ALL ABOUT THE FAST LIFE

By

Shen’Quelle Williams

Shen’Quelle Williams

By

Shen’Quelle Williams

Just the innocent girl

Chapter one

April had got up and washed her face for school today. One thing she hated the most was getting up early in the morning. She’s in high school and has no friends I guess you can say everybody hate her because she’s that it girl. Her parents expect her to be perfect I mean she is the only child. Sometimes she hates that shit and sometimes she don’t.

“You up April you know you can’t be late especially on your last day of twelfth grade.” April mother Shentoria had screamed bussing in her door. April was excited that she was graduating school all she ever wanted to do was leave high school and out her parents’ house. April looked into the mirror and smiled she knew that her parents was going to be so proud of her and she didn’t want nothing to change that. She got done getting dressed and she went into the kitchen her smiled began to fade away when she had seen that there was no food in the fridge. She rolled her eyes and closed the fridge.

“Look I’ll get you some food on the way to school and after school we can look for you a job.” Shentoria said. April just shook her head and headed to her car to go to school. April wasn’t poor they just had a hard time since her father lost his job. But she didn’t let anyone see her struggles in everybody else eyes she was just this rich snobby girl who gets her way. She got to school and everything was going great all she cared about was the clock. She wanted the clock to get to three-fifteen so bad so she could get home and it was going to officially be her last day. She’s eighteen so she’s considered an adult she just wanted to get through with school. College wasn’t even a choice for her that’s how bad she hated school. She just wanted to go straight to the work force. Her parents pushed her so many times to try applying for colleges but she just said forget it because she knew if she didn’t like high school she wouldn’t like that bullshit and all she would do is party. It was three-fifteen and all she wanted to do was go home and sleep. She left out of class and got bumped. She felled to the floor and rolled her eyes.

“My bad shawty.” He put his hand out so she could grab it and help her up. He looked into her eyes and she quickly looked away. One thing that made her nervous was being around boys I mean she hasn’t even gotten her first kiss yet. She smiled and walked away heading to her car so she could leave and look for a job. She headed to the job fair that they was having for graduating students. When she got there it was packed with a lot of young adults. She rolled her eyes and put on a fake smile to sell her. When she was walking around she ran into an old friend name Shylah. They were best friends since elementary days but she had to move to Texas because her parents thought being in Chicago wasn’t good for her at all.

Shyla: girl how have you been?

April: good just trying to look for me a job that’s all.

Shyla: well call me up I can hook you up with this job that I am at

They had exchanged numbers and walked away. April was happy that she might have got her best friend back and might get a job. She got in the car and drove home. When she got there she seen her mother car and the police she sigh and rolled her eyes. She’s just tired of her mother getting into trouble and April had to bail her out each time like a little as child. She got into the house and seen that her mother was crying she ran to comfort her but broke down when her mother told her the bad news about her father death. April was stuck all she could do was break down and cry holding her mother. As soon as the police left April had got up and left and went upstairs and closed the door behind and cried her to sleep.

April loved her father so dearly he’s the only person who could understand her don’t get me wrong she loved her mother but her and her father relationship was more. Before she left the house that day April had a feeling about her father but she brushed it off. All she wanted right now was her father. April had gotten up from her sleep and rushed into her mother room and that’s when she knew it wasn’t a dream. She saw her mother bawling up with a picture of her and her father. April shed a tear and quickly wiped it away she promised herself that she wouldn’t cry nor let anyone see her cry. She wanted to be strong just like her father. She dug into her pocket and seen the number that Shylah her old friend had given her. She called the number and Shylah picked up on the fourth ring.

Phone conversation:

Shylah: Hello this is Shylah how I may help you

April had laughed she was proud that her best friend had a successful job.

April: hey girl this April you gave me your number yesterday to get a job.

Shylah: okay do you want me to pick you up or do you want me to send the address.

April: you can just pick me up I don’t feel like driving right now.

Shylah: okay picking you up at ten.

End of conversation

April was happy that she was about to get a job she was just nervous about getting interviewed this was about to be her first official job as an adult. She went into the bathroom so she could get cleaned up since she didn’t take one last night since everything went down yesterday. After she got done basing she went straight into her bedroom and got dressed. Shylah had called saying she was outside waiting. She left the apartment and went into the car.

Shylah: hey girl you ready

April: hey and hell yes. What type of job this is anyway?

Shylah just laughed and smirked

Shylah: the only thing you need to do is look sexy and dance.

April turn towards her and mean mugged her

April: I know the hell you not talking about stripping.

Shylah: what’s wrong with that?

April: oh my god Shylah noo I do not want to strip

Shylah: what’s wrong with stripping?

Shylah stopped the car

Shylah: you know what get out. You are grown women and you have the body. If you want you can leave and work at a fast food place.

April was real mad at Shylah she didn’t want to do none of this. She knew her father might be rolling over his grave now but she needed the money. She sat back and closed the door.

