She was pretty much like any other shy and introverted teen, however, a few things set Rebecca apart from most of her classmates and acquaintances. She had a sickly skin color and sort of dim, cloudy-rose eyes which always shown dark circles underneath. Her cheeks were always flushed bright yet cloudy pink and her hair was a bright red-ish brown, long and straight. She was very thin and most believed the young teen was mute.
This appearance and personality together caused bullying, which set Rebecca apart even more. She treated every person like she would a shadow on the ground and she treated her bullies like she would a bird in the sky. As the bullies persisted, others ignored her.
Some classmates Rebecca had would have trouble believing she was real or safe sometimes. Teachers always had trouble asking her to participate, it was as though the quiet teen would turn into some sort of beast the second anyone spoke to her.

When she went home, Rebecca went through the rest of her day with cleaning her baige wall only to mark lines on it. Candle light replaced light bulbs, book shelves replaced electronic devices like TVs. In her kitchen was an old stove, a fridge, no microwave, no dishwasher, a broken sink, and few utensils. Outside this run down home Rebecca lived in alone was a croaking garden, an old hose, an old well, and no sign of...