Nicole Come Home
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 74
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
Nicole knew she was probably going to get in trouble for sneaking out but at the moment she couldn't care less. She was tired of the motel and just wanted to go home. She'd have to make the journey on foot however as she couldn't drive and there were no bikes to borrow. All she had with her was her phone and the clothes on her back.
As she traversed the darkness alone, she couldn't help but think about how her world was turned upside down the moment her mom decided to turn herself in. Her father disappeared into his work, her brother became distant, and her sister always seemed to have something else to do. Sure, she had her friends, but it wasn't the same.
She was surrounded by people but never felt more alone. Her school life wasn't much better either. People would whisper behind her back and stare. Some people even blamed her family for what happened even though they helped put an end to Erica's rampage. No one outright bullied her, but the isolation brought with it a different kind of hurt.
Beth was nice. At least in the few times they interacted anyway. Her dad's ditzy lab assistant was funny and didn't mind taking a few minutes out of her day to ask how she was doing even though she would lie and say everything was fine.
To be honest, the blonde just made her miss her mom. The first time she'd seen her in what felt like forever and it's when she's a giant and helping a serial killer kill people. She missed back when they would all just sit around the dinner table and talk about whatever without a dark cloud hanging over them.
Now that was no longer the case. No one really ate together anymore and when they did her mom's seat remained empty. Conversations were kept to a minimum, and phones became much more prominent. Her dad and Lisa would also try to cook and neither made a great meal. Their cooking wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either. The closest decent meal at the table was when her brother took the reins and made beans and franks.
After what felt like an eternity, she could see the sky starting to grow just a shade lighter as she finally reached her neighborhood. It quite honestly looked like a ghost town. There weren't any sign of life and all of the houses looked to be abandoned. Had her mom and Erica come stomping through here? She hoped not.
Truthfully, she didn't know how she'd react if she saw the woman. Would she be somewhat happy? Would she mad? Would she blame her for making her life miserable by trying to do what she thought was the right thing at the time? What was that old saying her friend Patricia's dad used to say; no good deed goes unpunished. Yeah, that sounded about right.
Nicole eventually cut the corner to where her house resided and let out a small sigh. In a few moments she'd be back home and fine the place...
As she traversed the darkness alone, she couldn't help but think about how her world was turned upside down the moment her mom decided to turn herself in. Her father disappeared into his work, her brother became distant, and her sister always seemed to have something else to do. Sure, she had her friends, but it wasn't the same.
She was surrounded by people but never felt more alone. Her school life wasn't much better either. People would whisper behind her back and stare. Some people even blamed her family for what happened even though they helped put an end to Erica's rampage. No one outright bullied her, but the isolation brought with it a different kind of hurt.
Beth was nice. At least in the few times they interacted anyway. Her dad's ditzy lab assistant was funny and didn't mind taking a few minutes out of her day to ask how she was doing even though she would lie and say everything was fine.
To be honest, the blonde just made her miss her mom. The first time she'd seen her in what felt like forever and it's when she's a giant and helping a serial killer kill people. She missed back when they would all just sit around the dinner table and talk about whatever without a dark cloud hanging over them.
Now that was no longer the case. No one really ate together anymore and when they did her mom's seat remained empty. Conversations were kept to a minimum, and phones became much more prominent. Her dad and Lisa would also try to cook and neither made a great meal. Their cooking wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either. The closest decent meal at the table was when her brother took the reins and made beans and franks.
After what felt like an eternity, she could see the sky starting to grow just a shade lighter as she finally reached her neighborhood. It quite honestly looked like a ghost town. There weren't any sign of life and all of the houses looked to be abandoned. Had her mom and Erica come stomping through here? She hoped not.
Truthfully, she didn't know how she'd react if she saw the woman. Would she be somewhat happy? Would she mad? Would she blame her for making her life miserable by trying to do what she thought was the right thing at the time? What was that old saying her friend Patricia's dad used to say; no good deed goes unpunished. Yeah, that sounded about right.
Nicole eventually cut the corner to where her house resided and let out a small sigh. In a few moments she'd be back home and fine the place...
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