The Way I Used to Be

“I am a girl of pieces. A girl of shadows.”

Eden changes so much over those four years of high school. It hurts to see her lose her old self before she even knows who she is.

“The truth is a heavy thing to carry.”

The way she keeps quiet to protect her family is heartbreaking. She carries the weight of their happiness while her own world is falling apart.

“I want to tell him everything. I want to tell him nothing.”

Josh was supposed to be her safe place. Seeing that friendship crumble under the weight of her secret felt so lonely.

The basement scene stays with you. It turned a normal home into a place of ghosts and static.