The old man she had just finished going down on had her pinned under his sweaty arm. But that didn't bother her. Sure he was a lecherous old man that loved to pinch her ass before sex, but he didn't hit her or demand that she do anything too weird. Just sex with a very lecherous old man and a very intense cuddle session afterwards. Plus the old man paid the best of all her clients. His snoring was keeping her awake however.

Rose sighed as she wiggled out from under said sweaty arm. She walked to her balcony and sat on the old rocking chair, reflecting about her life, wishing as always that something, anything would change to make it better.

But rose knew that was wishful thinking. She had a beautiful face, she knew that was what kept her customers coming back, but that was about all there was positive to say about her. She had moved to hollywood when she had turned 14, dropping out of school in the process to move to Hollywood against her conservative parents wishes.

Like so many other hopefuls out there she found that a pretty face was not enough. Plenty of girls had pretty faces. Most casting directors wanted something extra in return for a shot at seeing her name in lights. That something extra that she hadn't been willing to give at that time.

She lasted 6 months on the money she had saved before coming to Hollywood, and had ended up getting a job in an exclusive night club as a stripper. The club discouraged their workers from sleeping with the clients, but after hours, that was another matter.

The first time she ran low on money and the same old man she had slept with tonight had suggested a night cap at her place for three times what she made at the club she had hesitated. Hunger, and almost getting evicted from her apartment had that hesitation flying off.

Rose snapped out of her musing as a bright star shot across the sky.

"I wish that something, anything would change to give me a better life!"

Shaking her head at the thought of wishing on stars at her age she quietly slipped back into bed, never noticing the star shining brighter than it had as it passes her window" briefly illuminating the room before disappearing completely.