My mom and I were never really close. She didn't see me regularly as a kid, and it was only just recently at the age of twenty that I wanted to get to know her better. So, while my campus was closed for Easter, I packed my things and joined her in Sin City, where she lives. I was a bit apprehensive about the trip. Though I was determined to see the best in her I still harbored some bitterness about my childhood. She just didn't seem like a great person. And boy, would she ever prove me right.....
The first three days of my trip were great. I met her boyfriend, Dustin, and he was nice. He is not incredibly handsome, he's kind of short and shy, but he has a lot of money, which apparently made him very attractive to my mother. So he took us out to dinner and movies, stuff that I could do since I was a year underage. I really liked him because he was a genuinely nice guy, and things were going well.
But on the fourth day, I noticed my mom was acting strangely. When I inquired, she told me that Dustin wasn't her only man. She really had two going on at once, and she kept avoiding being intimate with Dustin in favor of this other guy. I'm not judgmental, but that bothered my conscience a bit. But I decided to be loyal to my mother and not say anything that would betray her. Not that I needed to. All dark things must come to light, right?
Mom and I were at a club the next night. In Vegas, if you are under 21, they kick you out of any place that serves alcohol at 11:30. So she ordered me a drink so that they wouldn't ask and risk getting slapped with serving alcohol to a minor. That way I could stay. We were with Michael, her other boyfriend, having dinner and talking. At about 1:30 am, we decided to go home. I lagged behind to go to the bathroom; Mom and Michael would wait in the car for me. However, on their way out of the club, they ran into Dustin, who was there picking up a friend who called him drunk needing a ride. Mom was stunned, and Dustin started shouting at her and Michael. Mom shouted back, Michael got pissed and the two of them hopped in the car and took off! I came out as they were pulling away, and when I spotted Dustin, he was standing there looking blank. He noticed at me and said "I guess they left you too eh? Well, I'll take you home." So he dropped off his friend and made his way back to my mom's house. The house was dark, no lights or anything, and I knocked on the door for twenty minutes, called her cell phone, no answer. I didn't know where Michael lived, so Dustin offered to let me stay at his place for the night.
I stepped into Dustin's apartment. It was a true bachelor's pad. I could tell he hadn't lived there long, it had a sort of empty feeling about it, and there was no electricity yet. He went upstairs to change out of his tie, and I set my stuff on the couch and explored a bit. I wanted to splash some water on my face, so I went upstairs. On my way to the bathroom, I saw Dustin sitting on his bed, staring at the ceiling and tears streaming down his face. I went in, and I sat down next to him.