Mona is a senior in high school dealing with a distant mother, ex’s, and life. She hides what her life is really like from her friends at her fancy school. She’s left to take care of herself while her mother struggles with addiction. While trying to keep her life on the right path she starts getting harassing notes. She also notices her abusive ex running into her a lot more than normal. Mona meets a boy who understands what it’s like to be poor around the upper class, and they get close while Mona’s life seems to be against her.

It Could Get Worse

 The afternoon air feels colder than normal. Maybe it’s not, but it stings my legs none the less. It’s the last day of the year, and I’m spending it going to talk to Frank. I didn’t know what to say to his text at first, but I ended up agreeing to meet him today. Honestly, I was trying to push it off, so he’d let it go, but he didn’t. The walk feels longer than I remember. As soon as I step into the path of the building, I feel the air leave my lungs. What a suffocating place to be. 


It Feels Easier To Let Go