Smitty's Girl

"Well, I have to admit that I never in my wildest dreams expected

to be working as a maid, but sometimes you just don't have much

choice.  When you aren't exactly a prime job candidate, you take

what you can get."  Jason was talking to himself again.  For the

last 17 years he had done that a lot when he was a prisoner at the

state penitentiary.  Convicted of possession of marijuana, he had

hated every day of his sentence.  Being of a small build, Jason was

easily conquered by some of the other prisoners, and eventually

had simply agreed to be 'Smitty's girl.'  Smitty was pretty much a

jerk, but at least he afforded Jason some level of protection.

Once out of prison, things weren't looking good either.  Nobody

wanted to hire an ex-con, especially on who had been convicted of

drug possession.  Luckily Jason was able to land some work as a

day laborer, and managed to have enough money to share a room

with another ex-con in a cheap motel downtown, and still have

enough a little extra money for relaxation.  And it was at Maven's

Tap where he met Larry Summers one night.  Larry was an ex-con

himself, but he had somehow managed to make pretty good money

with his landscaping business.  The two sat in a booth and talked

for several hours, and the two of them actually seemed to have a

lot in common.  And toward the end of the evening, Larry made an

offer that piqued Jason's interest.  Larry was looking for someone

to keep the inside of his house clean.  The pay sounded good, and

Jason accepted the offer.

As Jason would find out, there were a few other conditions of

employment.  But after being 'Smitty's girl' for 17 years, Jason was

not too concerned about them.  After all, Larry was offering to pay

all expenses, and even help Jason get a new identity.  So Jason

went under the knife, and a few weeks later, Jasmine was born.

Today is her first day at work as Larry's maid.  Jasmine is pretty

pleased with the new look of hers.  And now before work, she is

going to take a selfie and send it to Smitty.  Let him see what his

little girl has turned into.

Now, time for work.