
Melanie, 13, is an autistic, deeply curious, yet profoundly depressed girl enduring relentless abuse at home. Childlike in speech and behavior, she retreats into drawing and a diary filled with innocent reflections and hints of her pain. At school, she’s isolated, bullied, and excels in creative subjects while fearing failure. Her father and uncle control and harm her under the guise of discipline, leaving her trapped in fear. Despite her kindness and imagination, she’s weighed down by secrecy.