Bruce

Bruce 27 drives past the school where he lived as a child This is where the mischief started he explains His aunt believes it began with his parentssmoking joints was more important to them than their son Drugs and neglect were givens in his life But now after years in institutions and prison he is free Bruce learns for the first time in his life to reflect on his habits behavior and feelings He visits his father and travels to his relatives abroad as he attempts to come to terms with them and himself At the boxing school he gets to vent his frustrationswith the punching bag and in conversation with his best friend Lamyn Reinventing himself isnt always a smooth processwhen he finds it difficult to answer a question he sometimes feels like hes going to freak out again But each time he pulls himself together He learns to speak a new language even with his parents Despite their difficult relationship he wants to take care of them in their old age