Bursting Free

Courtrai Hamilton was born with a deformation, her one leg is visibly shorter than
the other. Her mother openly loathes and mocks her. As if that wasn’t enough to deal
with, Courtrai has to face her mother’s molesting boyfriend, Glitz. A relationship
which transpired out of her mothers’ insecurities and so-called inability to take care
of them financially. Courtrai has one trusting friend she knows she can confide in,
but the shame of the abuse, keeps her from disclosing all of the information to her
neighbouring best friend, Billy. Would she really have the heart to reveal all of her
darkest secrets to Billy? And would she be able to escape from the grasping claws
of her abuser?

There is a considerable amount of guidance from her dreams, urging her to move
towards sanity and freedom. Just as Courtrai decides to deal with her situation, and
when she thinks all has been lost and although it feels as if she would never be able
to move on – she receives a letter written by her grandmother, a woman she never
knew. Courtrai’s life changes drastically. What once was dull and gloomy changes
into radiance of light and hope, as Courtrai embarks on a journey to meet the family
of her deceased father, a family she thought had long forgotten her existence, life
magnificently starts to unfold.