Before the gunshots

Cassandra Russell has had a tough life. She has had to witness her mother's death and watch the cause of it all continue with life as if nothing ever happened. Her life has been hard ever since.
She was an outcast... only because she allowed herself to be. Until she finally found people who loved her. But she didn't want to let them all in... cause she knew, she would scare them all off; the moment they found out about her undying desire for revenge. Death to be specific.