The Arbitrary Life of Eleanor Porter

Young Eleanor Porter is the very definition of ordinary. She attends an average school, receives average grades for her average efforts, and has an average group of friends. Even her family is average, their relationships mirror that of an annoying nineties sitcom. One day, on a scheduled trip to the beach that Eleanor's family takes every year, everything goes awry. Due to the vast quantities of ice-cream he consumed hours earlier, the youngest Porter sibling, Everett, needs a bathroom break. Rushing to the nearest convenience store, her doting parents, along with the eldest Porter sibling, Elijah, accompany him. This leaves Eleanor and her fellow middle-child, Ethan, in their parent's minivan. Before you can scream "tragedy", a masked marauder saunters into the packed store, going completely unnoticed. The villain grabs the nearest hostage he can find, Mrs.Porter, just as she was handing a cashier money for a newly purchased pack of baby wipes. Eleanor and Ethan can see the entire scene unfold through the store's large windows. In mere seconds, her mother is dead, and the rest of the Porters occupying the store soon follow suit. Ethan clings to Eleanor, and she does the same. Shortly afterward, the siblings are put into the foster care system and separated. Ever since that day, Eleanor's life has been anything, but ordinary. All thanks to an extra scoop of rocky road, and one sick convict. The situation effects her in ways she could never imagine, and there's a price to pay for her newfound power.