 Her family's car had broken down before the dinner, and Abrams and her parents had to take a bus to the formal event in Atlanta's most elite neighborhood. While her peers drove up in expensive rides, Abrams and her parents walked the winding driveway to the big black gates surrounding the estate. When they arrived at the guard station, a security guard glanced at Abrams' mom and dad and then back at her. "'This is a private event,' she remembers him saying. "'You don't belong here.'"