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KARIN
At home, 1am

Damn, I have to stop staying out late, I have school tomorrow and I didn't even finish all of my homework. Hopefully this won't become a habit because I'm very serious about keeping my grades up.

These was my thoughts as I drove home. I mean Ofcourse I couldn't stop thinking about Chris... thats impossible at this point.

He's so fine and his voice, omg his voice. Hearing him sing and talk in person has nothing on a video, or song. It's like a soothing raspy-ness that literally melts me in place. Damn. This is a mess. Already. He hasn't even made any moves towards me and I'm already regretting this shit. But not really, if you catch my drift.

I pulled onto my street. As I approached my house my heart sank. My moms black Mercedes was parked in the driveway.

"No fucking way." I breathed out. I started shaking. My fucking mom is home. She nor Kymora had even called me so the suspense of what she was going to say is even worst.

I pulled into the driveway shutting my car off. I just sat there staring at the front door waiting for it to fly open.

Fortunately, it never did, but I was still terrified of what would happen when I got inside the house.

I took a deep breathe and got out of the car. I walked up to the door, quietly sticking my key in the lock and opening the door. I tiptoed inside, trying not to make a peep.

"Well, well, well. Look who finally strolled their fast ass up in my house." I jump at the voice coming from behind me. I turned around and my mother was standing there with her black silk robe wrapped around her.

"I-I wasn't being fast..."

"Oh shut up. Where the hell have you been Karin?" She crosses her arms staring at me.

"I was just at Jayda's doing homework and I fell asleep. If you would have called me I would have -" before I could get the words out of my mouth her hand went across my face.

"Stop fucking talking to me. Take ya stupid ass upstairs and get out of my face."

I was caught so off guard. Not that she slapped me cause that's normal, but how hard she slapped me. My face was stinging and I could feel the skin on my face starting to bruise.

I faced her getting ready to say some slick shit. I bite my tongue holding it in and stomped up the stairs. I hate it here.

When I got upstairs I went to Kymora's room to ask her why the fuck she didn't tell me mom was home. I shoved her door open and she was sitting in the edge of the bed, as if she was waiting for me.

"Karin! I'm so sorry man." She cried.

"Why didn't you text me ??? I asked you to do one simple thing for me and you couldn't even do that?!" I yelled.

"She popped up out of nowhere! I don't even know why she's home. I told her you were studying at Jayda's after school and that I hadn't heard from you."

I shook my head. I appreciate her for covering for me but still, she coulda gave me a heads up. I left out and went straight to my room. After undressing I dived in the bed pulling the cover over my head. I was so mad I just started crying.

This is the shit I don't understand. Why tf I feel like a step child in my own home. I can't wait til I turn 18 next month because I'm getting the hell out of here. I get that she's my parent but she still doesn't have no right to do the shit she does to me.

I cried as I thought about my dad and how great he was. He was strict, but he would never put his hands on us in that way.

I eventually drifted off to sleep.