The dark skinned boy turn to face her and sweeps back his long black hair. His face is all swollen and badly cut up. Bandages cover some of the gashes but many still lie unattended.<br/>"Kalis Lost, I am on the run after my stepfather beat me almost to death, after getting drunk at a bar. I will never return home, for I know that all that awaits me there is pain and misery through daily beatings from my stepfather and I will not stand for it anymore. I make the money I need to get through on my own, through the drawings that I make, that should suffice for now."