I was inspired by my feelings at my lowest point and the feelings of those around me. I have learned that everyone you meet in high school is broken in some way, shape, or form. I've met so many incredible people who are filled with so much saddness. They hide it all behind a huge smiles and faked happiness. I need more than two hands to count the people I know who have considered killing themselves, and I'm one of those people.

I hope my piece gives people a new perspective. Teenagers aren't the superficial empty people that sterotypes have made us out to be. We're not "dramatic"; we're suffering.