Impossibilities

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Have you ever been in the car at night, traveling down the road. And as you looked out the window at the darkness, just simply wondered what may lurk in its depths? What secrets does the dark hide? The secrets that the light may never reach...?

As I looked out the window, houses moving by, flashes of light and dancing of trees from the wind. I wonder...

What creatures does this earth hold, and why have they stayed hidden for so long? Hidden In The depths of the darkness that not even the moon can shed light upon....

"Abby." My mothers soft voice cooed from the drivers seat. "I hope you know how much I'm going to miss you..."

"I'll miss you, too, mom." I reassured her with a sad smile.

She peeked over at me, but quickly returned her eyes to the road. "You're a senior this year... I've been sending you to this school for the last three years, and it never gets any easier..."

"Don't worry about it, Mom." I returned my gaze out the window. "I'm a big girl. I can handle myself."

I went to a Coed private school strictly for honor students. I hated it at first. Being far from home, alone, scared... But I made friends, and I got over the home sickness. Because you see, everything ends sooner or later.

As I sighed, looking out at the road in front of us, I saw a flash from the corner of my eye. I jerked my head, trying to catch a glimpse of what had just passed me, but I saw nothing.

I always felt like I had been being followed. Ever sense I was a little girl. I was special, I wasn't like other kids. My father never let me forget...

"Abigail!" My mother shouted, drawing me from my own thoughts. "Won't you please, listen to me!"

We had parked in front of the school, an older large Victorian type house, with one building to each side, being the dorms.

I shook my head and looked at my mother, her brown curly hair falling in her face. "Sorry mom." I whispered.

"I need you to be careful this year, okay honey? No silly business. No becoming friends with strangers or becoming-"

"A drug addict?" I interrupted sarcastically. "To late, love me some meth." I snorted loudly, making my mother snicker to herself.

She cleared her throat, a small grin still lighting her lips. "I'm serious..."

"Hi, serious. I'm Abby." I said, pulling off a flawless dad joke. My father would be proud.

She just looked at me, clearly not enjoying my time for my inappropriate sense of humor. "I love you." She said quietly. "Want me to walk you to your room?"

I shook my head, "no point. You'll just cry uncontrollably. I don't need my new roommate thinking I'm crazy 'cause my moms nuts."

She sniffled back her tears as she chuckled half heartedly. "I love you, so much." She said again, quickly wrapping her arms around me and holding me tightly. I returned her embrace, nuzzling my mother for the last time in the next nine months.

"I love you most." I said quietly, kissing her cheek and straightening out. "I Godda go though, mom. I'll call you tomorrow?" I jiggled the phone I held in my hand, smiling sadly at her as I grabbed my bag.

I stepped out of the car as my
Mom popped the trunk. I grabbed my roll away, slammed the trunk, and said good bye one more time before headed up to my dorm.

Each year you get a new roommate, so I was a bit nervous to walk through the door. But I stumbled in, none the less.

"Abby?" A small familiar voice asked excitedly.