First Kiss, A Boys Path to Manhood

Follows a young intellectual from graduation, loss of both parents, and alienation from the coal town. He encounters the man that allegedly killed his mother. The mother had challenged him to not kiss the girl until after he says, "I do."His paranoia causes him to live rough while evading the searching peace officers on his tail. Kiddo is a stray he befriends. There are many confrontations occurring in his way. One time he went to the home of the sheriff that was on his and Kiddo's trail. He finds love with a girl living and working at a truck stop. Paranoia again steps in , he flees the restaurant. once again, he is sleeping in the forest, and is doing well until he crosses with local poachers. he runs, but suffers a serious injury. This led him into a world of intrigue and deciphering secret texts. His end is in going back to the restaurant.