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  RAGS TO RICHES: MY THUG ANGEL

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  Andrea Sad’e

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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, in any manner, is prohibited.

  Chapter 1

  Rayna

  *Splash!*

  "Momma, why!" I couldn't believe this shit. My eyes tried to adjust as I shook from the pot of hot water my mother had just thrown on me

  "Don’t question me, little bitch" she said as she walked off.

  For as long I could remember, my mother had a very mean side, but she also used to have a sweet side. Now that sweet side had completely gone away. Her behavior has been out of control lately.

  My mother, Candice Brown had always blamed me for my father leaving us 10 years ago. Saying that I was a bad child and I was too ugly for him to stay around. I always took those words very hard and it affected me till this very day. I loved my mother so much but I just couldn't understand why she didn’t just love me back. I got out of the bed, took my wet clothes off and got in the shower. I tried to wash all of my pain away but I still felt heavy when I was done. After completing my hygiene routine, I went back in my room, got on my knees and started praying.

  I prayed for peace. I prayed for love. I prayed for an escape....

  I walked to school and went to the bathroom. I looked at my appearance in the mirror and I felt sad. My mother never gave me any money to buy clothes and she would take my whole check every two weeks for bills. I worked at the library for eight dollars an hour. I would lose myself in the books and forget about all the bullshit I went through at home.

  I fixed my hair that hung a little past my collarbone and smoothed out my worn shirt. I looked at my old, beat-up shoes and just wanted to cry. I heard the door swing open and there she was, my bestiboo Ragena Ashanti Houston, the only person in this world that actually loved and cared for me.

  "Hey, boo," Gena said

  "Wassup, hunny?" I replied, looking down at my outfit.

  "Here," she said and started digging in her bag. She gave me a pair of jeans that looked brand new, a pink and lime green Nike shirt, and some Nike shoes that went with them.

  "Gena!" I screamed.

  "Girl, don't even stress it. I know how your mom likes to treat you and you work hard for your money. I have more clothes for you in the car. You know I've been working as a secretary at that new nursing home for six months making 11 dollars an hour and I have saved all of my money. Yesterday, I finally looked at my account and it was loaded, so I got you."

  I started to get choked up because my best friend is freaking amazing.

  "Don't cry yet; I have another surprise!"

  I looked up. "What is it?" I asked.

  "I got you a job there, tooooooooo! A girl just got fired!"

  I jumped up and hugged her so tight. "But Gena you know my mom is gonna take my check."

  She looked at me for a second. "Well, you can split your check up and make her think you still work at the library."

  "Yea, that's true. Thanks Gena!" I said, finishing up getting dressed. I combed my hair again and put on some hoop earrings, perfume and lip gloss she gave me. I walked out into the hallway and I felt alive for the first time in my life! I had a great day at school, I was always a great student but I actually laughed and was vibrant today. I liked the way this felt.

  When we got out of school, we got into Gena's car and drove to her job. Well, our job. Gena was from a family with a mother and a father and they had a really nice house. They always treated me like their own daughter and since Gena's brother graduated a couple years ago and went off to play football in college they let me use his room.

  We walked into the nursing home and Gena introduced me to the manager. She explained everything to me and told me that Gena would be training me. Since there were supposed to be two people at the front desk every shift and I didn't have a car, she was going to put Gena and I on the same shift, 40 hours a week, 11 dollars an hour.

  That was a big raise from the eight dollars per hour, 15 hours a week pay I would be moving up from. I would give my mom $160.00 every two weeks from my check and save up for 2 months and go shopping after that. I was so happy. Gena agreed that we should keep the clothes she’d bought me at her house and she would pick me up every morning and bring me to her house to get dressed and go to school from there, so my mom wouldn't try to do something mean.

  I got home and my mom had just gotten there.

  "Hey, mama," I said, kissing her cheek

  "Hey," she said dryly.

  “I just started a program at school where we go and volunteer in the community daily so I won't be getting home until about 10 because I will have to go after work.”

  "As long as you keep making some money, I don't care what you do, Rayna."

  I went to my room and laid down and started on my homework. "Money talks," I thought to myself, smiling at how easy that was. I called Gena and told her the good news.

  Anthony "Ace"

  "Blow his fuckin face off," Mark told me as we stood over one of his workers. We had just gotten word that he was stealing from the operation and our research proved it to be true.

  "Please, Ant, don't kill me, man. I'm sorry. I can pay you guys bac–"

  *BLAT*

  I shot him in between his eyes and walked away with no remorse.

  "Damn, you cold blooded," my best friend Kendrick "Slick" McNeil yelled out to me. I looked up at my brother who smiled and dapped me up.

  "You bossing up, baby brother," he said to me.

  "Thank you, bruh."

