Downtown Love (18+) - Chapter 10: Chapter 10
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POV: Camila Ortega
*1 year later*
" We haven't been assigned an assassination for three months now. Rent is not gonna pay itself ladies. As it is, I already work a full-time job." Donna shouted.
"Donna, I love you but shut up for one second about rent. No one told us that assassinations weren't going to be guaranteed pay and that it's the worst career pathway!" Victoria said quickly in between Donna's rant.
"We would've been better off as sergeants," Miya said sadly.
"Hey!" I shouted
"Sorry, it had to be said." Miya shrugged her elbows then sat on our couch.
"first off, we made an oath that we wouldn't go back there. Second, off we all work full-time jobs no one is to blame here, but the government's lousy minimum wage. I'll find us money so don't worry. I'll get another job."
"If you get another job, Cam, we are too. We are sisters, Camila! You are not our mother, and we aren't your children. It's not only your responsibility to pay rent. If you get another job, we all will because..." Donna and Miya gathered around me, and Victoria rubbed my shoulders. We all started giggling as started making crazy faces.
"oh my, not this song again."
"Cause we are sisters, we stand together. We make up one big family, though we don't look the same. Our spots are different, different colors. We make each other stronger that ain't never gonna change."
"Not the Cheetah Girls."
"But you love it admit it." Donna started tickling me till I started singing too.
"Okay, no second job. I guess I'll try to pick up more hours."
"Even if we do get kicked out of here, at least we had training on how to survive on the streets, in the woods, while kidnapped, and more."
"You do be right," Miya said
"Does everyone have work tomorrow?" I asked
"yea." they all said glumly.
"I work a 9-7 tomorrow so, imma head to sleep now."
"Goodnight." Miya, Donna, and Victoria said in unison.
"Aye, before you go, Camila, please stop putting your feet on me during the night and taking all my clothes," Miya said.
"I mean, we've slept in the same bed for nine years together. You would think a person would get used to it by now. Your clothes are my clothes, love."
"Would we be sisters if we didn't take each other's shit?" Donna butted in.
"Is that why all my socks are missing, Donna?" Victoria slowly moved her head in Donna's direction. Donna laughed nervously then started running as Victoria chased her around our tiny apartment. I tackled Victoria as Miya snatched Donna. We all started laughing at each other and how ridiculous we are.
"Never, nice try though ladies, If any of my things are missing, I'll personally stab you." Miya smiled sarcastically, then blew all of us a kiss." I grabbed the air kiss and pretended to rip it up.
"Booboo head," Miya said, then stuck out her tongue.
"Now I'm going to sleep." We lived in a two-bed and two bath apartment in LA. Rent was always expensive for no reason. We couldn't move anywhere because TOKAA Academy had to keep an eye on us at all times. They choose the most expensive states to have their students stay even, though we all loved each other very much and always had tons of fun with each other. The debt was weighing down on us. I know I'm not their mom, but I feel the obligation to be the breadwinner for all of us.
I felt that I had lied to my sisters like that, but it had to be done. I told them I was going to work, but I applied for positions elsewhere and had interviewed all morning. I didn't want it to get this far, but I have no other choices anymore. One of my friends from my other job told me her sister stripped and made ten times more than we do in a day. She gave me her sister's number, and then from there, her sister helped hook me up with interviews at a few clubs.
The next morning I wore my usual work clothing to make myself not look suspicious, but I had a change of clothes in my purse. I wore one of Donna's dress to show off my curves. I wanted them to focus on my curves instead of how tall I was going to be since I was planning on wearing heels. Once I headed out of the apartment, I headed towards the nearest restaurant to change. I kept the dress on and wore it as a shirt with jeans, but when I would get to the clubs I would remove my pants before entering.
I wore some black heels I dug out the dumpster of DSW and big sparkly earrings to bring attention to my face and body instead of my height. In heels, I was now 6'5 and a half I felt like a giant. I finished off by curling my hair and letting it flow down. I walked into the first club that I have scheduled an interview for, and it smelled weird, and the boss was a creep.
"Are you Camila Ortega?"
"Yes."
"Come this way to my office." The second we got into his office he closed the door behind us and started examining my body.
"You have a nice body, but your tall, and we don't usually hire Asians. Could you put on a lighter foundation to appear white?"
