Iman, a Syrian Immigrant, recounts the day his brother, Fred, first tried to kill him. Overwhelmed with what nearly happened, Iman locks himself away in his room contemplating the roots of dysfunction in his family. The picture he paints evokes a better understanding of him in relation to his mother- and a brother he considers a sociopath. Iman is desperate to feel safe from Fred and knows that there is no reprieve from his troubled essence. But, feeling safe comes in many forms and Iman finds it on his first day of summer break of his eighth-grade year when three strange kids come knocking on his door looking for Fred. What follows is a true coming of age story that is both disturbing and humorous.