When Melissa Baber found out she was pregnant at age fifteen, she didn't know where to turn. Her parents were so upset that she feared for her safety as well as her unborn child. The father, Jason Ryder was an up and coming MMA fighter. When she tried to tell him at one of his big matches, his manager, Tobias Franklin, informed her that he knew of her pregnancy. He also told her that Jason was on the fast track of being the best in the world and if she didn't want to ruin it for him, to go on and never tell him of it. Seth Whitman, a local boy who always had a crush on Melissa, found her spinning around on the merry-go-around at the park, crying and distraught. When he coaxed it out of her, he did not hesitate to tell her that he would take care of her and the baby. Together, they moved with his family and Melissa gave birth to twins, one boy, one girl. Not a week after she had the kids, Seth slapped her across the face. Thinking nothing of it other than a hard day at work, Melissa let it go. Over the next fifteen years, Seth smacked her around a lot more. When finally gathering the courage to leave her abusive husband, she goes home to her parents. Running into Jason was bound to happen but when it did, she was still taken by surprise. She informed him that she had been in an abusive relationship since she left and that when she would be confronted by her husband, it was not going to be a pretty sight. Jason immediately said that he would protect her from the oncoming fight that she was about to have. He also wanted to delve into and see if he had another chance with her but how will he react when he finds out that he's been a father for nearly sixteen years and she's kept it from him. Can these two look past everything that happened in the past and move on? Together?

Annabelle first met Eric at his party. She first kissed him during a game at the party. Now? She owes him. Melissa is Anna's little sister, hurt and broken from her boyfriend's betrayal. When Melissa refuses to give "it" up he gets mad. Breaking up with her he spreads rumors around school of her being a slut. Becoming the new school slut has broken her spirit until she can barely make it through the day. Anna's father is a single Dad and she has spent her entire life looking after Melissa, now that she is nearly broken, Anna will do anything to make her better. When Melissa is suspended from getting in a fight, Anna doesn't know what to do. Melissa can't be homeschooled because there is no one to do it and she can't keep going on like this. That's where Eric comes in. He has a proprosition for her. Do what he says for 6 months and he'll get his little brother to get her unsuspended and to protect her for her remaining years of high school. Anna agrees. Will Anna and Eric always be at odds, or at the end of the six months will they never want to be apart again?

About the Connecticut Tragedy where so many lifes were lost. . . This Three part poem will be up for Watty Awards 2013

A child's plea to be heard.