leave it all behind -karissa-

[nathan alan scott]

It was finally the weekend, and after yet another long week of classes, Nathan was finally ready to leave his stuffy dorm building. It was his freshman year at college, and the university was fairly strict about students living in the dorms, or, at least, that's what Nate had lead his family to believe. The reality of it was, he had just wanted out of the house. He wanted some freedom and didn't want to risk his parents finding out about his chosen major. As far as his family knew, Nate was majoring in business so that he could take over his father's business later in life. It was just as his father had always planned... but, that wasn't the case. Nate felt bad lying, but his passion was in the fine arts. So, that was exactly what he decided to major in. He just didn't want to break the news to his family.

Which, was why he avoided the house as much as possible. This weekend, however, his parents were going on a business trip. His mother had called last night to ask him to come home and stay with his baby sister, Karissa, for the weekend. She didn't want to leave her 'baby' alone. Really, Nate just assumed it was because she was worried about Karissa leaving just as his other sister, Amelia, had years before. His parents used to be so lenient, so carefree with their children, but after Amelia had left, things changed. He was just glad his mother hadn't hired a full time babysitter for the weekend to watch both him and Karissa.

Nate considered this as he pulled his car into the drive of his home. His dad's car was already gone, and Nathan smirked lightly. His dad had a habit of needing to be early for everything. It was only one, and their flight wasn't until four... but, knowing their father, he had been gone for a hour. Nate chuckled as he grabbed his duffel bag and started for the house. He didn't understand his family sometimes, but sometimes it was best not to question it. Pushing the door open, Nathan stepped in and glanced around. "Rissa, you home?" It'd been a while since he'd spent any quality time with his babysister... so, maybe the 'babysitting' thing would be good for them.