Bryan+C.

=**//That was then, this is now//**=

1.) Bryon and Mark are best friends who live together and act and treat each other like brothers//.// They are also the main characters of this story.
==2.)The two younger people Bryon meets at the hospital are Cathy, M&M's sister, who just recently returned from a private school, and Mike Chambers, the child who was across the hall from Bryon's mother in the hospital.== ==3.) Bryon and Charlie, the local bar owner, have a trusting relationship although Charlie sometimes doesn't believe Bryon's statements.Charlie won't give Bryon any special treatments when it comes to repaying any dues owed.==

5.) In his private discussions with Mark, Bryon begins to discover that he is changing a lot in the way he thinks and acts, but Mark is not.
==6.) Charlie got shot in the head by the two Texans Bryon and Mark hustled. He was trying to protect them from getting beaten up. Bryon feels as if his whole life is slowing down and everyone elses is speeding up. Mark tries to help Bryon by comforting him.==

10.) Bryon gets beat up at Terry Jone's house by Curly and Tim Shepard, who just came out of jail. Mark wants to get even with them and beat them up but Bryon tells him not to.
==11.) In chapter nine, Cathy and Bryon find M&M at the hippie-house. M&M took LCD (acid) and was talking about crazy things. This moves Bryon because the once smart, sweet M&M is now not the same and never will be.==

12.) While trying to find cigarettes under Mark's bed, Bryon discovers pills and comes to the conclusion that Mark was selling them. Bryon calls the cops and turns Mark in.
==13.) Bryon's relationship with his friends changes entirely. Ever since Mark was arrested, he doesn't care about Cathy or any of his old friends. Also, Mark hates him because he turned him in. His attitude has changed because he cares more about his job and school than he did before.==

14.) At the end of the book, Bryon feels that he got even with both Mark and Cathy. Mark because he broke up with Cathy and Cathy because he is no longer friends with Mark.
==15.) This book was well done, giving a good perspective of what some teenage situations really would be like. The life message it taught was not to do drugs or even sell them because the outcome is not going to be a good one. It also taught that no matter how close you are to someone, you should always do what is right.==