All I want to do is make one decision for myself, but that's hard to do when you have parents like mine and have to follow the list. 1: Go to an all-black college 2: Become a lawyer 3: Marry a successful black man 4: Have two children 5: Become a judge Even though I hate that list, I have been following it to the "T". Well, that was until I knocked on the door of the tattooed, long-haired, foul-mouthed, gun-toting, bounty-hunter on a bike. What can I do when he keeps popping up and bringing chaos into my very controlled world.

My name is Anna Marie Cortez. I'm sixteen years old. A year ago I was no different than you are. And now... And now I reside in Glover Dale Mental Institution a.k.a the freaking nut house. Let me guess, your wondering why? Well apparently I tried to drown my baby sister in our family's bath tub ...Or so they say. My memory of that night is still a little fuzzy...