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MelissaNevels
ThesummerIturnedfourteenwewere,mymotherandI,livinginCorusChristi,Texas。WerentedthislittleaartmentonNorthBeachinJune1981。Justafewdaysafterwemovedin,ImetthisgirlnamedGinawholivedwithsomeeoleinahousebehindus。Isay“eole,”becausetheywereintosomestuffIhadverylittleknowledgeof,inmyinnocence。TheyoccasionallyhadaJamaicanguestwhowouldcomein,stayafewdays,thenleave。IrealizedsomeyearslaterthesignificanceoftheJamaicanvisitor。IdidntknowmuchabouttheseeoleGinalivedwith,anddidntgettoknowthemtoowell。Therewerealwaysalotofadultsthathungaround,buttheyusuallywereinthefrontartofthehousewherethemusicwas,andleftustoourownentertainment。
Ginalivedwiththeseeolebecause,Iguessyoucouldsay,shewashomeless。Inasense,shewasaboutayearandahalfyoungerthanme。Veryretty,beautifulsmile,rettyblondhairandbiggreeneyes。Butatthirteen,sheknewfarmoreaboutthestreetsthansheshouldhave。Shedidntknowwhoherfatherwas,andhermotherwasadrunk。Shehadanoldersisterwhowasmarriedtoamaninthenavy,andlivedinC