A struggling mother vents her frustrations onto her teenage son, unaware that he is on the verge of confessing a serious personal struggle. Feeling the weight of her emotional exhaustion and accusations of selfishness, Preston retreats into a lie to protect her, sacrificing his own need for help to maintain the peace.
NICKY: There you are! I went looking for you - where have you been?
PRESTON: I’ve got all that work to catch up on, remember? What’s going on?
NICKY: A fight’s got out of hand or something. Didn’t you notice I called five times? Honestly, you, lately... I don’t know what planet you’re on.
PRESTON: Mum, there’s something I should have told you...
NICKY: You’d better not have got yourself in trouble again. I don’t know how much more of it I can take, Preston.
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