This story is about a woman named Temika, who fought for her life with all her might. She went through drug abuse, prostitution, parental abuse, and sexual abuse and sold drugs to survive. Although she has both of her parents, unlike many people, Temika and her thirteen siblings were left to raise themselves alone in an unfriendly environment. Temika had no clear direction in life and lacked resources. She became depressed, was lost mentally, became helpless, and fell in the hands of people who preyed on her adolescence and weaknesses. After dropping out of high school at the age of fourteen, everyone said Temika’s life was going nowhere; she was finished. They gave up on her. They said she ain’t gonna make it. Temika’s
life went downhill fast afterward. She had no support, no love, and no real friends. She couldn’t trust anyone; she was left alone. Temika had no idea how to get her life back on the right track, so she ran to the streets for love, and that’s when she lost herself. She became a statistic and the product of her surroundings. She lost control. Temika didn’t make it, so they said
