Grown

Disconnected from her life back home, Enchanted looks on Instagram and sees pictures of her sister, her friends on the swim team, and the members of Will and Willow living their lives as normal teenagers. She tries to find pictures of Gab, and is “starting to forget what [Gab] looks like” (181). Enchanted feels like the world has moved on without her. Korey “snatches [her] phone, shoving it in his pocket” (182), and announces that she doesn’t need it anymore. They’re going to Korey’s home in Atlanta.

Korey brings Enchanted into his pristine, sterile house. Enchanted believes that her parents “probably wouldn’t let [her] through the front door” (184), so she decides that her home is with Korey now. Korey says they will record her album here, and Jessica lays down the ground rules. Enchanted must keep the house spotless, and she can only eat and drink when Korey tells her. She cannot talk to men, and she has to wear a loose-fitting tracksuit at all times. She cannot leave her room without permission, and again, there is a metal bucket for her to urinate in. Korey drugs her with purple drink, a codeine-laced beverage that makes her easier to control.