Killing Myself
Overview:
Eve, a Filipino-American teenage girl, has decided she's going to kill herself and leave a suicide note for her mother. When she leaves the house to get cigarettes for one last smoke, she meets Dawn who pulls her into a fun ride - and while her mother discovers her suicide note, she rediscovers life.
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