Shylah: you have nothing to worry about; my boyfriend owns the strip club and he made me over y’all so if you have any problems with the girls just let me know.

April didn’t say anything she just shook her head. Now she’s starting to regret she ran into Shylah. She knew that Shylah wasn’t good to be around but she just thought she had changed but she guessed wrong. When her and Shylah was just kids she would put April in so much mess that when everybody seen them with each other they assumed that they would be up to something. They met each other in the fifth grade when April was getting bullied by this girl name gabby. April wasn’t a person to stand up to no one that has always been Shylah spot to. See April was a good girl it just whenever Shylah came around she would bring out her wild side and her mother didn’t like that at all. So when Shylah mother seen how Shentoria was treating Shylah she immediately broke up Shylah and April by having Shylah move to Texas. Monecia Shylah mother told everyone that she thought poor Chicago was to ghetto and bad for her child but everyone knew the real reason which was because of April mother. The two never knew why they parents hated each other to much but never even had the guts to ask.

April was in the car real nervous she has never danced in front of no one shit even when she talk to boys it feel like her stomach is turning. She was so mad at Shylah but she knew deep down she needed the money and who knows she would probably like it in the future. She got confortable jamming to her favorite rapper cardi B. She tried so hard to get stripping out of her mind because she knew if she thought about it she would puke in her best friend car and Shylah would beat her ass. Don’t get me wrong April could fight it just that Shylah was stronger than her and they already been in fights and Shylah had beat April ass. April was too busy in her thoughts that she didn’t even recognize Shylah.

Shylah: when we get there all you have to do is tell my future husband Greg that you want to be a dancer. If he bring up stripping tell him no unless you want to try it out

April: I’m going to stick with dancing. All that booty shaking isn’t for me

Shylah had laughed

Shylah: what you think dancing is sweetheart especially in the club. That entire innocent roll is about to leave there’s no more good girl what you about to experience is about to change your life. Not for the bad but for the good.

April just smiled since Shylah put it that way she just thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea. She was just ready to make some money.

Shylah: plus when I get on that stage I feel like people want me. I feel like I’m a superstar and everybody in that club want me but can’t. It just makes you feel special and comfortable when you get used to it. You just have to watch your back because them bitches isn’t your real friend and real do anything to ruin you especially if you taking all their profits

Shylah just laughed and her and April was just sitting back catching up on old times.

Shylah and April got to their destination and April was getting real nervous. Shylah rubbed her back and told her that she got it.

Shylah: All you have to do is dance you don’t have to strip or nothing. I need you to calm down and don t let me down.

April just nodded her head she couldn’t even think all she was thinking about was how she was gone start off without making a fool of herself. They got into the building and they went straight inside and went into the boss office. Shylah didn’t have to knock he gave her a key since she was his girlfriend and she always had said if you trust me you’ll give me the key so he did. They went inside and atomically Shylah boyfriend Greg licked his lips at April.

Greg: so you looking for a job

April shook her head up and down and Greg laughed.

Greg: baby girl don’t be nervous we all family here. What you want to do sweetheart?

April: yes I’m looking for a job. I want to dance without taking out my clothes

Greg rose one eyebrow up and laughed

Shylah: she’s here to an express dancer but not without stripping babe

Greg shook his head and instantly hired her. April was still nervous at the fact that she had to go up there in twenty minutes. Shylah gave her a drink to help calm her nerves. Finally it was her turn to go up there and she was all sweaty. She looked into the crowed and began to panicked she looked for Shylah in the back and she seen her. Shylah told her to breath and she began to dance and out of nowhere she started dancing and having fun. It was time for her to stop dancing. She collected all the money and she went into the dressing room and waited on Shylah. While she was in the dressing room one of the strippers name coco came towards her and smiled.

Coco: so you came with Shylah?

April shook her head and smiled. She hated when strangers spoke to her she wasn’t real friendly.

Coco: well my name is coco and Shylah not a good person to hang out with. I’m not any hater she’s just bad news

Before April could say anything Shylah came in and smiled at April. They packed up their stuff and headed out the door. April knew she had fun all she had to do now was keep this from her mother because she knew that she would trip. Shylah dropped April home and April went inside to face an angry mother.

Shentoria: I knew I recognized that car. You know that girl is bad news

April: she’s not even like that mama she had changed

Shentoria: I don’t think so and everything going to catch up to she and I don’t want you in any mess when it does

April said yes ma’am and went straight into her room. She instantly took her money out and threw it everywhere. She felt as though nothing could stop not even her mother, but she also knew that her mother was going to be pissed and disappointed but she wanted to carry this to her grave and she would do anything in her power to keep this a secret from her mother. She got into bed and she got a phone call from Shylah. She just ignored it she was tired of Shylah right now all she wanted to do was take a shower and get in the bed and go to sleep and that what she did.

