So in the beginning of the book the main character, Charlie, is at a mental hospital. She has thick bandages wrapping her arms, legs, and stomach, hiding the cuts, scars, and lost battles. After she lost her father, her mother became an alcoholic, beating her whenever she got overwhelmed. In the attempt to protect herself she broke her mother’s nose, causing her mother to kick her out of the house. She lived on the streets, until one night when a stranger tried to assault her, she was saved though by two boys who later became friends with Charlie. She needed a house to live in but the only option was to live with F***ing Frank. He had a large house with many girls, many strangers coming through the house to the room with nothing but a bed.