"Excuse me?! I'm not Asian I'm mex-"
"Oh, and don't wear heels you will scare off the men. Nevermind, good luck with your job search. This interview is over."
"Wait, what?! You didn't even read my resume!"
"I don't need to read your resume to be able to tell that your not the stripper for me."
"I am the stripper for you, though!"
"Please leave." I grabbed my things and put them back on, and walked to the next club that I had an interview for. I had to walk everywhere because we couldn't afford to keep putting gas in Donna's car. The next three clubs said I was too tall or they didn't want Mexicans. They claim to have wanted a "more desirable woman." I wanted to cry. All the clubs that I aced an interview for and I couldn't get one job. I tried one last club before giving up until another day. It was called Club Nightfall, and it was close to the apartment. I entered the club, and it smelled decent and, the setup was pretty nice.
"Welcome to club Nightfall. Are you applying for an exotic dancer position?" The person had green hair and a lot of piercings. I thought it was a man, but small hints were showing that they could also be a woman.
"Yes, I would hope so."
"I love your attitude. Do you have experience in the strip?" I had no experience in stripping, but telling him a lie wouldn't hurt."Yea, I stripped in a different city, though."
"Ok, show me your moves." They pointed to the pole in front of them. I tried to improvise a routine and slap something sexy together. I did a few turns and tricks then he told me to stop quite harshly.
"I-is there something wrong?"
"Yes." I got super nervous that he knew I was lying and had no experience stripping."
"What's wrong is that you haven't been stripping from me since day one! you're hired. This is also a no-touch club. So the men won't be allowed to touch you inappropriately while you are dancing. Also, you're not required to get naked at this club, but you can if you'd like. You are required to tip the DJ and the bouncer, etc. I think you know the rest since you stripped before, so I look forward to your presence tomorrow night. Also, I'm Leo, and my pronouns are they/them or he/him."
"Oh my goodness, thank you so much. And I wanted to ask, but I didn't want to seem rude. Thank you, Leo. When can I start?"
"Tonight, if that is ok with you?"
"Not tonight, but maybe tomorrow..."
"Of course, whatever is better for you."
"Thank you again. I appreciate it." I grabbed my bag, walked into the club's bathroom, and put back on my old uniform. I ran out of the club out of excitement. I finally did it. The plan was to tell the girls I had switched to the night shift so, leaving late tonight and coming back early in the morning didn't seem suspicious. I didn't plan on starting today because it would've been weird doing a ten-hour shift then leaving at twelve. I felt so relieved, and I also felt safe knowing that the owner was trans, and the club is also no touch.It was already six when I had gotten back to the apartment, but none of them won't be home until 7:30. I crept into Donna's room to put all her clothes back. To my surprise, she was lying there watching tik tok's on her phone.
"Donna... hey..."
"You lied to us, Cam."
"I didn't technically..."
"Where did you go, Camila?"
"Ok, I went to find another job, but look, I'm quitting the other one cause this new one pays me a lot more than the other one does."
"As long as you don't have two, jobs I don't mind, but why didn't you tell us."
"I didn't want y'all to worry about me."
"What is the job then."
"I... can't tell you yet, Donna. Please do me a favor and keep this secret from Miya and Vicky just for now."
"I trust you, so I'll take your word for it."
"Thank you. I'm gonna go out shopping for some clothing for this new job, so I'll be back."
"You better be back before they are."
"Ok, and thank you again, Donna."
"Only for my sisters." I picked back up my bag left the apartment. I went to a lingerie shop that was close to the apartment. I bought a skirt that showed all of my ass, the matching top that only covered my nipples, a wig just so no one recognizes me, and clear pleasers.
"Your total is 196.47."
"I mean you gotta spend to gain." I handed the lady 200 dollars and walked out of the store. Goodness, she was mean she didn't even help me when I asked for it. I looked at the time on my phone, and it was only 6:30. I just spent 16 hours' worth of money in one store. I was feeling sick, but maybe I could stop by the strip club and tell the girls that I picked up someone's shift.I went back to the apartment, and I went straight to my room. I locked the door so, if anyone tried to come in, they'd have to knock first. I tried on the outfit and felt like a bad bitch. It was revealing, but I had to do what I needed for my sisters to survive. I was so tall with these heels on that my head was above the mirror. I decided that I would go to the club today, but only to make back the money that I lost today. Before I went to the club, I decided to do a little research, and it saved my whole life. I figured out how to form the clear shoe to my foot, how to get a good grip on the pole, and what to pack when going.
