The Smallest Flower [On Hold]

"Mom..." Sarah huddled close to her mother. "..why can't I go to school? Other kids go, and they don't get hurt..." She heard her mother suck in a quick breath. Instead of yelling, like she was afraid she would do, her mother smoothed a piece of hair back from her face, then spoke softly to her. "We have spoken of this, Sarah. Those kids are not to be trusted. Many of them have heard about your father, and I will not watch you be tormented by them. Here you are safe and warm. What do I tell you about leaving?" "Church is the only exception," Sarah murmured, turning away. For the hundredth time in her life, she ran back to her room, her eyes stinging with tears. ______________ Growing up in a semi-small town was easy... being homeschooled? Not so much. Sarah Jenson is a quiet, outspoken young girl that has been kept from the world since her birth 16 years ago. Her mother, Abigayle Finch, is a very religious woman that usually gets her way. Somehow she still managed to become friends with Amber Finney, a 17-year-old party girl. When her mother isn't around, they whisper to each other. Amber tells her everything that goes on in her life in exchange for friendship. After listening to Amber speak about her life, Sarah is desperate have a normal life. Why must she always be locked up? She craved the outside world -- no, she needed the outside world. To what extent will she go to in order to get her wish?