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15 yr old Becky has been in a mental home since she was 12 . she is very damaged yet strong , Becky comes from a broken family her dad was a bad drunk and treated her and her mother very poorly not just physical abuse but mental abuse as well . Her mother found out that her father lived a double life and he left.Three years later her mother dies leaving becky all alone , the next day becky was evaluated and sent to a mental home
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