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Does my (teen) short story sound interesting based on this synopsis & these characters?

When parents of students at North Ridge Public High School offer their repeated complaints that the school is impersonal and harsh, the lazy head principal decides to offer group therapy to a small group of students he thinks need it most in order to present a more caring image. As usual, he throws all the work in the hands of his kind but overworked vice principal, Mr. Morrison, who already has more problems than he can handle with a terminally ill father, troubled kids, a job he hates, & a pending divorce with his cheating wife. Of course, the random students recommended for the project are unwilling, uncooperative, and don't get along at all. However, when the six completely different, eccentric teens begin meeting with Mr. Morrison Wednesdays in the old storage room, the group, Morrison included, find that no matter how unlike they are, they can each grow personally and share the common bond that they are human beings with problems that together, they can work towards solving.

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Characters.

Mr. Karl Morrison - vice principal; once happy man whose life - from his job to his marriage - is now in shambles. Mr. Morrison is friendly with a good sense of humor, and he relates very well to the teenagers, often talking to them on a level of friendship and ranting about his own problems.

Stan Yeager - sophmore; normal, smart, funny & charming guy who was dragged into the popular scene by his snobby ex-girlfriend, but then dumped coldly to seemingly everyone's amusement but his own. Four months later, he still hasn't gotten over her. To add to his depressive state, Stan's parents are getting a divorce and his college-dropout older sister continously ruins his life.

Brooke Daniels, aka Dark Angel - junior; suicidal and steriotypical gothic girl who claims no one understands her and that she has no friends. Brooke is angry at the world and expresses this with cruel, biting sarcasm that the rest of the dark-sense of humored group finds almost amusing.

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Grant Townsend - senior; intelligent, good-looking guy who despite is a self-confirmed low-life. A hippie who has not actually turned in a homework assignment in three months, Grant spends his free time relaxing in his basement while smoking marijuana, playing guitar, and listening to classic rock. Grant is happy, but the school is of course dismayed at a senior with absolutely no career goals.

Cameron Hess - sophmore; extremely popular and pretty girl who has a seemingly perfect life. She's good at cross country and tennis, makes a 4.0, has lots of friends, and is clearly the school's best dressed. However, her happiness is wracked by OCD and anxiety disorder, stemming from her obsession with perfection and high expectations of her parents. Worth noting is her best friend, Zoey, is Stan's snobby ex.

Susanna Carson - junior; dumb blonde, slutty trailer park native who has low self-worth and is pregnant with her worthless boyfriend's baby and watching her life slip down the drain

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[Susanna, cnt'd] She's barely bright enough to care, however. To make matters worse, her worthless boyfriend is her second cousin, which was actually to her knowledge. Even the therapy group is shocked at Susanna.

Edwin Wolfe - freshman; a lonely, geeky kid who is obsessed with Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and above all Harry Potter. His daily attire consisting of wire-rimmed glasses, wands, and capes Edwin is the farthest thing from normal at North Ridge High. But the reason he is in therapy is not low self-esteem due to lack of popularity, but the disturbing fact he actually considers himself a wizard.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: 2 weeks ago
Characters.

Mr. Karl Morrison - vice principal; once happy man whose life - from his job to his marriage - is now in shambles. Mr. Morrison is friendly with a good sense of humor, and he relates very well to the teenagers, often talking to them on a level of friendship and ranting about his own problems.

Stan Yeager - sophmore; normal, smart, funny & charming guy who was dragged into the popular scene by his snobby ex-girlfriend, but then dumped coldly to seemingly everyone's amusement but his own. Four months later, he still hasn't gotten over her. To add to his depressive state, Stan's parents are getting a divorce and his college-dropout older sister continously ruins his life.

Brooke Daniels, aka Dark Angel - junior; suicidal and steriotypical gothic girl who claims no one understands her and that she has no friends. Brooke is angry at the world and expresses this with cruel, biting sarcasm that the rest of the dark-sense of humored group finds almost amusing.