Shane has never managed to catch a break. His mother died when he was a teen and his father left home the day he turned eighteen. Then he met a man he thought would fulfill all his dreams. Little does he know that Tyler will plunge him into a nightmare of both physical and verbal abuse.<br><br>With his self-esteem destroyed and no friends to turn to, Shane lives every day in despair. But when they’re invited to a neighbour’s house for dinner, things begin looking up. Michael, their host, is no stranger to Shane, for they have often said hello over the fence.<br><br>But is he the one who will come to Shane’s rescue? Or will Tyler make sure their friendship goes no further than the dinner?

Something from Nothing

A month ago, he had been miserable. He thought he would never escape Tyler’s clutches. The beatings, the physical and verbal abuse, the psychological torture, he thought were there to stay. Never did he dare to dream they could be banished. Yet today, that Shane seemed a million miles away. The new Shane was in a loving relationship with a man who thought the world of him. He had plans to go to college. He was moving into a new home. He was free of Tyler, at least for the moment. Life could not have been better.


With the sun on his face and a cool breeze to take the edge off the heat, Shane walked to the main strip. Moving at a leisurely pace, he approached the place where it had all happened. The accident. There was still some debris, bits of plastic and glass. There were markings on the road where the police had circled whatever it is they had to draw attention to—skid marks and bloodstains.


Chapter 23