Chapter 1
1415 Words
Red lights, loud music, cheers, laughters; they were things Halle saw and heard frequently, even in her sleep, she could still hear and see them.
From the room she was, she could hear the sound of loud music playing in the club house and it gave her a hint that the Friday night bizarre had started.
Blaze club was known for its special Friday night, when they bring in popular skilled strippers to perform and today happened to be Friday.
It was the biggest and hottest club in Marseille, tagged the club for the rich. And every Friday, Halle was the most anticipated stripper.
She adjusted her boobs, her cleavages popping from the sleeveless romper that showcased her endowment.
It was a light pink romper, and the length stopped few inches to her feet. She had black heels on, making her a few inches taller.
She was almost done dressing up, all she needed to do was her makeup, but the makeup artist hadn’t arrived yet.
The door opened, and her gaze shifted to the direction.
When she noticed it wasn’t who she was expecting, she rolled her eyes.
“Aren’t you done yet?” The Middle aged woman asked as she entered the room.
She was the manager of the club and Halle was her favorite stripper. They’d been working together for more than four years and somehow, they grew fond of each other.
“Nope.” She replied, turning to the mirror.
“I can see your makeup isn’t done yet. Why isn’t that b***h here?” The woman flared up, as she unlocked her phone to dial the makeup artist’s number.
Halle chuckled, “It’s so unfortunate I can’t do my makeup… By the way, what do you think about my new hair color?” She held the tip of her ginger straight her, twisting it.
“Looks good, but blonde suits you better.” The woman replied, her gaze still focused on her phone.
Halle rolled her eyes, “I’ll change it.”
“She isn’t answering her calls.” The woman let out a frustrated sigh, “What do we do now?”
Halle didn’t reply immediately. She observed her reflection for a second, picked up the lip gloss on the mirror table and applied it on her lips.
“Might just go this way, just for today.” She suggested.
“There’s a makeup artist around, she did the other girls makeup, should…”
“No.” She cuts her off. “She isn’t as good as Joan… Besides, time is running out, I have to be on that stage as soon as I can.”
The woman nodded understandingly. “If you say so.”
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As she held the stripping pole, giggles filled the room and she smirked. She liked how the men worshiped her presence, she liked the attention and it was one thing that kept her going.
She smiled seductively and started dancing sexily to the music being played. Her big ass wiggled behind her, displaying its softness, despite being covered with the light pink material.
She moved her body sexily, each moves rhyming to the song playing.
She swirled around the pole, her legs wrapped around it.
Grey eyes followed all her movements, astonished by her moves.
As Halle swirled to the other side, her eyes came in contact with the grey eyes which were fixated on her the whole time.
Surprisingly to her, the eyes didn’t move away from her even as she stared back. She chuckled and continued doing what she knew how to do best.
After some minutes, she concluded the stripping section with a dramatic split in front of the pole.
A satisfactory smile crept onto the corner of her lips when she heard the loud cheering coming from the crowd;
It confirmed she had done a good job.
She blew kisses to the air and walked away confidently, her big ass wiggling behind her.
When she returned to the room, she let out a sharp sigh. She kicked off her heels and was about to take off the romper, when the manager rushed into the room.
“Halle!” Happiness hint at the tone of her voice.
Halle’s brows raised, wondering the reason behind her excitement.
“You did a great job!” The woman commended, earning a light smile from Halle. “Immediately after your section ended, we got lots of calls. They want to book you for a private section, and…”
“Won’t be doing that tonight.” She cuts in.
The woman’s jaw dropped in disbelief. “You must be joking.”
“Trust me, I’m not.”
The woman walked closer to Halle, held her hands in hers and stared directly at her eyes. “I can’t possibly reject a ten thousand dollars offer this night.”
Halle was taken aback. Her eyes widened, “Ten thousand dollars?”
“Yes, but…” She let go of Halle’s hands. “You won’t be stripping for one person.”
“That’s not an issue.” Halle replied. “I’ll do it.”
“Good.” The woman flashed her a smile. “I’ll send you the location. You can rest for one hour before going.”
Halle didn’t say a word, she gave a curt nod and the manager left.
As soon as the door was locked, she picked her phone from the mirror table and dialed a number.
The call was answered at the first ring and a feminine voice was heard through the phone, “Halle!.” The voice shrieked in excitement.
“How are you?” Halle asked, rubbing her forehead softly.
“I’m perfectly fine.”
“How much did you say you needed for the textbooks?” She went straight to the point.
“One twenty.” The voice replied eagerly.
“Okay. I’ll send you a thousand, get the books and anything else you need.”
“Oh my God! Thank you so much, Halle.”
She smiled as if the girl could see her, “Where’s Fred?”
“He’s asleep. He came home late from his football training.” The girl reported.
“Alright, I have to go now. I’ll call you tomorrow.”
“Okay, sis. Goodnight!”
She hung up and took a deep breath.
Her day wouldn’t end well without her talking to her siblings, particularly her younger sister. They were all she cared about in the entire world, and she was living for them.
Whenever they wanted something, she went extra mile to make sure they got whatever it was.
She didn’t make them feel the absence of not having a mother.
At the thought of her elder brother who she hadn’t heard from in eight years, her mood changed.
Her phone suddenly beeped, jerking her out of her thought. When she checked, it was a text from the manager which contained the address of the hotel she would be performing tonight.
Relief washed over her when she realized it wasn’t somewhere far from the club house. She would be able to locate it on time.
She took off her romper and changed into a black sleeve gown, which stopped before her knee. She matched it with black sandals and folded the romper into her plus size handbag.
When she was done, she left the club, exiting through the back door.
She took a taxi to the hotel and in less than fifteen minutes, she was standing in front of the hotel room.
She knocked gently, but there was no reply. From outside. She could hear a loud hip hop music playing inside the room and she assumed they didn’t hear her knock because of it.
She knocked again, loudly this time around, and the door was opened.
She was welcomed with the sight of a redhead female, looking all messed up; Scattered hair, rumpled clothes and drowsy eyes.
“Hi.” The girl cooed cheerfully as she stepped aside, creating space for Halle to enter.
“Hi.” Halle reciprocated her gesture before entering the room.
The smell of smoke filled her nostrils, and her brows creased, forming a wrinkle as she stared around the room.
The whole place was messed up with smoke, bottles of drinks, and…
Her eyes widened when she saw a white substance on the table.
Even in her dreams, she could recognize the drug.
At that instant, she knew she had just walked into a complete mess.
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