To be surprised.

So, my ship date is no longer on the 13th of December, its on the 9th. It was an unexpected bombshell. Chief Carlson was talking on the phone, paused and said "Plascencia, your ship date is now on the 9th." He must've seen the mixed expression of confusion and surprise on my face so he did a half smile-wink type thing that I guess was supposed to comfort me. It kinda did...but I had to take a couple of seconds to grasp the curveball. So i'm sitting there calculating how many days I have left, trying to figure out what I need to start cracking on, and how I'm gonna tell my mom. She's already aware and not very excited that I have limited time and now I have to tell her I leave a couple days early. Well, I told her, she told me to shut up in disbelief, sucked her teeth, and didn't say much. Later, at home all she wanted to do was hug me as she watched tv. I had no problem with that especially since it's been a bit rocky between me and her. I don't know how to feel about this. I'm bummed that I'm leaving a couple days early but if I can do something sooner than later why not do it sooner, right? Anyway, I'm doing well and my bicep muscles have been growing.