Ariana Parker At the age of seven, I was thrown to learn I had been adopted. By the age of eight, I had a monumental secret. One that left me feeling ashamed, empty, and most of all alone. But the moment "he" turned me down was the moment I knew I had to get out. Out of my current situation and out of my life as I knew it. Before, I could make that one final decision, I knew I had to face my fears and the dangers behind them. . Emmett Harrison School was supposed to be the one place I could escape the clutches of my old man, but once again I've found myself fearing the unknown. That was until the day I met Ariana Parker. Ariana was everything I wasn't. Smart, brave, and most of all strong-willed. The moment she needed my help was the moment everything changed. It was when I knew without a doubt I couldn't be the man she needed.