Shylah woke up with a head ache she went into her bathroom and took some medicine all she wanted to do was just lay in bed but she knew Shylah ass would be calling her to see if she was coming to work. A week had just gone by and April was feeling her job. She thought nothing or no one could touch her it felt like she was invisible. She hid it from her mother by going to sleep early and sneaking out at night when she felt like she was asleep. She and Shylah became real close I mean really close like sisters.

April went into bed and closed her eyes but suddenly opened them when her phone starts ringing. She rolled her eyes and answered

April: what girl?

Shylah: you coming into work or not

April had said yes and hung up. She knew that her mother would get up in a minute so there was no use of going back to sleep. She sigh and got up headed to the kitchen and went to the fridge and seen that it was a lot of food. April rolled her eyes because she knew her mother was depressed but she didn’t want her to lose herself. April turned around to see a man name Jacob howling her so she pushed him away.

Jacob: don’t push me little girl you want to be grown I’ll treat you like you are.

April was about to say something but her mother came downstairs drunk and stumbling. April rolled her eyes and walked away but instead she got pulled back.

Shentoria: hey sweetie mommy loves you

April just shook her head and rolled her eyes and soon she felt her mother hand slap her across the face.

Shentoria: don’t you dare disrespect my boyfriend like that, now give him a kiss.

April was in shock with her mother because her mother always told her no matter what she go through never give a man the strength to control you. April just laugh and shook her head. She snatched her hand away and left the house to get into her car. All she thought about was moving her mother to rehab and getting out that place into her own house or apartment. She just wanted her dad because she knew life would be so much better if he was still alive. She sighs and drove to get something to eat. While she was getting out the car another car pulled up and almost ran into her car. He got out the car and smiled

April: excuse me you almost hit my car

He said sorry and they just kept starring at each other for the longest. April knew if they had a starring contest no one would win. She broke the contest and stuck her hand out and introduces herself.

Kevin: April is a cute name by the way my name is Kevin.

She smiled she just felt like it was her crush in middle school. She didn’t know what to say or do it was just something about him that made her so weak. He gave her his number and winked at her. She starts blushing and smiled.

Kevin: let’s not play that game where whoever calls first loses, instead let’s play that game where whoever calls first wins.

She laughed and he instantly smiled. They went into Subway and got their food and went their separate ways. April got into the car and went home to get ready for work. When she got done getting dressed she seen that her and Kevin left. She sighs in relive because she was already late. She got into the car and headed to work. All week the club hasn’t been packed lately and that was good for April but also bad because lately she hasn’t been getting any money. She went inside and Shylah wasn’t there so she had to do Shylah part and her part. So that mean she had to pay Shylah thirty percentage of her profit. She sighs and got to work. She was giving out lap dances when someone came up to her asking her for a private dance. She turned them down and they were highly pissed. She rolled her eyes and continued what she was doing. A few minutes later her boss told her to go into his office she already knew what it was about. She rolled her eyes and did what was told. When she got into the room she sat down and crossed her legs like she earned the placed. Greg giggled and sat down in his chair getting ready to tell April what she wanted to hear.

Greg: don’t you know I can make you into a star?

April busted out laughing not believing anything that he said.

Greg: no I’m serious I just need you to be over the girls well basically partnered up with Shylah

April: won’t Shylah be mad I mean you know how she hate to be left out and plus I’m going to be a co-boss with her

Greg: don’t mind her I’ll handle her I just need you to do what I tell you to do

He stepped close to her and rubbed her but and kissed her neck. April knew it was wrong she knew that Greg was Shylah boyfriend but at this point she didn’t care. She just wanted all the pain to go away. She kissed him and he quickly pushed her away. She felt so stupid because not only did she betray her best friend but she was about to do it with her boss. She felt so ashamed that she ran out the door quickly got to her car and sped off to her house. She got to her house and seen an eviction letter that was taped on her door. She sighs and rolled her eyes. She took out her cellphone and called up her mother but she didn’t answer. April threw her phone and cried she wanted to know why her mother did this like why would she choose a nigga over her own child. She went inside and seen that everything was gone and a note was tape on the wall

Look child I know you been through a lot and mother loves you. I just want the best for you and I’m not fit to be a mother. I hope you forgive me one day and I will not be living with you anymore nor will you live with me. Our communication with each other will be no more. Please don’t cry I’m just doing the best that I can do to keep my child safe. You have a brother out here somewhere his name is Jacobe Kens. He’s address is posted on the back of this paper and I think he’s twenty now. I do wish you well with finding him and with your life. Remember what I’ve always told you that fast life you think you getting away with will soon catch up on you.

Sincere: your mother

April flipped the paper over and seen her brothers address on it. She smiled and was relieve that she wasn’t alone in this world. She went upstairs and got cleaned up and went to bed. All she could think about was that she had a big brother she was also upset that her mother and father kept that from her. The next morning she knew that she would be heading up to that address and meeting her new brother. April woke up with a loud ass bang on her door. She rolled over bed and got up to put on her rob. She headed downstairs and opened the door to only get pushed back down.

