On the streets of California, there are people that only come out when no one is around. Here is where a specific family, the Soto's, somehow keep a low profile and hide from the police, despite their money laundering, drug smuggling, and the occasional murder, even inside their own family.
Carla Soto is 15 years old, and the youngest member of the family. Things were simple. She didn't like what her family did just to survive on a daily basis, so she usually stayed out of trouble. But when a new member, non-family-member Mason Whitmore, is initiated into the gang, things get complicated.
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"...I took deep breaths, as silent as I could. My cheek burned from the cut drew by her wedding ring and the blood dripped down onto the floor around my shoe...Too afraid to move, I stood still; my bloody wound could wait..."
Kimberly, at the young age of 15, has already developed her natural survival instincts beyond the average ADULT capabilities. She cares for herself as well as her younger sister, Olivia and it isn't ever a walk in the park for the two girls. Did I mention she lives with alcoholic and abusive parents?
Survival under the same roof as the alcoholic and short tempered couple begins to look more challenging by the day...especially after a traumatic event that makes life unbelievably worse. And each time she attempts to run, every punishment upon recapture is worst than the last...being starved and beaten becomes a norm.
After failing to escape 3 times with her sister, Kimberly has now built up the confidence and is driven to plan a fourth escape. Is it worth risking not only her own life but her younger sisters life as well? Wasn't the third time meant to be "a charm"? Will the fourth be the last time? Is there life after or inevitable death?
"...There's no stepping back or running from your fate..."
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