The Protagonist Of Lying Characters

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My protagonist is Adam,he is 15 vulnerable, loyal, and sometimes confused by his feelings,and sometimes his actions.He is quieter than some, a little more in his thoughts, His parents are divorced, and he lives with his mom most of the time. She pretends everything is okay while enduring her own private struggle, something Adam tries to both respect and understand. Meanwhile, his father has remarried, and while Adam gets along all right with his dad and his stepmom, the member of that household that undoubtedly enjoys his visits the most is his little brother, Sweetie, who is full of life and full of love.Even thought he loves his mom he sometimes lies to himself,to his mom and to others he believes “Everybody lies.
Well, hell, maybe everybody

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