April: the fuck is you doing

Shylah: you think you can still my job and my man huh?

April: what is you talking about your so call man tried to get with me and plus if that was your man he wouldn’t be trying to get with everybody in the club making you look stupid

Shylah: you know what forget you and if I see you in the streets Im going to whoop that ass

April: you’ll see me at the club today bet you not gone strike nothing

Shylah just laughed and slammed the door. April didn’t know what was up with hylah and she didn’t have time for it to be honest all she cared about was meeting her brother. April went upstairs got dressed and headed to go see Jacobe. She was very nervous she didn’t know what type of personality he had or if he didn’t want a sister. Every time she thought about it the more she wanted to throw up. She got into the car and put the address in her GPS and was headed toward his house. Before she got out the car she took a breath. She was so nervous that she was sweating on her palms. She whipped her hands off with some napkins and put some lotion on them. She checked her makeup in the mirror I swear she felt as though she was going on an interview. She laughed and got out the car heading to the door. She rung the door bell and a women about in her twenties open the door mean mugging her.

April: hey is jacobe Kins

Women: what you want with my boyfriend? I’m keyshia and if its not about business he don’t want it nor I

The lady was about to close the door until a man came to the door who was in his twenties. I guess it was jacobe. April smiled and he licked his lips.

April: hey I’m looking for my brother Jacobe

His jaw instantly dropped. He opened the door and led her in.

Jacobe: so how would I know if you my sister or not? Do you know who I am

April: well my mother left me this note and no I don’t know

April laughed at the last answer she gave and jacobe and keyshia head shot up real quick.\

Keyshia: well she does look like you

April and jacobe smiled at each other they was just happy that they finally met each other. April ran to her brother and cried in his arms. After she got done crying they talked all night and day until it was time for April to get to her job. She got into the car and her mind went straight to hylah. She got out her phone and tried calling her and it instantly went straight to voicemail. One thing April hated was that her best friend was mad at her and it wasn’t even her fault. She got to the club and went to the dressing room and she came face to face with an angry teary hylah

April: oh my god hylah what happened?hylah: don’t act like you don’t know what happened this is your fault that he fired me

April: how is it my fault

Shylah was about to speak until Greg came in with an angry face

Greg: hylah you were suppose to been gone

Shylah was about to speak until he interrupted her

Greg: oh and by the way girl your new boss is April and if you have any problems take it out on me. Now do we have a new problem? If so you can pack your bags and get out.

When Greg was done hylah was furious. April has seen a different side and she knew it wasn’t hylah. Shylah walked up to april

Shylah: you think you won huh? That man in there who you see isn’t the man you really know. You’ll find out .

Shylah laughed and bumped april. She left the club and that’s the last she has seen of Shylah. All she could think about was what hylah meant about Greg. To her greg seem like the perfect guy to fall in love with. Shit he had money. April shrugged it off and went about her business to get this money and go home. When she got home it was a disaster she had three days to move out. All her memories of this house was gone I mean she was kind of happy. She brought a nice little apartment over where her brother stayed. He welcomed her as his little sister and would do anything in his power to protect her. When he heard about his little sister being a stripper he was hell of piss but he couldn’t do anything about it because hey he was keeping a big secret which is that he’s the biggest drug lord of Chicago city. He didn’t tell her because he wanted to keep her safe and also didn’t want to ruin there relationship because of what he chose to do. When he was younger he was living in the foster care system. They use to do him so wrong like beat him every chance they get. He decided to run away and his homeboy name C.J introduced him to the streets every since he was fifteen and until then he never wanted nothing more than the fast life.

Chapter two

Is this true love or

What

After April little promotion she has been doing it big. All she cared about was the money nothing more. She hasn’t even heard back from her mother and her new brother they been kicking it off good. The only problem she had was that bitch keyshia her brother girlfriend. April knew her type and she didn’t want her brother to get hurt. Shylah been MIA and April is starting to not care about her anymore. I guess you can say her and Greg has been trying to hit it and she knew as long Shylah wasn’t in the picture she would be just find. All she ever wanted was love but don’t get me wrong all love not what it seems.

April was getting ready to go to the movies with Greg who has been spoiling her too much. She told Greg about her mother disappearance and he told her that he try to find her. April really didn’t care if he found her or not I mean her life has been going great so far. Greg pushed her up into another promotion instead of her being over the strip clubs she’s over his money as well. So all she had to do was tell bitches what to do and count money. She been loving it and she knew if her man could trust her with his money than she had his heart and she wouldn’t betray that in a heartbeat. April had just gotten a phone call from Greg telling her that he was outside. She looked at herself in the mirror and gave herself a kiss. Over these past few months she been spoiling herself with new clothes well you can say she glowed up. She walked outside and seen that it was limo she instantly started jumping up and down. She was so happy and Greg loved that he was making his girl happy. What they had right now was the best. I mean too good to be true right?

