Keanu Hua, Brian Ly, Kayla Nguyen and Alexa Wright
10th Grade
La Quinta High School Creative Writing
Orange County
A protagonist, depressed at the hopelessness of their life, goes to his desk and tears out the pages of his life, his memories. Ultimately, though, his actions draw the sympathy of a dear friend of his, who reminds him that, even when everything seems terrible, every moment of his life means something.