Pain & Wastings

Fifteen-year-old Ethan is thrust into a dangerous search for the truth after his mother's murder, forcing him to wander through a city of gritty streets and hidden secrets. In Pain & Wastings, the narrative pulls him into confrontations with profanity, drug use, and raw sexual tension as he struggles to piece together the events that destroyed his family. As the investigation deepens, Ethan must weigh loyalty against survival, risking his own safety to expose the dark forces behind the crime. The story offers a raw, unflinching look at grief, anger, and the lengths a teenager will go to in order to find closure.