There was something born inside me that hates. And this hatred compels me to destroy what human life I see, including my own. And as you sit there judging me, know that Ive judged you, and I find you guilty.
These are the words of Henrietta Myers, a troubled fifteen-year-old girl who craves revenge for every day shes been forced to live in this world. A world she knows as violent and empty and filled with people born from nothing who then go on to accomplish nothing. And she is a miserable girl who wreaks upon others the sum of her misfortune and grievance.
But as she transitions to adulthood, she begins to feel her heart eaten by remorse. By shame. By regret. She struggles to make herself into a decent person. A kinder person. A person who loves themself as they love others. However, she soon realizes that despite her sincerity, few are willing to trust her efforts; and she must carry that weight for the rest of her life as she struggles toward becoming what she once loathed looking at: a good person.