Greg: you look good baby

April blushed and kisses his lips. She loved that she could call Greg all hers and she wasn’t out here looking stupid

April: thanks baby and you don’t look to bad yourself

Greg winked at her and she started blushing again instead this time her cheeks turned red. Greg just smiled and wrapped his arm around her and they enjoyed the ride to their destination. When they had stopped April had looked outside and seen that they were in red lobster. Her face grew big because this was her first time ever going to red lobster since her father had passed away. They got inside and got seated they was having the time of their life. An unknown dude walked up toward there table and Greg mean mug him.

Greg: can we help you with something nigga

The dude ignored Greg

Unknown dude: hey April long time no see huh? I’m mike

April: I’m sorry I don’t remember you

Mike: maybe this will help you let’s not play the game that ever text first loses.

April instantly got happy and hugs the dude. She sat back down and seen how angry Greg was. She ignored him she felt as though why should he get mad when he speaks to bitches every day. The guy left and Greg grabbed April face tightly and gave her an evil look.

April: get your hands off me. I don’t say anything when your ass is talking to bitches in my face, its call having trust

April got up headed to the door

April: I’m going to be in the limo

She rolled her eyes and headed outside. Greg was so pissed he just threw some money on the table and went outside. He told the driver to stay on the outside and he went inside and locked the door and rolled up the window including the drivers. April was about to say something until she felt Greg hand slap her and blood dripping down her nose. She burst into tears and held her face.

Greg: don’t never talk to me like that I will kill you bitch

He pulled her hair and slapped her again.

April had got up and washed her face for school today. One thing she hated the most was getting up early in the morning. She’s in high school and has no friends I guess you can say everybody hate her because she’s that it girl. Her parents expect her to be perfect I mean she is the only child. Sometimes she hates that shit and sometimes she don’t.

“You up April you know you can’t be late especially on your last day of twelfth grade.” April mother Shentoria had screamed bussing in her door. April was excited that she was graduating school all she ever wanted to do was leave high school and out her parents’ house. April looked into the mirror and smiled she knew that her parents was going to be so proud of her and she didn’t want nothing to change that. She got done getting dressed and she went into the kitchen her smiled began to fade away when she had seen that there was no food in the fridge. She rolled her eyes and closed the fridge.

“Look I’ll get you some food on the way to school and after school we can look for you a job.” Shentoria said. April just shook her head and headed to her car to go to school. April wasn’t poor they just had a hard time since her father lost his job. But she didn’t let anyone see her struggles in everybody else eyes she was just this rich snobby girl who gets her way. She got to school and everything was going great all she cared about was the clock. She wanted the clock to get to three-fifteen so bad so she could get home and it was going to officially be her last day. She’s eighteen so she’s considered an adult she just wanted to get through with school. College wasn’t even a choice for her that’s how bad she hated school. She just wanted to go straight to the work force. Her parents pushed  her so many times to try applying for colleges but she just said forget it because she knew if she didn’t like high school she wouldn’t like that bullshit and all she would do is party. It was three-fifteen and all she wanted to do was go home and sleep. She left out of class and got bumped. She felled to the floor and rolled her eyes.

“My bad shawty.” He put his hand out so she could grab it and help her up. He looked into her eyes and she quickly looked away. One thing that made her nervous was being around boys I mean she hasn’t even gotten her first kiss yet. She smiled and walked away heading to her car so she could leave and look for a job. She headed to the job fair that they was having for graduating students. When she got there it was packed with a lot of young adults. She rolled her eyes and put on a fake smile to sell her. When she was walking around she ran into an old friend name Shylah. They were best friends since elementary days but she had to move to Texas because her parents thought being in Chicago wasn’t good for her at all.

Shyla: girl how have you been?

April: good just trying to look for me a job that’s all.

Shyla: well call me up I can hook you up with this job that I am at

They had exchanged numbers and walked away. April was happy that she might have got her best friend back and might get a job. She got in the car and drove home. When she got there she seen her mother car and the police she sigh and rolled her eyes. She’s just tired of her mother getting into trouble and April had to bail her out each time like a little as child. She got into the house and seen that her mother was crying she ran to comfort her but broke down when her mother told her the bad news about her father death. April was stuck all she could do was break down and cry holding her mother. As soon as the police left April had got up and left and went upstairs and closed the door behind and cried her to sleep.

April loved her father so dearly he’s the only person who could understand her don’t get me wrong she loved her mother but her and her father relationship was more. Before she left the house that day April had a feeling about her father but she brushed it off. All she wanted right now was her father. April had gotten up from her sleep and rushed into her mother room and that’s when she knew it wasn’t a dream. She saw her mother bawling up with a picture of her and her father. April shed a tear and quickly wiped it away she promised herself that she wouldn’t cry nor let anyone see her cry. She wanted to be strong just like her father. She dug into her pocket and seen the number that Shylah her old friend had given her. She called the number and Shylah picked up on the fourth ring.

