Before you

Sixteen-year-old Angelica has spent her whole life pretending. Pretending she doesn't care that her dad left when she was little. Pretending she's okay while watching her mom struggle to raise her alone. Pretending she's strong as her mom's health deteriorates, and her long-absent father suddenly reappears.

At school, Angelica wears a perfect smiling, laughing, getting decent grades. while inside, she's drowning in loneliness and grief. No one notices. No one ever has. Until Kam does.

Kam sees the cracks in her facade, the pain she's desperate to hide. And when Angelica reaches her breaking point, he's the only one who realizes what she's about to do. In a moment that changes everything, he reaches out, proving that sometimes, being seen is enough to save a life.

A raw and emotional story about love, loss, and the power of human connection.