Holidays!

Today’s the first day of my school holidays. Term one flew by ridiculously fast, but I got really tired of it really quickly. I’m having trouble looking forward to a two week break because when I think about it, I have a stack of holiday homework to do and I’ll be back at school again before I know it. I know, I know. I’m being way too optimistic.

What are you afraid of?

My mother has a ridiculous fear of having her two children kidnapped. There’s absolutely no particular reason as to why anyone would want to kidnap us. It woud be a difficult thing to do, especially considering the fact that we’re both taller than most people in our age groups, and certainly taller than our mum. Still, when she leaves us home alone she insists on calling every half hour to make sure we’re still alive. If we leave the phone ringing too long or don’t get to the phone in time and miss the call entirely, she’ll come speeding home. (Once, she woke up early in the morning to find the front door hadn’t been locked properly the night before. She came running to my room to make sure I was still there).

I’m afraid of people coming near the front of my neck. Even if it’s someone I trust completely, and have known my entire life, I’m afraid if they get too close they’ll strangle me. I’m going to attribute that fear to watching one too many slasher movies.

What are you afraid of?