Off Track
by Michael Hultquist
© 2011 – All Rights Reserved

“Not a good first week, I take it?” Counselor Ray said. His voice vacillated between mild amusement and dumfounded concern.
Gary sat in the same chair as last week, arms folded across his chest, lower lip jutted out in an uncharacteristic pout. He expected a lecture and felt one coming on, like a volcano rumbling the earth before it spouts off. Isn’t that what counselors are for, anyway? They lecture you about what you are and aren’t supposed to do. They dig …

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At twelve, Gary Sanderson found himself in Radcliffe – the oppressive juvenile detention facility for boys. At sixteen, he has a chance for a new, normal life in a new, normal town with foster parents Don and Gail Morgan. He attempts to build this new life, even as his past catches up to him and the problems of a small town erupt all around him.
These problems spin out of control when the girl he loves asks him one question: Will he kill …