Good Girls Finish Last

Don't talk about what he said. Don't talk about what he did, can't speak. Push it down, deep down. My mouth is too salty, too salty, from the blood and the white juice Daddy made me drink, don't talk . . . Wendy Carter is a driven young woman who won't allow anything or anybody to stand in the way between her and the successful, lavish, and glamorous lifestyle she knows she deserves-the one she used to dream of when, as a little girl, she'd secretly flip through pages of magazines, determined to one day become as fashionable and unattainable as those women who stole her attention were. After fighting her way out of foster homes, she studied hard to gain an excellent education that she could turn into the key to her success. One night, Mama screamed she knew what he was doing when he left the bed at night, and she was going to tell the police. Wendy heard Daddy push her mother's head against the wall over and over again. Wendy listened to her screams as each thump shook the wall until she was silent, like so many nights before. But this night was unlike all the other nights. Mama was silent Manipulative. This is a term many would use to describe Wendy's personality. Jealous. This is a term Wendy would use to describe all her haters. One day, while out with her best friend Philip- openly gay and fabulous -Wendy meets Ted Sterner, a rich, charming, and caring man who falls in love with her. After a whirlwind romance, she aimlessly tried to fight, made of passionate love, honest commitment, and the lavish lifestyle Wendy had always dreamed of, the two get married after an elaborate vacation in an exclusive resort. This happy ending wouldn't be complete without the birth of their first child together, a precious little girl. Holding her in her arms, Wendy smiles. A genuine smile. She's not used until then. She's always had to use her fake smile as a cover-up for the atrocious and traumatic experiences she lived through as a child. But this smile is honest. It's the smile of a survivor, of a victim of abuse who knows her past is over and will never come back to haunt her ever again. But, just when Wendy thought her past was finally behind her and a brand-new and beautiful life filled with true love was ahead of her, a dark presence that had turned her childhood into a nightmare reclaims his role into her life by committing a heartbreaking crime, forcing her to evoke her former mantra "Good Girls Finish Last." The cry of a child filled the dirty van, as the voice laughed. "Don't cry baby, why are you crying? You're with your granddaddy "