WACO, Texas (FOX 44) -- Randa Rice's story starts at the age of 12 years old. That's when she said she began selling her body for money. Rice grew up in a heavily drug-involved home with two of her siblings. As the oldest sibling with no sort of income, Rice was desperate for money and said she was willing to do anything. At the age of 18, she said she was still struggling for money. A friend of hers convinced her to do nude modeling, telling her it was fast easy money and safe -- but it was not. "I was under the impression that I was going to be dancing privately for someone," Rice said. "And then when I got there, it was an actual massage studio that had many girls in there. Once I got in, I no longer had a choice. The next thing you know, I have a pimp. I'm having to do things I don't want to do." By the time Rice was 24, she thought she found a way out. "I married out," Rice said. "But then the guy I married out turned around and started selling me too, because he actually met me in that kind of industry." She permanently got out when a friend told her about the Grace House in Waco. "I ended up moving to Dallas, and that's where all that stuff kind of happened," Randa said. "Then I waited to get into the Grace House, which is a year-long faith-based program, and I got in. But it was the community that I met through it, and they just stuck with me through all the trauma and the stuff that comes with that." After years of dealing with her trauma, even with therapy and rehab, she said still struggles. "I still can't go to a restaurant and sit with my back to the door," Rice said. "I can't fully 100% be engaged in public in conversations because I'm worried about my surroundings. So, it still definitely affects me." Now Rice has been married five years to her husband, Graham Rice. "He's a great leader and provider and he's so protective," Rice said. "It's the first relationship that's not toxic, and he knows my past to the full extent and he protects me with it." Rice is now the owner and CEO of two businesses in Waco -- The Med Spa and Hidden Gems. "Don't believe that's you," Randa said. "Don't believe the things that you've done define who you are, and it's okay to tell somebody that not everybody is going to judge you and you don't have to agree with the shame." Rice is part of Unbound Now, an organization that helps survivors like her. She now works with the community to spread awareness, alongside other passionate people, like Unbound Now Regional Director Kristi Hayes. "Trafficking is just stealing someone's freedom, is really what it is," Hayes said. "Stealing, taking their dignity for someone else's gain." Rice wants people to know human trafficking is more common in Waco than you might think. She said it has a lot to do with how dangerously fast and accessible Interstate 35 is. "Just keeping our eyes wide open," Hayes said. "I think sometimes, when we are on our phones, we're not paying attention to people. We have a phrase that we say in my house, it's 'Eyes Wide, Light Shine.' And so, it's just keeping our eyes open." Rice said always beware of your surroundings and educate yourself on the signs of human trafficking.