How to drown an alligator inside of an shark

Chapter 9

I eat my dinner very fast, like yeah holy fuck I ate it fast.

Not even 5 minutes and that was a lot of mountain people food( potatoes,steak, green beans,corn, and most importantly because I'm from the south...sweet tea).

I take my plate to the kitchen and my parents ask "wow is that all we get to see of you today?
Like that's a new personal best."
All I can do is smile and go back upstairs.

I sit for a while reading a book that Ellie had got me into, which proves I love her because I don't fucking read.

I hope that she will want to talk again so I can ask her about her day and have her tell me that it's worth going to school.

Ellie is homeschooled but we met when she went to public school.
So I don't enjoy going to school because I never get to see her.
Just then my phone starts ringing,its my awesome woman.

We start to talk about me not wanting to go to school.
She tells me to "go and that it's going to be okay," I like to please her so I tell her "fine if it will make you happy."

Since I have to go to school I need to go to bed somewhat early and I'm a bit tired from snow plowing still.

I say " goodnight my beautiful princess who I love dearly, and have sweet dreams, and if you need anything just text me, not matter the time."
And she says " I love you babe, you're so great and if you need anything text me."
I lay in my bed dozing off slowly, I finally pass out.

I sleep like a rock, but around 1 I wake up and am crying.
I began to cry because I feel soo alone without Ellie sleeping next to me and I won't get to see her for a while.

After an hour I pass back out, I wake up to my alarm buzzing. 4:52, I pull my self out of bed and move to my desk, take the clothes that I had previously picked the night before and lay them upon my bed.