Chapter five

Slowly and shakily I faced forward as a sweaty hand reached out and grabbed by shoulder, twirling me around, my mouth, too paralyzed to scream, was hanging open; a silent scream surrounded my thoughts.
"Dad!" A sigh o f relief escaped my lips as the sight of my dad calmed me slightly. "You gave me such a fright! What are you doing out of work?"
"Your school called me, but they accidentally let you leave before I could come and get you! Man are you jumpy today." With that, he took my hand and we walked the rest of the way home.

Lying in bed that night, every horrible memory I had ever lived, every horrible thought crossed my mind. Life it had seemed just wasn't worth living. It was a half life, a life where in all of its critical times, I wasn't there, I wasn't alive, like a mist was engulfing my life, engulfing every good moment I had. I figured only one thing could be done, one last thing would make it all go away for me, to let the mist drift away, into my final sunset.

Epilogue
12:01 a.m.
Dear Papa,
While it may seem sudden, please do not worry. My life I have learned is just a mist over the ocean. The mist engulfs my body at times and I can't remember what I did or where I was. Last night, I had a dream, a horrible dream where I was standing over mama, she was begging me not to do it, I should be in school she was crying, learning to be a good person, a good American. I won't go into details, but when I woke up, I didn't understand it. Not until an hour ago did I realize, I realized, I killed Mama. I'm not sure how I got home and how I got back without leaving any evidence, but I did it. I just couldn't put your life or anyone else's life in such danger, so I took the source of danger away. Don't worry; I will be able to see fine now that the mist has started to clear over the last tide of the ocean and the last whip of the salty wind. I'll look after you always papa, 'till the day when you come in join me on the last sunset, I love you.
Carmen 12:10 a.m.