She definitely frightens me. I think of her as someone who's not quite as bad as Abby claims she is -- but as a good person who's been warped by her lifestyle, and her situation.

I've been trying to figure out the main difference between this story and Adela -- and the most important difference, I think, is that readers will find a hard time relating these characters to people in their own lives (i.e. teachers, friends, or in some cases even relatives). I'll just have to keep writing, though. I really hope this story won't die. It's better written than Adela, in any case. And the characters are much sharper in my mind. But I'm not sure how easy that important "relatedness" factor is going to be. Who can Chloe represent? Who can Abby? Or Emma? Does it matter? I'm still trying to find out, as I go deeper into the story.