A true family

Catherine is sixteen, tired, and just trying to survive life one day at a time.
At home, things are far from peaceful. Her family situation is toxic and unpredictable, leaving her feeling more like a burden than a daughter. The only place she feels even slightly understood is with her friends-her chosen family.
There's Alexis, her boy best friend who's always been her quiet safe place. Val, who speaks her mind even when things get messy. And Mia, who brings humor into the darkest moments. Together, they've been everything Catherine has held onto.
But it wasn't always just the four of them.
There used to be five.
Jazmine.
Once part of their group, now someone completely different.
Cold. Self-centered. Pretending she's better than everyone else. After their friendship fell apart, Jazmine moved on quickly-straight into a new group of friends, including people who used to be close to Catherine and her friends.
Now she acts like they never mattered.
And worse-like she's above them.
On top of everything, Catherine is counting down the days to something that feels like a light in all the chaos: BTS coming to Los Angeles for their concert. A dream she holds onto when everything else feels like it's falling apart.
But between toxic home life, friendship betrayal, and constant emotional pressure, Catherine is slowly reaching her breaking point-and starting to shut down in ways no one fully notices yet.
Because sometimes surviving doesn't look like healing.
Sometimes it just looks like getting through the day.