Eric, a nordic adonis, is graced by a seemingly endless supply of good fortune. Tommy is a lame black boy, cursed with health problems, yet he remains optimistic and strong.after tragedy rips their makeshift family apart...Eric, a nordic adonis, is graced by a seemingly endless supply of good fortune. Tommy is a lame black boy, cursed with health problems, yet he remains optimistic and strong.after tragedy rips their makeshift family apart, the lives of these boys diverge astonishingly: eric, the golden youth, is given everything but trusts nothing; tommy, motherless and impoverished, has nothing, but feels lucky every day of his life.