Echo of Her Cry

Myla Pickins was the average carefree teenager living what seemed to be the perfect life. With successful family in the food industry, a fun-spirited best friend, and the love & attention of almost every high school girl's dream guy, life couldn't be more rewarding-that is until devastating news abruptly halts her fun. While eventually accepting the upcoming role of motherhood and with the support of her parents and boyfriend, Bernard, Myla begins to understand the changes she needs to make to improve her life. But the story is just beginning to unfold. After hearing at her first prenatal care visit that she is farther along in her pregnancy than she thought; she realizes that her boyfriend Bernard may not be the father. No one knew that she was holding on to a very dark secret. She was attacked while taking a walk alone after a disagreement with her boyfriend. She ran away to a distant aunt to avoid telling anyone-afraid her secrets of being with Bernard would be revealed. That shocking secret will turn her world upside-down and force her to make decisions she never imagined. Although very close to breaking under pressure, she found the strength to move forward. Myla takes another shot at love. Having a new love in her life seemed to be all it took for her to help her to become numb to her past and smile again. But her gradual climb to finding happiness is interrupted. She tries to put her past behind her but she's realizes that the more things change, the more they remain the same. Just when she thought she would be able to move forward in her life from her past that weighed her down-more problems surface, one after another. Then she's faced with having to accept a twenty year old secret that literally knocks her off her feet. She starts to feel as if happiness isn't meant for her. But out of all her problems, none hit her harder than what she finds out during a family meeting. It is deeper and way more painful than anything she has ever experienced. Yet again, she struggles with having to find strength to move forward. Read along to see if Myla will ever find peace!