Adam Verses Ben

Author's Note: this is my third attempt to do my Conflict and Resolution .

The conflict of Deadly Little Lies by Laurie Stolarz is Adam  and Ben aren’t friends , anymore . They use to be best friends until a tragic thing happens , someone important to both of them ends winds up dead .  Typically this would be sad , and they would give each other comfort , right ? Wrong . They end up hating each other . They can't find a way to get along , nor a way to talk .

As the conflict begins,  Ben is being blamed by Adam for Julie's death, but really  Ben was just trying to find out more about what was going on behind his back about Julie and Adam, and in the process when Ben tried grabbing Julie's arm so she didn't fall off the cliff, she rejected his gesture and tried avoiding his hand and she backed up, causing her to fall to her death. Adam and Ben were devastated after Julie died, because they both loved her. Adam loved Julie just as much as Ben did. Because Adam thought he intentionally tried to kill her, he's been seeking revenge on Ben and will reek havoc on his life until Adam makes Ben feel what Julie felt when she died.

 However, the conflict really starts to heat up when Adam starts to plan how to get revenge on Ben for Julie's death. Adam plans to take someone Ben loves and cares for from him , because that is what Ben did to him with Julie . Adam finds out where Ben's new location is , and follows him there .  Adam sees that Ben and Camelia are together and have strong feelings and since Adam now knows who Ben is connected with , Adam must take her away . Adam ends up working at the same pottery place as Camelia and Adam makes it seem like he's there for her , and she believes him . She begins to grow apart from Ben and closer to Adam . So Adam's plan must be working right? Wrong , he ends up falling for her .

In the end, the conflict isn't really resolved . Ben and Adam never forgave each other , they never made up , they can't seem to get along at all . The only connection they have is Camelia . Sadly , this only makes the tension between them worse .

As you can see, the resolution is nothing exciting, since they don't solve their problems and still aren't friends . They can't seem to get over the fact that history keeps repeating itself between them . They both end up falling for the same girl . That girl can't exactly chose with one they like more , so Ben and Adam are now fighting with each other for love , causing them to continuously hate each other . Looks like not every love story has a happy ending after all .