When It Rains: A look into the life of a teen struggling with mental health

By Mackenzie Goodsel

Sam reached into her bag to pull out the manga from the series she had just started. However, she put it back in her bag after seeing a side glance from her father that very clearly stated, "Talk with people. You don't get to see them very often." Sighing for the second time in less than five minutes, she zipped her bag back up, and walked over

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mackenzie Goodsel
• Release date: Mar 15, 2023
• ISBN: 9798218137472

Book preview

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Personal turmoil

"And all of a sudden I felt

really tired.

Like the world had drained me

for everything that I had."

-Unknown

Okay, but I think we should add more detail to the poster. Between the four of us, only two of us are willing to talk, so we should make the poster more exact to cover for the lack of verbal explanation. Sam’s friend, Leah, nodded in agreement as she explained the plan to the rest of the group.

Sure, they all probably had A’s already from the work they’d put in, but it didn’t hurt to be sure. This was one of their last projects as eighth graders that would actually count for a grade.

To no one’s surprise, their group ended up with a perfect score on the science project, getting extra credit for how detailed their poster was. A job well done, if Sam did say so herself.

- - -

Do you think it’ll be enough to meet Mrs. Rye’s requirements? Leah asked. They were in high school now, a few weeks into freshman year, and they already had a partner project in Biology.

I’m sure we’ll be fine. It meets all of the base requirements at least.

Leah looked hesitant to agree, her vibrantly colored hair covering part of her face. You’re not wrong, but… she trailed off, not sure how to word her next thought. She was worried about Sam’s lack of enthusiasm. Sam was always the person to be laid back about studying but still do really well. Since high school had started, Leah noticed that Sam just didn’t seem to have that same