Let's Get This Party Started

I woke up hearing quiet movement in the kitchen. I propped myself up on my elbows and squinted my eyes against the light coming through the doorway. I leaned to my right a little to try and get a better view of who was up at this hour. It was still pretty dark out from the looks of it. Uncle Micky walked out holding a cup of coffee. He was wearing old jeans and a stained red T-shirt.

"Sorry, did I wake you up?"

I yawned. "I actually have no idea why I woke up... I guess you could have... But it's okay." Another yawn. "Where are you going?"

"Work."

"On a Sunday?"

"Not usually, but they needed a fill in. Some guy just quit and we're running short as it is so the boss called me in last night."

"Still at Starrett's?"

"Yeah. Well I gotta run kiddo I'll be back around 3ish." And he quietly walked out the front door with his coffee.

I fell back onto my pillow and closed my eyes. Then I re-opened them and looked to my right. Jorel was snoring softly on the air mattress just a couple feet away. I moved my gaze up the wall behind him to see what time it was. 5:30am. Damn screw this. I'm going back to bed.

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I woke up a few hours later and just layed there, staring up at the ceiling. It was about nine in the morning before I decided to get up and make myself a pot of coffee. Jorel was still asleep on the air mattress.

Once my coffee began to brew I yawned and walked out of the kitchen, stretching, and stood there for a moment, not sure what to do with myself. I decided to walk down the hallway to the bathroom and get dressed for the day. I'd probably go see Kiley later to calm her nerves. She still didn't know where I was.

About 30 minutes later I was sitting at the kitchen table with a large cup of dark coffee when my phone began to vibrate. I was just kind of spacing out when it happened, so I jumped a little at the sudden noise of the vibration on the table. I sipped my coffee then answered it without looking at the caller ID.

"Hello?" I answered quietly so I wouldn't wake Jorel.

"Tia Marie Jarrette. Where the FUCK are you?"

I gulped nervously. "I, uh. ...um... I can't tell you that Mum."

"You listen here you little piece of --" I hung up the phone. Tears began to run down my cheeks. I picked up my phone again and texted Kiley telling her to meet me behind the high school asap.