For The Road

Introduction... Leah,Madison,Chyna,& London

When you take a look at us you see 4 extraordinary black girls.

But if you look in our eyes, you see 4 lonely girls.  

If you look at our smile you'll see nothing wrong.

But if you open our heart you can see the pain we've gone through.

Leah: My name is Leah I'm 14 years old but I'm going through things that even a 25 year old woman haven't even gone through yet. My mother is famous, so she barley has time for me, my father is a junkie, and I have 1 older brother, well you could say "had" one older brother. Ever since he died life hasn't treated me well. I'm a real party-goer but on August 7th one thing changed my life. Drugs!

Chyna: Names Chyna I'm 15 years old & my mother is dead. I never even got to see her, my whole family says I'd be better off dead. They say my mother died once I was born because of the pressure I put on her uterus. Since then my father doesn't have anyone to have sex with he rapes me. Every night when he rapes me I shake; the first time was when he raped me I was 8 in the shower.

Madison: Hey I'm Madison 15, when I was 8 I was abandoned, since I didn't want to go to foster care with grandmother requested me to live with her. When she was 67 she died of a stroke, I tried to rush her to the hospital but we didn't make it in time. I have no home to come to at night, so I just go straight to work (journalist) then go live with my friends Chyna or Leah. But when I know I don't want to come in late I just stay at my bosses’ house, but she's crazy.

London: I'm thee London I'm 14, I get bullied everyday because I have no home or anyone to care for me. But my 3 friends always stick up for me, even though I could defend myself. I live in the shelter but none of my friends know that. In order to gain money I have to prostitute which I hate but a girl has to do what she has to do. Before my brother got involved with drugs & died he told me that our parents are out there somewhere but he doesn't know where. I tried looking the on white-pages but it always gives me no results. But one day I will find them!

All: (shouting) We are the For Colored Girls!