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By: Tess Stevens

you know how some book makes u depressed to the core that you feel like nothing is going to be the same. ever. again.

??well.. this is one of them book..

The story is narrated by Tess Stevens.

Her mother, Grace, a mother of 5 (3 girls, 2 boys) runs a small time brothel.

When Tess , the eldest daughter was around 10 years old - the mother, started to expose T to the world of prostitution..

especially for those 'clients' who favors young girls..

tho, it has always been G's promises that it was only 'waist and above' but it doesnt stop from giving nightmares to T on when is the next 'trip' gonna be..

The first time T was sent to a 'client' to be molested was with G's first husband, a.k.a. Filth. real name Stevens.

You noticed that the last name is the name.

He's not Tess real father tho - not technically anyway.

G got pregnant a long time ago by her married boyfriend and it was when being pregnant without a father will cause such scandal. And G somehow managed to convince Filth to marry her for namesake.

after that first time, T was sent here and there. Though having nightmares about it, T does not want to disappoint her mother. and always trying to be in good terms with the mother.

and of course... its just not in T to say no to the mother.

G convinced T that this is the only way to save the family. So that they have food on table etc. and made T promised to keep it as their "little secret".

here's something from the book:

"I loved her with the blindness of a child who needs a mother's love, and she'd ground into me the enormous debt i owed here - my very existence. And she'd shown me love back, or something like it, but only now and then, on her terms. Just when i felt i could feel secure with her, she slapped me away, threw me into despair. There's nothing like being kept on tenterhooks to keep your need sharp. Its like dying of thirst in the desert. You think your time is up, then someone dribbles water into your mouth. You revive, take heart, and are thankful to your rescuer. Then you go to take another drink. but they keep back the water. The water you need, to live. You're desperate, and then they relent and give you another dribble, and you're so grateful."

im not really into books like this.. and im still not sure what made me buy it that day. i dont like being depressed over a book.

the worst thing is that..
this is based on a true story.

not something that i would recommend.
but somehow... i finished it in one sitting.

ugh!! i need a new book.
f.a.s.t.