She really needs people to cheer her up though. I'm glad she found that in the Staal boys. I thought that the chapter was very good overall. I can't wait until you update soon!
I thing that it was really good. It sounds so realistic the way that you put the hitting. I mean my half sister was beat by her mom before she came to live with her dad, and my mom. The way you described it was like her describing how her mom hit her. The chapter was really well written. I can't wait to see what you wright next.