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Weekly Contest #168
(Trigger Warning: Story contains mentions of abuse, substance abuse and depression.) Raised wrong, abandoned at the age of five, left to fend for herself in the great big world. It already seemed like it couldn't get any worse for Willow, right? Wrong, it could. To add to the pain that was her existence, she also was assaulted at six years old on the streets, how she managed to survive as long as she had was truly a miracle. There was one shelter that really looked out for her, the people there had basically raised her. Of course, as vol...
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