I'm Sade

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About two weeks had passed and mama just been gone but I handled everything in the household. I brought Zayda to her bus stop and I headed off to work. Right when I stepped a foot inside my job Mr. Owens, my manager was waiting for me. "Sade I'm sorry but you're fired" he told me. "Wait! What... No Mr. Owens, look I need this job I have a little sister I have to take care of" I pouted. Gabe was staring from the cash register as if he had something to do with me being fired. "I'm sorry Sade but money been coming up short around here" my manager told me. "So you are calling me a thief?" "No, Sade" "Look I work hard for my money so my sister can be happy, it's cool though" I said throwing my apron and hat down exiting the building.

Since I had a while till school ended for Zayda I went home to change and took a walk to get something to eat with the money from my last check. Losing my job took everything from me; I started thinking about everything I could do to help us. I picked up my food and sat outside on a bench filling out an application. I put my headphones in my ear and one of my favorite songs came on, "Still in Love" by Brian McKnight. I snickered to myself because I never had time for guys; I was always that quiet innocent girl that wouldn't open up to anyone. Everyone that walked passed me seemed so cheery with a full family. All of a sudden I hear someone talking to me so I took the headphones from my ear. "Lift your head up ma'am, you shouldn't look so depressed" an older women with gray hair and pretty light blue eyes told me making me kind of chuckle. "There you go, so beautiful" she told me grabbing my hand holding it. "Thank you" I told her. "Whatever it is that is bugging you may God remove it all from you" she said walking away. She made my day much better. I turned in my application and started walking back home.

 While I was walking home they had this nice Chevy Silverado following me. "Where are you going pumpkin" an older man that looked about 45 asked from the truck. I pretended that I didn't hear him, tell me why he pulled right on side of me to make me notice him. I stopped and looked. "It looks like you need a job, I was watching you the whole time when you were filling out that application" he said making me catch chills throughout my body that felt negative. I started backing away from the truck. "Don't be afraid, I have a way that you could get money for not doing much" he told me. My mind kept telling me "I need money" but I was wondering how I was going to get this money. He flagged me to get inside the truck so I did so. "You don't talk much do you?" he asked driving off. I nodded my head side to side and kept my eyes forward. He started rubbing up and down my thigh pulling into this corner that is unseen. 

"So do you want this money?" he asked me looking into my eyes that made me feel disgusted. I couldn't believe what I was about to do. He started unzipping his pants and climbed on top of me kissing the side of my neck and breathing hard. He lowered the seat back then I noticed that I saw his wallet in his back pocket peaking through. I acted like I was into him rubbing my hand around his back grabbing his wallet without him noticing it. He started pulling off my pants and every time he tried to kiss my lips I moved my head away. "You are very shy, get comfortable, I won't bite" he told me. Right before I knew it I thrashed him in his private area making him yell uncontrollably. I held the wallet with a tight grip and ran off home that a few blocks away. I prayed inside my head hoping he wouldn't start his truck and find me.

I finally made it home and I opened the thick wallet and it was nothing but hundreds inside. I counted out loud to myself "500...1,000...4,000...6,000...10,000". I was so happy I threw the money into the air, I felt so rich. I was thinking if I should keep it for bills and work somewhere to save up for a car and put it into mama's name... I don't even know I'm so excited. I went off to get Zayda from off the bus with the greatest smile on my face.

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