Not Forever

This is the true story about a young African-American girl’s journey who grew up in the hood. She was taken away from her family and went from foster home to foster home from the ages of 10 to 14. You can’t imagine the pain she had to endure; her father’s murder, her mother on drugs, losing friends to the streets, and one killing himself right in front of her. Then she went to live with a relative who didn’t love her, but only wanted the welfare check each month from the government. Once she was 18 and went back to her family, her brothers and sisters resented her because they’d never gotten to know her, and her mother rejected her, even though she had spent those growing-up years away from home missing her mother and wanting to see her. And yet? Through it all, she continued to see the good in people and have a positive attitude filled with hope and love. She made it out to share her story with the world to let young girls know they must stay true to themselves no matter how people treat you. There is always a light shining at the end of the tunnel.