Can I?

The story:

The Story (PDF) When I came home after school I saw no one was home yet, but I knew they will be soon. I laid my heavy school bag down, which felt like I was carrying an entire dead body! I change into more comfortable clothes, clean the house and started dinner. As dinner is on the stove, I did my homework in the kitchen to keep it from burning. The food was almost done cooking when my mom walked in the house from work. A little bit later Dad came home. By then the food was done cooking and I had finished up my homework. I put away my homework and, washed up for dinner. No one said a word till my mom said:

"The house looks good sweetie did Katie come help you."

"No she had to go home and help her mother, I did it myself," I said, but I thought Just because it looks good does not mean my best friend helped me.

"Well, it looks amazing," She said, with a look that shows her disbelief of my protest.

That was the end of all talk. When we got done with our food, I went to my room as Dad went to watch TV, and Mom cleaned up the kitchen. Looking at the clock it said seven o'clock on it. As my hand touch the text book to pick it up mom walks in:
"Honey," She paused, "I know you have to study and all but can you go to the store and pick up a few things."

Incapable of saying no to mom even if I really needed to study I said "Of course Mom can you give me a list."

"I have one made already sweetie," she said happily.

I grabbed my bag and walk to my beautiful black Volkswagen, with leather sits, and Jump in. The drive to the store was long and boring. Thinking about everything, form my best friends that I have had since grade school to the test I was going to take tomorrow that would let me know if I made it in to The Boulevard of Dreams University. I almost drove by the store because of how distracting my thoughts was.

I drove around the parking lot for what felt like hours to find a parking spot. When I finally did I parked there not realizing how far away the parking spot was from the door. It was so dark out, how did I not notice this before now? There was no moon, no stars the only light was from the small street lights. As I walked through the parking lot there was an odd silence and there was this feeling like someone was watching me.

Walking at the speed of light to get inside and get done my shopping was my task at hand. I could not think about this scary feeling. Hurrying I got everything that was on the list and hurried home.

As I pulled in to the drive way I got that feeling again of something watching me. As if something was going to jump out and grab me and take me way to an unknown place. Getting the stuff in as soon as I could.

When I got inside Mom was sitting there crying in the kitchen as she talked on the phone. It sounded like she was crying over not finishing school. My Mom is a very smart young woman

that had bright futures but got pregnant with me when she was in high school. My plains are to become better than my parents.