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"Where I live is my brother’s," she said

"You mentioned that"

"He not come there much now that he has wife, but he has the key He watches me"

"Does he knohat you do?"

She twisted the corner of her jacket "The faro for the moment "Is he the man orks there, in the back?"

She nodded

"So does he know the other things you do?"

She shook her head "He know nothing about you"

"But the others How do you keep it a secret?"

She stared at her hands, working the zipper up and down at the bottom of her jacket "Gavin, I not say truth to you"

There it was Now she would tell me the boy wasn’tmy chest "So what is the truth?"

Rosa inhaled deeply She sat up and looked right at me "I am not what you think I do not do sex for rasp what she was saying "But you have sex with aze, steady and certain "You are the only one"

"But I saw you, that first tiain "I try it I try every night for a week, but no one come for me No one want to pay for me"

Well, that explained how innocent and uncoht "Why wouldn’t anyone want to pay for you? You are beautiful and kind"

"I aht have done , but not now, not with Corabelle back I just sat there nu for her to explain why I had been her only custo probleone back to tugging at her zipper

"If you had a job and help, ere you on that corner?"

"I needed money he did not know about"

"What for?"

"For protection"

"From what?"

"My cousin, another cousin He -- he wants er flared "Why didn’t your brother help?"

"My family does not believe me I cannot keep him away"

"Did he hurt you?"

"Yes Many times"

"And you told your family?"

She looked down the street, her dark eyes so lost I wanted to crearound

"It is not easy He is very smart He talks very pretty"