Larry and Travis had known each other for years since there moms were friends. They had always met in a sunflower field. Their friend ship lasted until they were 14 in 8th grade. Then something tragic happened travis's mother had passed away and had a hard time coping with it since his mother and him were so close. His father turned into an alcoholic and physically and mentally hurt Travis which made him have rude actions to everyone else. Especially Larry's new best friend. Travis targeted Larry's new best friend Sal since he was jealous of what Sal had with Larry. One day in the bathroom Travis broke down and wrote a note with some of his feelings on it. Sal found this note and gave it to Todd to try and find out what was happening.