KIM
On April 29, 1998 I
interviewed Kim. She was working a block of Eutaw Place a couple of blocks
south of North Avenue.
Carl: how much do you make
a day on the streets ŅdatingÓ?
Kim: On a good night maybe
50. I got some good regular dates that really go for me.
Kim: Yeah. One of my
regular dates, when I really got to know him and when he started really keeping
on coming back, said, Ņwho taught you how to give head, girl?Ó He made me laugh.
Carl: You like your job?
Kim: What job? This job? ItÕs all right from time
to time.
Kim: I donÕt dislike it
no, no. Guys do make me mad sometimes. ThatÕs ordinary.
Carl: Would you quit it and go back to nurseÕs aid?
Kim: Yes, I love nursing;
it runs in my family. My mother is a private duty nurse. My father teaches, at
a College. He just retired from being a principal at a High School. I come from
a good background family. ItÕs just that I went the wrong way and my father
blames himself. He doesnÕt know what I do, but he blames himself he thinks he
made a mistake in raising me some kind of way. He just feels so bad and I told
him ŅDonÕt feel bad dad itÕs not your fault itÕs me.Ó I love him. (Sobbing) I
love my father to death.
Carl: Why did you make that choice? Do you know
why?
Kim: (sobbing)ÉdidnÕt
nobody make me do this at all. I just went the wrong way and I want to stop.
Believe me I want to stop. This is not what I want to do, you know, with the
rest of my life. I love nursing. But I know I might have to go back to school
to get certified. You know, cause its hard really to get a job now doing
anything Š right or wrong? So, I am going to have to go back to school and
stuff. My daughterÕs Godfather, as a matter of fact, that man is so good to me.
He is good to my daughter. I met him down at the El Dorado. He works at the
Pepsi Cola Company. I was in love with him. I wasnÕt deeply in love, IÕd say I
cared for him and he loved me. But maybe I couldnÕt get over my kidÕs father. I
still think about him from time to time. He works for the city. HeÕll come past
my house ring the doorbell and weÕll talk for a few.
Carl: What do you think your future is going to be?
Kim: Um (tape ends)