Breaking Dawn by Donna Shelton

Author:Donna Shelton [Donna Shelton]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781781271582
Publisher: Ransom Publishing
Published: 2012-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

Mom doesn’t give me a hard time when I want to stay home from school the next day. She only sticks her head in the door once, with her morning routine of ‘Rise and shine, time for school!’ Even her voice isn’t chipper and annoying. I didn’t even set the alarm last night. I guess I knew all along that I wasn’t going to school today.

For the better half of the morning, I lie in bed, dozing. Each time I wake, I replay the fragments of the dreams I’ve had. As noon approaches, I decide to get out of bed and take a shower. A long, hot shower will improve my mood a bit, I think.

I step into the bathroom, stripping off my clothes at the door and start running the water. Once the water is hot and steamy, I step in and enjoy the hot flow, gradually relaxing the tension in my muscles. A piping hot shower almost always makes me feel better. I must have been in for longer than I thought, because my feet have started to prune. I get out and grab a large towel for my body and a small towel for my head, wrapping myself up snugly. I feel a little better. However, I’m not really thinking about anything that will upset me. My mind is blank.

I step up to the sink. The mirror is covered with steam. I put my hand against the glass, about to wipe the steam away. Then I stop myself. I don’t want to see my reflection. I’m not sure why, I just don’t.

I move on to dry and groom myself before getting dressed and going downstairs to the kitchen. My stomach is rumbling. I haven’t eaten much in the past couple days. I open the refrigerator and look over its contents. Mom always keeps more food in the house than three people could possibly consume in a reasonable amount of time. And although my stomach is begging for me to grab something – anything – and put it in my mouth, nothing appeals to me. I grab a bottle of water and sip on it as I continue my search for food. The cabinets are full, but still nothing catches my interest. My stomach grumbles even harder. Finally, in the pantry I find a bag of pretzels and take a handful from the bag.

I sit at the kitchen table drinking my water and nibbling on my pretzels, thinking of nothing. The house is quiet with both my parents gone and there is simply nothing I want to do. I could watch television, but that might trigger a memory or a thought. Right now I am perfectly content with an empty head. Then the phone rings.

After a few rings I get up to answer it.

‘Dawn, it’s Mom. I won’t be home in time to start dinner; I’m at the hospital with Grandma.’

She sounds upset.

‘What happened?’

‘The doctors think she had a stroke. I called your dad and he’s on his way down here to wait with me.

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