Early the next morning, Mark was making another round of the systems when another 5 shield grids went down. They were almost down to those around the ...entral cities now. Well over half the planet was now exposed, a lot of it now smoldering wastelands from the constant use of energy weapons. The sun began to rise, as the start of the ninth day of the planetary siege also started.Mark was walking the hallways when an alarm went off on his comp. Quickly quieting it, Mark could see theImperial. I paid the driver with the twenty dollars my mom had left me, and I walked nonchalantly to the soda machine while I looked around for my mom’s car. I knew this was the place because I had overheard Harry in the locker room say that he had a room reserved in this motel for Friday night. I looked two or three times at every car in the parking lot and I could not spot my mom’s car. Maybe I was wrong and had jumped to ridiculous conclusions. I was now at the motel for no reason and would have to. ’ I kissed her cheek and released my hold. ‘I’m going to head off to bed. I’ll be out early tomorrow so, unless you are up with the birds I see you when I get back.’ ‘OK, Honey, if I don’t see you for breakfast, promise me that you’ll ride safely and don’t forget to take your cell with you just in case.’ I didn’t realise what the accident had done to Mom until I had returned to school. The moment that I was out of sight she became a bag of nerves. It’s eased a little now but she still worries.. I got call from her mom that she is asking me to stay at her house (on that time I was like on cloud 9) because they are going to their hometown but her daughter is not going because of her exams. So I went to my mom and asked her about that then she told that I already know about that I forgot to tell you and she told to go. So I decided not to miss this chance. I got fresh up and take my cloths and went to her house around 4:30 on that time she is studying in her room and she is wearing black.