Standing in the middle with her back straight, Jeannie tried to keep her composure as images of the past flashed in her memory, making her feel dizzy. Cursing her own weakness, she repeatedly told herself that this was not the time to show weakness and she needed to stay alert. But she could feel the emotions in those images. She had been nervous and excited. She had hated her father for abandoning her mother but she had hoped that he would want to accept her and that is why he had brought her here.