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Author: Anna Braybrook
Every one that she had ever let close to her had let her down. She would never make the same mistake again. Jesse had been in care since she was 10 months old. Her mother had never really wanted her. She was found naked, undernourished, screaming and alone while her mother sought to drown her regrets on the other side of town.
At the age of 14, this was now the start of Jessie's 26th placement. At each meeting with prospective carers her social worker explained with a sigh that Jessie was a difficult child. Ever since a placement breakdown with the Bowker family Jessie had been moody and withdrawn.
Jessie felt sick as she overheard their discussion from the stark bedroom of her new ‘home'. No one knew the truth. The voice of Geoff Bowker rang in her head. "You'll be branded a liar if you tell. Even if anybody did believe that I had touched you, who would ever want you then?"
The voices downstairs became muffled as Jessie was stifled by the isolation and guilt that seemed to consume her whole being. She knew that she would not be missed when she was gone. As she fell onto her bed, Jesse began to shake as she clicked open the tinted bottle. There was nothing to wait for, no fond goodbyes, it was finished, there was no other way out. A thick fog engulfed Jessie.
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Authors :
Anna Braybrook
Other Contributor :
RDS
Source :
moral_care.htm
Article Id :
13358
Date Posted:
20/4/2007