Bessa Bellavia
Born in the #Mudd#RaisedndaJungle; A Jewel of the Island. Penny the #ChurchKid has to become wise and tough quickly at the age of 14 after the death of her mother and the death of her father at the age of 16 both from cancer. A once young and ambitious girl from a small southen Island on the coast of Mississippi, had what seemed like the perfect life. She had the world in the palm of her hand. She was the youngest of her siblings, and some said, she was favored by her parents. The elders of her community seemed to adore her. She didn’t have a care in the world, or a clue of what was about to happen. Penny grew up as a devout Christian. Her faith, like most believers was strong and unshakable. Penny’s life seemed to be nothing short of awesome. She was destined for greatness. She was surrounded by people who loved her. So she thought. Penny would soon get a reality check. Life was about to reveal it’s ugly hands, and this was something, she could not escape, nor was she prepared for. Penny was about to endoure hardships and let-downs from the very people she trusted and held so dear to her heart. Life was about to have a great deal of laughter at her very own expense. What could she do? Who would she be able to lean on or confide in? Growing up in the crack cocain era on a no name Island on the Gulf. Overcoming many obstacles in a hard knock life. As this once nieve and innocent young lady navigate through life learning lessons and making huge mistakes. She’ll somehow manage to crate a stable life for herself, but at what cost?
