Charlotte had always been embarrassed about her figure. She was short and skinny with narrow hips and small breasts. She hid her narrow hips and bottom with loose fitting pants and flowy skirts, enhanced her height with heels, and wore a padded bra under conservative sweaters. She had spent her whole life attempting to leave her family, who she viewed as crass and backwards. She fantasized about living with other clever, sophisticated people, not her hick family!

She was less than pleased to spend the summer with her aunt and uncle, not to mention her rowdy cousins. But her scholarship required that she live in a low income household as a dependant, and it definitely beat living with her parents in the midst of their messy divorce.