A mentally ill teenager, who has been such a loser his entire life that he can't even kill himself correctly, moves to a new school with a new parent and battles the same old depression and bullies (and hallucinations) he has always battled in an effort to start a new life, but it is only when he nearly dies that he succeeds.

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NOTE: This screenplay reached the quarter final rounds of the fresh voices screenplay competition. It also reached the top five in a special spotlight award for its content.

Dean Knight and his girlfriend Jenny try to commit suicide, but only Jenny succeeds. Dean winds up in a psychiatric hospital undergoing ECT. To make matters worse, he learns his mother has died and he is to live with a father whom he thought was dead.

Troubles for Dean continue at his new school when he becomes the victim of bullies. The torment worsens when the bullies think he is having a homosexual affair with a boy named Seth. Dean tells the bullies that he moved on Seth instead of the truth because he does not want the bullies to target Seth. Seth and Dean become fast friends, but Dean begins to realize that Seth has his own mental issues.

Another boy, Richie, loves Seth and is extremely jealous when he thinks that Dean and Seth are an item. He especially hates it when Seth denies that he's gay. Richie posts pictures on social media of him and Seth. Both Richie and Seth get beaten up. The irony is that everyone thinks that Richie was beaten up by bullies, but Seth is the one who attacked him. Seth, who has a fascination with guns, succumbs to his illness and takes a weapon to school.

Dean is able to stop him before Seth kills dozens of students.

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