Phone conversation:

Shylah: Hello this is Shylah how I may help you

April had laughed she was proud that her best friend had a successful job.

April: hey girl this April you gave me your number yesterday to get a job.

Shylah: okay do you want me to pick you up or do you want me to send the address.

April: you can just pick me up I don’t feel like driving right now.

Shylah: okay picking you up at ten.

End of conversation

April was happy that she was about to get a job she was just nervous about getting interviewed this was about to be her first official job as an adult. She went into the bathroom so she could get cleaned up since she didn’t take one last night since everything went down yesterday. After she got done basing she went straight into her bedroom and got dressed. Shylah had called saying she was outside waiting. She left the apartment and went into the car.

Shylah: hey girl you ready

April: hey and hell yes. What type of job this is anyway?

Shylah just laughed and smirked

Shylah: the only thing you need to do is look sexy and dance.

April turn towards her and mean mugged her

April: I know the hell you not talking about stripping.

Shylah: what’s wrong with that?

April: oh my god Shylah noo I do not want to strip

Shylah: what’s wrong with stripping?

Shylah stopped the car

Shylah: you know what get out. You are grown women and you have the body. If you want you can leave and work at a fast food place.

April was real mad at Shylah she didn’t want to do none of this. She knew her father might be rolling over his grave now but she needed the money. She sat back and closed the door.

Shylah: you have nothing to worry about; my boyfriend owns the strip club and he made me over y’all so if you have any problems with the girls just let me know.

April didn’t say anything she just shook her head. Now she’s starting to regret she ran into Shylah. She knew that Shylah wasn’t good to be around but she just thought she had changed but she guessed wrong. When her and Shylah was just kids she would put April in so much mess that when everybody seen them with each other they assumed that they would be up to something. They met each other in the fifth grade when April was getting bullied by this girl name gabby. April wasn’t a person to stand up to no one that has always been Shylah spot to. See April was a good girl it just whenever Shylah came around she would bring out her wild side and her mother didn’t like that at all. So when Shylah mother seen how Shentoria was treating Shylah she immediately broke up Shylah and April by having Shylah move to Texas. Monecia Shylah mother told everyone that she thought poor Chicago was to ghetto and bad for her child but everyone knew the real reason which was because of April mother. The two never knew why they parents hated each other to much but never even had the guts to ask.

April was in the car real nervous she has never danced in front of no one shit even when she talk to boys it feel like her stomach is turning. She was so mad at Shylah but she knew deep down she needed the money and who knows she would probably like it in the future. She got confortable jamming to her favorite rapper cardi B. She tried so hard to get stripping out of her mind because she knew if she thought about it she would puke in her best friend car and Shylah would beat her ass. Don’t get me wrong April could fight it just that Shylah was stronger than her and they already been in fights and Shylah had beat April ass. April was too busy in her thoughts that she didn’t even recognize Shylah.

Shylah: when we get there all you have to do is tell my future husband Greg that you want to be a dancer. If he bring up stripping tell him no unless you want to try it out

April: I’m going to stick with dancing. All that booty shaking isn’t for me

Shylah had laughed

Shylah: what you think dancing is sweetheart especially in the club. That entire innocent roll is about to leave there’s no more good girl what you about to experience is about to change your life. Not for the bad but for the good.

April just smiled since Shylah put it that way she just thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea. She was just ready to make some money.

Shylah: plus when I get on that stage I feel like people want me. I feel like I’m a superstar and everybody in that club want me but can’t. It just makes you feel special and comfortable when you get used to it. You just have to watch your back because them bitches isn’t your real friend and real do anything to ruin you especially if you taking all their profits

Shylah just laughed and her and April was just sitting back catching up on old times.

Shylah and April got to their destination and April was getting real nervous. Shylah rubbed her back and told her that she got it.

Shylah: All you have to do is dance you don’t have to strip or nothing. I need you to calm down and don t let me down.

April just nodded her head she couldn’t even think all she was thinking about was how she was gone start off without making a fool of herself. They got into the building and they went straight inside and went into the boss office. Shylah didn’t have to knock he gave her a key since she was his girlfriend and she always had said if you trust me you’ll give me the key so he did. They went inside and atomically Shylah boyfriend Greg licked his lips at April.

Greg: so you looking for a job

April shook her head up and down and Greg laughed.

Greg: baby girl don’t be nervous we all family here. What you want to do sweetheart?

April: yes I’m looking for a job. I want to dance without taking out my clothes

Greg rose one eyebrow up and laughed

Shylah: she’s here to an express dancer but not without stripping babe

Greg shook his head and instantly hired her. April was still nervous at the fact that she had to go up there in twenty minutes. Shylah gave her a drink to help calm her nerves. Finally it was her turn to go up there and she was all sweaty. She looked into the crowed and began to panicked she looked for Shylah in the back and she seen her. Shylah told her to breath and she began to dance and out of nowhere she started dancing and having fun. It was time for her to stop dancing. She collected all the money and she went into the dressing room and waited on Shylah. While she was in the dressing room one of the strippers name coco came towards her and smiled.

