The only person who stays is Davey, Starr's son, who is now thrust into the foster care system, because of Astrid.Īstrid's next foster mother is Marvel Turlock who only wants Astrid as a wage-free servant. Ray, the man Astrid loves so much, does not stay to help her. Finally, everything ends in bloody violence as Starr shoots Astrid three times and runs away. Starr, noticing this, goes off her abstinence from alcohol and even breaks her son's arm. The lure of Astrid's innocent beauty is too much for Ray to resist, and they cross over the line and start a sexual relationship. As Astrid turns fourteen, she finds herself falling in love with Starr's hippie boyfriend, Ray. She professes to believe in Jesus Christ but her lifestyle and attire suggest otherwise. The first foster mother is Starr, an ex-stripper and alcoholic. While her mother is in prison, Astrid has the first-hand experience of the foster care system. When Barry, after wooing her and slipping into their lives, drops her without warning, Ingrid becomes quite psychotic, resulting in his murder. Astrid's delicate balance crumbles when her mother falls in love with Barry Kolker, who is the type of man Ingrid deems unworthy of her. She sees herself stronger and tries to live her life in simple elegance. Ingrid sees herself as a Valkyrie who would rather rule in Hell than serve in Heaven. Her mother is the kind of beauty who turns people's heads. Astrid is a twelve-year-old girl who lives with her beautiful mother, Ingrid, a poet.
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