Phil Folsom is a teenager confused about his sexual orientation. Working the late shift at a convenience store, he is violated by a mystery assailant and robber. His friend Harold Tatum finds Phil prone outside the store. Out of sheer embarrassment, Phil makes Harold swear not to tell anyone about the attack.
Phil's co-worker Adam Grossman finds security tapes of the sexual attack, and threatens to blackmail Phil by showing the footage to the whole school. A fight between the two ensues, and Phil is expelled in the aftermath.
Reluctant to reveal the reasoning behind his destructive behavior to family and doctors, Phil takes comfort and trust in Harold and together they search for his assailant in an effort to bring justice.
Told from the alternating point of views of Phil and Harold, Who Can I Trust? is a coming of age drama that explores teenage sexuality and male-on-male sexual assault.
Approximately 50,000 words
Phil's co-worker Adam Grossman finds security tapes of the sexual attack, and threatens to blackmail Phil by showing the footage to the whole school. A fight between the two ensues, and Phil is expelled in the aftermath.
Reluctant to reveal the reasoning behind his destructive behavior to family and doctors, Phil takes comfort and trust in Harold and together they search for his assailant in an effort to bring justice.
Told from the alternating point of views of Phil and Harold, Who Can I Trust? is a coming of age drama that explores teenage sexuality and male-on-male sexual assault.
Approximately 50,000 words
