I'm Mariana Torres, and I'm 15 years old. Not that it matters anyway. Most people wouldn't even take the time to hear my name, I guess I'm just not important. Well, that's what my mom says anyway. I wouldn't call my life the best. If you count being abused daily at home and at school the best, then maybe it is. I'm always bullied at school, even though I don't physically or mentally hurt anyone, they just love to mess with me. Some kids say I'm better off dead, and sometimes, I believe it. I guess you'll hear more about later, that is if you care enough. I could always use someone to listen, better yet... a friend. *Trigger Warning*

Ellie, a fourteen-year-old orphan, has never known a real family. Her biological parents abandoned her when she was eleven months old, leaving her to live out her years at an orphanage in California. Even though the letter left with her said that her parents loved her, she didn't believe it. Surely if they loved her, they wouldn't have left her. With Demi just coming home from her world tour, she was ready to take a break, but living alone proved to cause Demi more harm than good. After much consideration, she decided what she would do. Adopt.