Jessica has a lot going for her. Her students adore her, most of her colleagues admire her, her principal is another story. Her daughter Lauren earned a scholarship to the university that pays for most everything. That is good because Jessica's husband Randy has a hardware store in Marion that like the town, has seen better days. Their marriage is more like a partnership, but life does not always work out for people.
The Sinclairs and the Cavendishes live in the Rivertown section of Marion. It is not a bad neighborhood, and the people there are mostly decent folks. But they are not, and never will be, "movers and shakers" in the community. No one from Rivertown belongs to the Country Club, but a few work there. Anyone wanting something more out of life has to leave the county, even the state.
At the old Marion High School, Jessica and Slerd wanted to date. His family pressured him to avoid Jessica because she was "not of their kind." She was unable to leave when younger through no fault of her own. In her early 40s, she is professionally secure, but wonders what might have happened if she and Slerd could have become closer. Then the time comes when she no longer has to wonder.
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