I wrote this story as part of the NaNoWriMo challenge in November 2019. I have been editing and updating it since that time and have posted the first chapter here.
The Orphan is the story of a woman who has an ability that she has struggled her whole life to control. It is rooted in her anger and caused her to lose her parents as a teenager. She has struggled to control her anger and the stigma that surrounds her ever since her parents’ death.
As an adult, she has learned to control her ability until everyday stresses become too much for her and she finds an outlet to release her anger. The only problem is that this outlet involves a dangerous cartel affiliated gang, and now threatens the safety of her family. She must come to terms with her past and her emotions to try to keep her family safe.