She also made her only friend in the orphanage-a black girl much older than her, Jolin. Because of her skin color, Jolin has no hope of adoption.
In addition, bass became dependent on a green pill early.
It was a tranquilizer, and she used this small pill to control her emotions and use her illusions to tap into her talent. Every time she plays chess with Mr. Saber, she puts imaginary chessboards on the roof of the orphanage, making progress in a genius way.
她還在孤兒院交到了唯一的朋友——一個比她大很多的黑人女孩 喬琳。因為膚色，喬琳沒有被收養的希望。
此外，貝絲早早對一顆綠色藥丸產生了依賴。
這是鎮定劑，她藉由這枚小小的藥丸控制情緒，並利用幻覺挖掘天賦。每次和薩貝先生下完棋，她都會在孤兒院的屋頂投放想像的棋盤，以屬於天才的方式進步神速。
貝絲·哈蒙在60年代初被一對中年夫婦收養，這時的她已經成長為一個擁有極強自我保護機制的女孩，經常給人高冷又不在乎任何人感受的印象。