Coco: so you came with Shylah?

April shook her head and smiled. She hated when strangers spoke to her she wasn’t real friendly.

Coco: well my name is coco and Shylah not a good person to hang out with. I’m not any hater she’s just bad news

Before April could say anything Shylah came in and smiled at April. They packed up their stuff and headed out the door. April knew she had fun all she had to do now was keep this from her mother because she knew that she would trip. Shylah dropped April home and April went inside to face an angry mother.

Shentoria: I knew I recognized that car. You know that girl is bad news

April: she’s not even like that mama she had changed

Shentoria: I don’t think so and everything going to catch up to she and I don’t want you in any mess when it does

April said yes ma’am and went straight into her room. She instantly took her money out and threw it everywhere. She felt as though nothing could stop not even her mother, but she also knew that her mother was going to be pissed and disappointed but she wanted to carry this to her grave and she would do anything in her power to keep this a secret from her mother. She got into bed and she got a phone call from Shylah. She just ignored it she was tired of Shylah right now all she wanted to do was take a shower and get in the bed and go to sleep and that what she did.

Shylah woke up with a head ache she went into her bathroom and took some medicine all she wanted to do was just lay in bed but she knew Shylah ass would be calling her to see if she was coming to work. A week had just gone by and April was feeling her job. She thought nothing or no one could touch her it felt like she was invisible. She hid it from her mother by going to sleep early and sneaking out at night when she felt like she was asleep. She and Shylah became real close I mean really close like sisters.

April went into bed and closed her eyes but suddenly opened them when her phone starts ringing. She rolled her eyes and answered

April: what girl?

Shylah: you coming into work or not

April had said yes and hung up. She knew that her mother would get up in a minute so there was no use of going back to sleep. She sigh and got up headed to the kitchen and went to the fridge and seen that it was a lot of food. April rolled her eyes because she knew her mother was depressed but she didn’t want her to lose herself. April turned around to see a man name Jacob howling her so she pushed him away.

Jacob: don’t push me little girl you want to be grown I’ll treat you like you are.

April was about to say something but her mother came downstairs drunk and stumbling. April rolled her eyes and walked away but instead she got pulled back.

Shentoria: hey sweetie mommy loves you

April just shook her head and rolled her eyes and soon she felt her mother hand slap her across the face.

Shentoria: don’t you dare disrespect my boyfriend like that, now give him a kiss.

April was in shock with her mother because her mother always told her no matter what she go through never give a man the strength to control you. April just laugh and shook her head. She snatched her hand away and left the house to get into her car. All she thought about was moving her mother to rehab and getting out that place into her own house or apartment. She just wanted her dad because she knew life would be so much better if he was still alive. She sighs and drove to get something to eat. While she was getting out the car another car pulled up and almost ran into her car. He got out the car and smiled

April: excuse me you almost hit my car

He said sorry and they just kept starring at each other for the longest. April knew if they had a starring contest no one would win. She broke the contest and stuck her hand out and introduces herself.

Kevin: April is a cute name by the way my name is Kevin.

She smiled she just felt like it was her crush in middle school. She didn’t know what to say or do it was just something about him that made her so weak.  He gave her his number and winked at her. She starts blushing and smiled.

Kevin: let’s not play that game where whoever calls first loses, instead let’s play that game where whoever calls first wins.

She laughed and he instantly smiled. They went into Subway and got their food and went their separate ways.  April got into the car and went home to get ready for work. When she got done getting dressed she seen that her and Kevin left. She sighs in relive because she was already late. She got into the car and headed to work. All week the club hasn’t been packed lately and that was good for April but also bad because lately she hasn’t been getting any money. She went inside and Shylah wasn’t there so she had to do Shylah part and her part. So that mean she had to pay Shylah thirty percentage of her profit. She sighs and got to work. She was giving out lap dances when someone came up to her asking her for a private dance. She turned them down and they were highly pissed. She rolled her eyes and continued what she was doing. A few minutes later her boss told her to go into his office she already knew what it was about. She rolled her eyes and did what was told. When she got into the room she sat down and crossed her legs like she earned the placed. Greg giggled and sat down in his chair getting ready to tell April what she wanted to hear.

Greg: don’t you know I can make you into a star?

April busted out laughing not believing anything that he said.

