Thank you for writing such an amazing story.

Sam's pain and frustration shine through. I clearly remember that age and the frustration of feeling completely alone and misunderstood by everybody and, like Sam, making things tens times worse by bulking at all parental orders and bringing down punishment on myself to feel more justified at my feelings of unjust treatment. There's no reasoning at that age, not to mention Sam's unique situation!

I'd love to see a follow up to this.