Post by meili ann wàn on Jan 26, 2015 2:22:47 GMT -5
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MEILI ANN WÀN
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Starting from the beginning of the story was always important; although this story doesn't have a happy beginning.. or middle....but it is no where near the end. As policy set up in the 70’s in China, one child was allowed per family. Meili was unfortunately not the first child of her birth family. Her parents and older brother visited family for the eight months before Meili was born, in America, New York City, to be exact. Once the little girl was born, they left the day after her birth and never looked back, giving their parental rights to cousins and went home to China to forget about their unwanted child. A sad beginning for a baby that couldn’t even control her situation. Unfortunately her story got worse. Her cousins, who didn’t even pretend to be her parents. They weren’t too thrilled to have a baby to care for; they actually hated the defenseless baby. When she was only a two weeks when they gave her over to the state. From then on she went from foster home to foster home. There was a chance she could be adopted, but the husband didn’t want to adopt her, the racist bastard. When she was fifteen, she was dragged into dirty business. Her foster family was horrible, she couldn’t stand to be with them and they didn’t like her either, they just wanted her for the check. She was trying to find a job, to take care of herself, a handsome man approached her when she was walking to school one day. He seemed nice, very kind and respectable. He treated her better than her foster family, any of them. He took her into the home, which was a rundown brick building. She eased her into the lifestyle of prostitution. She went to school during the day and at night, horrible people came around. They liked her because she was little and “exotic”. The first few times, well… it isn’t something that she wants to discuss ever again, with anyone. She was the special one; men paid more money to have her, the creepy pedophiles that enjoyed the company of a little girl.
At eighteen, she felt that she owed herself to the man that took her in. yes, he put her in a horrible life, but he also took her away from those other families. She wanted to go to college, but she wasn’t sure if they would let her in, especially if they found out what she did. But, apparently people pitied children of the system. She got scholarships and what she couldn’t get paid for by handouts, she worked for. She blossomed at about seventeen, the men that liked little girls didn’t want her anymore, but other men did. They still liked her for her small size and her being “exotic.” She was able to pay for her schooling without getting herself into debt. She was away from the dirty building and had her own apartment, they kept tabs on her though. In her freshman year, she messed up though. She let herself get emotional, she found out that the man was “collecting” little exotic girls, like herself. Most of them were around the age she started, but one of them was only four. She had already declared her major in Social Work because she wanted to be able to help those little girls and boys that were like her. But, this little girl was so scared and Meili knew exactly what would happen to her. She struck a deal up with the man. She got the little girl, who she found out was from China and didn’t understand anything, she was four and didn’t speak English at all. Luli was her name, there were consequences for saving the girl though. She had to give a large percentage of her earning to him, to pay off her debt to him. Meili wasn’t going to regret her decision. She took her in, went through all of the channels and obstacles to adopt her officially. She knew that her having a four year old was a huge responsibility, but it was going to work out itself.
Finally graduation came, but she went to graduate school to make sure she could get the job she wanted. Luli was eight and was a brilliant little girl; Meili was a proud big sister. Life was pretty stable for a while, well as stable as it could be. On the outside things were perfect. However, she was taking care of an eight year old, doing an internship, and working her clients at night. Her master’s degree was in sight with graduation and her debt was up with the devil man. But, he didn’t want to give her up quite yet. He knew that she was going to fold under the pressure of doing the right thing. Or at least the right thing without her getting arrested. He dangled Jia right in front of her face; Jia was a little three year old. She couldn’t believe him. She couldn’t believe was going to try and start something like a child trafficking ring. Meili was thinking about going to the police and letting it all out. To help the children, but she knew she would lose her job, she would lose Luli and everything else. She might even go to jail. So, she did exactly what he wanted her to. She made the same deal with him. She was in debt to him, Jia became her little sister, just like Luli. It’s been a year, Jia is in pre-school and she’s coming along with her English and is a sweet thing; Meili doesn’t regret her decision. Luli was ten and still brilliant and loved to read to her little sister. Meili started her big girl job as a social worker, but still sees her clients after hours. She knows it’s wrong, but she needs the extra money to take care of the girls, and her social worker wages aren’t exactly good. At least she gets to pick her clients now; they are all very generous and she has three regulars that keep her from being further in debt to the man.
At eighteen, she felt that she owed herself to the man that took her in. yes, he put her in a horrible life, but he also took her away from those other families. She wanted to go to college, but she wasn’t sure if they would let her in, especially if they found out what she did. But, apparently people pitied children of the system. She got scholarships and what she couldn’t get paid for by handouts, she worked for. She blossomed at about seventeen, the men that liked little girls didn’t want her anymore, but other men did. They still liked her for her small size and her being “exotic.” She was able to pay for her schooling without getting herself into debt. She was away from the dirty building and had her own apartment, they kept tabs on her though. In her freshman year, she messed up though. She let herself get emotional, she found out that the man was “collecting” little exotic girls, like herself. Most of them were around the age she started, but one of them was only four. She had already declared her major in Social Work because she wanted to be able to help those little girls and boys that were like her. But, this little girl was so scared and Meili knew exactly what would happen to her. She struck a deal up with the man. She got the little girl, who she found out was from China and didn’t understand anything, she was four and didn’t speak English at all. Luli was her name, there were consequences for saving the girl though. She had to give a large percentage of her earning to him, to pay off her debt to him. Meili wasn’t going to regret her decision. She took her in, went through all of the channels and obstacles to adopt her officially. She knew that her having a four year old was a huge responsibility, but it was going to work out itself.
Finally graduation came, but she went to graduate school to make sure she could get the job she wanted. Luli was eight and was a brilliant little girl; Meili was a proud big sister. Life was pretty stable for a while, well as stable as it could be. On the outside things were perfect. However, she was taking care of an eight year old, doing an internship, and working her clients at night. Her master’s degree was in sight with graduation and her debt was up with the devil man. But, he didn’t want to give her up quite yet. He knew that she was going to fold under the pressure of doing the right thing. Or at least the right thing without her getting arrested. He dangled Jia right in front of her face; Jia was a little three year old. She couldn’t believe him. She couldn’t believe was going to try and start something like a child trafficking ring. Meili was thinking about going to the police and letting it all out. To help the children, but she knew she would lose her job, she would lose Luli and everything else. She might even go to jail. So, she did exactly what he wanted her to. She made the same deal with him. She was in debt to him, Jia became her little sister, just like Luli. It’s been a year, Jia is in pre-school and she’s coming along with her English and is a sweet thing; Meili doesn’t regret her decision. Luli was ten and still brilliant and loved to read to her little sister. Meili started her big girl job as a social worker, but still sees her clients after hours. She knows it’s wrong, but she needs the extra money to take care of the girls, and her social worker wages aren’t exactly good. At least she gets to pick her clients now; they are all very generous and she has three regulars that keep her from being further in debt to the man.
SUI HE - LOCAL - WRITTEN BY CHEVY