Teddy spoke to Tanesha about Katrina seeing Swoozie. Tanesha had not seen Swoozie in months.
“Teddy, I blame myself for this. My life was such a disaster for years. By the time I straightened out, it was too late. Swoozie already suffered the damage
“Tanesha, you can’t blame yourself. Swoozie is a grown woman. She made her own decisions.”
“I was a mess. That child learned from what she saw.”
After Charles’s death, Swoozie began working the streets as an escort. The process was so subtle she didn’t realize it was happening. The only stability Swoozie ever experienced was the brief time Charles became her stepfather. After he died in the wreck, Tanesha and Swoozie moved to a cheaper place on the other side of town. This move meant that Swoozie attended a new school. After six months, she
