As a kid, Nick always felt different because he was able to notice things about other people, things no one else could see. But he made a huge effort to hide this ability, because above all he wanted to be loved and he was afraid the other kids would think he was ‘weird’. After his parents died, Nick was raised by his Aunt Marie. Nick loved his aunt, but he still longed for his mom and especially for his dad, and this feeling never really went away, as he always looked for a father figure, someone who would anchor and guide him. To complicate things, Nick and his aunt moved around quite a lot and, as a result, he grew up lacking a true sense of home. Since Aunt Marie tried very hard to hide his family heritage from him, they had no family traditions to speak of. His parents’ absence and the constant moving during his childhood and teenage years left Nick with an acute sense of helplessness, a feeling that he had no control over his life. It was partly this sense of helplessness which led him to become a cop.
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