Malory and Kyle must participate in the annual April Fest production as the leading co-stars. If they can cooperate by the end of the production, their long records of uncivilized behaviour towards each other will be forgotten. 
Malory and Kyle attempt to cooperate, grabbing the opportunity to make a positive impact on their own future. In the process, they become entangled in the chaos of the other’s personal life. Malory learns of Kyle’s disturbing reality, and Kyle learns of Malory’s scarring past. Can these two brilliant but messy teens learn to rely on each other in the face of their silent battles?

Between The Lines

 I’m the only one sitting in the cafeteria today. Kyle didn’t come to school. Ron is avoiding us entirely. Olivia is hanging out with Gaya and Morgan. 


 “Why are you all by yourself?” Adrien asks from behind me, genuinely confused. He sits. 


 “I don’t know. I guess today’s just an off day for everybody,” I tell him. 


 “I was sitting over there with the guys, feeling all sorry for you,” he says, laughing. “You look so glum.” 


 I scoff, shoving a fry into my mouth. “Did you study?” 


 “I did,” he says, smiling. “Started with the simplest conjugations like you said.” 


 “It’s always easiest to start from there –from the beginning, I mean. You can work your way up afterwards,” I advise. 


 Ron walks into the cafeteria with James and Phillip –other classmates of ours that we don’t always acknowledge. They head to the lunch line. 


 It’s incredible. Our group –well, not me, really- are finding impossibly lame ways to avoid each other. 


[30] A Glimpse of 'Normal' (Part 2)