The club opened at 10:30, and most of the dancers were already there waiting for Leo to open the doors.
"Hey! You came. I'm so glad because we are down one dancer tonight, and she sprained her ankle."
"That's sad."
"It is, but it's ok I have you now. Everyone, this is the new dancer I hired, please show her a lot of love and hospitality." All of the dancers introduced themselves to me as we were walking to the changing room."Rose here is like our house mom and will help you with your locker, picking a stripper name and whatnot. I'll be in my office if anyone needs me."
"Thanks, Leo," all the dancers said in unison. Rose then turns to me and cheerfully hugs me."Oh, I love mentoring baby strippers. What's your real name?"
"It's Camila."
"Oh, what a beautiful name, my real name is Rosalinda, but my stripper name is Rose or Rosita. I'll show you around, the do's and don'ts, and how to get a lot of money around here."
"Wow, thank you."
" No problem. So what's your stripper name going to be?"
"Dagger."
"No. It has to be something sweet and subtle." She started laughing.
"Alright, how about Mystique or Venus."
"Someone already has the name Venus here, but Mystique fits you well."
"Great, Mystique, here is the key to your new locker."
"Thank you, Rose."
"No problem at other strip clubs they are hostile to each other, but here we all take care of each other and make sure to get as much money as possible. Now show me your outfit." I threw on my wig and my little outfit and showed rose
."Wow, you have a nice body! They are going to like that. Your tall, so I suggest dance in heels, but when you are giving private dances take the heels off. It'll hurt their ego if they have a dancer that is taller than them."
"Yea, your right."
"I also suggest a fanny pack to hold all your money, wipes because It gets sweltering up there, also tape your nipples because even though it's a no-touch policy they act like boys, and lastly, just a little bit of grip powder." Rose handed me the fanny pack that everything inside and smiled at me.
"Thank you, Rose, really I appreciate it so much."
" What kind of mom would I be if I didn't take of the baby stripper. Do you want to dance next to me so I can watch over you?" I almost gagged at the word "mom" It was the most useless word in the dictionary. I took the fanny pack and rubbed the grip powder on my hands.
"That would be nice." Rose grabbed my hands, and then we were out of there. The bouncers, DJ, and the bartender were all setting up the club. Rose showed me over to her pole and let me use the one next to it
."Show me what you got before the club opens." I giggled nervously and grabbed the pole, and started spinning around on it
."Come on, girl, I know you got more moves than that." I continued spinning on the pole, and Rose didn't look impressed at all.
"I understand it's nerve-racking to dance damn near naked in front of a crowd of people, but allow your body to move naturally to the music. Just imagine dancing in front of your lover or a crush. Let me give you some quick tips about these boys. They love it when you put your hips into it and shake your ass, but the way to keep their attention and rack up more bucks is to keep them waiting. You want to grab their attention with your tits and hips then they're going to be itching to see that fat ass of yours. Try it out." I started dancing and putting my hips into it a little bit. The DJ then played a trap song I didn't know, but I was feeling the beat. I started twisting my hips seductively, grinding, twisting, and twerking.
"There you go, girl! Look at you killing it." Rose grabbed my hips and got behind me, and started slowly moving my hips in circles. She got close to my ear, and I looked at her from the corner of my eye. I blushed a bit because of close she was, and I could feel her pressed against me moving my hips. Rose smiled at me then bit her lip.
"Move your hips slower you gotta keep em guessing."
"T-thanks." Rose went back to her pole as customers came into the club. The men started grabbing their drinks and sat down in front of me, and rose. I was nervous, but I danced how rose told me, but no one was paying attention to me. I continued to dance, then out of nowhere, a rush of people came into the club till it was packed. The DJ switched the music from slow to fast. I started being less shy as I saw dancing already getting money. I started dancing confidently and using the tips Rose taught me. Then I had a group of men sit in front of me. I almost lost myself to my anxiety, but I remembered that I'm an assassin! What reason did I have to be scared?
I started dancing confidently and immediately started gaining attention. I finally turned around and started twerking, and I felt dollars fly all over me. I felt so confident and sexy. I turned back around to see who was throwing all the money, and I turned around, and it was a fine ass Asian man. He was wearing a tight button-up shirt, black jeans, and had tattoos trailing up his arm. His jewelry choice was immaculate. I looked him directly in his eyes as I danced, and he smiled at me then licked his lips. After the song was over, I picked up all the money I racked up and got so excited. Rose came back to where I was and helped me pick up my money. I wiped myself down with the baby wipes and turned to rose.
