All American Dream

Gracie. Doe-eyed, roughly insane

                                                            No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.

VIRGINIA WOOLF

JOHN B (V.O.)
And you see that girl over, spinning around like she's got wheels for feet? Yeah. That's Gracie. The one and only. I'd call her my best friend but, honestly, she's more of a sister. She comes with her baggage, but I'll carry that shit any day.
JOHN B (V.O.) (CONT'D)
She's the only one out of all of us that's got siblings—two little ones: Cody and Jo—and we've kind of gotten used to them hanging around. I've known them both since they were born. Basically, Gracie is their glorified mother since her parents might as well have ditched like my mom. They're here, but not really here. Which means she's just barely scrapin' by, just like the rest of us.
JOHN B (V.O.) (CONT'D)
Gracie is a Pogue at heart. She's got half the island in the palm of her hand. And she's got this weird bound with freshly-clean Rafe Cameron since he started coaching her little brother's soccer team. It's weird, trust me.
JOHN B (V.O.) (CONT'D)
If I'd want anyone by my side this summer, it's definitely her. She's a force of nature. My favourite person, dead or alive, basically. She's been my rock since my dad went missing. But it doesn't take a genius to see that things are getting rough at home, especially for her.
                        JOHN B (V.O.) (CONT'D)
Hopefully, we'll all make it out of this summer alive.

I need the kind of love

that I always give away but never receive.