Darker Than Black

Chapter 2

I can't believe Tylor ditched me. So now I  would have to walk home alone. I called his line like a hundred and one times and nothing.
I went to the parking lot and his reserved space was empty.

       Unbelievable!!!

I'm really going to give him a piece of my mind....no like a huge chunk of my mind when I get a hold of him.
He might be training on the tracks with the basketball team or probably hooking up with some random girl.
      I just hope its not the latter.
The walk home was long although my house was like ten minutes away from the school but as lazy as I am it seemed like a whole hour.
    The road was silent with no car or  soul moving up or going down it. I was left alone with my thoughts and tall almost dried up trees at both sides of the path.
    I didn't know what creped me out more, those weird looking trees or  my thoughts.
    I always caught certain movements at the corner of my eyes but when I turned around I saw nothing. A cold breeze blew across my skin making the hairs rise. Goosebumps spread all over.

I could feel another person's presence watching me from the woods as if I was being stalked. I stopped dead in my tracks and scanned my surroundings but still nothing.

  I'm probably being too paranoid, letting those horror movies get into head.

I hasted my steps almost in a sprint. A sigh of relief escaped my lips when my house came into view. I quickly made a run for the front door and shut it behind me as soon as I got a hold of the knob.

''Mom!!.....Moooommm!!'' I called out panting and almost out of breath.

I made my way straight for the kitchen.

''Mom?..'' I called, more stubble this time.

  She was not home. Its half past noon she should have been home an hour ago.

    Maybe stuck in traffic?

I wasn't buying that. Just then the phone run. I rushed to pick it up.

''Hello?.....Mom?...''

''Hi baby its me...''

     Relief washed over me when I heard my mom's voice from the other line. She seemed to be in a rush.

''Mom, where are you?''

''Urr- I - I  can't hear you baby. Speak a little louder.''

The signal was distorting. I could barely make her out myself.

''I said where are you?'' I shouted through the phone.

''Moscow, Moscow. I have a very important contract to close. It was an emergency. Sorry I could it inform you earlier......''

  ''Well its okay mom. I know you would have if you had the chance.''

''I just- I .....don't.... come..... Sky?.....hear me?...''

The signal was disrupting what she was saying.

''Mom? Mom?''

''Can't come home now......Storm....take care....bye.....''

That was it. She was gone. The line dead.

I am actually adopted. Shocking right? Well, one cold night I was left on the porch outside the door, barely a month old. Mom found me and took me in. She said when she laid her eyes on me she knew that she was going to love me till the end of time. I'm actually glad I ended up with someone like her. I love her so very much.
   For my real parents ,well to hell with them.

  Three urgent raps resonated through the front door jolting me out of my trance. It frightened me for a moment there.

''Who is it?'' I shouted across.