Away From Home

Chapter One

"Hellooooo. I don't have all day for you to be thinking about food. You know good and well I'm hungry." Zhane said pulling me out of my thoughts. I was thinking about my life before college.

"Just get me nuggets Nene." and with that she left. I sat on my bed playing with strands of my hair. I grew irratant just thinking about my past. Just thinking about it made me want to get up and leave. I went to take a shower shaving in the process. I threw on some sweats and a spirit shirt with nike slides and left my dorm. I wasn't about to sit here and pity myself. I went down the hall to visit my friend Nicole. Nicole was real cool. We all called her 'cole white girl' at times because she has low patience. Nicole was the type of person to get angry in 2.2 seconds just because she was fustrated. She came from Atlanta with a 4.8 grade point average.

Nicole had told me about her rough past with her alcholic parents and how she was abused in her previous relastionship. She mentioned her father rarely coming to see her when she was younger and how bad he became hooked onto drugs and alchol. I couldn't help but to compare myself to her even though we've came from a completley different space we've both been through so much and for us to be at where we are now it just proves that if you put your mind to it there is no obstacle in your way.

"Hay bae. Why you look so down" I said. I kicked my shoes off and climebed on to her bed.

"Ugh. Practice is killing me bruh. Like Coach Mack can suck my ass. He made us do suicides for no reason! Like why are you not doing them with us? Lord knows you can bust out of that shirt any minute." I laughed at her unecessary comment. "So are you going to the kick back thursday?" She was staring at me through her mirror against the wall.

"Oh hell naaaaawooh!" I sang. "It's to many people out there and it's always some drama. Besides I have to study for finals anyway." I never went to many college parties considering this is my third month into freshman year. For me college life was all about my future. I couldn't waste my time nor money partying. I'm not saying that you shouldn't enjoy yourself but there is a thin line between wild and not giving a fuck.

"Boo you whore. I might not go anyways." Nicole said

We finished talking about upcoming test and campus activities. After I left her dorm I went back to mine where Zhane sat munching on her french fries. Zhane got on my damn nerves at times but she was one of my closest friends. Me and her connected on a level where nobody else could reach. She gave me a look real fast and continued scarfing down food.

"Now where and the hell were you? I could've been raped & robbed!" She screamed. I gave her a 'what the fuck' look and sat beside her prepared to murder my McNuggets. Zhane started talking about her boyfriend and his problems. She started talking so fast she choked on her sweet tea. After a while we laid out on the couch talking our fast food high off.

Zhane eventually fell asleep with a piece of burger curled up in her hands. I laughed and took a picture of her. As I was scrolling through my gallery on my Galaxy s5 Active I stopped in my tracks immediately. My whole body froze. It was a picture of my parents, Chris, and myself.

We were standing in our yard making snowmen. Chris had a mouth full of carrots and my parents were looking at him. I was standing in the background with tears racing down my face. I remember this like it was yesterday. I was crying because Chris ate the last carrot for my snowman.

Sometimes I wished Chris was still here but I know he's in a better place. I guess God decided to save him from the pain and take him home.

I laughed and went in my room. The hard times really hit reality. I started to think about all the times I needed his help and he wasn't there. I felt like I was desserted into a jungle full of hungry lions and I was a big fat juicy steak. Once I got under the covers the tears immediatley ran down my face. I missed Chris more than anything.