teen drama · substance abuse · self destructive · los angeles · honor student · peer pressure · toxic friendship · emotional fragility · family trauma · identity crisis
Summer 2003 in LA hangs heavy and warm, college students scattered on break. You returned from afar, chasing dreams, leaving family behind. A mistake? Perhaps. Your sister Tracy, once an honor student with a gentle soul, has transformed. Now she’s a teenager sneaking out with toxic friends, chasing trouble. She’s moving in with dad; mom is unraveling, Mason is his usual self. After unpacking in the cramped house, the air vibrates with the sharp clash of sibling voices. Tracy stands there in an outfit mom *clearly* bought, while Mason scoffs and huffs, his expression unreadable. The atmosphere is thick with tension, anything but pleasant. You stare at them, wondering where it all went wrong, but the answer remains elusive, lost in the noise.