I rode out the next morning meaning to finish that one job before I quit. Hakim, the other pump mechanic, rode with me. We took the 125cc enduros, with tools and extra drop pipes hung by bicycle inner tubes from the front and rear turn signals. It took a little more than an hour to get there.

Some decisions are made in a moment and then the consequences haunt for years.

A sixteen-year-old girl suffers from abuse and neglect at home, goes to prom hoping for more than an escape. She wants what many girls want at that age: to be saved by a hero and live happily ever after.  The 18 year old boy’s promises make him that hero.  She believes sex will consummate them.  Her desperation blinds her to the negative consequences of her choice.  She’s not trying to destroy her life, but hoping for a new one.