A Story About the Loneliest People

"A Story About the Loneliest People" is a chapter in *With Pearl and Ruby Glowing: Part 4*.

## Plot

Several people leave the Palace for various reasons.

### A Story About the Chosen One

Inma was a girl born with gigantism and her parents secretly molested her. Jack reported them to the police and became her foster father. They both leave the Palace due to the seats being too small for Inma so they decide to go to an outdoor therapy group instead.

### A Story About Magnoliophyta

Sunflower went to a horse riding school where all the white girls bullied her and made her do their chores. They told her that a boy they knew liked her, so they dressed her up and made her go on a date with him. However, the boy assaulted Sunflower, and after her parents called the cops on him, she was further ostracized, so she left. She leaves the Palace to do animal therapy at the Black Equestrian Club.

### A Story about Khom Loi

Bastion is a kleptomaniac and stole random things, but he started to improve when Claire, Vince, and Beau had him go to therapy. When they lit lanterns on the roof of their apartment complex for Yi Peng, the cops caught them, so Bastion offered himself to one of The Corrupt Cops so he and his friends wouldn't get arrested. When he relapsed and stole items from other members at the Palace, his friends decided to send him to an in-patient facility instead.

### A Story about the Simoleon

Maria is under the custody of Miss Brown, who let Mr. Hater molest her in exchange for payment. Miss Noakes found her bloody underwear, but she refused to name her abusers. After spending some time at the Palace, Miss Brown pulls Maria out under the excuse of giving her "personal attention". In reality, she and Mr. Hater decided to drown her in the pond so no one would find out what they did.

### A Story about Corona de Adviento

Beatriz is the oldest daughter of Julieta Madrigal who was taken to The Ark alongside Bruno when she heard him leaving. They were forced to have sex with each other, which produced Jose, Fuega, Amelia, Sofia, and Zoey. Bruno helped Beatriz and her kids escape after the earthquake trapped him in the walls. When they go to the Palace, they get worried that Amelia will kill them, so they tell Mary that they're going to see a therapist instead because of Beatriz's NPD.

### A Story About Grief

Angel's family used to fight before she was born. When she got leukemia, her doctor molested her and she hid it from everyone. Angel's family eventually found out, but she ended up dying, so they started fighting again and have decided not to come to the Palace anymore.

### A Story about the Sun

Kuzco's half-brother Pacha was also sent to the Ark by Yzma, who also sent Mata, Nina, and Owenthere and sent Mick, Bowie, Lemmy, and Huaca to Schnee Dust Company. After they all escaped, they decided to go back to Peru instead of going to the Palace because they miss home.

### A Story about Mokupuni O Hawaii

Moana's nine older brothers were taken to the Ark during a family vacation to Calisota. The ship transporting them crashed and the coast guard rescued them. They attended the Palace for a while, but they became homesick and left without telling their story.