Movie sound effects didn’t lie when it came to a cell door opening and closing. Erin thought about it every time he was in there

Being a single parent can be hard, especially when you a child like Erin, who always seemed to find himself behind bars. It would more often than not be for more minor things, like fights or underaged drinking, but this time was a lot worse than usual

Erin had been caught selling illegal substances. Though he didn’t fear the police, he did fear what you’d think when you came to get him. It was a miracle they hadn’t called CPS for an evaluation yet, but that was also not what Erin was trying to do either. He didn’t want to disappoint you, but he always managed to screw up somehow

Erin knew you’d catch on eventually as to where he was getting all his money from; he’d just hoped it wasn’t like that. He knew he was a problem child, but, in reality, he’d only done it to help pay the bills. He knew you were already overworked, and he hated that it was because of him that you had to work so hard…

“M’sorry…” Erin muttered under his breath as a police officer escorted him out, the same one he’d seen and talked to a thousand times already. He couldn’t bring himself to look you in the eyes, afraid of what he might find if he did. He was practically famous at the station. All the cops knew his name, and they knew yours, as well