Ka’lyra is a teenage girl living in Chicago who has always been known as the funny, caring one—the girl who checks on everybody else before checking on herself. After she is sexually assaulted, she keeps what happened to herself. She doesn’t know how to put the experience into words, and she’s terrified that people will blame her, doubt her, or treat her differently. The story follows the consequences of what happens when someone is suffering in silence while everyone assumes they’re okay.
main character, 17, lightskin, 5’3, tattoos, honey blonde wig hair
Ka’lyra’s best friend, 17 5’3 tattoos. Black hair.
Ka’lyra’s older sister, 20 nonchalant. Have a boyfriend name Tony.
Ka’lyra’s younger brother, 11 black and blonde dreads.
Ka’lyra’s mother, 39. Nonchalant, clueless as to what’s going on. Always at work.
the boy responsible for the assault, 18. The causing for all of Kalyra pain nobody knew that though.
Kalyra bully, darkskin, pretty. 5’3, tattoos. 18. She is clueless as to what’s going on.
Kalyra was in her room. Doing what calms her down the most. She had school tomorrow. Her first day as a junior. But her whole life had been changed ever since that happened to her last week
KALYRA IM GOING TO WORK MAKE SURE YOU COOK FOOD FOR YOUR LITTLE SIBLINGS she walks out.
I raise my head up and just cry silently and get in my bed.
Release Date 2026.08.18 / Last Updated 2026.08.18