FAITH

Faith's mother died of cancer when she was nine and left her to be raised by her grandmother. Grandma Ruby cashed out the $500, 000 dollar insurance policy her mother left her and gave her to a child abuser when she was ten. By age 12 she had her first baby, by fourteen, her second, sixteen her third. He turned her into a whore. Abused her. Told her that she would never be anything.

I met her years ago, when she was placed on my team. She fascinated me. She tried very hard to be good in a business that she had no business in. She wasn’t aggressive or tough enough. She fell apart every time someone told her no. She didn’t know how to ask for a sale. Everything drove her to tears. Everything. And in our business you needed a backbone.

I asked her one day, “Why do you want to get into this business?”

“To make money,” she said. I knew she wouldn’t last but I trained her anyway. I taught her everything I know. And got to know her quite well. Her story broke my heart. This woman has every reason to be hateful and bitter but is one of the sweetest person I know.

Over a delicious plate of Salvadorian food today, she revealed to me that when she met me, she hated me…with a passion.

I was shocked.

“Why?“ I asked.

“I thought that you were full of yourself. You are aggressive, and confident, and so good at what you do, it made me sick. And I’ve never seen you cry. I wanted to see you cry. When I was assigned to your team, I wanted to quit,“ she said.

I stare at her.

“What?“

She laughed. “But I was wrong about you. You were the one who took interest in me and helped me. And the more I got to know you, the worse I feel about judging you. You are not evil and stuck up. And you’re not a bitch.”

“I can’t believe you, you little wench,” I said.

We were both laughing.

“Well I like you very much,” I said. “You inspire me. I think that you are an incredible woman. And I have no doubt that you are going to do well in life. You’ve become one of my favorite person,”

And because that’s who she is and she cannot help herself, she couldn’t stop crying.

Comments

[BBB]

ooh. how sad life really dealt her a bad blow...
but she will make it because she is strong.. not so many pple can go thru that and still be optimistic to life.....

[juiceegal]

Faith's story is such a sad one...but 4rm d sound of her she hasn't let that stop her.
Never judge a book by it's cover,that's the morale of this story....nice

[Smaragd]

awwww! u are a good person and i would totally be friends with someone like that as well, i actually have a Faith friend with a sad story as well.

her first child @ 12?!my eyes got teary just reading this.

how was ur weekend with daddy and the boys? and i got ur mail Kitten, thank u so much. u are wise and ur gramps taught u well.

meanwhile, these pictures are going to get me fired kitten! lmao!

[funms-the rebirth]

Faith has such a great attitude..... despite all she's been through... wish a lot of people will be that positive and sweet about life....

[naija shawty]

previous commentors have said it all.

besides that, i think the tat in that pic is very pretty

[BSNC]

That isa very sad story, but she will make it through. Thank God she found someone like you :)

[THE INVISIBLE MAN]

Always love your blog and the way you write. Thanks for this darling

[pinky@dabrain]

Awwwwwwww........Irresponsible Father!

[THE INVISIBLE MAN]

We can never judge a book by it's cover... so sweet of you

[kmplx]

inspirational, skit.