Too Fragile to Function

The day of Melissa's father's funeral is a day she will never forget- the day her 24 year old brother, Tom, first starts to abuse her, which caused her to become mute. Every day from then on, she is tortured by her own brother, a man whom she thought she could trust. After people started asking questions, Tom forced him, their mother, and Melissa to move from the state of Tennessee to the small town of Nickeltown, South Dakota. She has made herself a promise that she will not make any friends and she will not talk to anyone in order not to move again. However, she catches one boy's eye- the bad boy Scott Wright. Will Scott be able to break Melissa out of her shell? Or is it already too late for his help?