Unable to cope with her mother's absence, her mother's abusive boyfriend, Rooney, and a lack of respect from peers, California adolescent Anita Minteer turns to drugs to cope. Her life is turned around when she meets inmate Howard through a pen buddy school project. As soon as Howard is released from prison, Anita aggressively confronts Rooney, who had raped her earlier in the episode. It doesn't take long for the gun-crazy youngster to flee with Howard, his parole officer hot on his trail.
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Unable to cope with her mother's absence, her mother's abusive boyfriend, Rooney, and a lack of respect from peers, California adolescent Anita Minteer turns to drugs to cope. Her life is turned around when she meets inmate Howard through a pen buddy school project. As soon as Howard is released from prison, Anita aggressively confronts Rooney, who had raped her earlier in the episode. It doesn't take long for the gun-crazy youngster to flee with Howard, his parole officer hot on his trail.
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