Actually depending on if under-age it can be very hard to get hired. Especially if you don't have I.D., contact number or address. I know 'cause I took in someone who was homeless due to bigoted homophobic parents. It was confusing and took quite abit to get them all sorted if they hadn't had someone/somewhere then just like many "street kids" (hate that term it's so cute hiding what it really is abandoned, abused scared hungry homeless children.)
They may have had to resort to prostitution. If you are cold and or starved you'd be surprised what you will do to survive.
the second one's pace was too fast for the little bit of angst it had.

liked the frist one, but the second one was stupid. Why do you Need to prostitute yourself so easily??? There is other work out their you dumbass. Also he should have just talked with childhoodfriend about it. mannn just pissed me off