Orphan.

The voices whispered in her head, illusive echoes of the wind.

Foster care...

Delinquent.

They set her mind adrift and into the past. Adolescents without guidance fell under merciless criticism, often under the wrong pair of eyes. The difference between peer pressure and parents was that peers lacked the luxury of hindsight, and hindsight was never a luxury.

"It will loosen you up..."

Thanks to a white slit between the leaves, Jessica maintained ...