Customers

Everyday, I held out hope that my mom would pop up, just so that I knew that she was alive. I knew if she ever did show her face, she would have to go back to jail for breaking her parole, but at least I knew she was in there instead of lost and in the streets.

We were so close to graduation now and while my grades had improved marginally, I was having to go in earlier for extra credits because I was so close to not being able to walk the stage.

James was always the amazing boyfriend and would even do some of my assignments for me while I was at work.

Today he was hanging around the counter, talking to me in between customers when a couple of women walked in wearing next to nothing, grinning. They were gorgeous and had no reason to be on this side of town. That's what was unusual about them. One of them had long, bleach blond, wavy hair and her face was made up with natural makeup. She wore a tube top with giant double d breasts a micro