500 Word Plot

Kelseigh Savage is a college dropout struggling with the difficult and life consuming illness, Anorexia Nervosa. Already an introverted misfit in society, she lives day to day only accompanied by the characters in her books and by younger brother harry. Harry, who is charismatic, loud and fun loving is the only other person who understands how Kelseigh feels living under the suffocating rules of their parents and who truly knows what his sister is like behind her illness.

One day, in pursuit to help his sister after realising how depressed she is, Harry decides to break the both of them out of their strict daily routines so that they can go on an adventure to lift the pair’s spirits. Kelseigh weary to the idea due to the punishment that will be waiting on their return reluctantly goes along with her brothers plans realising that a risk might be what could bring her out of this tough section in her life.

The adventure takes them them to many different places where they experience new activities and slowly Kelseigh starts to enjoy her time rebelling from her parents. For the first time she witnesses what its like when making her own decisions and falls in love with the idea of having independency.

Once realising that both teenagers had runaway their mother frantically texts and calls Harry hoping to hear that they are both safe and on their way home, however since Harrys aim was to separate Kelseigh from home life so that she could enjoy herself, he ignores all from of contact from his mother.

During the whirl of this whole new experience the two stop for a slice of pizza, where Harry tries to indulge Kelseigh in a serious conversation regarding her illness and his worries for her. This soon turns into a heated argument between the two, as Kelseigh is sensitive to the subject and in a rage Kelseigh storms off leaving Harry. On a long and silent journey back home it becomes apparent how much the argument has affected the siblings relationship.

For the next couple of days the atmosphere between the two is still icy and minimum contact is seen between them, however it seems to start to smooth over for the pair. Feeling guilty, Harry tries to apologise for making Kelseigh go with him away from home and that he should have known that she wasn’t ready to do so, upset because she realises that there is no one who thinks that she can survive on her own Kelseigh lashes out at harry resulting in another argument. Confused and angry Harry leaves and while crossing a road gets hit by car.

Harry is taken to hospital with severe bruising and minor fractures and after a night in hospital is allowed to go home.

After finding out about her brother Kelseigh makes the decision to return to college to study Art and begins to take her recovery from her illness seriously. Once she tells Harry about her new plans they make up.

In the epilogue Kelseigh talks about the months leading up to her restarting college and how her relationship with Harry has progressed.