She couldn’t imagine treating James the way Eva treated her. How can something so pure, trusting, helpless and innocent be hated, neglected, blamed, abused, and used as a punching bag? She never understood that part, but that’s how Eva was towards her. That was the reality that she grew up with. She didn’t have the kind of mother she wanted. Instead, she had the kind of mother that she didn’t want to be.

  Gaia didn’t wait until she turned 18 on November 11, 1988. She found a studio within her means that had a bathroom, kitchen, and living room. That was more than enough for her and James. She would have to figure out where he would be at, but it was a means to finally move out of her parents’ home. A month before she turned 18, she took what she needed to her new place, and threw everything else in the trash.

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  That studio became a 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment where Gina, Gaia and James could live. Gina was already 28 when Gaia turned 18. She was not allowed to be on her own until she blatantly defied her family. She became an adult 7 years prior, and she was still treated like a child. Gina had enough of the poor treatment, and Gaia’s pregnancy was the wake-up call to finally move out of Eva and Mel’s tyrannical home.