Chapter 12 - Mark

Ring..ring…ring…ring..

Whose phone is that? Ugh... What time is it?

With my eyes barely open, I roll over and grab my phone to see it is my mom. I’m awake now.

I blink a few times at my phone before the symbols on the phone register with my groggy head. It’s a video call. SHIT!

I glance back at the nightstand and the clock. My stomach sinks as I realize it is a little after midnight. My previous message and picture I had sent them earlier with Casper suddenly pops into my head. What am I going to do? I’m sure she wants answers and right now, I have no idea what to tell her. Do I even have a choice?

I swallow the lump in my throat as I lean over to the nightstand and turn on the lamp. I silently hope things go well and quickly answer the phone call. “Hello, mom.”

Both my mom and dad eagerly greet me with smiles, but I can’t miss a spark of excitement in their eyes as they chime, “Hello, son.”

My mom then takes the initiative and begins her pointed interrogation. “Mark, w