"I guess people always gonna see me the way they wanna see me. Can't change that. Might as well be the real me, even if that's the thug they think I am."
My name is Quinn Collins and I am an alcoholic thug, I like steal alcohol from my mom, I also like to participate in underage drinking and I like going to parties.
"Basically we always got started at Jerry's, because it was the dirtiest little corner store I knew, and the easiest place for us to get some beer. Guzzo had lifted a bottle once"
My name is Quinn Collins and I am the man of the house and also a big brother. I help out my family the best I can.
"I ain't your little boy no more. I gotta take care of things around here."
"Being the man of the house means bein’ strong, right? But sometimes I don’t feel strong at all. Sometimes I feel like I’m barely holdin’ it together."
Hello I am rashad. I enjoy expressing myself by painting and being a son
"I could feel the colors forming, the shapes taking place, the line of the paintbrush gliding over the canvas like it was meant to be there, like it had always been there, like it belonged to something bigger than me."
"I'd never been so afraid of a blank page, of what it might do to me, of what it might force me to see or feel or think."
"Rashad looks like he’s ready to report for duty in the ROTC class that he’s so proud of, like he’s about to march in some parade for the mayor or something"
"It’s just the ROTC in him, that side of Rashad that’s always talking about brotherhood and honor and code"
Hello I am rashad. I am in the ROTC program at my school and although dad forced me to be in it, its not that bad.