When It All Falls Down
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Maybe Charlie should have waited until he graduated high school before coming out, because since that revelation thereβs been a growing distance between him and his friends. Charlieβs tough, though. He doesnβt mind eating lunch alone or watching his former gang interact with their new best buddy. What he does mind is seeing Drew Lavoitt suffer the same fate.
Drew didnβt come out. As far as he, or anyone else knows, heβs straight. What Drew did is accidentally hit and kill a little girl. Now the boy who was voted Most Popular, and who Charlie has maybe had a crush on since eighth grade, faces financial ruin, expulsion, and the fear that if heβs not everything, heβs not enough.
Popularity, wealth, acclaimβthese things are easily lost. In each otherβs arms, Drew and Charlie find something that canβt be taken from them. Together the two build a foundation on which they can re-create their lives.
Narration by AI
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Tanya is an avid rock climber, a long-distance runner, and a participant in her local community theater where she has tackled most roles, including playwright, actor, director, producer, and stage manager. Her travels, both for climbing trips and for cultural exploration, have brought her to places as fascinating as Egypt and as beautiful as the Dolomites, though thereβs no place like home.
