Michael was normally a very happy teenager and why shouldn't he be? He was the leading wide receiver for his high school's foot ball team, he was in great shape, didn't wear glasses or have acne and was dating the hottest girl at his school, the lead cheer leader. However, when he came home on Tuesday, he was in a horrid mood. His girl friend had just dumped him when he found out she had been cheating him and he confronted her about it. It was a horrible way to end a relationship, especially with the City game on Friday.

He walked into his two story house, and dropped his back pack near the door. He fell down onto the couch and just laid there, not doing anything while he waited for his mom to come home from work. She always got off after him, without his dad around she had to work longer hours to support herself and Michael. His dad had run off with some young tart he meet on a internet role playing site.

Michael slowly sat up from his spot on the couch, he had been lying there for the past couple of hours and it was quite evident, he had left a imprint on the couch. "Amy," his girlfriend, "was cheating on me and dumped me when she found out that I knew about it." He said weakly before falling back down onto the couch and curling up into the fetal position. He was his mom's life, and she was a big part of his. When his father left, Michael felt it was his responsibility to protect and take care of his mother so he would do it. One time he had put on some of the clothes his father left behind and strutted around the house, acting like a full adult.