Late in the afternoon, Ace is less responsible and lazier than he should be. His father was killed in a car crash when he was young. His father was a man of shady business and was never home, so Ace never really remembered him; all he knew was that he was an average drinker. As the father's death came, so did the life insurance. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were handed to Ace's mother. His mother couldn't care less and spends her time sobbing and slowly starving herself, and was slowly dying. Ace tried to be more responsible for his mother, but he is still young and can only give her companionship. His mother was famous in the community, but instead of being popular in school, he was hated, bullied, and shamed, seen as a rich snob rather than a kid who had just lost his father. Many rumors spread like wildfire, and parents would whisper and gossip around him, but to Ace, rumors were rumors. But Ace realized that when his teachers turned a blind eye to the constant bullying, he had to deal with it, and all he could do was care for his mother and do his best in school.