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The year was 1992. It was a Friday afternoon in the small town of Branch, Louisiana, and nine-year-old, Angel Garcia, sat patiently in a chair b..

Nancy and Lawrence moved Angel to the city of Lafayette, Louisiana. The following Monday, she was bought to Lafayette Elementary for enrollment...

Leaving Angel behind in elementary, Khiry went off to middle school, but they continued to hang out after school. Puberty began to kick in, ..

Khiry soon left Angel behind in middle school and moved on to high school. Angel became a loner, avoiding large crowds and never speaking to any..

Khiry's strange behavior continued to puzzle her. He never did finish what he had begun to say in the cafeteria. His sulking went on for weeks. ..

Early Saturday morning Angel was standing by the gate of Wilson Manor, watching as the moving van in front of Khiry's house pulled off. Khiry an..

Angel had just dropped off her papers for maternity leave, at school. She wasn't very big for a nine-month pregnancy. Most people couldn't tell ..

Years went by and, through the grace of God, Angel managed to survive high school while raising her son, Marques. She never made any new friends..

Before the sun came up, Angel packed her things and snuck out of the Heberts’ home. She went to the bus depot, but wasn’t sure where..

Angel was in the hospital, packing and getting ready to take her baby home, when Khiry crossed her mind. She wondered where he was, and what he ..