Eric, a sixteen-year-old, slipped away from his foster family during a camping trip in search of his birth mother and answers about his past. Despite the care and love shown by his foster family, the presence of their biological daughter, Mila, made him feel like he had become less important. During a break at a gas station, Eric noticed a diner that resembled one in an old photograph he carried of his mother. This sparked a desire to find her.
After arriving at the campsite, Eric stayed up late by the fire, lost in thought. When everyone was asleep, he quietly packed his things and left in search of his mother. He eventually found her in a diner, but she didn’t acknowledge him at first. When he finally managed to speak to her, she dismissed him and took the last of his cash before leaving with a group of people, leaving him alone and defeated.