jonathan has given up hope. he has no friends, and is bullied. his dad is abusive, and abuses jonathan to a point where nobody wants to be around him. he always hides in the same place to cry, this little tree in the woods, it was an old tree house, and abandoned. steve puts up this mask for everyone, this "I'm a cool kid, there's nothing wrong with me" mask. steve has negelctive parents, he hasn't seen them since December. it's june. steve also goes to the abandoned tree house to cry.