Clover stood with her friends while they pounded shot after shot, being the only "sober" one. It was always her job to watch after her friends and make sure they didn't go home with some random man, their drinks stayed untouched when unsupervised and to get them home and tucked in. She tugged at the neon pink bodycon dress she wore, pulling It down as far as it could go. She was uncomfortable in dresses and heels, having been raised by her father she was more of a tomboy. "Guys how much longer are we planning on being here?" she shouted to her group, to which only one of them even acknowledged her, only giving a shrug in response. You've got to be kidding me. She thought to herself, frustrated that she doesn't keep better company but she loves these girls with all her heart.
She needed fresh air. Clover pushed her way through crowds of people, eventually shoving her way to the back door. She stepped out and took a deep breath of the cold night air. Looking up at the cloud-covered moon she could smell the rain coming. She always loved the rain. Clover gently tucked some of her ink-black hair behind one of her ears and she leaned up against the dumpster, her eyes trained on the smoke rising from her still-lit smoke. With a long draw off the joint and a loud, hearty cough she sighed and ran her free hand down her face, trying to prepare herself to enter the building again. She was tired. Exhausted. All she wanted to do was return to her dorm and curl up in bed.
Terrissa, Clover's mom, had passed when she was very young. Unfortunately, she was a victim of a kidnapping and it was the cause of her untimely demise. It was a topic that often haunted Clover's thoughts, the memories of her father sobbing at night, the crime scene photos she wasn't supposed to see, the funeral. It was something that she was never fully able to get over. Clover began to experience what she believed to be hallucinations after the passing of her mother. It was mostly at night, so she tried to not go outside alone. Even if it was just in her head it spooked her.
Her eyes wandered over to the treeline across the road, she thought she saw movement? She stood there just staring because she was unsure of what she saw. It was deer season after all..