"Please sir. We have nowhere else to go. No one else to run to. You are our only hope." My mother begged him.
"No. You can not and will not live here." Mr Levinson replied, sternly.
My mom bowed her head in shame.
"I'm willing to do anything sir. Even if it means working double shifts sir. I dance dance here morning, afternoon and night for the guests." My mom offered.
Mr Levinson rubbed his fingers on his chin then he got up from his seat and paced let and right.
"The both of you can stay here and you don't have to work for more than tour shift Barbra." Mr Levinson said.
"I... Don't?" My mom asked, unsure of what she had just heard.
"Yes. You don't. I will make your stay here very comfortable for you and your lovely daughter for just two days. After these two days, you and your daughter will be presented with a condition. Your answer will determine if you will stay here for longer than those two days or not." Mr Levinson stated.
"What condition?" My mom asked him.
"You will only be told after two days." Mr Levinson answered.
"Okay. Thank you sir. Thank you." Mom said to Mr Levinson and we both left his office for her dressing room.
"Mom? What kind of man is Mr Levinson?" I asked mom right after we entered her dressing room.
"I don't really know much about him. All I know is that he is a very ambitious man always looking to grow his business and improve his bar." Mom answered me.
"Any problem?" Mom finally asked, seeing how worried I was getting.
"You don't think he would ask something out of the ordinary do you?" I asked mom.
"Of course not. Now let set everything up." Mom said.
It's a good thing her dressing room has a lot of space, though not much, but we could manage. I and mom moved all her stuff to the corners of the wall and set up a spot to sleep.
We didn't have a mattress with us so we had to spread some of our clothes on the floor so we would reduce the discomfort of sleeping on a cold floor.
When the night time approached, so did the time for mom's performance get nearer.
I, on the other hand, have not seen my mom perform for some years now since she had started leaving us home alone for work the moment we were old enough to take care of ourselves.
Mom dressed up and put on some makeup then covered herself with a coat as she usually did.
"I have to start work now." Mom told me and walked out the door.
I got up and peeped, just like I used to do before when I was just a kid.
Mom waited until her stage name was announced and she catwalk unto the stage.
Everyone present there was in awe of my mom. But there was something different in her performance now.
Mom didn't swing and twist stylishly on the pole as she used to. Instead, she just held it with one arm, catwalked round it and slowly bent down for a while.
After that she put her second hand on the pole and pointed out her butt a bit before slowly standing straight.
I closest the door and returned to where I sat. I didn't want to watch anymore. Mom wasn't as before. Her performance was simply too plain for me now and I didn't like it one bit.
I decided to wait for my mom till she comes back but I mistakenly fell asleep before she could come.
... At the same night...
(DELANIE POV):
Leaving my sister and mother was and still is the best decision I have ever made. I can't believe I lived with them till that extent.
Chased out of my own house by a useless good for nothing excuse of an uncle.
I bet mother's boss won't even let them stay in his bar even if it was for the night.
They will walk on the streets like the homeless people that they are. Come to think of it, my life is no different from whatever they must be going through right now but at least I've got my friends with me.
We're four female friends with an additional male friend so we are five friends in total. They steal what they can to survive and so do I.
As a matter of fact, I am the newest member of the gang. We don't deal with drugs or any other seriously illegal things. We only take things from people without asking and being with them actually makes me feel at home.
You shouldn't think I'm bad, you should know that I'm bad. What can I say? It's all for the money and soon enough it's all gonna be for the power.
It's a tough world out here and only the toughest among others can survive.
"Celia! Sandra! Delanie!" Helena called out our names and we rushed to meet her.
As usual Kelvin is standing right next to her. I always had eyes for Kelvin but of course he would go for the big fish instead of me.
Helena, as you could have already understood, was the leader amongst us and she was also in charge of picking which area we would go to and steal.
When we were all gathered in front of her and Kelvin, our eyes clashed.
No, not I and Helena's but I and Kelvin's. He may already be Helena's boyfriend but that didn't stop him from flirting with the rest of us.
Kelvin winked at me and I couldn't help but turn red. I wasn't the only one he does that to but I didn't care.
I'm into bad boys and I liked him a lot. I just wished that one day I would overthrow Helena and he would finally leave her and come to me.
"Baby?" Helena said and Kelvin turned his attention to her.
His right arm was around her waist but she made sure to put Kelvin's second her round her waist as she turned and faced him.
"What's?..."
Helena didn't let Kelvin finish his sentence when she decided to show everyone who Kelvin belonged to.
Helena kissed Kelvin smack on the lips in front of us all and didn't stop till I spoke up.
"You called us here to watch our kiss your pet?" I asked.
That got her attention. She stopped kissing Kelvin and moved towards me but Kelvin held her back.
She closed her eyes and made a certain kind of facial expression as if calming herself down.
Sge opened her eyes and immediately she did I smirked to her face and she didn't care but it was quite obvious my words and action got to her.
"Talking a lot today aren't we Delanie?" Helena asked, slyly."Hmm... I don't know. I talk a lot all the time." I replied."It's time for us to start work. It's night and a few individuals are still out and about. Our perfect moment since there's not much people." Helena said."Kelvin, Celia, and I will got South and the two of you, Delanie and Sandra will go North." Helena stated."Of course she would always make sure that Kelvin and herself stay on the same team.We parted ways and our stealing began just like other nights." I don't get it. Why does she always group us this way? It's always you and me then her and her boyfriend and Celia."Sarah complained."She just wants to keep Kelvin to herself that's why. And Celia? Haha, I don't think I have to explain that part. Celia is the only one in our group of thieves that she can easily manipulate trust me." I answered.
