Pete is a teenage boy who sleeps in the same room as his 12-year-old cousin, Sucker. He has always bullied Sucker, but Sucker has always idolized him. One day, he hears Sucker crying in his sleep, and Pete decides to be kinder to Sucker. They develop a real friendship, and Pete starts doing nice things for Sucker, such as giving him money to go to the movies. Meanwhile, Pete gets closer to a girl that he once had a crush on: Maybelle. They go on dates, and everything appears to be excellent until Maybelle turns on him and starts going out with a football player. As a result, Pete takes his anger out on Sucker: one night, he insults Sucker horribly and tells him to make some real friends. Sucker and Pete’s relationship is forever damaged. Sucker ignores him, makes other friends, and looks at Pete from across their room, as though he would like to kill his cousin.