This is story is a work of fiction. All characters, places and events portrayed in this story are not real and any resemblance is purely coincidental. Please read and enjoy.
I was standing in my empty apartment. I had just driven back from Los Angeles and all my furniture, stereo, towels, sheets everything was gone. Just when I was getting ready to call the police, I found a note on the kitchen counter. It read, "Sorry Joe. I am in love with someone else. I have taken my things from the apartment. Shari." Shari was my girlfriend of six months.
I was product of the dot bomb generation. I had been riding high on the tech boom. I had been out of work for a few months. I survived by doing occasional contract jobs and I had gone to LA for about 3 weeks on one such job. I had met Shari when I was flying high and craved female companionship. She was an exotic dancer and I liked her boobs and ass. I tipped her generously and became a regular. Her lap dances became more and more erotic and I asked her to move in. Sex was great initially, but she and I could not relate. Then the boom went to bust, and Shari and I got into frequent arguments. Now I guess she decided to leave me for greener pastures. Luckily I still had my cell phone, my laptop and my server, which I had taken with me. I was 21, without a college degree and now nearly homeless. I called my aunt Carol and explained the situation as quickly as I could and asked to borrow some towels and a sleeping bag. She wanted me to stay with her for a few days. Carol is a wonderful woman, but her husband is a prick. They are both doctors and he always makes sure that I am aware of the fact that I do not even have a basic degree.
I went back to my apartment and my neighbor was surprised to see me back. She said Shari had called the movers 3 days ago and Shari had indicated that both of us were moving. I thanked her for the information and wondered what I should do next. Strangely enough, I did not feel any anger towards Shari, it was more a relief not to have her around. I had dozed off a bit when my cell phone rang. There was lady at the other end of the telephone. "Joe, this is Sharon. Why didn't you call me? Do I have to find out everything through Carol? I am here to help." It was my Mom. She always referred to herself that way. Never as Mom. It has been at least 5 years since I had last seen her.
I was born when my Mom was barely 15. My Dad passed away when I was still quite young. With her parents help, Mom had brought me up and educated herself as well. She is a very beautiful woman, so it was inevitable that she would find someone. I could not get along with her boyfriend Larry. Although he had lots of money, he always referred to me as a freeloader and as someone who would come between him and my Mom. Things came to a head on her wedding day. I told him off and walked out of the house. I went to my grandparents house and lived there until I finished school. I got a scholarship to a college in California and I headed out. After just one year of college, I found that I could make a lot of money by going to work. I dropped out of college and started to work.With the Dot com boom in full swing, I was soon making more money than I had brains for. My Mom tried to get in touch with me, but I refused to go home for Christmas or Thanksgiving. I was in Europe when I heard of my grandpa's death. Not wanting to face my Mom, I did not go to the funeral. Later I heard from Carol that my Mom and her new husband had moved south. I refused to talk to my Mom and refused to answer any e-mails and letters.