Girl is born.
Girls little brother is born
Girls parents are happy they get married.
Girl gets another baby brother
Girls mom drinks.
Girls daddy gets hooked on pain pills.
Girls daddy hits girls mama.
Girl gets touched by a bad man.
Girl is sad but Girl doesn't show it.
Girl keeps sadness locked away.
Bad man goes to jail.
Girl gets a baby sister.
Girl is happy with baby sister.
Girl is 6.
Girls mama drinks and drinks and drinks
Girls daddy gets off of pain pills.
Daddy drinks.
Mama drinks.
Family is broken.
Girls parents find God.
Girls mama takes them to church.
Girl is homeschooled
Parents stop drinking.
Change church.
Girl is 9.
Girl finds good music.
Girl is a child for one more year.
Change church.
Girl is 10.
Girl grows up too fast.
Girl finds her people.
A boy called Jimmy.
A girl called Ashley.
A boy called Billy.
Girl like likes billy.
Girl is happy.
Girl is 11.
Girls big brother moves in.
This is hard.
Girl hates being bossed around.
Girl screams at brother.
"I've been the oldest for 11 years! You don't get to swing in and take it."
Girls big brothers little brothers move in.
Girl loves little boys.
Girl and brother figure out that they can be the oldest together.
Girl fits in.
Girl finds best friend.
Best friend is named Trixie
Girl is 12.
Girl is burdened.
Girl listens other people's sorrows.
Girl takes them.
Girl makes them feel better.
Girl feels sad again.
No one relieves Girl of her burdens.
So girl carries them all.
Girls cousin moves in.
Girls cousin changes everything.
Girl is sad and scared and hurt.
Girl hears about cutting.
Girl cuts her legs.
Girl is more sad.
Girl talks to a stranger.
Stranger tells her not to cut.
Girl stops.
Girl feels guilty.
Girl gets out of her depression.
Girl is happy again.
But life is hard.
So so so hard.
Will she cut again?
That is the question Girl asks herself.
What if I can't stop it? Girl wonders.
This is Girls story.