I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
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I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
Based on the iconic music video by My Chemical Romance
High school is hell-especially when you're an outsider.
Gerard, Mikey, Frank, and Ray never asked to be the weird kids. They're just trying to survive the daily torment dished out by jocks, cliques, and the crushing pressure to fit in. But when feelings start to spark between Gerard and Frank, everything gets even more complicated. In a school where being different makes you a target, falling for your best friend is a risk that could cost everything.
As tensions rise and secrets unravel, the group must decide: will they keep their heads down, or finally fight back against a world that's always told them they don't belong?
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