<p>OP, sometimes you’re going to have to lie and tell half-truths so your parents can sleep peacefully at night. </p>
<p>Depending on your university set up, there may be a service where someone can walk with you to wherever you’re going, but sometimes it may take longer for them to get to you than it would’ve taken you to just walk by yourself! For example, my university has a service like that. If I wanted to be walked to my dorm from the library at 3 AM, I could either start waling by myself and have it take ten minutes or wait for someone to walk with me and have it take thirty minutes. </p>