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Narrative
Nate Busko has spent 12 of his 17 years running from the past
Fed up with being shuttled from one foster home to the next, he now lives out of his car, dining on corn husks and taking advantage of track practice to take a shower.
Alone, he’s haunted by fragments of traumatic memories from his past
When night falls, he couldn’t be more different from the confident, cocky personality at school.
Enter Stan Deen, a popular high school drama teacher who’s dealing with his own issues
He sees Nate’s latent talent and need for attention and guidance where no other teacher has seen it and sets out to help him.
But in a shocking event, Nate is arrested in the middle of school and led away in handcuffs
Stan follows Nate to the police station and not only arranges bail, but agrees to take Nate into his own home, despite the raised eyebrows he receives from his fellow teachers.
Stan is willing to do whatever he can to help his troubled student
But the question is: can you really help someone if they are not willing to help themselves?