"Damn, I told you they'll love you, girl, you already racking up stacks. Now what you wanna do is go to the guy that threw all that money on you and convince him to pay for an expensive dance."
"Alright, what kind of dance do I give him?"
"Charge 150 for a lap dance where he can't touch you and 100 just to look, and 50 dollars just to talk."
"Hm, so do I just say hi or something?"
"Just be natural." Rose put the money she picked up in my fanny pack, then lightly pushed me down the stage stairs. When I started walking around the club to look for him, he was nowhere to be found. It's like he had suddenly disappeared into thin air. I wanted to go back to Rose and ask her what to do next, but I knew I couldn't be dependent on her forever, no matter how kind she was. I started walking around to find someone else to entice with my hips
The next thing I knew it was already 1 am, and my fanny pack was so full of money I had to put some in my skirt. I decided to retire for the night and come back tomorrow night to get more money. As I was walking to the locker room, Rose grabbed my wrist.
"Hey, Girl! You leavin'?"
"Yea, I think I got a pretty good amount for my first day."
"Oh hey, how about I walk you out and stuff I need a break anyway."
"I don't wanna hinder you from getting that bag so, it's cool with me."
"Nah, it's completely alright I'm taking a water break I'll be ok."
"Alright." I smiled delightfully at Rose and proceeded to walk to the locker room. When I walked into the locker rooms, there was a group of three girls staring at me and whispering.
"Don't even mind them they just started working here and are already jealous of every dancer that gets more than them. They just hatin' ass bitches and Leo is gonna fire them soon."
"Oh ok." I started packing up all my stuff in my backpack and putting the money in there also.
"You don't want to count it?" I looked at all the money in my bag and shook my head aggressively. "That is a lot to count."
"Another tip. Make sure to count your money before going because people do get robbed around here. I suggest also investing in a money counter, so you don't have to count it here, but since I know you most likely don't have one, buy rubber bands, straighten all your money, separate it by bill, then put it in the money counter." I put my bag down and did as Rose told me. When I finished counting everything, I made 713 in total.
"Omg, I made all of this money in one night... when I made this in 2 weeks at my other job."
"Exactly, and imagine making that amount every night, fuck being a doctor when you can be a stripper."
"My sisters are gonna be so surprised!!"
"Oh, and don't forget to pay tip off the fee is 40 dollars each night. So technically, you made 673, but that is still a whole lot of money."
"Yea, that one guy threw 300 dollars at me, then I did two dances. I charged this one guy 150, but he tipped me 50 because of how drunk out of his mind he was. The other guy only had 63 so, I took it anyway, and then I did one last dance on stage and got 150."
"You go, girl! I am so proud of you for up charging these little boys."
"I learned from the best."
"Well, since your all done, have a good night."
"Thanks, you too." I changed back into my regular clothing then grabbed my things. I gave the forty dollars to Leo then left. I knew that walking would be dangerous, but I was a top tier assassin. I started walking home and felt two presences creeping up from behind me.
"Can I help you, fellas?" I didn't even turn to see who it was before attacking. I immediately backhand the first guy and uppercut the second one. I spat on both of them and ran away backward while flicking them off. I ran till I felt like I was far enough and continued walking from there. I reached the apartment safely finally. I opened the door, and I saw Donna, Miya, and Victoria tied up on the floor. I ran over there to them, but the next thing I knew someone had hit my back hard.
"It's gonna take more than a bat to the back to take me out." I started fighting the person who hit me with a bat. It was so unusual because they were using the moves and formations that we were taught at TOKKA Academy.
"WHO SENT YOU!" The person didn't answer my question, and we continued to have an intense battle. I kicked the back of the couch, and my emergency gun fell out. I pointed it at the masked invader, and they immediately put their hands up.
"WHO SENT YOU BITCH!"
"Remember me?" I then felt another bat hit my shoulder. I turned around and saw Emma holding a bat in her hand. I fell to the floor and scraped my knee on the old wood floor. I pushed myself up quickly before Emma or the other masked person attacked me again.
"You bitch! Have you come to die or rematch for when I beat your ass?"
