Who Can You Trust?

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"wake up Akoni, we have to get ready"

I jump up not feeling like a beating today. I don't think my 13 year old body can take one so close together. I skip the shower. Putting on my "best" outfit. A lace blouse with high waisted jeans. This is the only outfit I have with no holes in it. Jasmine comes out in a white dress that stops under her knees.

"Look at you girl"

"You look nice to. You ready to get this over with?"

"Yup,I just want the free food"

We walk down the stairs hand in hand. Miss Sally has her fake smile while she welcomes the guest.

The guest walk around meeting the kids. Just hoping they find "the one". We're like little puppies in a kennel. We go straight to the food table. Im the look out while Jasmine grabs good putting it in a bag.

I hear a whisper in my ear

"Good plan"

I jump a little

Looking up to a tall dark skin man. He screamed money. His hair was nicely cut. The waves so deep. He was rocking designer clothes that looked as if he just took the tags off before walking in here. I look away shyly. Jasmine comes next to me putting on a charming smile for the man.

They begin talking and laughing it up.

"I'm about to get out of here. Let me get your number.

"We are not allowed to have phones"

He chuckles

He grabs his phone out his back pocket handing it to her.

"Just answer when I call"

I look at Jas like she lost her dam mind. He is clearly a grown ass man. And I know for a fact that he knows she's under aged from the fact, when you turn 18 they give you a check and tell you it's time to leave. Once he is out of sight her eyes land on me.

"What?"

"What are you going to do with a grown man like that"

"Be his friend. The way I look at it is he clearly has money. So I'll fuck with him for the money. Shit we need some clothes, shoes and especially food. No body gives a dam about us Akoni. So we get it how we live. Look over there, not one of them have even looked our way except the husband's. They don't want us. We some wild bad ass hood rats. It's time to get ours baby girl. You better open those pretty eyes of yours. My mama said it's one way to a man's wallet"

I look at her like what

"Your pussy sweetheart. I'mma do what we have to do to make sure we're good"

With that note she leaves me with my thoughts as she makes her way up stairs to house our food.