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The ripping of a child from her arms; mere moments after it's birth. A thin white line that lead her to believe it would heal all, a murder that she had wished for; but came at grave consequences are just three of the many tribulations that Coretta "Cora" Barrett has encountered. She was born to Carl and Evie Barrett; her father enlisted in the marines several months before she was born or even conceived and he did very well for himself. Carl Barrett exuded true masculinity in how he treated his wife and daughter; he was all out great man who taught Cora about persevering and rolling up her sleeves. The family moved around quite a bit; from base to base, station to station before settling in Dickinson, North Dakota which was like a major oil city.

Cora didn't mind Dickinson mainly cause her athleticism lined out with the outdoors activities that the city had to offer; the school was impressive and she was starting her sophomore year so everything was looking up until she met Travis McCentire. He was an average classmate; no one special, no one that she even looked at twice but that wasn't to say that he wasn't good-looking, and popular cause he was but he was arrogant and entitled and he had his sights set on Cora and she wasn't biting. It all came crashing down for her one night after cheer practice; she finished changing in the locker room, everyone else had headed home but she took a little longer in the shower. She hadn't even gotten her bag to put her gym clothes in when Travis came walking into the locker room. His face was drenched in sweat from football practice and it appeared like they were alone. His expression; plain and dry and even though she fought back; he overpowered and raped her.

The experience itself was horrific and traumatic but not long after that; she found out that she was pregnant. She didn't tell anyone what he did to her; she didn't wanna be that girl but when she found out about the baby, she had to tell someone and her father had always taken care of her. She knew that he'd wanna kill Travis but she never imagined that his reaction would be so inconsolable and vicious; he didn't just want to kill Travis, he wanted him to suffer in the worst way possible and she couldn't blame him for it. Her father agreed that they didn't need to tell anyone which at the time seemed surprising but looking back on it, it made all the sense in the world. It was that next morning when her father took his keys and climbed into his truck for the last time. He made his usual route around town, as if he were heading to work but he made another turn on that day, down an unfamiliar street and within moment, Travis McCentire was seen on his morning run. Her father tightened his grip on the steering wheel before putting the vehicle into drive and running Travis over. He didn't die immediately; her father could hear him gasping and whimpering and Carl just put the car in reverse and ran over him again before putting it into neutral and finishing him off.

He didn't put up a fight when the cops showed up at the house; he was still in the driver seat of the truck when he was pulled out and put into the squad car. He confessed to the murder under the agreement that there would be no trial. Official's wondered about his motive and Cora wanted so badly to stand up for him but all of it would be in vain so she kept quiet and watched her father get sentenced to life in prison. When her son was born; she spent five minutes cradling him in her arms, falling in love with him and wondering whatever made her feel like she could separate herself from him but then his adoptive parents came into the room and she was forced to come back to reality. She knew that while she loved her little boy; he would have to suffer for the sins of his father and grandfather and she didn't want to cause him any pain and to leave him with the thought that he was a product of rape. Watching them walk out of the room with him broke her and started a long chain of errors in life but as far as heartbreak, that little man took a piece of her heart with him when he was carted out of the hospital room, her heart has been broken ever since.

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