Cheri came from a normal family and still somehow managed to live a life full of nightmares. Before the age of eighteen she was a mother, had been married and divorced, had lost a trusted friend to suicide, and had an abortion as a result of date rape. But none of this was as horrifying as what was still to come. Nikki was haunted for years and screamed out for help in so many ways. She didn't know how to love or trust anyone, and the life that met her on the road was just another nightmare to add to her collection. Joey had a nightmare of his own to live with, thinking he could have saved her. He feels he must now punish himself for not being a man even if he was just a boy. How can Cheri live with what her children have gone through because of her decisions? Not to mention the constant plague of natural disasters and deaths that follow her through life.