Dam afraid. Dam is mocked everywhere. Dam is not heard by those who are supposed to be a pillar in its construction, which facilitate his fears rather than help (maybe) soften.
So player with a big heart, one attached to the young man in distress. We just want to talk to him tenderly, to reassure him, rock him, to take over these abusive parents (a humiliating father, mother almost, if not quite indifferent).
When Dam finally finds someone who will lend an attentive ear, who will love and accept him as he is, we rejoiced and we do not yet worry: all this suppressed anger, all these pain, all these indifference begs to leave his body, to speak ...
Take a bit of time, keep listening, understanding, open, loving, not judgmental, accepting the guidance of our children, monitor them, encourage them to be just themselves, that would be not so bad ...
Claire-Lise thank you for this novel, which touched me deeply.