Higher Ground

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Juliette "Jules" Waybourne

She's often referred to as "Princess" or "Queenie" by Shelby, which is derived from her appearance and behavior. She continually assaulted and abused herself with such means as bulimia and self-mutilation. Being influenced by her perfectionist mother, who has had many husbands in the last nine years, Juliette has grown up in three different households with eight siblings of three different fathers. Exacerbating her unstable surroundings, almost all of the children are extremely successful overachievers. Unable to compete with their accomplishments, she...

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Shelby Merrick

At age 14, Shelby ran away from home because of her stepfather who sexually abused her for years. Her mother was in denial, but Shelby believed that if she ran away and kept his secret, her stepfather would leave her little sister Jess alone. On the streets, Shelby became a prostitute and started using drugs. After a year, Shelby located her natural father in Los Angeles, but despite his good intentions, he could neither control his daughter nor help her with her emotional problems. Thus he made a deal with juvenile authorities that allowed her to go Horizon...

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Scott Barringer

Scott is a smart 16-year-old football star who plays the piano and excels in athletics. Scott is the child of divorced parents. When Scott was 15, his father married a young woman who was closer to his age than her husband's. This new stepmother seduced him and later began sleeping with him. Unsure of what might happen if the affair was revealed, Scott started berating her to his father and turning to drugs. His school work disintegrated and he was thrown off the football team. As a last resort, his father decided to send him to Horizon. At first, Scott had a...

Submitted by Solsikke 2 years ago

Submitted by Solsikke 2 years ago

Submitted by Solsikke 2 years ago