THE BILLIONAIRE'S TREASURE WHEN LOVING BECOMES LIVING

Chapter3

Standing before the mirror in the girls changing room, Alitzel took deep breaths,in..out,in..out she kept on murmuring trying to calm herself down. After successfully sneaking out of the house, careful not to wake her friend Maria she had bolted towards the centre park where she would meet with Tom,a guy in the neighborhood famous for illicit deals,in her desperation she had met with him while trying to find some little jobs to earn a living long before she had her part time work at Ms Em's grocery store,Tom had promised to introduce her to his friend who will gladly take her in as a highly paid stripper in his club,he had assured her that with her killer shape and beauty,men would be lining up to have a nightstand with her in exchange for millions of dollars, refusing to sell her body out and not being able to cope with the shame and ills associated with such,she had told him to never approach her again for such trash,after all there is dignity in labor,she had told him she would rather sweep the streets for meagre wages than be found in the association of sinners. But here she was,dressed like a slut,of course that's what everyone here See's me as,she thought sadly as tears dropped from her eyes,

"Who's this new fella who can't come to terms with the fact that she's a stripper",a voice mocked behind her making her to quickly wipe off her tears. Earlier on she was so bold and confident when she approached Tom who introduced her to Stone,the manager of the famous sin city club in the heart of Bel-Air,the wealthiest city in Los Angeles,a dirty minded man who had shamelessly eye r***d her licking his black lips and shining his cigarette stained teeth at her as he welcomed her and negotiated with her."you don't have to worry no one will hurt you"he had said to her,"but you have to know that this work is at your own risk,if any of the rich folks like your skills,you could be hired as a personal stripper to please him or her anytime"he had added while attempting to touch her butts, shifting back she had stated she wouldn't be a personal stripper and was only there for the night as she won't be returning after getting her pay,"just you wait and see,the inflow of money would make you always run back to us little cutie"he had told her as she signed her contract, a contract with the devil she had thought within her,she was however strengthened when her plea to strip with a mask was approved, at least people won't get to see me for me.Masked beauty,she chose her stage name as instructed,and after being handed her wears,she was committed to a blonde lady who happened to be in charge of the female strippers in the club who took her to the changing room.

"Masked beauty... masked beauty?" Tricia,the blonde lady in charge called for the umpteenth time, making her jolt back to reality, "I'm sorry ma'am" she apologized,"I just got a little distracted"she said,"oh dear, you don't have to worry yourself,put your burdens behind it's time to make some money with your killer body",the older lady said,"I know life throws loads of s**t on people and you're not an exception darling,so cheer up!..cheer up! Cheer up! It's time to rock!",she sang while shaking her butt in a crazy manner making her laugh,"thanks ma'am...",she trailed off unsure of what to call her,"Tricia..just call me Tricia", she chipped in as she led her out to the waiting room where she would be called upon to perform.

In the VIP section of sincity club, sat Eiden and his friends Tyler and Derek. Tyler had successfully dragged them to the club from Derek's house where they had gone to have their lunch and freshen up. While Tyler was having the best time dancing around with different girls from one table to another, Derek and Eiden sat drinking while observing what was going on in the club.

The most exquisite view of the stage where the strippers performed was from the VIP section,loud blasting music, guns, money laundering,s*x, mafia groups and top dealers from different companies sat amongst them making their illicit deals,of course what good could come out of such a place Eiden thought as he watched the strippers uninterestedly,he couldn't wait for this whole saga they had dragged him into to be over.

"C'mon man, don't just sit there go mingle and have fun", Tyler urged him as he danced towards their table with girls hanging all over him,"go do your stuff man, I'm not cut out for this trashy place, you've just successfully wasted the time I would have completed some work",he replied making him laugh,"now I don't know what's funny",Eiden complained making a face."I'm off to get more drinks", Derek said clicking his glass with Tyler's who danced away with his babes.

Eiden sat there wondering why people would enjoy staying in such a place,for all he knows,his life has always been about work since he lost his mum,the only person he had loved so dearly, shaking off his thoughts he decided to just pass the time while waiting for his crazy friends to do their stuffs.

Let's make welcome our latest stripper in sincity..."MASKED BEAUTY",the MC'S voice echoed,

"Masked beauty?who the hell bears such a tacky name" Eiden thought,"yo!man, you're interested in her?"came Derek's voice startling him,"what the f**k!", I didn't just say that out loud he thought, "When did you get here, you had better stop behaving like a ghost",he complained,"don't tryna change the topic,I caught you already, interested huh?"Derek probed on.

"Come off it man,why would I want to have anything doing with a slut, besides I don't have any business with that gender ",Eiden replied,"if you say so", Derek replied shrugging "I'm not the all talk guy so I rest my case,just don't get caught by that guy",he added pointing at where Tyler stood having fun. Taking his seat at the table,he poured them more drinks.

Let's make welcome our latest stripper in sincity... MASKED BEAUTY,I heard making me wipe the tears that threatened to fall off my eyes,I guess I've not yet gotten to terms with the fact that I'm really doing this s**t,you know the saying use what you have to get what you want?I never thought I was going to apply it this way in my life I thought sadly.

With each step I took into the stage,I could feel my heart break into a thousand pieces,my late parents must be so disappointed in me I thought as I chuckled out tears,who cares after all, I've come this far to give up I encouraged myself. My thoughts wandered off to Maria,how do I face her should she realize what I've been up to I asked myself sadly,the truth is that I've really got to do all,I barely make enough to support her yet she houses me,feeds me,supports me in every way,the least I can do is not be a bother,who shamelessly leeches off on her poor friend I concluded.

With sudden boldness, coupled with mixed feelings of sadness that I had to go down this path and relief that I'll get to make some reasonable amount of money,I cat walked to the strippers pole in the middle of the stage, there were about three of them as it was common for strippers to go in sets of three or more,but I was there all alone as a newbie in the industry. Stone is probably trying to see what I'm capable of and how much money I can fetch him I thought sadly as I positioned myself in the middle ready to make money or so I thought.