#####6The man I pushed and stole a bicycle from was shouting at me to return it but I just laughed. Did I steal it to return it?I'm trashing it somewhere as soon as I'm done with it.The car kept increasing speed but I was much smarter than that. When all seemed lost I went through a short cut.I wasn't someone they could easily escape in these parts. Never.The car would take a sharp turn but with each effort they made they couldn't wave me off their tail but then I got confused. The car seemed to have doubled and I thought I was probably all in my head.However, no matter how much I blinked it was still doubled and from a transparent form became two solid cars.I could have sworn it was just one car. It's a clear road. Where did the other one come from?Nevertheless I followed them both but unfortunately for me they came to a T junction and split paths.I paused f
#####7I was surprised to see that the same lady that had brought breakfast to us just few minutes ago was now on the floor in front of our door."What were you doing in front of my door Rosa?" Mom asked the lady on the floor.Rosa, as my mother just called her, got up and dusted off her dress."Is that my apology? You just smacked me down with your door." Rosa replied.Mom laughed out loud then looked at Rosa with a serious face."Might I remind you, Rosa! The doors here open inwards and not outwards. So now tell me, what were you doing in front of my door? Eavesdropping?" Mom said."I don't have any time for this shit." Rosa said and made to walk away but mom dragged Rosa back by the dress."What the f*ck! What do you think you are doing you old hag!" Rosa shouted and that infuriated mom.Before anyone staring over could understand what was happening, mom la
#####8"What?!" Mom exclaimed."You heard me right." Mr Levinson said to her."But... But..." Mom stammered."But what?" Mr Levinson asked."I told you what to do and you simply refused to do it so why not? Unless you apologize to Rosa for your incompetent behaviour, you and your daughter can leave this place and never return." Mr Levinson added."Fine! I'm sorry." I'm said."Um. What? I didn't hear you." Rosa said."I already apologized!" Mom shouted."If she didn't hear you then repeat yourself louder." Mr Levinson said to mom."What you are doing is unfair." Mom complained to Mr Levinson."Repeat your apology or leave." Mr Levinson stated."I am sorry!" Mom shouted."The both of you may leave my office." Mr Levinson said.On hearing his words, i felt my heart beat faster and faster. I immediately started to
#####9"H... H... Hello? Wh... Who's there?" I asked, frightened.The shadow began to move closer and closer and I got even more scared. I got back into my senses and my brain managed to convince my legs to run so of did.I turned away and began to run as fast as I could. At least, trying to run fast. I discovered that there was a force around me that seemed to pull me back, or rather, prevented me from moving fast.Ahead of me was a door and that was where the music came from. I did all I could to reach it before the shadow could reach me and I knew better than to look back.Before I knew it I found myself sit up immediately from the floor where I had still been sleeping and I was panting fast.Sweat covered the entire part of my body and my heart kept beating painful in my chest.That image, it's male. And... he looked familiar. I knew that he was someone I had seen before but why can't I remember
#####10After walking a distance I took a sharp turn without any of them noticing.Delanie will always have her way no matter what.On reaching the back door, I was happy to see that it was left unguarded. But there was one problem. The door was padlocked.Sorry? Did I just call that a problem? Haha, I'm a thief remember? Of course I know how to pick locks.I quickly removed my hair pin which was meant to keep my short hair from covering my eyes.I and Melanie may be twins but I always had short hair while hers always grew long. I don't know why and I don't care about it. I like my hair short.I managed to pick the lock and I removed the padlock.Just as I opened the door and was about to go in I heard two familiar voices shouting after me to stop.It was those two elephants again. I rushed into the club immediately and locked the door from the insideNow I am sure they won't ca
#####11Mama G took her seat at the head of the table and invited me to sit, with a hand gesture, on a different chair in front of her.I sat in silent, waiting for some sort of an explanation from her.Mama G took out a cigarette from a pack of it she was holding."If you're waiting for me to explain how I know all that about you then I'd like one inform you..." Mama G said and picked up a lighter.She lit the cigarette which she held with two fingers and sucked it in.Blowing out a cloud of smoke, she completed her statement,"You are wasting your time.""So you have been spying on me?" I asked her.Mama G sucked on the cigarette again and blew it out, this time making a ring shape with it."It's quite distant from the real fact." She stated."Let's just say, I know wvwryone in these parts. Everyone illegal, of course. Not that you would know what that
#####12I was so angry with her words but I didn't let the burning rage in my chest burst out. I stayed calm and silent."Tell me, what makes the phone so special? What did you have in it? Evidence?" Mama G kept questioning me."It's none of your business." I said and spat on her face.Her eyes had closed immediately the spit landed on her nose."That's it!" Mama G yelled then took out a hankie and cleaned my spit off her nose."Guard!" she yelled.The same man who had come in earlier came in again."Take her to the dressing room and force her to change clothes. She now works for me." Mama G said to the man.She brought her face closer to mine, looking me straight in the eyes."She's working as a prostitute." Mama G added.My eyes widened and I felt my heart beat increase. Me?! Prostitute?! No no no. She must definitely be joking and just m