Josette Parks

Background
Josie Parks never liked violance. The thought of another being hurt would almost bring tears to her eyes. So later down the road, after the acctident happend, she did begin to wonder. Maybe some poeple do deserve it. She spent her whole life in a small town called Lover's Reach where she lived with her mom and adopted brother, Joshua. Her mom had difficulties keeping a job. Mostly working at 7/11's or at one of the local bars. It made life difficult, but not impossible. Josie found peace in singing and whenever she faced a hard time she would find comfort in it. School was a constant battleground for her and her brother, who lost his family at the young age. He was bullied constantly by the kids in the school, but he never backed down. Now thinking back on it, she wished he did back down. If only he kept his head down, maybe they wouldn't need to leave. But what's done is done, as her mom used to say. Can't change the past, only look forward and work on the future. One day as Josie and Joshua were walking down the street, going back home from the school. A girl named Alice, shadowed by a couple of jocks from the school stopped them. Josie could smell trouble and begged Joshua to just lay low and continue down the road, but neither he nor the jocks were having any of it. Push came to shove and soon the jocks had Joshua down on the floor. Alice was standing over him, calling him names while pushing his face into the dirt. Josie had to get Alice of him, she had to do something! She ran up, hoping to shove her off him. But as it usually is, Alice lost her balance, stumbled and just as she fell through the bushes down to the road on the other side Josie could hear loud screeching followed by a thump. Her heart raced so fast it felt like it will give up. The jocks let go of Joshua, who's eyes were as large as owls. Another sound of screeching could be heared. She pushed through the bushes and a few meters away she saw Alice laying down, her limbs bent at unnatural angles. As she walked up to Alice she felt an unusual serenity over her. She felt as if Alice deserved it. Official story ended up being a drunk driver runs over a school girl. And even though they did catch the driver shaken with fear and high amount of alchocol in his blood, the town folk all turned against Josie and her brother. After graduating she spent couple of years hiding in her house and once Joshua graduated as well they both knew there was nothing else for them in this town. They said goodbyes to their mother, picked up what little they had and hit the road. Lucid City is their latest stop. Maybe, just maybe it might end up being their last one.