DEPICTS TRAGIC EVENTS HAPPENING EVERY DAY Jarrod ran away from home at age sixteen. Never again would he allow himself to be treated like a prison bitch by his sexual predator stepfather or embarrassed by his alcoholic mother. Unprepared, as most youths are for the rigors of living on the streets of Seattle, he found himself prey for a different kind of predator. Forced by his fear of being sent back home as a runaway, Jarrod was forced to keep moving from city to city and town to town in western Washington. Each time he moved he left old friends and at each new location created new ones. Through it all, Jarrod learned valuable lessons in life, and more importantly, faced feelings of inadequacy, and sexual identity while discovering his own personal uniqueness. Through it all you will find Jarrod is truly a remarkable runaway!