What are you looking for?
Featured Topics
Select a topic to start reading.
What else am I supposed to do? how can I just sit and do nothing? she has a whole future ahead of her and the injustices of life are not going to keep her from achieving them, at least not as I'm concerned. She is my little sister, my flesh and blood, who dreams as big as the stars and flutters among the world like a curious butterfly. I must do all that I can do to protect her. Our parents both died and now she is in my care, but I am broken. Paying for her to go to college is not easy. I can tell she knows how we struggle but that is why I made her get a dorm even if it meant more money. She should not live or even see in the conditions that I am faced with everyday. Prostitution pays very well but it comes with a high price as well. A price that I carry with me day and night. A price that is hidden in the deepest part of my being. The price I carry as I leave the strange man's bed, maybe multiple strange men's bed, if I'm lucky. All the money I save and use for her college tuition. I tell her I have a good stable job with a very generous company that likes to give raises to their employees, but by the sound of her voice I can tell that she can see through my lies. I can no longer pay rent because its her or my apartment. I chose her.
My head pulses with shame as I leave the strange man's bed, he lights a cigar and offers me but I refuse. I always the money and leave without even knowing his name.
If you see a comment that is unsupportive or unfriendly, please report it using the flag button.