She wanted to save for a used car, and I told her that if she could save half, her dad and I would help with the rest.
So when a local guy named Santiago posted that he needed someone to help on his ice cream truck for the summer, Sloan immediately messaged him.
I knew the truck.
Everybody in our neighborhood did.
It had been driving around here for years.
Santiago seemed perfectly normal when I met him.
He told me Sloan would take orders, handle money, restock the freezer, and help clean everything at the end of the day.
$12 an hour.
Usually four to six hours per shift.
It was nothing complicated, and Sloan loved it.
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