Carter D. James

Christine is counting down the days to graduation so she can escape her demanding family but her plan is sidetracked after her mother's stroke and some unlikely encounters. As Christine retreats further into herself, her conscience brings her to a breaking point and forces a choice. Will she change her life and bet on God?

After a tightly wound but promising Ivy League graduate moves back in with her disappointed mother in their Section 8 apartment, she is forced to babysit a peculiar and precocious child and consequently helps him manage his bullies as well as her own.