I was driving us home because we had done a road trip of the east coast, (that was the side of America that we both lived on when this was planned), which was quite the adventure, (as we hadn't ever been on a trip that we were in charge of what we did for the day).

What I wasn't expecting was my mother at Dream's apartment looking pissed off, even though she knew about the trip, (I told her about it as soon as she made me move to New Mexico, as I was not getting blamed for her lack of interest in my life).

"Lacey Tanya Bolton!, where have you been?!"
"On my road trip with Dream, duh"
"You didn't tell me!"
"Yes I did!, a la mierda esto!, (fuck this in Spanish), just because you're too busy kissing some fucking rich crooks ass!, doesn't mean that I don't tell you shit!, it just means that you don't pay any fucking attention to what I actually say to you!, como de costumbre!, (as per fucking usual in Spanish)"

I was fuming to say the least, because she had to ruin the end of the road trip with yelling at everyone here, (and this road trip was the last birthday present that I would ever get from Dad, so it was pretty important to me), so I was near breaking point here.

"Hey!, watch your language Lacey!"
"No! no! no!, you don't get to tell me off!, you of all fucking people don't get to be mad at me, especially because you didn't want to be my mother when you left-"
"That's not tru-"
"Lastonterías (bullshit in Spanish)"
"Lacey-"
"I heard the fucking argument that night!, it started because you got shit smashed at Cameron's funeral!, and then it ended with you saying that you didn't want to be our mother anymore!, so don't you dare say that it's not fucking true!, puta puta! (You fucking bitch in Spanish)"

My Mom looked even more pissed off, though I felt like I was on fire with the amount of anger that I felt, and the longer I was in this argument, the angrier that I was becoming, (which was not fair to Dream and his Mom, but they both know the story of why Mom left in the first place).

"You had to come here and demand why I went for a road trip that you knew about!, do you want to know why this road trip meant so fucking much?!, do you?!"
"Of course I do!"

She was not ready for me to answer that question, no matter how much she told herself that she was ready for it, (she probably wasn't quite ready to hear just how much anger that I could hold onto).

"Because it was the last birthday present that I will ever get from Dad!, and you had to ruin it because you weren't interested in being my Mom!, congratulations!, I fucking hate you more than I already did!, fuck!, I didn't even know that it could be done but here we fucking go Gabriella!"

I burst into tears, as I slid onto the floor, bringing my knees to my chest, it felt like my heart had been thrown and smashed into a million tiny pieces that had no hope of being put back together.

Mom did try to hug me like that was going to solve anything, (spoiler alert, that didn't solve anything for me, ok, as I hated her guts), I guess that me screaming at her put a stop to it though, (which I was grateful for).

"Lacey Lou, it's ok-"
"Don't fucking touch me!"

I know that I might not have been the most mature in this situation, (well definitely not the most mature thing I could have done), like I know that, but I didn't have much other choice here., (as they didn't have space for it).

"Lacey Darling, let's go home"
"I am home as New York is my home, you're the one who is dragging me away from my home"
"Please don't make it harder-"
"I'm not the one who dragged my child who I hadn't seen in eleven and a half years across the fucking country to the middle of bog ass nowhere to play happy fucking families!"

Mom looked so hurt by what I said, but she was also known for her acting to get what she wants from people, (which was why I didn't react to her 'sadness' a lot).

"I'm not sure why you're insisting that I go home with you when I'm in Lava Springs in a few days anyway"
"Since when?"
"Since I had come to New Mexico, I told you about that too"
"We're going back to New Mexico-"
"Fine, you waste your time"