"Night, Night Camila."
*1 year later*
" We haven't been assigned an assassination for three months now. Rent is not gonna pay itself ladies. As it is, I already work a full-time job." Donna shouted.
"Donna, I love you but shut up for one second about rent. No one told us that assassinations weren't going to be guaranteed pay and that it's the worst career pathway!" Victoria said quickly in between Donna's rant.
"We would've been better off as sergeants," Miya said sadly.
"Hey!" I shouted
"Sorry, it had to be said." Miya shrugged her elbows then sat on our couch.
"first off, we made an oath that we wouldn't go back there. Second, off we all work full-time jobs no one is to blame here, but the government's lousy minimum wage. I'll find us money so don't worry. I'll get another job."
"If you get another job, Cam, we are too. We are sisters, Camila! You are not our mother, and we aren't your children. It's not only your responsibility to pay rent. If you get another job, we all will because..." Donna and Miya gathered around me, and Victoria rubbed my shoulders. We all started giggling as started making crazy faces.
"oh my, not this song again."
"Cause we are sisters, we stand together. We make up one big family, though we don't look the same. Our spots are different, different colors. We make each other stronger that ain't never gonna change."
"Not the Cheetah Girls."
"But you love it admit it." Donna started tickling me till I started singing too.
"Okay, no second job. I guess I'll try to pick up more hours."
"Even if we do get kicked out of here, at least we had training on how to survive on the streets, in the woods, while kidnapped, and more."
"You do be right," Miya said
"Does everyone have work tomorrow?" I asked
"yea." they all said glumly.
"I work a 9-7 tomorrow so, imma head to sleep now."
"Goodnight." Miya, Donna, and Victoria said in unison.
"Aye, before you go, Camila, please stop putting your feet on me during the night and taking all my clothes," Miya said.
"I mean, we've slept in the same bed for nine years together. You would think a person would get used to it by now. Your clothes are my clothes, love."
"Would we be sisters if we didn't take each other's shit?" Donna butted in.
"Is that why all my socks are missing, Donna?" Victoria slowly moved her head in Donna's direction. Donna laughed nervously then started running as Victoria chased her around our tiny apartment. I tackled Victoria as Miya snatched Donna. We all started laughing at each other and how ridiculous we are.
"Never, nice try though ladies, If any of my things are missing, I'll personally stab you." Miya smiled sarcastically, then blew all of us a kiss." I grabbed the air kiss and pretended to rip it up.
"Booboo head," Miya said, then stuck out her tongue.
"Now I'm going to sleep." We lived in a two-bed and two bath apartment in LA. Rent was always expensive for no reason. We couldn't move anywhere because TOKAA Academy had to keep an eye on us at all times. They choose the most expensive states to have their students stay even, though we all loved each other very much and always had tons of fun with each other. The debt was weighing down on us. I know I'm not their mom, but I feel the obligation to be the breadwinner for all of us.
I felt that I had lied to my sisters like that, but it had to be done. I told them I was going to work, but I applied for positions elsewhere and had interviewed all morning. I didn't want it to get this far, but I have no other choices anymore. One of my friends from my other job told me her sister stripped and made ten times more than we do in a day. She gave me her sister's number, and then from there, her sister helped hook me up with interviews at a few clubs.
The next morning I wore my usual work clothing to make myself not look suspicious, but I had a change of clothes in my purse. I wore one of Donna's dress to show off my curves. I wanted them to focus on my curves instead of how tall I was going to be since I was planning on wearing heels. Once I headed out of the apartment, I headed towards the nearest restaurant to change. I kept the dress on and wore it as a shirt with jeans, but when I would get to the clubs I would remove my pants before entering.
I wore some black heels I dug out the dumpster of DSW and big sparkly earrings to bring attention to my face and body instead of my height. In heels, I was now 6'5 and a half I felt like a giant. I finished off by curling my hair and letting it flow down. I walked into the first club that I have scheduled an interview for, and it smelled weird, and the boss was a creep.
"Are you Camila Ortega?"
"Yes."
"Come this way to my office." The second we got into his office he closed the door behind us and started examining my body.
"You have a nice body, but your tall, and we don't usually hire Asians. Could you put on a lighter foundation to appear white?"
"Excuse me?! I'm not Asian I'm mex-"
"Oh, and don't wear heels you will scare off the men. Nevermind, good luck with your job search. This interview is over."
