Keep Your Head Down

Jess wears all black, finds herself in a constant state of anxiety, and hopes to continue living invisibly in her second year of high school. She lacks confidence, so finds it in the characters of her stories. Jess has been denied emotional support all her life, so obviously finds it most comforting to depend on herself and be independent. This is until she meets Brian, a boy in her English class. Though she claims to have never seen him, he has indeed met her. Deprived of friendships for so long, Jess is unfamiliar in meeting a person who genuinely cares for her needs. The story takes you through the life of a depressed teenager, who finds someone to get her past the brutal high school years.