Ethan felt like there was no point going on with life. Things
had been tough since his mom died. His dad was working two jobs
and seemed frazzled and angry most of the time. Whenever he and
Ethan talked, it usually ended in yelling. Ethan had just found
out he'd failed a math test, and he was afraid of how mad and
disappointed his dad would be. In the past, he always talked
things over with his girlfriend — the only person who seemed to
understand. But they'd broken up the week before, and now Ethan
felt he had nowhere to turn. Ethan knew where his dad kept his
guns. But as he was unlocking the cabinet, he heard his kid
sister arriving home from school. He didn't want Grace to be the
person to find him, so he put the gun back and went to watch TV
with her instead. Later, when he realized how close he'd come to
ending his life, Ethan was terrified. He summoned the courage to
talk to his dad. After a long conversation, he realized how much
his dad cared. All he could think of was how he'd almost thrown
it all a