@skyacer has nailed it for me So much invention and yet all somehow seemed feasible. I too can't wait for more Charlie & Kippy as I have this feeling that at some point they'll either end up on Difris's planet or in Damsko
Thanks, Flesco. There is a very big contrast between Adam's family and Troy's. Adam is never going to forget how lucky he was that Troy made the move to work with him in that class.
I think you are correct, but Adam is aware it was Troy who was attacked and won't want to do anything that might be taken to show Troy doesn't have his total support.
I said in the answer to an earlier comment from @travlbug that for most of his life the whippings Adam received were similar in type to what he knew other kids who went to the church received. Because he had no real friends at school he'd have grown up considering such treatment to be normal, but he did try his best to avoid them. It was only towards the end that they became truly abusive.
I'd say this was a very realistic view of the situation. There have been a lot of similarities in Kyle's home life which Adam has realized. Whether he will try to extend a hand to Kyle remains to be seen, especially thinking of how Troy might view such actions.
A good summary of the situation glennish.
His mother would certainly have expected him to be at the store then and I somehow don't see her inviting him to join her for Thanksgiving
Adam has been on a rollercoaster with his emotions over the last few months. Perhaps he does need professional help, but he is not displaying any signs of that to those closest to him.
Adam was expecting something like that especially as he'd made it clear that he still retained some feelings for his father by wanting to go to his funeral - and by his actions there.
Time will tell
How he was brought up may not have been ideal, but it wasn't abusive - until the fact that Adam was gay surfaced. He himself was 'indoctrinated' to believe in the teachings of the church his parents attended, but as his intelligence grew he started to question that.
Thanks for sharing that FanLit.
I suspect that in time the belt will go in the rubbish. Troy moving it to 'their' room shows Adam that he is not alone and he is there to love and support him - together they are stronger than they are separately.
Your last sentence was indeed the intention. This could be her final gesture and it may simply have been her way of getting back at him for having the balls to come to the funeral.
I don't think he considers his parents to be blameless; indeed I'm sure he knows they weren't. I believe he thinks they believed in what they were doing because their 'God' (as portrayed by their church) told them to. He also thinks he is strong enough, with the help of his new family to put his early life behind him. Time will tell if he is right.