Zak's life
Zak makes money by recruiting younger people to run errands.
He tells himself that nobody is forced to do anything, that everyone gets paid, and that he is offering opportunities which legitimate employers never offered him.
One of the younger people is now in serious trouble. Zak insists that the young person made their own choices..
Ranya's life
Ranya is applying for a highly competitive college placement that could open doors to her future career.
She discovers that a close friend has copied parts of their application from someone else's work. The friend asks Ranya to keep quiet. If the copying is discovered, both students could lose their opportunity because they worked on parts of the application together.
Ranya hasn't copied anything herself. But she knows what happened — and she knows that speaking up could destroy her friend's future.
Jamie's life
Jamie is an autistic student at South Manor who is passionate about chess and prefers clear communication to the hints and unwritten rules that other students seem to understand instinctively.
During a group activity, his classmates change the plan without explaining why. Jamie becomes frustrated and points out what he thinks is wrong. One student calls him difficult, while another suggests the group could have handled things better.
Jamie wants to be accepted, but should he have to change who he is to fit in?
