The heat on my arms burned the skin from the window pane. It was then that I realized it wasn't' t a dream U was in- Federal custody. I guess I should take you back a few chapters, so you can fully understand how 1 ended up here.

1989. I was born 10 pounds, 11 ounces - Place of birth, Colorado

Springs, Colorado, A nice city, you could say, to raise a family a Everybody •knew each other, I was raised by my mother and grandmother, along with my three other siblings. We were not rich, but we were taken care of the best my family could

My mother was disabled so working was out of the question for her, but she always tried to make companies to help the family out They never worked as planned, due to my mother' s workers always taking advantage of her I always told myself I would never be in that boat and I would make good money.