I thought my aunt was my saving grace when she took me in after I lost my mother,
a single parent. But little did I know that living with her would become a nightmare until a stranger
came knocking on my sixteenth birthday and changed my life for the better! When my mom
passed away two years ago, my world shattered into a million pieces.
She was my hero—my best friend, my cheerleader, and my rock. Cancer stole her from
me when I was just fourteen, leaving me without any immediate
family except my Aunt Cheryl. Cheryl swept in quickly, almost too quickly, offering to “graciously” take me in, but she had ulterior motives
