HOPELESS HOPE

Chapter 1

Joanne like a few other teenage kids around town was a product of infamy. Born of a mother and father who knew no wedlock bliss ,
The father an addict and gang leader in a small town of El pal
,west Mexico in the Azigad province , 30 miles north of Mexico City, in Mexico .


Joanne's mother a bar tender and single mother had struggled with her child's education up to highschool. Though life had seemed a terror to her , she never aborted like many did but instead she gave birth .
And has a story to tell.


one morning when Joanne was pacing to school;

" hey little girl , why bother yourself with school, come I give you a job at the bar , you will earn some good dollars .........!"

A man holding a cigarette , said
This was a place near the ghettos of Pablo , Joanne could pass via this place as it was the quickest and safest route to school.
Joanne had tried not to intervene in the issues of this location, but today as the man was puffing out smoke , he came close by her and inquired,

" will you leave school for the bar , tell me or else,........"Angrily he said, pulling out a Bennett from his pocket .
Joanne intimidated , she trembled with fear and started crying .
other gang members came out to the street , puffing cigar and the submerging the whole area with whiffs of cigar , they all Angrily shouted,

"murder , murder or rape her , murder or rape her ,.........."The rather angry mob shouted,
The gang leader pulled out the gun and fired two shots in the air and said

" cool down , or I'll shoot one of you , she's a little girl that needs a loving man like me ......"
He said as he put the bennet towards her neck ,and then said

"little girl ,"he coughed in her eyes , staggered a little, regained balance and went on " you're blessed to be loved by me , "

Quickly Joanne, pushed him away and said leave me and quickly started yelling

" oh calm down little girl , this is Mexico and I take what I want......

to be continued