Act 24: Homeward Bound

Devyn

New Orleans was always beautiful in October.

Devyn stood in front of her childhood home with a lump in her throat. She hadn’t been back here since she was 17. This was at the height of her father’s abuse: she started looking more like her mother and he was looking at her differently. She hopped from shelter to shelter until she eventually turned 18 and started waitressing to earn her way through life - and she hasn’t stopped. Devyn walks up towards the house with her only luggage bag and poised her hand to knock. This was it, the prodigal daughter returning, and she wondered if her mother would hold her at fault for leaving.

Alana Reilly never made excuses for what her husband did to both her and her daughter, but she never left the abuse.

Devyn never forgave her mother for her weakness.

After knocking for a while, no one opened the door. This was when she noticed the pile of letters on the porch and the severely overgro