Second Nurture

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>  Duff Rafferty a 14-year-old sole child from St. Paul Minnesota finds himself orphaned after a tragic accident claims his parents' lives. Transported to Washington D.C. with the expectation of joining distant family members his situation takes a turn for the worse when his awaiting relatives do not appear leading to his detention by airport security.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>  After a grueling day of being shuttled between law enforcement and child welfare services Duff finds himself placed in a small home in a fictional community outside Washington D.C. with two unkind women who imprison him in a basement bedroom. Isolated from friends and relatives who are unaware of his whereabouts Duff is denied any means of contacting loved ones - no phone mail or computer access.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>  In the two months that follow Duff grapples with feelings of isolation and unease while he contends with bullying at his new school and ongoing berating by his caretakers. Nonetheless a sequence of occurrences transpires altering the mood within the household significantly. This shift alleviates the oppressive weight that Duff has been bearing ushering in an unexpected reprieve.</span></p>