She felt silly for being so hard up for a friend that she called a girl she hardly knew. As it turned out it was the best decision she had made in a while. Asia invited Persia to a charity event that her mother was hosting in Manhattan. Persia was hesitant about going, but when she discovered that the event was in support of suicide prevention she changed her mind. After what happened to Marty the cause hit close to home for her. Michelle was initially suspicious about Persia going out with Asia. The last time she let her daughter go out with her friends unattended the dynamics of their life had changed. It took quite a bit of begging on Persia’s part, and some guarantees from Nya before Michelle finally agreed to let Persia attend the event. Nya also extended invitations to Michelle and Richard to attend the event, but they declined. This would be Persia’s first social outing in a very long time and they didn’t want to hover over her like they didn’t trust her. Persia had fever trying to find something to wear.
