Cruel Irony
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  • Parts 8
  • Time 42m
  • Reads 244
  • Votes 5
  • Parts 8
  • Time 42m
Ongoing, First published Dec 16, 2012
Daniel "Danny" Alon grew up under the roof of the house ruled by his abusive father. At just fourteen years of age he has seen and felt more physical and emotional pain than anyone he knows - other than his equally abused mother. When a tragedy occurs on the night of Danny's fifteenth birthday, he runs away from home. Too frightened to return home, Danny lives in the woods near a friend of his. Deep within the woods is a small, ramshackle house which he and several children reside in. These children have been taken under Danny's wing - who is now twenty-seven - and are given a home away from home. An escape from their abusive parents. Life goes on and with help from Danny's friend, Richard, they almost live ordinary lives. That is until a young boy shows up at their doorstep - a boy in need of desperate assistance. This young boy just may change Danny's life around one more time.
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