Greg: no I’m serious I just need you to be over the girls well basically partnered up with Shylah

April: won’t Shylah be mad I mean you know how she hate to be left out and plus I’m going to be a co-boss with her

Greg: don’t mind her I’ll handle her I just need you to do what I tell you to do

He stepped close to her and rubbed her but and kissed her neck. April knew it was wrong she knew that Greg was Shylah boyfriend but at this point she didn’t care. She just wanted all the pain to go away. She kissed him and he quickly pushed her away. She felt so stupid because not only did she betray her best friend but she was about to do it with her boss. She felt so ashamed that she ran out the door quickly got to her car and sped off to her house. She got to her house and seen an eviction letter that was taped on her door. She sighs and rolled her eyes. She took out her cellphone and called up her mother but she didn’t answer. April threw her phone and cried she wanted to know why her mother did this like why would she choose a nigga over her own child. She went inside and seen that everything was gone and a note was tape on the wall

Look child I know you been through a lot and mother loves you. I just want the best for you and I’m not fit to be a mother. I hope you forgive me one day and I will not be living with you anymore nor will you live with me. Our communication with each other will be no more. Please don’t cry I’m just doing the best that I can do to keep my child safe. You have a brother out here somewhere his name is Jacobe Kens. He’s address is posted on the back of this paper and I think he’s twenty now. I do wish you well with finding him and with your life. Remember what I’ve always told you that fast life you think you getting away with will soon catch up on you.

Sincere: your mother

April flipped the paper over and seen her brothers address on it. She smiled and was relieve that she wasn’t alone in this world. She went upstairs and got cleaned up and went to bed. All she could think about was that she had a big brother she was also upset that her mother and father kept that from her. The next morning she knew that she would be heading up to that address and meeting her new brother. April woke up with a loud ass bang on her door. She rolled over bed and got up to put on her rob. She headed downstairs and opened the door to only get pushed back down.

April: the fuck is you doing

Shylah: you think you can still my job and my man huh?

April: what is you talking about your so call man tried to get with me and plus if that was your man he wouldn’t be trying to get with everybody in the club making you look stupid

Shylah: you know what forget you and if I see you in the streets I’m going to whoop that ass

April: you’ll see me at the club today bet you not gone strike nothing

Shylah just laughed and slammed the door. April didn’t know what was up with Shylah and she didn’t have time for it to be honest all she cared about was meeting her brother. April went upstairs got dressed and headed to go see Jacobe. She was very nervous she didn’t know what type of personality he had or if he didn’t want a sister. Every time she thought about it the more she wanted to throw up. She got into the car and put the address in her GPS and was headed toward his house. Before she got out the car she took a breath. She was so nervous that she was sweating on her palms. She whipped her hands off with some napkins and put some lotion on them. She checked her makeup in the mirror I swear she felt as though she was going on an interview. She laughed and got out the car heading to the door. She rung the door bell and a women about in her twenties open the door mean mugging her.

April: hey is jacobe Kins

Women: what you want with my boyfriend? I’m keyshia and if it’s not about business he don’t want it nor I

The lady was about to close the door until a man came to the door who was in his twenties. I guess it was jacobe. April smiled and he licked his lips.

April: hey I’m looking for my brother Jacobe

His jaw instantly dropped. He opened the door and led her in.

Jacobe: so how would I know if you my sister or not? Do you know who I am?

April: well my mother left me this note and no I don’t know

April laughed at the last answer she gave and jacobe and keyshia head shot up real quick.\

Keyshia: well she does look like you

April and jacobe smiled at each other they was just happy that they finally met each other. April ran to her brother and cried in his arms. After she got done crying they talked all night and day until it was time for April to get to her job. She got into the car and her mind went straight to Shylah. She got out her phone and tried calling her and it instantly went straight to voicemail. One thing April hated was that her best friend was mad at her and it wasn’t even her fault. She got to the club and went to the dressing room and she came face to face with an angry teary Shylah

April: oh my god Shylah what happened?
Shylah: don’t act like you don’t know what happened this is your fault that he fired me

April: how is it my fault?

Shylah was about to speak until Greg came in with an angry face

Greg: Shylah you were supposed to been gone

Shylah was about to speak until he interrupted her

Greg: oh and by the way girl your new boss is April and if you have any problems take it out on me. Now do we have a new problem? If so you can pack your bags and get out.

When Greg was done Shylah was furious. April has seen a different side and she knew it wasn’t Shylah. Shylah walked up to April

Shylah: you think you won huh? That man in there who you see isn’t the man you really know. You’ll find out.

Shylah laughed and bumped April. She left the club and that’s the last she has seen of Shylah. All she could think about was what Shylah meant about Greg. To her Greg seem like the perfect guy to fall in love with. Shit he had money. April shrugged it off and went about her business to get this money and go home. When she got home it was a disaster she had three days to move out. All her memories of this house was gone I mean she was kind of happy. She brought a nice little apartment over where her brother stayed. He welcomed her as his little sister and would do anything in his power to protect her. When he heard about his little sister being a stripper he was hell of piss but he couldn’t do anything about it because hey he was keeping a big secret which is that he’s the biggest drug lord of Chicago city. He didn’t tell her because he wanted to keep her safe and also didn’t want to ruin their relationship because of what he chose to do. When he was younger he was living in the foster care system. They use to do him so wrong like beat him every chance they get. He decided to run away and his homeboy name C.J introduced him to the streets ever since he was fifteen and until then he never wanted nothing more than the fast life.