▁hand , ▁is ▁in cap able ▁of ▁discuss ing ▁anything ▁without ▁rel ating ▁it ▁back ▁to ▁herself , ▁thus ▁constantly ▁taking ▁the ▁focus ▁away ▁from ▁Da wn , ▁where ▁it ▁should ▁be . ▁T rag ically , ▁Da wn ▁attempts ▁to ▁find ▁salv ation ▁from ▁these ▁two ▁sh ak y ▁world s ▁in ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 9 - year - old ▁music ian ▁who , ▁in ▁reality , ▁has ▁little ▁interest ▁in ▁finding ▁out ▁about ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁person , ▁and ▁only ▁car es ▁about ▁how ▁she ▁can ▁satisfy ▁him ▁phys ically . ▁▁ ▁Back ▁at ▁school , ▁another ▁series ▁of ▁hum ili ating ▁experiences ▁leaves ▁Da wn ▁running ▁to ▁find ▁sol itude ▁so ▁she ▁can ▁again ▁num b ▁her ▁emot ional ▁pain ▁by ▁cutting . ▁This ▁time , ▁her ▁activities ▁are ▁discovered ▁by ▁Lor raine , ▁another ▁social ▁out s ider ▁in ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁can ▁relate . ▁A ▁well - mean ing ▁teacher , ▁who ▁obser ves ▁blood ▁on ▁Da wn ' s ▁bl ouse , ▁calls ▁Da wn ' s ▁parents ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁matter . ▁▁ ▁Hum ili ated ▁that ▁their ▁fa ç ade ▁as ▁a ▁perfect ▁all - American ▁family ▁has ▁been ▁sh atter ed , ▁Da wn ' s ▁mother ▁again ▁brings ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁situation ▁back ▁to ▁her ▁by ▁ins isting ▁that ▁she ▁does ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁bl amed ▁for ▁Da wn ' s ▁actions . ▁Joy ce ▁fails ▁to ▁recognize ▁that ▁her ▁daughter ▁requires