Camp Check

Chapter 12

      We finally pull up to my driveway and I'm visibly shaking. Abbey puts her hand on my leg. And looks at me worriedly.

      "Baby are you ok? Your shaking an awful lot." She says.

      "I'm just really nervous. I mean what if she says no. Then what am I going to do. I can't be apart from you for that long. I know we've only known each other for a week, but I can't stop thinking about you. I miss you even if your just in another room. What about a whole country away." By this time I'm sobbing.

      She pulls me into her as much as possible considering that we were in a truck. She rubs up and down my arm while I cry into her shoulder. When I calm down she pulls me in for a kiss. She puts so much love into her kisses. What am I going to do without her.

      "Its going to be ok baby. And if she says no then I'm not going either." She says defiantly.

      "No baby, I don't want you to not go on this trip just because I'm not going. Besides, won't it be a little suspicious that you aren't going after we find out that I can't go?" I say.

      "I hate it when your right. Ok baby, let's do this!" She says with enthusiasm. We start laughing so hard that we start crying. We then get out and she helps me pack my stuff into the house
   
       "Mom, I'm home! Where are you at?" I say.

     "I'm in the kitchen! Be right there." She says. She walks in and gives me a big hug, then looks at Abbey and starts to glare.

     "I'm didn't know we were having company?" She says glaring. I move a little closer to Abbey.

     "Mom this is Abbey. She's the director of the camp. She also brought me home." I say still nervous.
 
      "Ms. Baxter I had a wonderful time getting to know your daughter. She's been a light for anyone she met at camp and I would like go ask something major of you." She says sounding confident, but I know she's as nervous as me.

      Mom just goes to the couch and sits motioning for us to do the same. Abbey sits at the other end and I sit in the middle, my back slightly pressed against her thigh. Mom never breaks her glare at Abbey.

      "I'm just going to come out and ask you. My sister Becca, myself and a few other counselors from camp are planning on going on a mission trip in a few days, and I was wondering if your daughter could go with us? I think it would be an amazing learning experience for her. We would be traveling to Africa for a month, and her ticket and anything else she would need for the entire time gone would be taken care of." Abbey is currently shaking her leg slightly in attempt to calm herself down.

       "Mom please, it would mean the world if you let me go on this trip! I could grow so much spiritually and mentally! I want to be able to help, I always have and now I have the chance to. And it's a paid trip. Can I please go?" I say.
      
      I can't tell what her answer will be this time. She just keeps glaring at Abbey the same way Becca glared at me. It's starting to make me mad honestly, but I have to bite my tongue so that I don't ruin my chances of going on this trip.
 
    "I don't see why you can't go on the trip. But I want you to have shots that way you don't get sick while over there." She says still glaring at Abbey.

      "Yes of course and if you want we can pay for those as well!" Abbey says trying to get on her good side.

       "I can pay for her shots myself, thank you very much. I don't need some other woman taking care of MY daughter." My mom says very rudely. My chin hit the floor with her statement. I can't believe she's being so rude with her. I couldn't take it anymore.

         "Mom why are you being so rude to her. She's done nothing wrong and you've glared at her since she got in the door. She's offering to pay for everything needed for the trip and your being possessive!" I say completely shocked and mad. Abbey grabs my arm and tells me that it's ok.

       "No Abbey, its not ok, I'm not going go let her treat you like that. It's unacceptable. Especially with how generous you've been." With those words my mom raised her hand and slapped me across the face. I grabbed my cheek while tears rolled down my face. Abbey then stepped in front of me to protect me from any more hits. My mom went around her and grabbed my arm, hard.

      "You listen here. I don't have to let you go. Matter of fact I can have her thrown in jail just for bringing you home. So I suggest you keep your opinion to yourself. And you." She says pointing at Abbey.

      "She's MY kid. Not yours and you sure aren't going to spoil her. So I suggest you get out of my house while you still can without the police involved." She says. Abbey starts to walk out and I grab her arm.

      "Mom you couldn't call the cops even if you wanted to. You're a drug addict and an abusive mother. I'm sure they wouldn't hesitate taking me out of here and putting you in jail." I said. She just growled and mumbled,

       "Whatever, die for all I care."

       I dragged Abbey to my room and started packed everything that I needed. She started helping and we got finished in like 30 minutes. I took some of my bags and Abbey took the rest. I told my mom not to expect me home til after the trip. We then put my bags into her truck. We get in and she looks over at me with worry in her eyes.

       "Baby are you ok?" She asks lovingly. I start crying so she pulled me into a hug to calm me down

      "I can't believe she acted like that. You were nothing but kind and she just got so mean with you." I said between sobs. She started rubbing up and down my arm in an attempt to calm me down.

      After a little bit I finally calmed down. She pulled me into another one of her loving kisses. I don't know what I would do without her. She wraps her arms around me again for a hug and I lay my head in the crook of her neck.

       "Baby we have to get out of the driveway at some point." She says jokingly. We start laughing and she starts the truck and heads for her house.

       "Baby I'm so sorry, I never even asked you if it was ok for me to come and stay at your house." I said. She just looks at me like I'm stupid and says something I will never forget.

       "Baby, I love you, ok? If you need a place to stay I don't care if you just show up on my porch at three a.m., I would still be so happy that your there because I love it when your around. I can see the world in color when your around. Without you I would be nothing. I love you so much and don't you ever forget that!" After she said that I crashed my lips on hers. She pushed back with a equal amount of love and passion. Thank the Lord that we were at a stoplight.

        After a hot make out session, the light turned green and we were off. I think were close to her house. At least I hope so there is way too much tension in this truck.