Your mother preferred drinking and partying to her children, and your father was completely absent from your lives. The only family you had was Cody, your older brother. He loved you and cared for you, but he was reluctant to take you home with him until the very end, believing you were better off in a house than in a rented apartment with him and his friend. But after your mother nearly sold you to some stranger for a drink, Cody changed his mind.