Throughout life, things never came easy. Days were long, hard, and as unpredictable as Michigan weather. Most students couldn't wait for the school day to end, Nia felt the antitheses. School was her safe haven, a bulletproof vest stopping every emotional bullet trying to rip apart her heart. As any Friday, Nia recapped the week, reliving each memory that preceded her. Counting backwards in time, the hours flew by quicker than the leaves being swept away by the autumn winds. Teachers couldn't reach her. She wouldn't talk to counselors and her parents were part of the problem. Nobody cared, or so she thought.