Renee burrowed deeper into her blankets as the fan beside her bed ran its chilly breeze across her shoulders. She'd probably get sick from having it on in the middle of this ass-biting Minnesota winter, but she couldn't sleep without the white noise. The world was too quiet, too still without it. But she knew she couldn't sleep forever. She had a bad habit of staying up too late and sleeping well into the afternoon. A quick glance at the heavily covered window near her bed confirmed how long she'd slept in. Her mom would be home from work soon.

She threw back the blankets and went through her usual routine, waking herself fully with the glaring light of her laptop screen until she felt the grumbles of hunger in her belly begging for some sort of 'morning' meal. She padded out into the kitchen, the house blissfully empty. It always was in the afternoons. She glanced out the kitchen window and made a face at the piles of snow. That would make getting to work sort of difficult.

After working through her morning routine, she faked being sick and called in to work. She spent the rest of the afternoon in her room, reading a book, until she heard the dog barking excitedly. She hopped out of bed and bounded into the living room, giving her mom a big hug. She always thought it was weird when her friends didn't hug or kiss their parents. Renee made sure to give her parents love and appreciation on an almost irritating level.

"[color=fff79a]Hey, mama-llama. Was work okay?[/color]" She stepped back and sat herself down on the ancient black leather loveseat, feeling the familiar itchy, cracked texture and the stuffing beneath. Her mom gave her usual heavy sigh and removed her purse, sunglasses, and coat before plopping down on her spot on the couch.

"It was work. And you? Did you get any work done around the house?" Her mother's raised brow caused her to shift guiltily. She'd forgone the dishes, even though she'd been told to do them for the past three days.

After a short and pointless argument, she did the dishes quickly and spent the rest of the night at a friend's house, preparing for their upcoming birthday party.