Listen

"Listening shows that one cares. I listen, yet no one listens to me. So why why should I care? The thing is that I listen because I know how it feels to seem worthless and don't want anyone to experience that."
Joy Sullivan has everything anyone might wish for, with the perfect family, stellar grades, and awesome friends. But not all that shimmers is gold. Underneath the perfect facade lays dirty truths that Joy is forced to keep to herself. With these secrets deeply hidden in her, she starts to rot with self loathing and makes harmful decisions risking her safety and future. All looks bleak in her world until she meets the school's new student councillor who changes Joy's opinions and keeps her from walking the road to destruction. Although progress is being made, she can't seem to overcome the reason she ended up in this situation in the first place. Would Joy ever get used to having someone just listen?