"Wait, what?! You didn't even read my resume!"
"I don't need to read your resume to be able to tell that your not the stripper for me."
"I am the stripper for you, though!"
"Please leave." I grabbed my things and put them back on, and walked to the next club that I had an interview for. I had to walk everywhere because we couldn't afford to keep putting gas in Donna's car. The next three clubs said I was too tall or they didn't want Mexicans. They claim to have wanted a "more desirable woman." I wanted to cry. All the clubs that I aced an interview for and I couldn't get one job. I tried one last club before giving up until another day. It was called Club Nightfall, and it was close to the apartment. I entered the club, and it smelled decent and, the setup was pretty nice.
"Welcome to club Nightfall. Are you applying for an exotic dancer position?" The person had green hair and a lot of piercings. I thought it was a man, but small hints were showing that they could also be a woman.
"Yes, I would hope so."
"I love your attitude. Do you have experience in the strip?" I had no experience in stripping, but telling him a lie wouldn't hurt."Yea, I stripped in a different city, though."
"Ok, show me your moves." They pointed to the pole in front of them. I tried to improvise a routine and slap something sexy together. I did a few turns and tricks then he told me to stop quite harshly.
"I-is there something wrong?"
"Yes." I got super nervous that he knew I was lying and had no experience stripping."
"What's wrong is that you haven't been stripping from me since day one! you're hired. This is also a no-touch club. So the men won't be allowed to touch you inappropriately while you are dancing. Also, you're not required to get naked at this club, but you can if you'd like. You are required to tip the DJ and the bouncer, etc. I think you know the rest since you stripped before, so I look forward to your presence tomorrow night. Also, I'm Leo, and my pronouns are they/them or he/him."
"Oh my goodness, thank you so much. And I wanted to ask, but I didn't want to seem rude. Thank you, Leo. When can I start?"
"Tonight, if that is ok with you?"
"Not tonight, but maybe tomorrow..."
"Of course, whatever is better for you."
"Thank you again. I appreciate it." I grabbed my bag, walked into the club's bathroom, and put back on my old uniform. I ran out of the club out of excitement. I finally did it. The plan was to tell the girls I had switched to the night shift so, leaving late tonight and coming back early in the morning didn't seem suspicious. I didn't plan on starting today because it would've been weird doing a ten-hour shift then leaving at twelve. I felt so relieved, and I also felt safe knowing that the owner was trans, and the club is also no touch.It was already six when I had gotten back to the apartment, but none of them won't be home until 7:30. I crept into Donna's room to put all her clothes back. To my surprise, she was lying there watching tik tok's on her phone.
"Donna... hey..."
"You lied to us, Cam."
"I didn't technically..."
"Where did you go, Camila?"
"Ok, I went to find another job, but look, I'm quitting the other one cause this new one pays me a lot more than the other one does."
"As long as you don't have two, jobs I don't mind, but why didn't you tell us."
"I didn't want y'all to worry about me."
"What is the job then."
"I... can't tell you yet, Donna. Please do me a favor and keep this secret from Miya and Vicky just for now."
"I trust you, so I'll take your word for it."
"Thank you. I'm gonna go out shopping for some clothing for this new job, so I'll be back."
"You better be back before they are."
"Ok, and thank you again, Donna."
"Only for my sisters." I picked back up my bag left the apartment. I went to a lingerie shop that was close to the apartment. I bought a skirt that showed all of my ass, the matching top that only covered my nipples, a wig just so no one recognizes me, and clear pleasers.
"Your total is 196.47."
"I mean you gotta spend to gain." I handed the lady 200 dollars and walked out of the store. Goodness, she was mean she didn't even help me when I asked for it. I looked at the time on my phone, and it was only 6:30. I just spent 16 hours' worth of money in one store. I was feeling sick, but maybe I could stop by the strip club and tell the girls that I picked up someone's shift.I went back to the apartment, and I went straight to my room. I locked the door so, if anyone tried to come in, they'd have to knock first. I tried on the outfit and felt like a bad bitch. It was revealing, but I had to do what I needed for my sisters to survive. I was so tall with these heels on that my head was above the mirror. I decided that I would go to the club today, but only to make back the money that I lost today. Before I went to the club, I decided to do a little research, and it saved my whole life. I figured out how to form the clear shoe to my foot, how to get a good grip on the pole, and what to pack when going.
