0:00:00.635,0:00:02.652 He found me on social media. 0:00:03.032,0:00:06.195 She would force me to beg in the street. 0:00:06.210,0:00:07.558 My mother... 0:00:07.858,0:00:11.337 gave birth to me when she was 14 years old. 0:00:24.068,0:00:26.318 I've always had problems... 0:00:26.318,0:00:28.567 as if I was born into problems. 0:00:28.775,0:00:32.494 I had to quit school early [br]and go to work 0:00:32.494,0:00:35.292 for my family to have money. 0:00:35.292,0:00:37.612 My dad chose drugs over us. 0:00:37.801,0:00:40.891 There's this awful feeling[br]in your stomach 0:00:40.891,0:00:43.337 when you know you're not wanted. 0:00:43.705,0:00:46.875 I already had friends working [br]in a strip club 0:00:47.031,0:00:48.861 They introduced me to a trafficker. 0:00:48.891,0:00:51.656 I decided to run away... 0:00:51.916,0:00:55.147 I might find love and care some place else. 0:00:55.496,0:00:58.816 I couldn't believe how much[br]I made in one night. 0:00:58.868,0:01:02.188 I thought I could control [br]what happened from there. 0:01:02.534,0:01:04.884 He'd take pictures of us. 0:01:04.884,0:01:07.726 I thought what they were doing 0:01:07.726,0:01:09.151 to me was okay. 0:01:09.444,0:01:11.704 I had my hair and nails done. 0:01:12.994,0:01:14.774 I felt beautiful. 0:01:14.950,0:01:17.880 He gave my family a computer and phones. 0:01:18.058,0:01:19.831 My friends didn't have those, 0:01:19.868,0:01:21.183 so I felt proud. 0:01:21.273,0:01:22.825 I just didn't realize... 0:01:23.195,0:01:25.715 that the person I thought was helping me 0:01:25.745,0:01:27.805 and keeping me protected... 0:01:27.835,0:01:29.445 he was really my pimp. 0:01:29.720,0:01:31.250 I love her. 0:01:31.270,0:01:33.270 I thought she loved me. 0:01:33.286,0:01:34.866 But then he started saying 0:01:34.866,0:01:35.976 "Rent's not free." 0:01:36.007,0:01:40.007 I was forced to work in a nail salon. 0:01:40.064,0:01:41.773 I was only twelve years old 0:01:41.773,0:01:43.481 when I was first sold for sex. 0:01:43.546,0:01:45.616 Mama said: "I'll be giving you 0:01:45.646,0:01:47.926 to my American friend." 0:01:47.926,0:01:49.676 I said "okay". 0:01:49.756,0:01:52.515 But when the time came... 0:01:52.921,0:01:55.276 I tried to hide from him 0:01:55.464,0:01:58.347 behind the cars in the parking lot. 0:01:58.347,0:02:00.301 I couldn't avoid the beatings. 0:02:00.301,0:02:02.057 I begged to go home. 0:02:02.190,0:02:05.384 My hands were swollen from the work. 0:02:05.424,0:02:07.398 It hurt to walk. 0:02:07.858,0:02:09.833 I needed to do what he wanted 0:02:09.833,0:02:11.681 because he paid for me 0:02:11.781,0:02:13.984 People kept asking what was wrong 0:02:13.984,0:02:16.218 I kept making up answers. 0:02:16.218,0:02:18.565 I couldn't just tell my mom, because 0:02:18.595,0:02:20.565 she would have just called the cops 0:02:20.565,0:02:22.045 and I didn't want that. 0:02:22.125,0:02:23.469 She didn't know how these people act. 0:02:23.797,0:02:26.631 Then some people did call the police 0:02:26.631,0:02:30.099 but they would just come and then leave 0:02:30.209,0:02:32.359 and nothing would change. 0:02:32.389,0:02:34.340 ...And no one could help me. 0:02:34.340,0:02:37.580 I thought my life would end there. 0:02:37.937,0:02:40.049 Someone called Love146. 0:02:40.049,0:02:43.478 I said I wasn't going to see them, but... 0:02:43.548,0:02:45.058 they kept showing up. 0:02:45.058,0:02:46.581 They knew what I needed. 0:02:46.591,0:02:48.527 The people were there and got us. 0:02:48.527,0:02:50.973 They brought me to Love146. 0:02:50.973,0:02:53.216 Talking to Love146 0:02:53.216,0:02:54.786 was the first time I realized 0:02:54.786,0:02:56.977 what was really happening to me. 0:02:56.977,0:02:58.212 I was given.. 0:02:58.212,0:02:59.747 a light, and.. 0:02:59.747,0:03:01.751 a way out when I met you. 0:03:01.879,0:03:04.817 Now, I try to remember 0:03:04.817,0:03:07.249 when I'm angry or sad 0:03:07.249,0:03:09.481 that it's okay to cry. 0:03:09.481,0:03:11.179 ...But everything that happened before 0:03:11.179,0:03:13.233 is starting to become a smaller part of my life 0:03:13.233,0:03:15.571 because it's being replaced with good memories 0:03:15.587,0:03:19.572 My Love146 worker is like a mom to me. 0:03:19.881,0:03:23.936 She.. showed me that... 0:03:23.936,0:03:26.082 I'm deserving of much more than this. 0:03:26.102,0:03:29.374 When everyone else just thought [br]I was a bad kid, 0:03:29.374,0:03:30.481 she listened. 0:03:30.485,0:03:33.045 I felt like it was my fault, 0:03:33.195,0:03:34.015 but... 0:03:34.224,0:03:36.733 Now I can explain to people [br]how he tricked me. 0:03:36.943,0:03:38.835 The hardest part 0:03:39.055,0:03:41.397 is knowing that they couldn't find him. 0:03:41.472,0:03:43.548 I imagine that he is just around the corner 0:03:43.588,0:03:45.184 and he could shoot me. 0:03:46.642,0:03:49.151 Even if there are people 0:03:49.151,0:03:51.660 who continue to harm children, 0:03:52.084,0:03:55.537 there are more people who still can love 0:03:55.537,0:03:57.038 children like us. 0:03:57.232,0:04:00.511 I am now living independently 0:04:00.511,0:04:01.962 and I feel great. 0:04:02.050,0:04:04.490 Love146 valued me. 0:04:04.967,0:04:07.443 It was here that I became strong. 0:04:07.992,0:04:10.334 It was here that I learned how to be loved 0:04:10.434,0:04:13.750 and how to love myself and other people. 0:04:13.909,0:04:16.409 I learned to stand on my own two feet. 0:04:16.532,0:04:19.058 I'm not just another statistic. 0:04:19.275,0:04:21.109 I'm not ready to give up. 0:04:21.150,0:04:23.393 I still have fight left in me. 0:04:24.023,0:04:26.754 I'm gonna make it.