Nicole does not often talk about the shock, the denial, the fear, the anger, and the despair that marked her late teenage years ​ — a time when her peers worried about their clothes and school grades.
Nicole jarang membicarakan tentang guncangan, penyangkalan, ketakutan, kemarahan, dan keputusasaan yang mewarnai masa remajanya — masa ketika teman - teman seusianya sedang memikirkan pakaian dan nilai sekolah mereka.