Nicholas Rafael
Citizen erased vol 1
Andrew is a 15 year old boy on the autism spectrum who believes that his twin brother was killed by his father when they were 5 years old. Though his father pleaded innocent, he is serving 10 years in jail. His mother, who now suffers from alcoholism, supports her husband, who continues to claim that his son's death was a fishing accident. Too scared to embark in the canoe, Andrew sat patiently waiting under a tree at the edge of the lake. After witnessing from afar what he thinks is murder, he is unable to speak with the investigators. Bruised and scared, he blames himself and now has to live with the memory of that day and all that has transpired thereafter. With his past in turmoil, Andrew also presently deals with issues of bullying and neglect, trying to fit in to a high school environment where he is often misunderstood.
