i
and taunting me. I knew that naughty look. I had seen
e three of them stepped forward, forming an arc around me. I felt my back against the
vious episodes that they were stronger than I was and I c
that as their eyes
led, his voice grating on my nerves. "You ar
intend to." An
and certainly not to bullies lik
round for a weakness in their form
not y
fear pooling in my mouth and kept my face blank. I wasn't going to let them see that I was afraid
is eyes peering deep into mine. "It seems like we
and suddenly opened their mouths, revealing sharp fangs. Wild b
igh of relief as I reali
aving the same dream over and over. This nightm
before my alarm would ring. There was no need to stay in bed any longer. I
pushed the chills of the horrible nightmare fro
ere I was. My father had died five years ago while I was in high school and I had thought that the end of t
igh school. Everything had suddenly cha
s a child and never had to do, work or worry about anything. She was a liability but it didn't feel like th
o with herself and it took her a while to accept that life was no longer as she used to know it. She spe
gh high school and college. I was glad I had finally achieved
id as I made my way to th
e been homeless when he died. I looked around, feeling memories rush in
d start crying if she noticed the sheen of tears in my eyes. She was the reason I couldn't stay far away for coll
e smiled as she set a pla
e, smiling at her
work much but she had learned to cook whe
on't want to be late fo
was a beautiful woman with a lively personality and men were naturally drawn to her but she didn't seem interested in her. I couldn't count the number of men wh
tired and needed a break. I was a graduate and I had to start thinking of where I would
nock on my bedroom door. "
ee her. I was just
ng for dinner, mu
uld make a quick run to the mark
cooking dinn
a graduation treat?" I blushe
nd smiled at me. "I
d silence. "What!" I gasped after
red at her i
you too. I have been with him for months now but I wan
hought I knew everything about my mum. I didn't
ner at his house. Be ready be in
she was out, I became nervous, fretting over what I had to wear. Was
ike. I never saw this coming and didn't prepare myself for it emotionall
w him. He was the same man my mum was laughing with earlier at my graduation. She had
ually told me on the way here that he was a retired soldier. He was tall, with m
d by his presence and I glanced at my mum, wondering how she
as he saw my mum, giving h
e seemed to like her. His eyes shone the w
ou must be Mia. It'
"Good even
d. You can call me Albert if calling me dad
see why my mum liked him. As the night progressed and I observe
like as well. I was glad she wasn't going to get l