Katelyn671257
Ava Morgan was never the "problem child."
She had friends.
She had family.
She had a life that looked perfectly normal from the outside.
But pressure doesn't always scream.
Sometimes it whispers.
Between school expectations, family tension, friendships that started to shift, and the constant need to be "okay," Ava begins to feel something she can't explain - a heavy emptiness that follows her everywhere.
It starts small.
An energy drink to stay awake.
A sip of alcohol at a party.
A hit of weed to quiet her thoughts.
A vape to calm the anxiety.
Nothing feels dangerous at first.
Nothing feels like addiction.
Until it is.
As the lines between coping and escaping begin to blur, Ava finds herself drifting further from the people who love her - especially her younger cousin Lily, who still sees her as a hero.
This is a story about teen pressure, silent struggles, bad choices that don't feel bad at the time, and how addiction doesn't always start with rebellion - sometimes it starts with pain.
Raw. Honest. Personal.
Because sometimes the girl who's "fine" is the one falling apart.