My name is Kimora but I go by Kim, I've been living in this Hathian town my whole life! I seen people come and go, some come hopeing for a better life and here I am trying to make it out of my nieghborhood. I know there is more to life than the negative things I see and hear about in my town, thats why I want to travel the world.The only thing thats holding me back is my family, everyday something drastic is happening in my household. My mother is on drugs, My father is no where to be found, My uncle is tries to play the father role, My twin sister is mainly out on the streets selling her body to various strangers, My grandma is very sick with cancer and my older cousin makes his living by selling drugs. They think because I got a diploma I'm a "miss goodie two shoes," my mother is constantly telling me that I will eventually end up like my twin sister Karla. My uncle always says "Kim you been saving up for three years and you still don't have enough, get a job, a diploma is good enough!" And my cousin tries to offer me his dirty money, he's always looking at me as if we weren't related like eye candy, he has offered to help pay for the University but I would have to give him something he want in return. As for my twin sister, we barely communicate but when we do its not pretty. I am the only one that takes care of my grandma, sometimes I wonder what would happend if I leave her here with the family, she makes me feel loved. She needs me and I need her, she has never really doubted my going off to a University but I could see it in her eyes. Grandma is very religious, her body is tiny and week from her sickness but her heart is strong.