The pressure of being a child actor was almost more than he could take.

But now, as an adult, it was a different kind of unbearable.

The acting jobs had dried up for the most part, along with the stardom, the fandom, and all the admiration, all the opportunity.

And what did he have now?

Not a collection of awards,

but instead,

a collection of issues,

mainly one big issue.

This one,

he could handle once and for all,

never mind his deteriorating mental health.

Maybe it would get better

once he acted on his plan.

Once his plan was in motion,

Ryan Grantham thought everything would be better.

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