The main character is a sixteen year old guy who lives in North Falls- a small town were rumors spread fast. His name is Darren Flynn. He is a good athlete, a swimmer, and swims for the school team. When he turned sixteen, he put on weight and began to get attention for his looks. He got the good body of a swimmer and is a natural sexy guy; this makes Darren popular.

I got the feeling that Darren isn´t comfortable with the attention that he acquires, I don´t think that he likes to stick out. Even if he is popular, he don´t have any close friends just because Darren stick to himself rather than hang out with others. You can follow him through the book, the more you read and when the problems get worse, how he shut off reality and doesn´t speak to anyone.

Darren is a thinker, he ponder a lot about his life and future, his family and friends. Even if Darren thinks a lot, he never comes to a conclusion, instead, he always find new questions. This makes me feel sorry for him, that he never gets the chance to solve a problem because it always comes new ones. I get frustrated when he doesn’t speak to someone or ask anyone for help. I guess he is scared to open up to someone and show his emotions. His father taught him long ago that boys don´t cry, that you don´t tell your teacher when someone is mean to you. You hit back, you don´t go away and cry. How simple is that?