I Lived In Hell, Then God Sent Me A Savior

I got into a trap. The woman I was with turned out to be a control freak, I had to give her my money. She insisted I ask her for money, even to buy a bottle of water. I worked at a restaurant as a server, the tips were good in the evening, but lunch shift was terrible, people in a hurry. We all had to take lunch, to even out for everyone. I needed underwear, I asked my live in for money and she told me to make do or learn to live without. That day I was in the worst mood ever, and I had lunch.

A man was at a table alone and he pulled me by the wrist and told me to take a breath and settled down. I unloaded on him. He listened and said something like 'sweetie if you need new panties ask, I don't know a man that would ever not humor you'. He peeled of sixty dollars and put them in my hand. I was mortified and embarrassed. He said 'out there is my garden, the sun shines, the rain falls, I weed and prune my garden, in my garden you can flower, you can bear fruit, you can smile'.

I followed him, unknowing where I was going. I had a room, and food, and clean new underwear. I helped with the house, with the kids and went back to school and graduated. I work in a good job with good people. I'm far away from the screaming, crazy Oakland lesbians. I met a girl, she's so sweet and wonderful. I never thought I would have someone like her in my life. She is an artist, and we live in Taos. We are going to get married and my 'family' will be there for me.

Every six months I get an envelope in the mail, so I can go shop for underwear.