“Was there anything about that that kept you out of school, though?” “Yeah . . . money. It’s just great. When I hustle, I ho by myself. Like, it’s . . . better. Like, you know some of these young girls when they hustle, they hustle with they friends or hang out with their friends. Like, I don’t know. I felt like a businesswoman. You know?” When Jennifer detached from the man who raped her, she began working for herself. She needed money not only for herself but also for her child, who was a toddler when I met Jennifer. In fact, she credited pregnancy as her best educational experience.