The club opened at 10:30, and most of the dancers were already there waiting for Leo to open the doors.
"Hey! You came. I'm so glad because we are down one dancer tonight, and she sprained her ankle."
"That's sad."
"It is, but it's ok I have you now. Everyone, this is the new dancer I hired, please show her a lot of love and hospitality." All of the dancers introduced themselves to me as we were walking to the changing room."Rose here is like our house mom and will help you with your locker, picking a stripper name and whatnot. I'll be in my office if anyone needs me."
"Thanks, Leo," all the dancers said in unison. Rose then turns to me and cheerfully hugs me."Oh, I love mentoring baby strippers. What's your real name?"
"It's Camila."
"Oh, what a beautiful name, my real name is Rosalinda, but my stripper name is Rose or Rosita. I'll show you around, the do's and don'ts, and how to get a lot of money around here."
"Wow, thank you."
" No problem. So what's your stripper name going to be?"
"Dagger."
"No. It has to be something sweet and subtle." She started laughing.
"Alright, how about Mystique or Venus."
"Someone already has the name Venus here, but Mystique fits you well."
"Great, Mystique, here is the key to your new locker."
"Thank you, Rose."
"No problem at other strip clubs they are hostile to each other, but here we all take care of each other and make sure to get as much money as possible. Now show me your outfit." I threw on my wig and my little outfit and showed rose
."Wow, you have a nice body! They are going to like that. Your tall, so I suggest dance in heels, but when you are giving private dances take the heels off. It'll hurt their ego if they have a dancer that is taller than them."
"Yea, your right."
"I also suggest a fanny pack to hold all your money, wipes because It gets sweltering up there, also tape your nipples because even though it's a no-touch policy they act like boys, and lastly, just a little bit of grip powder." Rose handed me the fanny pack that everything inside and smiled at me.
"Thank you, Rose, really I appreciate it so much."
" What kind of mom would I be if I didn't take of the baby stripper. Do you want to dance next to me so I can watch over you?" I almost gagged at the word "mom" It was the most useless word in the dictionary. I took the fanny pack and rubbed the grip powder on my hands.
"That would be nice." Rose grabbed my hands, and then we were out of there. The bouncers, DJ, and the bartender were all setting up the club. Rose showed me over to her pole and let me use the one next to it
."Show me what you got before the club opens." I giggled nervously and grabbed the pole, and started spinning around on it
."Come on, girl, I know you got more moves than that." I continued spinning on the pole, and Rose didn't look impressed at all.
"I understand it's nerve-racking to dance damn near naked in front of a crowd of people, but allow your body to move naturally to the music. Just imagine dancing in front of your lover or a crush. Let me give you some quick tips about these boys. They love it when you put your hips into it and shake your ass, but the way to keep their attention and rack up more bucks is to keep them waiting. You want to grab their attention with your tits and hips then they're going to be itching to see that fat ass of yours. Try it out." I started dancing and putting my hips into it a little bit. The DJ then played a trap song I didn't know, but I was feeling the beat. I started twisting my hips seductively, grinding, twisting, and twerking.
"There you go, girl! Look at you killing it." Rose grabbed my hips and got behind me, and started slowly moving my hips in circles. She got close to my ear, and I looked at her from the corner of my eye. I blushed a bit because of close she was, and I could feel her pressed against me moving my hips. Rose smiled at me then bit her lip.
"Move your hips slower you gotta keep em guessing."
"T-thanks." Rose went back to her pole as customers came into the club. The men started grabbing their drinks and sat down in front of me, and rose. I was nervous, but I danced how rose told me, but no one was paying attention to me. I continued to dance, then out of nowhere, a rush of people came into the club till it was packed. The DJ switched the music from slow to fast. I started being less shy as I saw dancing already getting money. I started dancing confidently and using the tips Rose taught me. Then I had a group of men sit in front of me. I almost lost myself to my anxiety, but I remembered that I'm an assassin! What reason did I have to be scared?
I started dancing confidently and immediately started gaining attention. I finally turned around and started twerking, and I felt dollars fly all over me. I felt so confident and sexy. I turned back around to see who was throwing all the money, and I turned around, and it was a fine ass Asian man. He was wearing a tight button-up shirt, black jeans, and had tattoos trailing up his arm. His jewelry choice was immaculate. I looked him directly in his eyes as I danced, and he smiled at me then licked his lips. After the song was over, I picked up all the money I racked up and got so excited. Rose came back to where I was and helped me pick up my money. I wiped myself down with the baby wipes and turned to rose.
