in the bloomy atmosphere constantly aggravated me. As silly as it sounded, the siren from the ambulance I rode in earlier erupted

the unnaturally colder ones of my father. My eyes then wandered to the o

line of vision to my mother, every memory of the past 12 hours began to flood in; instantly, I recalled the ride in the back of an ambulance with pa

tion to seeing my fa

erless was briefly replaced by the need to keep up with the paramedics who rushed my father to the Emergency Room where he received i

on a miracle at this point. The feeling of anger towards my mother's wrong against

e room my father was later moved to. When that name rolled off her

nly make out a few uninteresting words they threw at each other. That was until they unexpectedly stared ba

ir

my head and little by little, I grew restless, stirring left to rig

ital ward the next I was consumed by fear so intense I had never felt so powerless in the face of an

eerie dark forest, I took to my heels, constantly looking back

e brittle layers of the forest floors. Soon enough, every pace forward became heavier and heavier un

I struggled to make it to my feet until the beast cornered me. Releasing a deep guttural

m. One that had plague

mare which felt like it had lasted for a minute, but I was asleep for more than 3 hours. Mentally frustrated,

aken

e say. A voice I never tho

ef and happiness hit me, and even I co

aking his pained expression as a sign to back off, I instinctively retracted

r a bruised rib." He joked, clutchi

e playfully glaring at him, "How long have you been awake? And what did the

s. In two giant strides, she reached us and placed the tray on my father's lap. Suddenly,

infuriated, I looked her straight

ime. Isn't there somewhere else you need to

e room and would've proceeded to leave the hospita

right to kick m

as about to enter, the audible voices of my parents came from within, halting my steps

an stop pretending." I

my father, "How'd you

xt time. I almost ran out of te

rom her? She's gonna find out event

oke patient act and keep her away from college." She said diplomatica

ems?" He quizzed i

nly lasted for a millisecond before I reverted to my typical nature, fiercely burning with rage and looking f

the start. As I stomped out of the building, I felt betrayal pierce a hole in my heart. I was

taliate fast, a buzz came from my phone. Taking it out of my pocket

ylar Si

one University. Please find the attached details concerning your housing assignment. Sh

e welcoming

cer

tone Un

out of my dilemma, and I was being handed one right before my eyes, even if it meant

nce to be set free from the shackles that held me bound my

ay any longer

ngle day. The weight of it all was too suffocating for the heart to carry. By the ti