Ana

Chapter-16

Ana.

"So your mom is on drugs"?

"Yes" I said.

"With two kids she doesn't really take care of"?

"Yes" I said.

"So who takes care of you two"?

I was sitting in bed with Anthony eating breakfast his mom cooked. Anthony had a nice set of parents something I wished I had. After the party last night Anthony took Damien home and I came back here knocking out. I woke up this morning took a shower and putting on one of Anthony white T shirts. Brushing my teeth with a brand new tooth brush Anthony had and washing my face.

Going down stairs meeting his parents this morning since they were sleep when we came in I liked them. His dad was funny and his mom was beautiful and down to earth.

Yes, they did care about me sleeping over only because Anthony didn't warn them but when it all came down to it, everything was ok.

After we had got our breakfast and brought it up stairs I just started to tell Anthony about my life. Not everything but some things... things I didn't tell my BestFriend well my EX BestFriend. Ugh I can't stand her at this moment.

"I take care of myself and my sister" I answered.

"But how, what job? So you pay rent and all of that? Who do you live with? How do you get to school? H-"

"Anthony" I smiled, man was he asking a bunch of questions.

"Naw I just wanna know because things are started too... never mind" Anthony stopped in the middle of his sentence.

"Starting to what" I asked. I wanted to know.

"Nothing... so you live with your mom"?

"No first tell me what you were going to say and I'll finish what I was telling you, if not forget it" I said. I was already mad about lastnight and still mad. I swear Natalie, Tiara and Asia just don't know. So that being said Anthony please don't test me.

"It's just something my BestFriend told me".

"Who Damien" I said.

"Yeah" Anthony finished up his food and sat his plate on the night stand.

"What about me" I asked.

"Yeah".

What could Damien say about me he doesn't even know me. Wait, wait before I start to jump into things let me find out.

"And that was" I didn't even want the rest of my food now I was to curious on what was being said.

"He just said" Anthony stopped one again "look Ana really it's nothing you might even get offended cause I know I'll be if I was you. I know for a fact it wasn't you, you don't seem like that type of girl".

"Well can you tell me so I can tell you if I'am that girl or not".

"Look all Damien said was that people had said they saw you on 16th street working. That couldn't be you right? You probably don't even know where 16th street is at" Anthony laughed.

My stomach began to burn. Who the hell had saw me there? 16th street was way on the other side of Detroit I made sure I worked over there to get away from this side of Detroit I was on. I knew I couldn't hide this for too long but I had to play it off.

"What the fuck hell no that wasn't me".

"That's what I said. I was like Ana selling her body really come on. But he said that's what he heard and people been talking about it at school. I don't know who started it but it's being talked about".

"Well ya know rumors are rumors just have to learn to ignore them" but how was I suppose to ignore this when it was true. I can't go to school when people know what I do. I don't find the job I do appealing
at all. I really wanted to break away from that life, hell this life but I couldn't because this is life, my life at the moment. The only way I could escape was to just curl up and die but I couldn't. I had a sister to take care of.

"So back to what I was saying, where do you work? Your a senior in high school and your mom is doing what she does how do you do it"?

"Honestly Anthony I don't want to talk about it anymore" I should of never brought all of this up in the first place. Anthony and I knew each other for a long time but didn't really start to talk until now. For some reason though I could trust him so early in this little friend thing we had going on and that's why I brought it up.

The way he held me when I cried last night made me feel safe and that's something I haven't never felt in my life so yes, I brought up some things that were going on. The word Safe had me hooked so I felt like I was safe to talk.

"Ok I guess, but I'm here when ever your ready to tell me the rest" Anthony said.

"Can you promise me something" I asked.

"Sure" Anthony looked at me.

We then locked eyes as I looked up at him too.

"Can you not tell a soul about anything I just told you. Even tho it was just a little piece of my life that's very hard for me to talk about and no one really knows about my mom ya know. Not even my best... well not even Asia and she was my BestFriend".

"I promise I won't. It's between me and you, you can trust me. But what happen between you and them last night" Anthony asked.

"Lets just say they saw some things that I wasn't ready for them to see but they pushed the issued. Like they came to the house and saw my mom remind you she's on drugs which they don't know about, well they didn't know about. Like they don't know where I live" here I go talking again. "They don't know anything but they followed me home and saw things. Its fucked up to me so that's why I acted the way I acted".

"Damnnnn that is fucked up, you should be ready when ever your ready. Just like if a person is gay or whatever you don't go and try to find out clues about a person you wait until there ready to open up and tell" OMG Anthony was on point and he understood me.

See this was all that Asia had to wait on, she only had to wait for me to open up and tell her about my life. But because of yesterday I will never tell her anything.

Then again I do kinda feel bad cause here I am sitting in Anthony bed telling him a piece and that's all Asia wanted. I don't know maybe I'll talk to her then again maybe not.

"Well lets get to work, I still need help on my homework Mrs.French is killing me with her nagging ass" Anthony and I let out a loud laugh.

"Lets get too it" He said reaching under his bed to grab his books.