In the book the two main characters Byron and Mark are brothers. Things are changing Byron is growing up. Mark is the one who lives the life of the party. Byron is now finding new things about Mark. They both hustle pool at a friends bar. Mark's parents died in an argument with each other when they were both drunk and ended up shooting each other.
Mark and Bryon have to make money to help support the family while their mom is in the hospital getting surgery. Bryon gets a job at the local supermarket while Mark starts bringing in lots of cash. Bryon doesn't ask where it's from. Towards the end of the book, Bryon discovers that Mark has been getting his money by selling drugs to hippies. Bryon is horrified since a 13 year old kid they know, named M&M, went missing and became crazy because of someone selling him drugs.
That shows you will never fully be able to know someone. In this story they didn't really notice what was really happening between them. When Byron finds out Mark e decides to call the police and has Mark arrested. When Byron confronted Mark, Mark said that he would stop but it was too late. Mark gets sent to an reformatory school.
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