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Max has spent his whole life being treated like he didn't matter, used as a cover up for a plethora of crimes. Max is finally released from the claws of his mother; confused, barren, raw. Max is forced to find a way to come to terms with the mistreatment he'd grown comfortable within, he gets himself an apartment, his first job, and starts to make some friends. Every time something looks up for him, another thing starts to go wrong, his life falling apart. Forcing himself to wake up again, and again, Max learns how to give meaning to his life. *un-edited*