![]() She was attracted to the youth of the characters, she says. I would never want it to feel emotionally manipulative or just play for tears.” “Because I have lived through that experience, I want to make sure these scenes are depicted in an honest way. ![]() When I was going through it, I thought: ‘Someday, I need to write about this.’ Everyone knows someone who has cancer. Pepall also lost her best friend to cancer. ![]() I want you to watch this show and have a good time, laugh and get caught up in the salaciousness of what teenagers are doing.” “As much as it’s about loss, I want it to be a fun ride. ![]() I would have done it too’,” she says, admitting it was “joyful” to allow her to do things that would scare others. But I want people to go: ‘Oh, that’s a terrible idea. “Rocky is suffering and she keeps making bad choices. ![]() “It’s a triangle,” Pepall tells Variety in Rome, admitting she quickly embraced her protagonist’s erratic behavior. Now, she is asking her friend to meet him. Sasha, who was adopted, had a brother she never knew. But Sasha keeps on revealing her secrets, as Rocki starts to receive letters written before she died. The bittersweet story – pitched at MIA Market and billed as “All the Bright Places” meets “The Fault in Our Stars” – sees a high school girl trying to come to terms with her best friend’s passing of cancer. ![]()
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