Asphodel Manor
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"Life changes when you get adopted by someone who is suppose to change your life in a good way. You will think it will right?? But assigned to room with a guy in the attic and all my adopted mother rules and regulations changes my perspective. She was once a great person but I don't know what changed that."
In a life where Jesse get adopted at the age of 5, by a woman with a house full of 20 girls and 19 boys she is optimistic that things will be a whole lot better for her rather then living in a foster home. Growing up in the Asphodel Manor was not all she has hope for but the one thing she did not aspect was Tyler to change her. Tyler the bad boy locked away in the attic so he may not socialize nor communicate with other kids became her new roommate, well rather Jesse become his roommate when her adopted mother Mrs. Jones brings her home. Tyler is not happy with Mrs. Jones choice of roommate but later changes his mind when he notice Jesse is not what he thought she was. Life changes for Tyler and Jesse as their bond become deeper as they grow older. Trust and Loyalty will be tested and a mystery behind Mrs. Jones obsession with adopting kids will be revealed.
In this installment Jesse will need to separate her trust and love for her new mother when something unexpected changes her perspective and makes her question whether the people that surrounds her truly care and love her or just want to watch her fall.
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