Amira M.

Jen is a senior in high school, mourning the death of her parents. Her friends try to helpalthough their methods of doing so involve moving themselves one by one into her house. Her best friend, Alyssa, and Mitch, the guy shes dating, decide the best way to distract her is a party; its about time the senior class had a pre-graduation bash. With Jens parents out of the picture, the party takes place at her house. Theres plenty of booze, but Mitch shows up with ecstasy as well. Jens friends say theres no harm in the drug, so they take the pillswith tragic results. After a trip to the emergency room, Jens life is even worse than it was before. Suicide seems a comforting idea to her. She was once the cheerful girl next door. Now, she wants nothing more than to end it all. Her therapist suggests hospitalization, and Jen wonders how she got herehow one mistake could ruin everything. She has a choice; she can continue down her dark path or turn her life around if it isnt too late.