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  1. COVER
  2. Digital Galley Edition
  3. BY HOLLIE OVERTON
  4. TITLE PAGE
  5. Copyright
  6. DEDICATION
  7. ASH
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  9. BECCA
  10. MO
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  46. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  47. MEET THE AUTHOR
  48. A PREVIEW OF "THE WALLS"

This was a big moment. If Mo wanted to maintain integrity and loyalty, a response was required. She couldn’t ignore these troubled souls. That’s when Mo recruited several of the girls from her unit to help. Three times a week, after lunch, they responded to each and every letter. In them, Mo poured out her heart, offering gratitude to the people who showed her kindness and doing her best to explain herself to those who misinterpreted her message. They needed to understand that the end of days was coming. It was up to Mo to prepare these lost souls for when it happened. This work was therapeutic for Mo, and it provided the girls with a deeper understanding of what she was all about. Her excitement only grew when she heard from Corey, one of the guards, a sweet twenty-two-year-old girl from Tujunga who worked the evening shift.

“You’re all over the news and Twitter, and, like, your pictures are in People and US Weekly. On the Today show, they were talking about making your story into a movie,” Corey said.

Corey continued rambling, but Mo stopped listening, thinking about all the possibilities. For so long she’d shunned the spotlight, convinced her message wouldn’t translate. This news was a revelation. People cared. They wanted to hear from her. It took a bit of digging and some outside help from Corey, who did some Internet research for her. Mo was able to track down a former classmate who worked at one of the big Hollywood agencies.

It didn’t take long before the agent showed up with all kinds of ideas about how to get the word out about her story. There were some legal issues, something about criminals not profiting off their crimes or some nonsense like that. Mo wasn’t concerned, and neither was the agent. “I see a film. Maybe even a series. It’s a star vehicle for sure. Actresses will be lining up to play this role. It’s award caliber for sure.”

Mo didn’t care about fame and fortune. It was her vision for the Tribe she was focused on; all the Hollywood nonsense was simply a means to an end. Mo’s visions were no longer a pipe dream. She was slowly rebuilding. Once she was exonerated for her crimes and set free, the sky was the limit. Mo couldn’t help but smile. This was just the beginning. The Tribe endures.

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