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"So what are you here to tell us about?" The man states as the woman in front of him tapped her fingers on the table.

"I want you to help a family for me, can you do that?" She states softly as the man furrowed his brows slightly.

"And why are you requesting this?" The man states as he leaned forward slightly in the chair as the woman smiled slightly.

"Because I think if you heard their story, you'd want to help them just as much as I have grown to want to help them." The woman states as the man leaned back crossing his arms over his chest.

"Well then, how about you tell me about this family. I mean if you're so sure I'll want to help them out." The man states as the woman had smiled wider.

"I thought you wouldn't ask, we'll start simple - with the oldest."

***

His name is Andrew Malcom Taylor, he was born December, Twelfth. His mother was pretty joyed to have her first kid. No doubt he be a boy. Andrew was pretty - talented at a young age he showed great signs of being a phenomenal painter. His mother was ecstatic to have such a kid.

Then she had her second one about three years later. Zachary Matthew Taylor. Her second boy, he grew to be her baby boy. The new baby of the family, from what I've learned Andrew and Zachary had always been close as kids. Zachary was quite the - rambunctious kid. Jumping off the walls a real hyper active kid.

And finally two years after Zachary came Jess Maya Taylor. The baby of the family, their mother was positive there would be no more after her bundle of sunshine had been born. Jess was a quiet baby, from what I learned she never cried. She never made a fuss she was always a good kid.

They where a pretty close family, they went to outings, Andrew and Zachary had been good older brothers. They all absolutely loved being around each other. Until Jess was twelve, she got pretty sick one night. Her parents had been worried since she was the healthiest of the three kids.

After they found out what was going on, their mother had bolted. In her mothers family cancer had been genetic, it skipped to the next generation. Her mother hadn't wanted to be around to watch her daughter wither away. So it was left to their father to take care of them. But he - like the mother left them as soon as Jess had been thirteen.

Andrew had become a father at the age of eighteen. Well before he had even known how to be a parent. Jess was a thirteen while Zachary was fifteen. It fell onto the boys to take care of the girl. Pay off the insurance, bills. Things that teenage boys shouldn't worry about. Andrew was smart enough to talk to the landlord. They got to live there for free for the next few years.

It soon began to become a job for them all, when Jess was fourteen she started babysitting. First it was a boy named Brady, he had a little girl and he needed help. Jess found her way to help her brothers. With Andrew in his first year of college. It had grown to be difficult for them all. Relationships didn't seem too big in there lives.

I will say I have never met a girl like Jess in my life. Of course plenty of good hearted people exists, but even in her darkest time. When money was tight, she always thought about others. Her friends - ever christmas she made sure they got something from her. All of their birthdays - she never missed a single one. She always thought about others before herself.

She's one of those people we need in the world, that shitty things happen to. Yet they still look beyond that. Jess grew to be my main interest at first. How could she go through so much on her life, and still give as much as she could for others. I found that when talking to her, she talks about her friends more then herself.

It's hard to really know Jess unless you've known her for a good time. I found that she loves to watch movies, and her favorite thing to do is spend time with family. She adores every single one of her friends, and has not a single bad thing to say about them. I found that she wanted to be a doctor to help kids like her. She wanted to heal people, be a light for others.

Zachary on the other hand, was willing to do anything for his sister. He gave up a lot of things but Jess refused to let him give up football. He's already looking into scholarships close to home. He swears he'd never be able to live too far away from Jess. She tried to convince him to at least look at bigger schools but he always turns them down.

Andrew's applied into school to become a professional photographer. He wants to do weddings, and birthdays. Talk to people all over, and take pictures to sell. He's got a good head on his shoulders, but he still works that part time job to send money home to his siblings. No matter how far he goes he swears he'll always look out for them.

***

"They're really a great family, I've spoke to them on several occasions. They always are so welcoming, their home's always inviting. Jess had always sparked my interest but as I learned about them they all became more interesting." The woman states.

"It's a shame to think bad things happen to people who work to be good people." The man states.

"Believe me, if I could take the bad away from that family I would. They're all good kids, they all have strong hearts. They all want the same things, for each other to be okay. Jess hasn't had to worry, because she's always had two older brothers looking out for her. While Zachary and Andrew have always understood that Jess would give anything for them to be happy." The woman states.

"You know a lot about this family." The man states as the woman gave another short smile.

"I've grown to know them as a social worker. I thought before that it would've been best to take Jess out of the situation. That they would've been better somewhere else. I've only found that those two boys would fight the world to keep their sister with them. I've never seen a family stuck together to tightly." The woman states.

"Well you've interested me what can I do to help?" He states.

"Start with Andrew's tuition, finish with all those bills on the house." The woman states standing up.

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