Never Leave My Side

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Miliana Marie Mitchell

I sat in the back of van, which feels like forever. They finally let me take a bath being my 6th day with them. Now they were taking me to Chicago where I would be put on the streets. I knew nothing about Chicago, but I knew for damn sure I was scared.

I looked at the girls who always looked like they been through a lot.

"They give you shots yet?" Some girl asked looking at me.

"Shots? What shots?" I asked biting my lip.

"How old are you baby girl?" She asked making me shake my head.

"17..." I mumbled making her sigh.

"That old bastard still getting them young! How he get you?" Somebody else asked making me cry.

"my uh uh best friend was involved in this and I was protecting her which made me a target...he broke into my house and took me." I said wiping my eyes.

"oh girl you betters stop crying." The first girl said handing me a tissue. "Dro doesn't like that and you're gonna have a ugly looking cut right here." She said pointing underneath her eye.

"Yea, I know..."

"It's hard baby girl it is. But I believe we'll find a way out of this." She said smiling grabbing my hand. "i'm scarface."

"What's your real name?" I asked making all of them laugh.

"baby all that doesn't matter...you go by the name Dro give you. Your old identity doesn't matter." Scarface said shaking her head.

"That's bubbles." Scarface said pointing to the girl who also spoke to me.

"How you get bubbles?"

"He captured me when I was blowing bubbles with my daughter." She said smiling lowly. "I wonder how big she is...she's 10 now."

"How long have you been here?" I asked both of them.

"6 years for me." Bubbles said shaking her head.

"10 for me. I been with the bastard since I was 17 just like you."Scarface spoke shaking her head. "I had life. High Honors. Real popular. I had a boyfriend and everything. That bastard took everything away from me"

I agreed and bit my lip as I thought about Kai. I wonder how he was doing. Prolly didn't care.

All of the sudden the van stopped and the back doors were snatched open.

Dro stood there with little needles in his hands. "Ready for your shots ladies?"

"Shots of what?" I asked raising one eyebrow. "Shots of heroin..."

"Duh, you're catching on." Dro said snapping. Mario soon appeared with a frown on his face.

He grabbed me and yanked me up taking me outside. Mario grabbed a needle out his pocket and rubbed alcohol on my inner elbow.

"Mario stop." I said making him make at face at me.

"Look baby girl. I know I been helping you out a lot lately, but don't get shit twisted this shit is my job." Mario said trying to stick the needle inside of me but I squirm.

"Is it a problem over there?" Dro asked turning his attention to us raising one eyebrow.

"Naw..." Mario said giving me a look. "Look you don't want Dro giving you this shit so you minus well let me."

"I dont wanna get hooked on that Mario."

"Miliana you're far away from home right now..." Mario said sticking the needle inside of me. I closed my eyes because I hated needles. "Don't worry you'll start to feel good...you're gonna need this on them corners."