Well, my brother, Adam*, is seventeen, and recently, he began hanging out with this friends - a lot. That was okay at first, he was just having a nice social life, right?
Well, as the months went on, it began to get worse. He began being home less and less. Soon he was never home, coming home at about 2:00 am and he just took a shower and went to sleep. He was gone as soon as he woke up the next day.
My mother was beginning to get a little irritated with this, so we organized a family trip so he could get some away time with his friends. It was all working out perfectly, but we were at this restaurant one day and my mom let him have a sip of her rum because it was way too strong for her. He said, "It's not bad." So, my mom suspected that he was drinking. Well, after we got back, he went right back into his regular routine.
My mom, talking to him on the phone, thought he sounded drunk. Next, he in his friends make a hangout in our garage. My mom went in there, and she found a cup with cigarette buts. His friend smokes. My brother said they were all from his friend, so she banned that friend from the garage for a week. Well, two days ago, was it, I wake up to my brother telling my mom that he got a ticket. For having a wide-tipped marker. They found him in an alleyway, in a really bad section of town, waay past his curfew. My first thought was, inhalants. The ticket was $300.
In addition, my mom was out with friends that night. When she came back, she asked her friends if they wanted to share a bottle of wine. She just bought it the day before and hadn't had any yet. Well, when she was getting ready to pour it out, she realized it was empty. I think it makes sense that she thinks my brother stole it, because earlier that morning I thought I heard him say to his friends 'Let's go get a beer'. And one of my moms friend Jane* told her she saw my brother smoking.
Well, yesterday, my mom said she thought it would be good if he spent a little time with his dad up north. I came along for the car ride, and we ate dinner at Olive Garden*, where my mom found out that he was actually arrested. The story that night was that he was walking to Small Pastries*, which is a convince store, but further examination of the ticket with his dad made us realize that he was far from Small Pastries*.
He's at his dad's now, and my mom is considering to have him live there permanently. He is going to be forbidden to hang out with these friends, but I don't know what to do. He has to go to court. Since I heard him say, 'Let's get a beer', I might have to testify against him. Maybe my mom's friend will, too. I don't know what to do. Please, any comments will be appreciated.
*Names Changed to protect safety and remain anonymous.
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