I was my mom's best friend. I knew that, even though she never exactly said it.

As soon as I got upstairs, I met Mike by the first door, waiting, with a towel in his hands. I ran to him and tried to enter the room. He moved aside quickly, wondering why I was so swift and anxious.

Well, I met Nora inside instead of mom. She was fast asleep and apparently, she had thrown up on Mike, and that was the reason for the disgust on his face. I quietly shut the door behind me so I'd not ...