One day after another

August 31st, 1994

I wake up in the morning realizing what tomorrow is. After the past few weeks in the new house im ready to be able to leave, Ben and I have done nothing but fight and my mother has been acting very strange.

I woke up to the smell of breakfast being made in the kitchen, i slowly get up to put a shirt on when somene knocks on my door. "Claire dear are you awake?" i hear my mom ask "Yeah im up, im just putting a shirt on" i tell her. I didnt get a response after that so i just decide to forget about it and go to the kitchen. I see Ben unpacking some of the utensils as my mom finished breakfast. "Good morning sleepy head" ben says. I decided just to ignore him after the last fight we had.

After breakfast i help my mother clean up the kitchen, after that i notice that its alredy 11:30. I"ve never been a morning person ive always hated waking up early. The rest of the afternoon kinda drags and was quite boring until my mother got a random letter. "Kids ill be back, i um i have a few things i need to go grab." she says in a worried and stressed tone. Ben and I look at each other with a very confused look. Our moher quickly left without saying goodbye which isnt normally like her. Ben searched the house trying to find the letter but he couldnt find it. "She must have taken it with her" he says. I just look at him with a blank expression and he stairs back at me until i get up and go to my bedroom.

I close my door loudly making it known i didnt want him to bother me. Im kinda stressed about tomorrow and im not really sure why. To ease my nerves i grab my box of records. i decided to get my Queen record, my absolute favorite record. As Good Old Fashioned Loverboy plays in thr backgroud, i go through my luggage to make sure i have everything. Time slowly passes and its already 9:30 and my mother still isnt back, i double check again to make sure i have everything, take my record off the player, and close everything up. I walk into Bens room "Mom hasnt come home right?" i ask him and he shakes his head no. After that delightful conversation i walk out of his room slamming the door.

I walk back into my room, turning the light off and quickly falling asleep.