After her bath, Annalise spent a few hours on her computer doing homework and surfing through her social media until her parents got home from work. She met her parents with a hello, followed by the usual questions of "How was your day?" "Did anything interesting happen?" and, in her mother's case, "What do you want for dinner?" After the routine pleasantries were exchanged, Annalise informed her parents she was going out for a few hours and would be home before dinner was done.<br/><br/>Annalise found herself at a local diner. Several students were there enjoying an after school snack and she took the time to say hello to a few of them before sitting in one of the booths. Annalise whipped out her phone just as the waitress arrived. "Hey hun. What'll it be?" The woman was a slightly older lady with a long country drawl. Annalise almost found something like comfort in hearing it. Almost like her world didn't just drastically change a few hours ago. "Um..." she glanced down at the menu. There were so many options. "Can I have a large chocolate shake. Extra thick."<br/><br/>"Mhmm..anything else, sweetheart?"<br/><br/>A few things caught Annalise's eye, but she knew she'd just end up getting the same thing she always did. Why even bother with a menu? "I'll also have an order of fries. That's it." The girl thanked the lady as she took the menu and put her order in. Annalise hadn't realized she'd been holding her breath until she was alone. Perhaps she had made a mistake going out?