He happened to be one of Franks friends, and when he offered to fork over money for her, Frank jumped on the offer and suddenly Angel belonged to Rich...at the illegal age of eleven. Sure Angel had tried to escape many times, and in fact, succeeded for a short while where she lived with two classmates and their older brother. But Angel, like most girls exploited at young ages, ended up back in Richs hands, where she seems to have stayed ever since. Rich was forever in debt to Frank. Sure, he had. I can hear the sounds of a few animals, mostly chickens I assume, also, now and then I hear the traces of someone at work. The slight efforts I make to look at my surroundings tires me more than I can even imagine. Most of my time is spent dropping in and out of whateve r consciousness t his is. I hear someone enter through the back of the house, then the sound of something dropping on the floor on the other side of the wall next to me. A small body walks past the opening of the room. First in. Johnny stepped out and helped Eric out of thecar as he took his arm, steadying himself on his heels. They walkedthrough the entrance and immediately Johnny introduced his newgirlfriend to his friends and colleagues. Eric smiled and made smalltalk in his softest voice as Johnny was unable to wipe the tremendoussmile off his face. After thirty minutes or so Johnny wiggled hisfingers through Eric's and let him to the dance floor for a slow dance.He took Eric's wrists and wrapped them around his. I began pushing her toward the direction of the house.“What are we gonna do this summer” she asked giddily. As one of her greatest fears got further and further away with each step we took. I pondered for a bit. “well I think going to an amusement park would be fun” “ Ooh yes that would be awesome, and the zoo, the mall, the pool...” she began listing things like a child in a candy shop. I listened to her name just about every summer activity one could think of. Her cheerful voice added to the.