Obsessive Compulsive Devan

One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. For almost as long as he could remember, or at least for as long as he could count to ten, Devan has been doing things by 9 all his life. open and close his bedroom door 9 times. Switch the light on and off 9 times. Check to make sure all the doors are closed 9 times. He doesn't know where the number came from, but he can't even seem to control the fact that he has to things 9 times every time. Especially with the imminent threat of danger he feels if he thinks about not doing something 9 times. He can deal with his abusive mom, tormentors at school, but when he is plagued with the fear of being gay, it's a little too much to handle.