Sara Doe

Amandla Stenberg

I don’t trust!

My name is Sara, ain't got a last name,was abandoned when I was five and life went downhill from there. Living in the foster care system ain't no joke! I had to grow up fast, if I  know what I mean.  

  My fourth set of foster parents, the Elton's, don't even pretend to care. Not many do, foster kids ain't nothing but an easy paycheck. But hey, it's all good, cause I'll be eighteen in a few weeks and will age out of the system. 

 That was the plan, but in my world, nothing is ever that simple.
  

 Tonight the Elton's were murdered. Suddenly, I'm the star in everyone's show. The police uses some shrink to persuade me to give them answers.  A huge blonde wants my head and a group of guys in black vans keeps chasing me. 

 On the plus side, there's this cute boy name Xavier. He seems to always be around when I need him. Which is cool, cause he smells great!  I'm grateful for his help, but I'm not sure he's on the up and up.

  

  I don't trust people, because they always disappoint you. Okay, I might need to trust someone, right? But who would you trust with the unbelievable, if you were a foster child with a criminal record, albeit juvenile? 

 What I saw tonight, no rational person could imagine? Hell, I can hardly believe the whole scary truth myself.