Chapter 2

2 I told Dad to go get Mom, pack our bags, and we’d leave for Boston. I headed back to school.

It started to pour when I was halfway there.

Everyone was rushing, trying to get out of the rain. That’s when I let myself cry, the rain and tears mixing.

By the time I got to school, the place was empty.

I reached into the stinky trash can. I went through every bit of garbage but it wasn’t there. My watch.

I wanted to slap myself for chucking it. I could have gotten a few bucks for it!

I spent a few hours searching. There was no watch.

I walked home, defeated.

There wasn't anyone on the streets. The rain was coming down hard, stinging a little.

Dad still wasn't back. Our house, usually so warm, just felt cold.

I waited and waited.

Finally, someone came rushing over to me, “Your mom and dad... they jumped off the bridge!”

That was my senior year of high school. I lost both of my parents. I became an orphan.