Broken

Chapter 3

Tonight was the night the gang would go searching for girls. Tonight is bar night. Tonight, Ryan thinks, I will get the girl.

Tonight is only another night I spend wandering the streets. Tonight I'll get bought by another strange man. Tonight I'll be forced to do things I don't want and I'll get more bruises..

Tonight, I will change.

The gang goes out and Ryan searches for his girl.

Maria gets ready and hangs out by the local bar.

He's walking down the street as he sees the girl standing by the entrance to the bar.

"How you doin'?" he asks as he pins her against the wall. "20 bucks and you could practically own me for the next hour." She replies with a roll of her eyes. "That's not what I came here for," he said again. "How about we just talk?" "Still gotta pay me. As long as you pay for your hour, I don't care what you do with it."

He pulled out a $20 bill and hands it to her. "Lets go back to my place." he said. He reached out for her hand but she flinched away. "I'm not going to hurt you, I promise." He reached out once more for her hand. She reluctantly held his hand, afraid of what might happen if she didn't listen. He led her down the street to the house him and his gang members share. They sat and talked for a full hour and were in the middle of a conversation when she said she had to leave.

He gave her another $20.

By the time he was out of money and her time was up, they had gotten to know eachother very well. They were now comfortable around eachother and new almost everything about eachother. Ryan had decided that this was the girl. She was the one.

"So, would you like to come by here and I'll take you to dinner sometime?" he asked while she gathered her things. "Sure just.. please don't hurt me?" she said, as if it were a question.

Maria has decided she likes Ryan...a lot... but she doesn't want to fall into a trap so she still has to be careful. She has to make sure she doesn't get hurt again. She doesn't want that.

"Wouldn't dream of it." He opened the door and she walks back to the hotel room and ordered dinner with the money she had just earned. She smiled happily at the fact she has a warm meal to eat before going to bed in a comfy bed and all she can think about is her friend. A friend. Her life seems to be working out pretty well for now.

Ryan goes to bed and wakes up thinking about Maria.

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These chapters are gonna be a bit short... oh well. I think. I'm doing pretty good? What do you think?

Thanks for reading!!

-NXx