Maybe Charlie should have waited until he graduated high school before coming out, because since that revelation thereโs been a growing distance between him and his friends. Charlieโs tough, though. He doesnโt 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 didnโt come out. As far as he, or anyone else knows, heโs 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 heโs not everything, heโs not enough.
Popularity, wealth, acclaimโthese things are easily lost. In each otherโs arms, Drew and Charlie find something that canโt be taken from them. Together the two build a foundation on which they can re-create their lives.
Narration by AI
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 thereโs no place like home.