Nina Riva

Nina Riva is the oldest of Mick and June Riva’s children. June became pregnant with Nina before she was married so Nina spent the most time with Mick of all the children. After Mick married June the second time, he worked hard to earn back Nina’s trust and love. Once Nina decided she trusted her father, she completely gave him her heart. Mick told Nina she was his favorite child. He would also wake her early some mornings so they could fly a kite on the beach. Nina was devastated when her father left a second time.

Nina spent her life caring for her younger siblings. From the time Nina was 14, she began driving her siblings to the places they needed to go because she feared that her mother would have a wreck because she was drunk. When Nina was 17, her mother passed out in...