Sister Isabella: I thought so. The people who have been in charge of your life up until now have done you a dire disservice, but the damage isn't permanent. You see Kyle, the sole purpose of this place is to show you how love and acceptance is the path to a happy and fulfilled life. Let me be the first to tell you how much love I feel for you already and it is sure to grow as we get acquainted.

Kyle looks at her sideways through a fog of disbelief. He wants to believe her but every one of the cruel draconian punishments that he has endured and learned to expect seem like they are all waiting just outside the door for their chance to march in and start all over again. The tears come to his eyes like fracture springs after a rain.