Ernesto Flores

Ernesto Flores is the elder of the Flores twins by twelve minutes. He has a small mole under his eye that family members use to tell him apart from his brother when they are babies. Ernesto can be severe and quick to snap at someone he feels has done him wrong. He is described as being "socially attuned" as he studied the older and more popular boys at school in order to emulate them (15). Ernesto is also the twin who prefers sports. He is furrow-browed with a cultivated toughness but his temper can often be mitigated with a small gesture from his twin. Ernesto is aware that he is rougher around the edges than his brother, but feels a sense of responsibility to be more serious and in charge as the elder sibling.

Ernesto is the twin who initially struggles the most with trauma and substance...