Silas grew up with his mom drinking a lot, and his dad doing drugs. When he was 14, his father finally got arrested for it. However, this meant Silas was stuck with his alcoholic mother, who began to abuse him after his father was imprisoned. To cope with it all, Silas began to take his anger and feelings out on pillows. This eventually escalated to the point where he would be so vulnerable at home, but angry with random students at school. Silas began to take out his anger onto his classmates.