▁evil . ▁She ▁starts ▁giving ▁a ▁worker ▁named ▁Jer ome ▁sex ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁food , ▁sh am po o , ▁and ▁other ▁tre ats . ▁She ▁hopes ▁that ▁Jer ome ▁can ▁be ▁the ▁key ▁to ▁her ▁escape . ▁Loren ▁moves ▁away ▁and ▁leaves ▁S eth , ▁and ▁S eth ’ s ▁d ad ▁finds ▁out ▁he ▁is ▁gay , ▁so ▁he ▁k icks ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁house . ▁He ▁goes ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁Carl , ▁an ▁older ▁man ▁he ▁met ▁at ▁a ▁bar , ▁and ▁moves ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁Veg as ▁as ▁his ▁companion . ▁Lucas ▁leaves ▁Whit ney ▁by ▁dump ing ▁her ▁after ▁taking ▁her ▁vir gin ity , ▁and ▁she ▁turns ▁to ▁Bry n ▁for ▁support . ▁She ▁gives ▁herself ▁to ▁him , ▁and ▁leaves ▁her ▁family ▁to ▁move ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁Veg as ▁for ▁his ▁phot ography ▁business . ▁G inger ’ s ▁brother , ▁Sand y , ▁is ▁run ▁over ▁by ▁a ▁motor cycle , ▁and ▁Gram ▁goes ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁hospital . ▁G inger ▁is ▁ra ped ▁again ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁mother ’ s ▁boy fri ends , ▁and ▁she ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁I ris ▁is ▁charg ing ▁them ▁to ▁have ▁sex ▁with ▁her . ▁She ▁takes ▁her ▁mother ’ s ▁money ▁and ▁leaves ▁with ▁her ▁friend , ▁Alex , ▁and ▁they ▁go ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁Alex ’ s ▁a unt , ▁L yd ia , ▁in ▁Veg as . ▁C ody ’ s ▁step - father , ▁Jack , ▁dies ▁from ▁cancer ,