Complex sentence: As he tried to readjust, Luke develops a growing friendship with the town misfit, Emily, and his parents slowly realize that in order to truly reconnect with their son, they must confront some unnerving truths about his disappearance.
Split into simpler sentences: As he tried to readjust, Luke develops a growing friendship with the town misfit, Emily. His parents finally understand that to reconnect with their son, they must confront unnerving truths about his disappearance.