A Common Thread

When seventeen-year-old Jetty Benton moves with her family to a small southwestern Ohio town, she had hoped to finish out her high school career with ease among peers. Having a big budget Hollywood director for a father, and a legendary Broadway diva for a mother had not made experiencing the American teenage life simple. When Jetty walks into her first period class, and meets a quiet girl with a black eye, and a notorious local family all hopes of normality are dashed.
Ella Fuson was heckled, and pushed around wherever she went. She was smart, pretty, and completely ostracized by her fellow students. After witnessing the jeers, and catty remarks towards the shy girl, Jetty knew right away that this was a person she wanted to know. She had no idea that this friendship would make public a decade-old