  After I finished at the warehouse, Slick and I went to check on the blocks; my brother put us in charge of everything that he didn’t have time to do. I would be taking over soon and Slick would be my right hand and my most trusted partner. We have been down since pre-school and he ain’t ever crossed me. I trusted him more than anyone.

  I got back to the house I shared with my brother. We lived in a huge house in Buckhead. My brother owned a few multi-million dollar businesses to cover up all the money he was making moving work. I sat down and started my homework. My brother used to try to make me go to the rich, white private schools but I always refused because I didn't feel like I fit in there; not moneywise. It’s just that we got money and I make good grades, but I am a hood nigga. I love living here in the suburbs but I also love being in the hood.

  I'd never lived there just for the simple fact of the peace the suburbs offer but I liked hanging in the hood from time to time. I sat thinking about life. In a couple months, I would be moving into my own home and taking over my brother’s operation. He had a child on the way and was ready to settle down and get married. He said that it was time for him to get outta the game. I wondered if my parents were somewhere close. Or were they still even alive? How could they just up and leave their babies? Life is crazy but shit, fuck them.

  I finished my homework and then went outside and got into my Bentl
ey. I drove to Chipotle where I was meeting Slick at to get some grub and talk about these females that were hot.

  "Wassup, Ace?"

  "Sup, Slick?"

  We got our food and sat at a table.

  "So what's up, nigga? What we getting into this weekend?" I asked.

  "Well, it’s a pool party going on and I was thinking about sliding," he said exaggerating the end of the word.

  I started laughing. "Yea, I guess we can hit that up. Make sure you polish your toenails."

  He busted out laughing. "Fuck you, nigga. We gots to get in some this weekend. It's been way too long; a nigga dry! We been so focused on this plan of how we gone turn yo brother’s operation into a whole new empire till I’on have time for nothing. It's time to have some fun, my nigga."

  “I agree,” I said....

  Chapter 2

  *3 Weeks later*

  Rayna

  It was payday Friday and I would give my mom 250 dollars and keep the rest of my check, it felt so good to have my own money, and even though I had a job before this one the money was on a whole new level. It was 11 PM and I had gotten home from work and getting a bite to eat with Gena not too long ago when my mom burst in my room.

  "Where the fuck is my money, bitch?"

  I rolled my eyes because I really wasn't in the mood for her shit tonight. "I got done with everything late so I didn't get a chance to get my check and cash it. I'll do it tomorrow," I said while picking up my night clothes and walking into the bathroom.

  "You better, or it’s gone be me and you," she said, walking away. She was always talking shit and putting her hands on me, I know she's my mother but there was a limit and she didn’t have too many more times to do me like that. I was getting tired of being nice all the time and getting treated like shit.

  I closed the door and took a hot, relaxing shower. I got out of the shower, wrapped my hair, and put a scarf on. After I brushed my teeth and put on some sweats and a sports bra, I laid down. As soon as my head hit the pillow, it was lights out.

  Ace

  "Man, that party the other week was crazy," I said, talking to Slick who was lying on the couch in my room.

  "Yea, bruh, it felt good to actually get some pussy, man," he said, looking like he was daydreaming.

  I threw a pillow at him. "Nigga, pussy is all you think about. You gone end up dying over that same thing you obsess over," I said, looking at his retarded ass.

  "I guess I'm gonna die a happy man then," he said, laughing.

  I sat looking at the ceiling wondering how I could take this business to a whole new level. I first need to figure out what the company’s biggest struggles were and figure out how to fix them before the company was handed down to me and put it my plan in motion on day one.

  I sat thinking and I knew one thing we had a big problem with was keeping the books calculated and making sure the money came out to be the right amount. Not doing so made it easier from people to steal from us. I knew I would have to find some sort of accountant. ain't no nigga round here smart enough to do the job other than me, but I knew I was gonna be way too busy to do all of that. I was gonna have to get some women on my team, no doubt.

  I drifted off to sleep thinking heavily about what was to come.

  *The next day*

  Slick and I went to check on the blocks to make sure everybody was doing what they were supposed to do and luckily for them, they were. We went back to my house and went into my brother’s office to have our weekly meeting.

  "Ace, you ready to take over?" Mark asked me.

  "Yea, big brother. You know I'm not gone let your dynasty fail," I replied.

  "I hear you, Ace, but it's not as easy as I make it look out here. It's a grimy ass world, mane, and I'm just hoping you move smart," he stressed.

  "I learned from the best."

  He shook his head. "Slick, you ready to have a new boss?" he asked.

  "Slick is gonna be my partner, not one of my workers, Mark."

  He put his hands up in surrender. "It'll be your decision, baby brother."

  I shook my head and the meeting was over. It was time to get some grub. I told Slick I wanted some Red Lobster so that's where we ended up. I told him about what I was thinking about last night and he agreed that we would be in a much better spot on the top if we decided to make that happen, he also threw in some ideas about different stuff that I was gonna definitely consider.

