We're Just Kids

Ashanti John's life is far from ordinary. Growing up in a fractured household - with a withdrawn mother, a gang-obsessed older brother, a runaway sister, and a father desperate to hold it all together - she's already navigating a world of drama.

But everything changes the day she witnesses her two younger siblings die in a school shooting. Branded "unstable" by those around her, she's haunted by recurring nightmares that always end with a gun pointed at her. Psychologists call it PTSD, but Ashanti knows it's more than that: a premonition of death.

Determined to escape her trauma and the constant family drama, Ashanti plunges into the reckless world of her classmates - drugs, parties, and forbidden relationships become her temporary relief. The mantra "what you do now will affect you later" no longer applies; all that matters is belonging, status, and forgetting.

But the thrill comes at a cost. As Ashanti pushes boundaries, she begins to question herself: Am I living my life, or am I just ruining it?

This is the story of the good girl gone bad - a haunting, emotional journey into trauma, rebellion, and the lengths a young person will go to escape a harsh reality.