Shut Up

When seventeen-year-old Gwen becomes pregnant, the family's world tilts, and her plan to marry the boy responsible only makes things worse. Her younger sister Mary feels helpless as her parents spiral into panic. The boy also watches Mary in an unsettling way, while Gwen takes pleasure in reducing her to tears.

Mary's brother tells her to stay quiet, but she cannot hold her tongue. Her outburst provokes Mom so badly that the argument turns physical. Mary searches for someone who will help, yet every appeal goes nowhere, and she eventually settles on a way out that she has not fully thought through.