Chapter 1 THE DUFFLE BAG
A girl who taught to be strong at small age. She was 6 when her family left her at an orphanage. Her name was maya. She was adopted by gurdain.
Maya lived in seven different cities. Her adoptive gurdian treated her as a slave. She used to do chores at the age of 6 and was stayed in the dark room for many years...until she reached the age of 16
Sixteen-year-old Maya has three temporary foster placements over the last five years, leaving her with no sense of home or identity. When her latest guardian suddenly falls ill, Maya is sent to live with an eccentric estranged relative in a tight-knit coastal town.
Desperate to protect herself from the inevitable next move, Maya maintains a strict policy of hyper-independence and refuses to make friends. However, her walls begin to crack when a local community center facing eviction forces her to join forces with a group of persistent peers. As Maya uses her highly developed survival skills to help save the center, she 5 that her constant moving has made her uniquely adaptable and strong. When an opportunity arises to run away to a seemingly more stable life elsewhere, Maya faces a pivotal choice. She must decide whether to flee again or trust that she has finally built a foundation strong enough to stay.
