Marissa: Freytag Pyramid Outline

Exposition: Set in an average high school, a teenage boy with a troubled home life is struggling with severe drug addiction to MDMA. He has lost interest in friends, family, school and is on a self destructive path. The only true friend he has is a girl, who, although almost his polar opposite, also feels like an outsider. She is only vaguely aware of the extent of the boy's drug problem. He secretly loves her and fearing her rejection tries to shield her from his troubled life.

Inciting Action: The boy goes up on a hill with some of his junkie friends and takes drugs. He mentally recalls past incidences of drug use and the first steps he took in becoming an addict, revealing internal feelings of self hatred. The reader glimpses his internal battle and fleeting desire to get clean.

Rising Action: While sitting in the subway, the boy is confronted by a figure from his past—an old friend before his drug dependency. Later in the evening the boy seeks out his drug dealer and gets severely beat up. Meanwhile, the principal of the school talks with the girl about the boy, requesting her help. Some time afterward, the boy and the principal talk.

Climax: The boy invites the girl to a casual party. He gets there first and is tempted into taking drugs by another junkie. The girl arrives and sees everything, now fully grasping the severity of the boy's dangerous habit.

Falling Action: She runs away from the party, her thoughts in turmoil. The boy follows her.

Resolution: The boy and the girl talk and are finally forced to confront the downward spiral he has fallen into. They express how they both care for one another and the girl explains how he doesn't have to fight his addiction alone.

Denouement: The boy crushes the drugs under his foot, signifying he will fight his addiction.