"Three lives, three different paths to the same destination: Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital for those who have attempted the ultimate act- suicide"
Tony, Vanessa, and Connor are the three protagonists who grew up in very different lifestyles and must deal with their gritty past. At their time spent at Aspen Grove, the lives of these three young adults collide, connect, and grow as they form a special connection with each other by telling each other their secrets and learning from each other's mistakes.Now they have a second chance, and just maybe, with each other's help, they can find their way to a better life — but only if they're strong and can fight the demons that brought them here in the first place.
Below, I have added short summaries of each of the character's lives. Their personal blogs entries are added as links to this page. In their blogs, the characters will reveal the major factors that shape their identities which are constructed through institutions of power and social expectations. They will also comment on how they cope with their demons, their relationship with each other, and finally whether they are able to successfully free themselves from their personal demons, and how.
Tony
-Believes himself to be a homosexual
-Painful Childhood
-Molested by mother's boyfriend
-Never had a relationship with his father
-Has been to jail for murder when he was 9
-Lives on the streets
-Finds peace through prescription pills
-Goes to mental hospital because of overdosing on pills
-Painful Childhood
-Molested by mother's boyfriend
-Never had a relationship with his father
-Has been to jail for murder when he was 9
-Lives on the streets
-Finds peace through prescription pills
-Goes to mental hospital because of overdosing on pills
Vanessa
-Beautiful and Smart on the outside
-Father gone most of the time in the military
-Mother has Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia
-Painful relationship with mother because of her episodes
-Vanessa also has Bipolar Disorder, but keeps it a secret
-Had an abortion with her boyfriend, Trevor
-Cuts to relieve her pain
-Goes to mental hospital due to cutting too deep
-Father gone most of the time in the military
-Mother has Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia
-Painful relationship with mother because of her episodes
-Vanessa also has Bipolar Disorder, but keeps it a secret
-Had an abortion with her boyfriend, Trevor
-Cuts to relieve her pain
-Goes to mental hospital due to cutting too deep
Connor
-On the outside has the perfect life: Money, good grades, athleticism, lady's man
-Struggles with the competition with his twin sister brought on by his family
-Parents never outwardly express their love or affection for him
-Expected to have perfect grades and athleticism to be accepted into the best colleges
-Suppresses the painful memory of being sexually molested by his nanny
-Seeks love in all the wrong places, such as women who are much older than him
-Goes to Mental Hospital after aiming a gun at his heart and pulling the trigger
-Struggles with the competition with his twin sister brought on by his family
-Parents never outwardly express their love or affection for him
-Expected to have perfect grades and athleticism to be accepted into the best colleges
-Suppresses the painful memory of being sexually molested by his nanny
-Seeks love in all the wrong places, such as women who are much older than him
-Goes to Mental Hospital after aiming a gun at his heart and pulling the trigger