Up from the Ashes

Developing

I couldn't believe it. Mr Moore? The Science teacher? Spying on me? As if. If any of the teachers were spying on me, it would be Ms. Jerkins, the hooked-nose secretary. Moore is a very common last name. Annabelle probably guessed there would be a teacher at my school named Moore. There was no way any of that was real.  Mind wipes and memory implants don't even exist. This is some kind of sick joke. Or it was all a dream. I convinced myself that I was dreaming, and fell asleep once more.

The next morning when I woke up, I had all but forgotten about Robin and her file. I padded down the stairs in bare feet and slouched at the kitchen counter. It was only 9:00AM, far too early to be waking up on the first morning of summer. But the smell of bacon had risen me from my slumber and I had not been able to fall back asleep.

"Why are you making breakfast so early, mom?" I asked sleepily

She frowned at me. "It's hardly early, Henry. Besides, your sister has a soccer game at 10, so I'm making breakfast now"

"Gah, do I have to go?"

My sister's soccer games where always a bore. Watching 12 year old girls kick a muddy ball around a field was not my idea of fun.

"Kelly would much rather you stay here. She says you'll just embarrass her like last time. What did you do?"

I rolled my eyes, "One of Kelly's teammates had a sister..."

"Stop, I don't want to hear the rest!" My mom interrupted.

"Nothing happened! I went over to talk to her but she has a boyfriend."

"Thank heavens for that!" Mom replied, "You're getting far too old for my liking,"

I laughed, and waltzed out of the kitchen holding a dripping pancake burrito. Mom called after me saying that I had better be planning on mopping her floors while they were gone. I walked out to the back porch and all thoughts of Annabelle disappeared from my mind completely, replaced by thoughts of how I was going to spend the summer. 

Alex and I had gotten a job together at the local supermarket, checking out groceries. It was much, but I would make enough money to buy something nice for Milly, and to spend on the new GTA V. I planned to spend my mornings on the ps3, my afternoons making a little pocket money. On the weekends, I'll hit the water parks and just chill with my friends. I was pumped.

 Then, my phone rang.