Maureen

Maureen is a typical woman; always going against the grain. She is a school nurse and loves children, helping them with anything and everything. She meets Velvet and immediately feels as if she is supposed to be there for her. In the opening of the story there is a scene where Velvet is over at Maureen and Caelun's house, waiting for Maureen to have a picinic with her. You feel as if Caelum is uncomfortable with Velvet being there and then instantly you flash back. Caelum had taken Velvet in and tried to help her; however Velvet got too comfortable and came onto Caelum. He made the mistake of never telling his wife but what he did do was always tell Maureen to watch out. Her being a woman she didn't allow his words to phase her and kept helping Velvet. This continues and inronicly Maureen is with Velvet in the library when the shooting happend. Maureen was dramatically afftected by the shooting and ended up becoming addicted to drugs. As result of this she killed an innocent teen on the way home one day. Maureen is put into the same woman's prision that Caelum's grandmother reformed many years prior. I love Maureen's character. She is one that will march to her own beat and not care what others think of her. Her decison in end to turn to drugs is not something I agree with; however I would agree that in certain situations you can not judges others unless you've been there before.