Were these even choices? Jessica thought, laughing sarcastically. Why was it that she never got what she wanted in life? Growing up, she wanted some respite from her parent’s fights and bickering, but she never got it. To divert her mind, she started sketching, the only talent she had inherited from her father. She started putting on her earphones and played loud music to drown the scary sounds of their fights… to block the outside world, and just let her heart guide her imagination to draw.
When her art teacher saw her sketches, she told her that she had talent and just needed some professional guidance. She was on cloud nine hearing that and wanted to rush home to give this news to her parents...to ask them for their support. She assured her teacher that she would seek professional tra
