Maplewood Drive House

Beth lived in a house with her parents when she was a very young child. She has a few memories of her father in the house before he died. He was rarely home, and when he was, he was usually drunk. But when he was home and sober he liked to do projects around the house. The house was old and in a poor part of Kentucky. Beth had slept in the dining room and had often heard her parents fighting before they both died.

Methuen Home

The Methuen Home is an orphanage in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. Beth is taken here after her mother dies. The orphanage is run by the superintendent, Mrs. Helen Deardorff. The administration has a policy of giving all the orphans tranquilizers to keep them calm and make them easier to take care of. Beth sleeps in a big room full of...