"Damn, I told you they'll love you, girl, you already racking up stacks. Now what you wanna do is go to the guy that threw all that money on you and convince him to pay for an expensive dance."
"Alright, what kind of dance do I give him?"
"Charge 150 for a lap dance where he can't touch you and 100 just to look, and 50 dollars just to talk."
"Hm, so do I just say hi or something?"
"Just be natural." Rose put the money she picked up in my fanny pack, then lightly pushed me down the stage stairs. When I started walking around the club to look for him, he was nowhere to be found. It's like he had suddenly disappeared into thin air. I wanted to go back to Rose and ask her what to do next, but I knew I couldn't be dependent on her forever, no matter how kind she was. I started walking around to find someone else to entice with my hips
The next thing I knew it was already 1 am, and my fanny pack was so full of money I had to put some in my skirt. I decided to retire for the night and come back tomorrow night to get more money. As I was walking to the locker room, Rose grabbed my wrist.
"Hey, Girl! You leavin'?"
"Yea, I think I got a pretty good amount for my first day."
"Oh hey, how about I walk you out and stuff I need a break anyway."
"I don't wanna hinder you from getting that bag so, it's cool with me."
"Nah, it's completely alright I'm taking a water break I'll be ok."
"Alright." I smiled delightfully at Rose and proceeded to walk to the locker room. When I walked into the locker rooms, there was a group of three girls staring at me and whispering.
"Don't even mind them they just started working here and are already jealous of every dancer that gets more than them. They just hatin' ass bitches and Leo is gonna fire them soon."
"Oh ok." I started packing up all my stuff in my backpack and putting the money in there also.
"You don't want to count it?" I looked at all the money in my bag and shook my head aggressively. "That is a lot to count."
"Another tip. Make sure to count your money before going because people do get robbed around here. I suggest also investing in a money counter, so you don't have to count it here, but since I know you most likely don't have one, buy rubber bands, straighten all your money, separate it by bill, then put it in the money counter." I put my bag down and did as Rose told me. When I finished counting everything, I made 713 in total.
"Omg, I made all of this money in one night... when I made this in 2 weeks at my other job."
"Exactly, and imagine making that amount every night, fuck being a doctor when you can be a stripper."
"My sisters are gonna be so surprised!!"
"Oh, and don't forget to pay tip off the fee is 40 dollars each night. So technically, you made 673, but that is still a whole lot of money."
"Yea, that one guy threw 300 dollars at me, then I did two dances. I charged this one guy 150, but he tipped me 50 because of how drunk out of his mind he was. The other guy only had 63 so, I took it anyway, and then I did one last dance on stage and got 150."
"You go, girl! I am so proud of you for up charging these little boys."
"I learned from the best."
"Well, since your all done, have a good night."
"Thanks, you too." I changed back into my regular clothing then grabbed my things. I gave the forty dollars to Leo then left. I knew that walking would be dangerous, but I was a top tier assassin. I started walking home and felt two presences creeping up from behind me.
"Can I help you, fellas?" I didn't even turn to see who it was before attacking. I immediately backhand the first guy and uppercut the second one. I spat on both of them and ran away backward while flicking them off. I ran till I felt like I was far enough and continued walking from there. I reached the apartment safely finally. I opened the door, and I saw Donna, Miya, and Victoria tied up on the floor. I ran over there to them, but the next thing I knew someone had hit my back hard.
"It's gonna take more than a bat to the back to take me out." I started fighting the person who hit me with a bat. It was so unusual because they were using the moves and formations that we were taught at TOKKA Academy.
"WHO SENT YOU!" The person didn't answer my question, and we continued to have an intense battle. I kicked the back of the couch, and my emergency gun fell out. I pointed it at the masked invader, and they immediately put their hands up.
"WHO SENT YOU BITCH!"
"Remember me?" I then felt another bat hit my shoulder. I turned around and saw Emma holding a bat in her hand. I fell to the floor and scraped my knee on the old wood floor. I pushed myself up quickly before Emma or the other masked person attacked me again.
"You bitch! Have you come to die or rematch for when I beat your ass?"
"Night, Night Camila."
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