Writer's Block: Home Alone
What happened the first time you were left home alone as a child?
I cried in the rain. I was at home, yes, and was alone. But I was outside. I came home from kindergarten to find no one is at home. I waited for hours. Outside my house door. Then, it rained. At that point, I already lost hope and can't believe somebody would do this to me. I was sitting in the rain, ripping the wet flyers with anger, when I saw my mother's car driving up the drive way. She quickly ushered me inside.