Substitutes for Rope

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(Warning 18+, contains sensitive content) Everything takes time, especially suicide. A lonely 27-year-old individual of the male kind finds his way through the highs and lows of the game we call life. He is made redundant and is given as easy low-paying job as a dishwasher in a small diner. His name is Tom Selznick.

Meanwhile, a 17-year-old has more attention than she ever wanted after her father supposedly murdered seven in a horrific car accident. She suffers following the fatal death of both her parents as a dilemma between life and death is her struggle. Her name is Kelsey Macario, so far.

As the two live their own separate, seemingly unlinked lives, Tom finds but is soon left by the second love of his life, and Kelsey discovers the secrets of her true parents. Eventually, when the lowest point of their lives are met, they accept their fate and could do nothing but take their own lives or do they?All Rights Reserved

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