Who Are We Fooling?
Wendi B. Dennison2021

David Vernon’s life is out of control. College was a bust, dating only feels like a chore, and he can’t seem to find a way to feel settled. He devotes his time to his workouts, his body to his tattoos, and control to the fact that he can’t remember his last haircut. He has never particularly considered himself strong, simply a shard leftover from a broken home. David waited years to finally get out of his miserable little hometown, to finally graduate, move away, start a new life, but fate wasn't kind to his plans. When his younger sister Amy, just months away from her High School graduation, finally reaches her breaking point with their abusive father, David finds himself back in the small town he worked so hard to get out of. He would make up for leaving her behind, for not being there when she needed him; he would take her away. What should have been simple is proven to be anything but, as David's heart finds its counterpoint in an unexpected confidant. Andrew Braiden just wants to avoid ass-kickings from bullies long enough to create art. He is a soft-spoken young man with a timid heart and a hopeful spark, that drives him toward his dreams of being an artist. That same drive pushes him to flee from that same hometown, to make something of himself on his own terms and be himself without ridicule. Through a single act of kindness, Andrew and David’s lives come together, and it sets both their worlds off-kilter. Years, miles, and fears will separate them, but could Andrew be the compass through David’s journey of self-discovery?

Titre original : Who Are We Fooling? (2021)