  "Ace, it's supposed to be a pool party tonight. You wanna slide through?" Slick asked me, showing me the invite on his phone,

  "Yea, let’s hit that up," I replied.

  We finished our food then headed to the mall.

  Rayna

  I had just taken my mom the money and told her I may stay at Gena's tonight but she didn't care as long as I gave her my money. I told Gena that I needed to get my ends clipped and to get my nails done so that's exactly what we did after I got away from my mom. We went to the salon and I got my hair washed trimmed and wrapped. I also got my nails done and a Brazilian wax along with my legs and underarms. Gena got the same and while we were getting our toes done, she showed me an invite to a pool party tonight. I smiled and shook my head.

  We headed to the mall when we were done to pick out some swimsuits. I got a yellow high waist swimsuit and Gena got a black bikini. We were both gonna be bad. We both had killer shapes with the right amount of thighs and a little extra ass. We had the bodies that girls would kill for but we rarely showed them off. I guess tonight would be the night we did just that.

  We picked up some Panera and headed back to Gena's house. We laid around until we heard the front door open and her brother Chris walked in. Chris was the finest thing. He was a football player with a killer body, a beautiful smile, a low cut, and beautiful light brown skin. He and I had had a little fling before he went off to college and we kinda went all the way, but I told him I could never do that with him again. I ended up telling Gena and for some reason, she thought it was the funniest thing. She ended up being grossed out but eventually got over it. I was just glad she didn't get mad but I shoulda known she wouldn't because Gena is a "shit happens" kinda person.

  Our eyes met and I looked away quickly. Gena ran up to him and gave him a big kiss on his cheek.

  "Rayna, you ain't happy to see daddy?" All I could do was laugh. I got up and walked over to him and gave him a hug. He squeezed my ass and I hit his hand away. "We got unfinished business," he whispered in my ear.

  I instantly got chills.

  "Rayna, it's time to get ready for the pool party," Gena said, laughing.

  I ran to her room to gather my stuff to use Chris’ bathroom to shower while she used hers. I was in the shower and I heard the door unlock. I turned around quickly and in walked Chris.

  "What do you want, Chris?" I said, looking at him and trying to cover up my body at the same time. He took his shirt off and I almost melted. He took the rest of his clothes off and got in the shower with me and I instantly got nervous. "C-Chris, we can't do this," I stuttered.

  "You ain't gotta do nothing,” he said, getting below me and lifting one of my legs up so he had access to my cave.

  He started to lick it, which was something I had never experienced before. The first time we had sex, it was pretty quick. I couldn't believe how good it felt. I started to get weak so he held my legs to make sure I didn't fall. He licked me until I climaxed then smiled and left the bathroom. He had just put me in a daze.

  I finished taking care of my hygiene and put my swimsuit on with my sheer cover-up and some sandals. I brushed my teeth and met Gena back in her room. We put on some lip gloss and headed out the door. Chris and I made eye contact before I hurried out of the door.

  We had just gotten to the party and it was thick as hell. A lot of people were there but it seemed like all eyes were on us. We grabbed a drink which seemed to be spiked and sat by the pool with our feet in. We were having a conversation when these two boys walked in. They were cute as hell. We got out of the pool
and walked past them slowly and they stared at us until we disappeared into the clubhouse.

  Ace

  "Damn, man, did you see them? Shorty in the yellow was bad as hell," I said to Slick

  "Yea, I saw them but I was focused on shorty in the black. She was giving off mad vibes that she wants ya boy."

  I laughed at him. "Well let’s go check them out then."

  We curved a few girls and made our way back into the clubhouse where we’d seen the girls go. We spotted them in the middle of the floor dancing with each other and having a good time so we went up to join them. We were all dancing until the song went off.

  "Damn, what's ya'll names?" we asked them.

  "I'm Rayna.”

  “I'm Gena."

  We all talked for a little while and figured out that we were all in the same grade and went to the same high school. It's crazy I had never seen them before but our school was huge, so no wonder. Rayna and I exchanged numbers and Slick and Gena exchanged numbers.

  They sounded very educated so I hoped that they would be able to keep up with some hood niggas like us...

  Chapter 3

  Ace

  I woke up with a mean headache but I had to shake back and get some work done. I went in the guest room and woke Slick up and told him it was time to get some work done. He went in the bathroom to get ready.

  I walked back into my bathroom. I took a shower and brushed my teeth. When I was finished, I threw on some black Jordan shorts and a clean white T and put on one of my many pairs of J’s. I wanted to be chill today just in case I needed to bust some ass.

  Slick came outta the bathroom dressed in the same thing, but his shorts were red. We both knew what time it was. We packed some extra clothes and shoes and put them in my trunk; just in case.