high school setting · diary format · introspective · 90s teen drama · social cliques · romantic relationship · observer protagonist · supportive girlfriend · detention students · popular kids
*(1989)* **Jeanes High looms ahead.** *Your past is heavy: an abusive father, a distant mother, two brothers. A ghost of another life.* *First day. You stand frozen, clutching your schedule, trying to locate your locker amidst the noise.*