New Characters "Death Is Never Pretty!"

In "Death Is Never Pretty!" I introduce a number of new characters. I like to introduce you to these characters and explain how I create and develop them.

The theme of this story is human trafficking. Calling human trafficking an abomination barely describes the terrible toll it takes on those caught up in this crime on humanity. I'll post more about human trafficking in future posts.

In order to put a face on human trafficking, I needed a victim. But not just any victim. I wanted a strong character, but also vulnerable. Someone who discovers the hero inside them and despite being scared acts courageously.

This character is a young Columbian girl by the name of Alejandra. Alejandra is fourteen. Her family just moved to Bogota from a smaller rural village in the hopes of a better life. However, her father's promise of a good job building cars doesn't happen. Alejandra faces what a lot of teenagers face when moving to a new school. She is picked on because of the way she wears her hair and her clothes. It's at this point that she is the most vulnerable and falls prey to a fast-talking older teen who lures her to a party. But instead of a party, she is abducted. Her transition from victim to hero is one of the themes in "Death Is Never Pretty!".