Broken. Thats what she was. She was only nine years old, but she's been through more than anyone could ever know. It all started with her parents. She would get beat, starved, and even... something else. Then she was taken away from CPS, and was put into a foster home. But that didn't do anything good for her. Her longest time with a family was one week, barely. She would go from home to home, and they were all the same. Either physically, mentally, and sexually abusive. She would come back to the home with more marks, but the foster home would just try to cover her up, and when parents came looking for an addition to the family, they would often keep her upstairs to keep their good reputation. She blamed herself. She would always say, "You should've been a better kid."
She never fell into depression, though many times she's come close. But she tries to keep her head up and stay strong, but it gets harder everyday. As she likes to say, "Someday, I will be strong, enough to lift, not one but both of us."