Chapter 37“I can’t pinpoint when it started,” explained Sienna. “Maybe somewhere between the numerous foster homes I grew up in. Never felt comfortable with anyone I was with. The social worker who knew me and moved me around said I was intuitive, or a highly sensitive person. Tuned in to others’ feelings and emotions, even if they were trying to hide them, and absorbing that energy whether I wanted to or not. It would be overwhelming, and many families wouldn’t know how to handle me. Not that many of them knew how to handle most kids, anyway.
“If I had physical contact with someone, even just a light touch, I would experience this jarring, mental rush. I would see a flash of that person’s inner thoughts, memories, or little details like their favorite food. It was like a static jolt that
