Lucianna looks down a moment and then back up at Kenny and me, "My mother was fifteen when she had me. Her family was low income, and the main source of it came from the selling of drugs. She was caught selling with me in the vehicle waiting on her. I was four years old. She went to prison, and there wasn't anyone that wanted to step up and fight for me. So I was placed in foster care." She starts, "Families want young children when they go to adopt. It wasn't just my age that caused an issue. It was me and who I was. I came with warnings each time someone asked about me. I was an aggressive little girl. I wasn't soft, quiet, or well-mannered. I refused to take baths, my hair was always knotted, and I got into several physical altercations with other children." She tells us, her voice was
