Her flashlight finally gave out, I reached out and put on my bedside lamp.
The dark room got flooded with light, I could see my mother's face clearly and something about that scared me.
'Who is Ryan?' Her voice went low and based. She was not ready to know who Ryan was.
I did not want to start my birthday with tears or knowing I broke my mother's heart with my bad news.
'He's Nate's son.'
The room went silent. Mum stood up and looked at me.
'Mum, I'm sorry.' I stood up and hugged her.
I did not feel her arms around me. She was too shocked to move.
'How did you find him?' She asked.
'We went to see Blue and she told us about him.' I let her go.
'Blue? The blonde girl who Nate saw just to get back at me?' I did not understand what she said.
'What do you mean?'
'Darling, I don't want you starting your birthday this way. I'll try my best to get home before you leave for your road trip.'
