Tolerated

chapter 1

Sharia POV

Hello my name is sharia and I'm 19 years old. I live in Detroit Michigan with my little sister shyanne. I'm 5'4 brownskin shape of an grown women. I graduated and work at this store call forever 21. I know you wondering why my sister live with me well let me tell you the story
Flashback
I was just getting out of school from my senior year of highschool some would be like girl I know you happy well I'm not it feel like I had to grow up early for me and my sister. My mom would come in and out. She was on drugs so I had to bath,feed,and make sure shyanne was alright. Well one day me and shy was just getting home when we heard yelling and screaming so I told shy to go nextdoor to our neighbors and tell them to call 911. I walked in on my mother getting beaten and raped by one of her many man that she bring in. Even though she have did us wrong by stealing all of our money to leaving us hungry she was still my mother so I tried to help. Not before he pulled out a gun and shot her in her head. I was stuck I didn't know what to do but I knew then that I would have to take shy and run before social services try to take shy from me and placing her in the system. I didn't get to go to my moms funeral cause I know that they were going to be there. We went hungry and only time we would eat if I would still or school food which i hate the most. U was broke and we were hiding at an old park that was abandoned. Not until one day a nice lady came and took us in but I didn't want to stay there for long so I got an job that pays enough for an apartment.
Flashback over
Then there was this time when money was getting tight and I had to sleep with my landlord just to stay. there's a catch I have money for rent now but he sneaks in at night and rape me and threatens me that if I tell he will kill me. But that all stops today.  Here it is 12:30 at night and he creeps in my room but i had a plan for him he creeps in my bed and start touching but I had an knife and I stabbed him in his arm and grabbed shy and left with my old run down camry and the little 300 dollars I have left. We were driving trying to figure out were we are going to stay when I stopped at a gas station and told shy to come on and get out. Shy made a mess with the freeto chips she was eating so while I was walking I was cleaning her off when I bumped into something hard I look up and met eyes with a handsome built man with the perfect set if pearly whites and dimples on both side. He down and help me up
Him: sorry ma what's your name
Me: no its my faught I wa- sssnt pa-y
him:  (starts laughing at me stuttering ) its okay but I'm rico and you
Me:sha-ria sharia my name is sharia I said he laughed and asked me for my number
me: (sighs in embarrassment) well I actually don't have a phone due to hard times
him: is everything okay?
Me: (skeptical)  well actually no I don't have any were to go and my little sister is going to have to sleep in the car cause we don't have no were to go.
Him: how about y'all stay with me for the night then tomorrow I will take you shopping and this pretty lady to referring to shy
me: how I know I can trust you?
Him: I don't normally help people but I see you struggling and need help with li ma right here so I figure why not help a beautiful lady like yourself.
Me: (debating) okay but don't try no funny business.
him: never ma I promise.
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