 and tell me what you think about men leaving the state of nature." He said as we all walked out of the room. I plugged my headphones in and fixed my shirt and began my journey back home. As I'm walking home, I see a shadow appear behind, walking extra close. I pull out my camera out and flip the camera so that it is facing me. I act like I'm checking myself out and I shift my camera over to the left, to see a face that I haven't seen in a long time..............

My father.

I instantly turn around and grab him by his throat and slam him onto a wall near us. "What the fuck are you doing here all the way from Chicago?" I asked pushing my arm down on his throat. "I...can't...breathe." He said trying to loosen up my grip. I let him go and he fell down to kiss knees, trying to catch his breath. "What are you doing here." I repeated slower to him. "I...I wanted to see you and mother." He said, still trying to catch his breath. "I wish I could take back all the years I put you and your mom through abuse...I was a drunk asshole who didn't know what he was doing, although that's not an excuse, I just want to be bac—" "Stop..." I said interrupted him. "Do you know how many times my mom had to, without question, hide me from you while she took the beating for the both of us? How many times my mom cried herself to sleep with He comforting of me at a young age, because she knew she couldn't do anything about the abuse just yet. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY—" I choked up. My eyes began to tear as his did also. "Son–" "I am not your son." I said walking away as he calls my name. Tears started to come down my face. Yeah he definitely picked the wrong day. I took a detour to a place I knew would comfort me.