Lala Appleberry

So you're falling in love with this person, right? This person is your everything. They have proven that they care about you. And then they say one day, hey, I'm struggling financially. They're trying to test the order. They're trying to see how you're going to respond. They're showing that they're stressed out. They're talking as if they're stressed out.

And they're like, oh, my God, I can't pay our rent. I can't pay our bills. It was something like that. Rent or bills, whatever it was, I can't pay was what I heard. And at the time, I was very much our relationship. He was a drug dealer. And so our house where I lived with him was what you would call a trap house.

And they're like, oh, my God, I can't pay our rent. I can't pay our bills. It was something like that. Rent or bills, whatever it was, I can't pay was what I heard. And at the time, I was very much our relationship. He was a drug dealer. And so our house where I lived with him was what you would call a trap house.

And they're like, oh, my God, I can't pay our rent. I can't pay our bills. It was something like that. Rent or bills, whatever it was, I can't pay was what I heard. And at the time, I was very much our relationship. He was a drug dealer. And so our house where I lived with him was what you would call a trap house.

My homeboys come over all the time because our house was like people were hanging out all the time. And they come over and just spend time with them. And then just like dropping these little bugs. Like I have this homeboy. He has a lot of money. He'll probably give you some money if you just kind of hang out with him.

My homeboys come over all the time because our house was like people were hanging out all the time. And they come over and just spend time with them. And then just like dropping these little bugs. Like I have this homeboy. He has a lot of money. He'll probably give you some money if you just kind of hang out with him.

My homeboys come over all the time because our house was like people were hanging out all the time. And they come over and just spend time with them. And then just like dropping these little bugs. Like I have this homeboy. He has a lot of money. He'll probably give you some money if you just kind of hang out with him.

Because if he's going to give me money, then I know we can use that to pay the bills that you can't pay. Right. And then that's how it happens the first time. It's phrased like that. This can be like your decision. And then after that, it's a more direct ask. Hey, I remember you did that last time. We made so much money. And then they get you thinking like you're this team, right?

Because if he's going to give me money, then I know we can use that to pay the bills that you can't pay. Right. And then that's how it happens the first time. It's phrased like that. This can be like your decision. And then after that, it's a more direct ask. Hey, I remember you did that last time. We made so much money. And then they get you thinking like you're this team, right?

Because if he's going to give me money, then I know we can use that to pay the bills that you can't pay. Right. And then that's how it happens the first time. It's phrased like that. This can be like your decision. And then after that, it's a more direct ask. Hey, I remember you did that last time. We made so much money. And then they get you thinking like you're this team, right?

Like I'm the body of the client. Like we're going to do this teamwork. We're going to get this money together and we are going to make it work. And then you're really locked in because you're doing all this stuff. And you're giving your body and you're doing these things for this person that you really love. You're really locked in at that time.

Like I'm the body of the client. Like we're going to do this teamwork. We're going to get this money together and we are going to make it work. And then you're really locked in because you're doing all this stuff. And you're giving your body and you're doing these things for this person that you really love. You're really locked in at that time.

Like I'm the body of the client. Like we're going to do this teamwork. We're going to get this money together and we are going to make it work. And then you're really locked in because you're doing all this stuff. And you're giving your body and you're doing these things for this person that you really love. You're really locked in at that time.

It was a possibility that was introduced in the conversations that led up into the moment. with that person, with the trafficker. And then once we got into the space with what we would call a John, there was no defense. It's almost as if the trafficker and that person talked, conversed about what was going to happen. And I was just a willing participant at the time.

It was a possibility that was introduced in the conversations that led up into the moment. with that person, with the trafficker. And then once we got into the space with what we would call a John, there was no defense. It's almost as if the trafficker and that person talked, conversed about what was going to happen. And I was just a willing participant at the time.

It was a possibility that was introduced in the conversations that led up into the moment. with that person, with the trafficker. And then once we got into the space with what we would call a John, there was no defense. It's almost as if the trafficker and that person talked, conversed about what was going to happen. And I was just a willing participant at the time.

It doesn't always have to start off as like intercourse. It can be kissing or groping or touching or other things. And it's gradual, right? Because they're testing the waters to see what they can get away with. And so that happens at one time and then maybe weeks go by and it's like, oh, I never want to do that again.

It doesn't always have to start off as like intercourse. It can be kissing or groping or touching or other things. And it's gradual, right? Because they're testing the waters to see what they can get away with. And so that happens at one time and then maybe weeks go by and it's like, oh, I never want to do that again.

It doesn't always have to start off as like intercourse. It can be kissing or groping or touching or other things. And it's gradual, right? Because they're testing the waters to see what they can get away with. And so that happens at one time and then maybe weeks go by and it's like, oh, I never want to do that again.

And you're venting, you're saying, and the trafficker doesn't make you do it again. But then a few weeks later... Hey, we're going to go out of town and he's more direct. We're going to make a lot of money. We're going to go to New York. There's this party we're going to go to. There's all these high earners. There's all these people here, so on and so forth. And we're going to make money.