Alone With my Mind

[want to emphasize all the things that should have triggered lucidity if i were on my game, so ill be underlining some stuff that wouldnt normally happen circumstantially ie. emotions, settings, people]

As I walk out of school, I notice a familiar face looking pretty tired, probably after the long day we all had considering it was just after Winter Break. I can't quite remember his name, but he comes up to me and asks me questions about my own future, like "Do you ever plan on learning an instrument?" or "Why are you quitting many of your clubs?" I couldn't give him a straight answer - I don't know him all that well so I figured he didn't deserve one. Instead, we walked away together to a nearby strip mall, where we basically began talking about nothing.



Surprisingly, for being well into twilight, there are tons of people there. In fact, some of the restaurants had to use outside patio chairs just because the indoors were packed with customers. I thought it was pretty cool, then two short strangers got up from their seats and stopped me.

"Heyyyyy Michael! It's been so long!"
"No it hasn't. What are you doing here anyway?"

They are my parents. I'm not usually embarrassed, but I'm definitely pissed at them now. They begin walking with me and my friend, and my friend and I discuss nothing more seriously than before. When we get to a stairway somewhere in the city, my dad notices someone and gets infuriated by the sight of them. Next thing I know, he has a gun, and has shoved the man up against the wall where he emptied half a magazine into his chest. Dear God, I know that guy.. That's Alex's dad!

"What in the fuck is the matter with you, dad?!"
"This man is an awful person, and he doesn't deserve to live."
"He served in the service, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS!?"

"WHY!?"