Pulling her covers up to her chin, Heather closed her eyes and waited to die. Abused, abandoned, and profoundly alone, the only place she felt alive was in her dreams. In her dreams, there were people who loved her, people she used to call family. Heather's story is a difficult one to tell, but she tells it with sensitivity. Written from the perspective of a child, the author takes the reader into the mind of an orphaned girl who is alone and unprotected in a world where predators seem to thrive. Read her story to discover how she overcame her despair and found the will to live again.