Since the death of her mother Jessica has been in a fog of frustration and confusion. The most often target of this anger is her father, Thomas Pratt. She knows in her heart that he is a good man, but she also takes advantage of the fact that she knows that he would do anything for her. She knows that he will take the blunt of her pain if it means only moments of relief for her. The coming apocalyptic events will not only force her to grow up in unimaginable ways but bring her closer to the man she for so long had forsaken.