Sindy was hopeful but also nervous about her next year in high school. She really wanted things to get better, but the problems at home made it hard. At school, she tried to be as hopeful as her friend Amy, but deep down, she was still unsure and insecure.
School wasn’t the safe place Sindy hoped it would be. Although she loved Mr. Anderson’s history classes, where stories of the past felt real, biology was a different story. Every class and every test made her feel like she was losing a battle. She hadn’t cracked the code yet, just like she couldn’t make sense of her own life yet.