I strect and look up to the sky,it is one beautiful night. I remember when my dad used to star gaze with me and my brothers.
"Hey Nithia, what's taking you so long",my boss Mr Jaing says. I've been working at his Chinese restaurant since I was 14. Never in my life did I ever think that I'd be struggling to make ends meet, struggling to take care of my younger brothers. I was once a rich girl,my dad was a billionaire, Nicholas Kent, life was easy back then we were so happy.
Mr Jaing is the only one that was willing to hire me despite knowing very well that, that the Salvatore family said no one in all of L.A to help us.
"Hurry up and close up , remember to come early tomorrow,I don't want a repeat of today", he says.
" No problem Mr Jaing",I say and head to the back to change and get my stuff. I sure have it hard as an eighteen year old. I dropped out of school so I can take care of my siblings,at least one of us will get some education.
I look at the little car I've bought for my little brother, today is Mason's birthday he's turning 7 today.
I get my staff lock up but as I walk to my scooter I feel eyes on me so I stop and search through the empty parking lot but I don't see anything suspicious,I must be stressed.
I get on my beat up scooter and and make my way home.
When dad died we lost everything, our accounts were froze , our house was taken away we only got out with the clothes on our bodies, we had no choice but to move to a not so good area but hey it's better than sleeping in the streets.
I park my scooter and chain it up and make my way into the apartment complex,the elevator is our of service so I us the stairs and I could us the exercise,me and my brothers used to go for a jog in the park but I now have to balance to jobs so I don't have the time.
I got a fake ID and landed a job as a bartender in a strip club. As soon as I open the door a little hair ball rushes into my arms.
"Hey there peanut",I say and carry him in my arms. He pouts and looks the other way " Nithia you promised you'd stop calling me that once I turned 7 and today I turned 7",he whines.
" But Mason you're just way too adorable I can't help myself and I have a surprise for you", I say as I put him to the ground and take out the toy car that I bought him,it was a little expensive but he deserves it.
"Wow I thought you said we couldn't afford it, wait till I show my friends",he says as he jumps up and down,Mason is a little small and short for boys his age I guess it's because he usually gets sick and I can't afford to take him to a proper hospital.
"Hey sis", Lucas my other brother says,he is 16 but is way taller than me.
"Happy birthday",I say and take out a brand new iPhone 6 plus, that I had to go through hell just to get the money to buy it ,Lucas and Mason share the same birthday.
"Oh my goodness,sis,how?,when? How did you manage to buy this",he says.
" It's no biggie,I know it's not the iPhone 7 or 11 ",I say but he interrupts me with a hug.