Maryland, considering I’d had enough in Miami with the giant roaches we tended to have.
Michael just laughed. “Don’t worry about it. It will be taken care of. By the way, do you know if Raziel delivered those papers like Raphael asked him to?”
“Yeah. I ended up taking him today. His car battery died in the school parking lot.” I admitted.
“Of course. I warned him to push the issue the other day.” Michael said, shaking his head.
“It had been a while since I was in Jameson. And I got to meet Sara. She seemed really nice.” I said, sitting back on the bed.
Michael smiled. “She is. I’m rather glad that Raphael told me about her. She’s a hard worker, and she keeps the store running smoothly enough.” He said as he sat down beside me.
“Raziel was asking her about Sean too. He wasn’t in school today, and she said he was sick. I was pretty surprised Raziel asked though. I thought it he didn’t like him.” I continued.
“Actually, so am I. But I guess everyone needs a rival at some point in their lives.” Michael commented.
I glanced back at the window over my bed, thinking once again about the white shape I’d seen. “Hey Dad, are there a lot of animals around here?” I asked absently.
“I suppose it depends. Why ask?” Michael asked.
I sighed. “It’s nothing. I just thought I saw something earlier, and I didn’t know what it was. That’s all.” I lied.
Maybe I should have told him the truth that night. But that the time, I was more then determined that I would handle all of this myself. The only problem was, I had no idea of how bad all of this was going to get.
Four
My next week was filled with more night terrors.
To be completely honest, I was starting to worry about myself. It even got to the point where I asked Michael to let me have darker curtains in my room. He’d been a bit surprised by my strange request, but he went ahead and did it for me. I don’t think Michael could ever deny me anything I wanted, though I never took advantage of it until then. But by then, I could take no more. Every night was the same thing. I would wake up to the terrifying feeling that I was being watched. And the scary part was, it was starting to happen even before late night too. Just like that one night, I would be sitting in my room working on something when I’d feel the eyes on me. But every time I looked, nothing would be there.
By the time the week was over, I was seriously considering seeing a shrink. Perhaps my mother’s mental illness was being passed to me. I even tried to call my mother, but no one answered. It shouldn’t have been that much of a surprise really, considering I’d been kicked out, but it still hurt. Still, I tried to suck it up some. I wasn’t seeing any more unusual things. So maybe I would be okay. Maybe it was just anxiety. It would pass. I was just trying to settle myself into this new life, and that had to be somewhat stressful on my mind. Yes, anxiety seemed pretty logical at that point.
My school life continued normally enough though. Sean Morrison did show back up that week, though we didn’t speak. Raziel was making sure of that one. But then again, Sean wasn’t really attempting either. He’d glance at us here and there, but that was it. In a way, it kind of bothered me. The truth was, I wanted to talk to him. I just felt drawn to him for some reason. There was something about him that I just couldn’t resist.
Michael just laughed. “Don’t worry about it. It will be taken care of. By the way, do you know if Raziel delivered those papers like Raphael asked him to?”
“Yeah. I ended up taking him today. His car battery died in the school parking lot.” I admitted.
“Of course. I warned him to push the issue the other day.” Michael said, shaking his head.
“It had been a while since I was in Jameson. And I got to meet Sara. She seemed really nice.” I said, sitting back on the bed.
Michael smiled. “She is. I’m rather glad that Raphael told me about her. She’s a hard worker, and she keeps the store running smoothly enough.” He said as he sat down beside me.
“Raziel was asking her about Sean too. He wasn’t in school today, and she said he was sick. I was pretty surprised Raziel asked though. I thought it he didn’t like him.” I continued.
“Actually, so am I. But I guess everyone needs a rival at some point in their lives.” Michael commented.
I glanced back at the window over my bed, thinking once again about the white shape I’d seen. “Hey Dad, are there a lot of animals around here?” I asked absently.
“I suppose it depends. Why ask?” Michael asked.
I sighed. “It’s nothing. I just thought I saw something earlier, and I didn’t know what it was. That’s all.” I lied.
Maybe I should have told him the truth that night. But that the time, I was more then determined that I would handle all of this myself. The only problem was, I had no idea of how bad all of this was going to get.
Four
My next week was filled with more night terrors.
To be completely honest, I was starting to worry about myself. It even got to the point where I asked Michael to let me have darker curtains in my room. He’d been a bit surprised by my strange request, but he went ahead and did it for me. I don’t think Michael could ever deny me anything I wanted, though I never took advantage of it until then. But by then, I could take no more. Every night was the same thing. I would wake up to the terrifying feeling that I was being watched. And the scary part was, it was starting to happen even before late night too. Just like that one night, I would be sitting in my room working on something when I’d feel the eyes on me. But every time I looked, nothing would be there.
By the time the week was over, I was seriously considering seeing a shrink. Perhaps my mother’s mental illness was being passed to me. I even tried to call my mother, but no one answered. It shouldn’t have been that much of a surprise really, considering I’d been kicked out, but it still hurt. Still, I tried to suck it up some. I wasn’t seeing any more unusual things. So maybe I would be okay. Maybe it was just anxiety. It would pass. I was just trying to settle myself into this new life, and that had to be somewhat stressful on my mind. Yes, anxiety seemed pretty logical at that point.
My school life continued normally enough though. Sean Morrison did show back up that week, though we didn’t speak. Raziel was making sure of that one. But then again, Sean wasn’t really attempting either. He’d glance at us here and there, but that was it. In a way, it kind of bothered me. The truth was, I wanted to talk to him. I just felt drawn to him for some reason. There was something about him that I just couldn’t resist.
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