Summer “This is so fun!!” Jace exclaimed as he ran from one side to the other side and laughed when the school of pufferfish followed him. “I wanna go there…” Alice dragged her mother further down the gallery. “Dad, can we go see the alligators?” Sophie asked, clutching Brandon’s hand. “Sure, pumpkin. Let’s go.” Brandon answered as he also went to have fun with his family. Me? I wanted nothing more than to sit down or better yet lie down on my bed and slip inside the covers to sleep for a day or two. Last night seemed to have drained me of all the energy. After dinner, I had spent time with my sister. She had told me what she went through. The kidnapping. The auction. Being naked in front of all the men present there and sold as a commodity. I had cried and she had been the one to

