Leo leaned against the brick wall of a crumbling building. He was watching the young girl across the street. He could not tell whether she was still a teenager or if she was a little older than that, but he had seen her there during school hours so he supposed that she was in her twenties. She was begging for money or food and as of yet seemed to have met with little success. He had been watching her for months and decided that now was his chance to make her his. Having made up his mind he walked right up to her on the other side of the street.
“Excuse me, sir, could you spare some change so that I can eat tonight?” the girl spoke first.
“How old are you, honey?” Leo asked, casually.
The girl searched his eyes wondering why he cared. “I’m twenty, Sir, what’s it to you?”
“If I told you that I knew of a way that you could eat every night and have a place to stay, would you be interested?” he asked.
“Of course I would!” the girl exclaimed.
“Why don’t you come with me? We’ll go get something to eat and I’ll explain it all to you, okay?”
“Okay.”
The girl followed Leo to his car and sat in the passenger seat. “What’s your name?” he asked.
“My name is Jo,” she replied, watching him.
“Jo, do you have parents out on the streets with you?”