The next day

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

Taylor groaned as the sounds of her alarm blasted inside her ear drums. She didn't have to check her phone to know it was six a.m. and that she got practically no sleep last night.

"Damn my horny thoughts and the news!" She complained while relcutantly sliding out of bed.

As much as she wished to continue lying in bed and sleeping in a little more, she knew she didn't have that luxury. Any minute now, her mom would come loudly banging on her door, demanding she'd be up and getting dressed for school. But, that didn't happen while she changed into her clothes.

"That's weird?" She thought after pulling her white shirt down. "Normally she's on my ass every morning. Maybe she get really drunk last night?" She chuckled at the irony.

Normally, her mother would never go out during a school night, even though she was no longer in school. But, the nights she did, she made it a point never to drink.

"Oh well." Taylor shrugged as she exited her room and headed downstairs.

However, she was soon met with another strange event, there wasn't the smell of her mom's breakfast.

During the week, after rushing Taylor to get ready, her mom would have breakfast cooked and waiting. The smell of the crispy bacon and delicious pancakes with blueberries and strawberries always made her mouth water but not this time.

"What the hell is going on? Is she having a really bad off day?" Taylor began questioning.

Frustrated, she walked to the pantry and grabbed a box of cereal and milk from the fridge. She was never a good cook. Even following the recipes to the letter and somehow her food looked like it could send someone to the hospital, which is why meals like cereal she could do and not have to worry.

"What's with her?" Taylor questioned while scrolling through her phone and eating her cereal.

The time had read seven a.m. which meant she needed to leave in a few minutes.

"Maybe I could take a quick peek in her room and make sure she's okay?" She wondered as the time began counting down before she had to leave.