Maggie

Maggie is a young woman in her twenties living in Fargo, North Dakota. Her story reflects frequently on her teenage years wherein she began a relationship with her high school English teacher. Maggie and her parents had a strained relationship because they did not offer her the support she needed throughout high school, and she was forced to keep many secrets to herself. For example, she struggled to relate to her family after she lost her virginity to a much older man on a family trip to Hawaii. She felt that her relationship with her father had been irrevocably damaged.

When teenage Maggie began dating her teacher, Aaron, secretly, she pulled away from the rest of her friends and isolated herself. Their relationship occurred mostly on Aaron's terms, and Maggie struggled to appear womanly enough to maintain his interest. As their relationship progressed, she grew increasingly attached...