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- shy
- quiet but then begins to be more outgoing and confident
- starts having to figure out a way to handle these situations on her own

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East Troy, Wisconsin

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My mom's house +
My old house +
My dad's house +
My grandma's house +
Public bathroom

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- Dahlia's dad gets into drugs and becomes absent in her life.
- Her whole life flips upside down
- Her family becomes different
- She doesn't notice things until they became obvious and were put right in front of her face

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Dahlia's little brother
- as he grows up he begins to go through the same difficulties that Dahlia did, but doesn't talk to anyone about them
- needed a "father figure" but never truly got one

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- she notices him taking a lot of detours during their drives
- Gage having problems with communication after finding things out, more so after he leaves (crisis)
- family falling apart
- school grades dropping
- less friends, more boyfriends
- "daddy issues" and "trust issues"

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- Their dad comes back around again and things change for a little bit but then go back to the way they were before he left.
- This situation has became who she is now and she is not ashamed of who she's become and she has also learned many different things throughout this incredible journey of self discovery and trauma that her dad caused her

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- Dahlia's dad leaves and goes absent for 2 years and she doesn't see him. She goes through many different emotions and becomes very confused about many, many things.
- She has to work through all of the consequences of her dad's actions

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Dahlia has to decide whether she wants to embrace her story and tell the world because it's become who she is or if she wants to continue to keep this story to herself and keep becoming more detached from the world, including her family that has actually been there for her through everything.

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She also goes through some major life choices and realizes a lot of things about her life, bad or good, and decides to take some time to think about how she needs to live her life after seeing how her father chose to live his and how his choices affected the people around him all the time.