Hostel

CHAPTER1

There in Club Soda the scent of cigarettes filled the air ,music filled the room, strippers dancing along chrome poles, men dancing and spraying money on the white Caucasian stripper at the center of them all . She had this curve-like figure with her clear smooth skin like that of a newborn with black lingerie that captivated and intrigued both young and old men to almost subconsciously spray her money . There on stage she noticed a man in a black suit trimmed with white and a silver Rolex that gleamed on his hand. After twenty minutes her performance was over, men cheered wildly in appreciation of her performance while others booed the boss for telling her time was up.

Backstage the boss gave her money, he said kamila ( name of the said stripper) this is your weekly pay . He stretched his arms , handing her an envelope , and she started counting. After ten seconds of counting she gave him a stern gaze like someone had just hit with a brick thereafter she said; hey the money ain't complete. Her boss Fredrick followed by saying; you ain't supposed to be complaining the other girls didn't get as much as you did besides the number of men coming in the club aren't as they used to be before. How is this any of my business? I don't get ever since I got here you been making thousands off me and yet you give me f*****g pennies, what the f**k do you want me to do with thirty(30) bucks. Fredrick replied furiously “ I don't give a f**k b***h if you like what I give then pack your f*****g things and leave , if you don't know here in Miami we don't f*****g lack sexy bitches ,I got girls begging me for a chance, you are out on your f*****g mind if you think if you think am going to f*****g care if you go through that door and don't come back” he said. Kamila ( a little shaken by Fredrick words but stood her ground ) she replied“you know what I quit go find find yourself an hoe I ain't cut out for you bullshit” kamila stormed out the door in rage while Fredrick noticing the stunned look expressions from other dancers as they watched the short drama in unfold. Fredrick almost nervously and angrily said “get back to work unless you want to follow her” . Then he went to his office and slammed the door as he got in. Then a wide range of murmuring followed suit .

Outside the club, kamila stood by the curb giving a sigh of relief had wanted to leave the club for close to four years but couldn't find an excuse worth exploiting because Fredrick wasn't one to let go of a girl especially one which he gains most of his money from that's why she decided to make an argument in front of her co workers where his pride could overcome his sense of judgement. Kamila preparing to stop a cab saw caught a glimpse of a shiny object she looked closer it was the man she noticed in the club wearing the silver Rolex , he turned straight to her and started walking towards her she panicked luckily she stopped a cab in time she entered in time. The driver asked “where to ?” she replied in panic “just f*****g drive” and the car zoomed off just in time before the man could reach her.

As cab drove off kamila looked back and noticed the man in suit still stared at the cab till the cab left his sights as though he just saw the thief that robbed his home ,which frightened her the more , she leaned towards the driver and told him to head towards the Miami metro police station as she was too scared to go home. The driver, not concerned enough to ask questions, just drifted and headed towards the police station saying to her “your fare just doubled” she replied with a gentle nod. Ten minutes later the cab got to the station and the driver parked then she paid and got out of the vehicle. It was then she realized that if she was asked “where did you meet this man?” she will be forced to give up her not so proud profession i.e being a stripper. So she decided to go home hoping not to encounter the man. There in the spot she stood, a tall Asian man noticed how worried she seemed so he walked up to her and asked . “Miss, is there a problem?" she replied “no and yes I have a boyfriend “ obviously lying, the man was surprised she misunderstood his intentions then she stopped another cab and entered leaving the man as though he wasn't there. The man stood still for a moment then narrowed his eyes in suspicion . Another man came out of the station and asked “Detective Grimes what's wrong?” coming back to his senses “oh nothing ”he replied let's go there is a homicide case going on in the department.

Tired and stressed out from work and the situation kamila started recalling past events of when her parents were still alive Mexico before moving to Miami back when life was as easy going has she remember though she doesn't know any other family members other than her parent and siblings which always seemed strange to her as she has never ask are hear about them from her parents. But she did know of a man that came at night to their house when she was twelve, he came with big black bags moved into the house garage by some men . Now she thought of it they resemble the military but that was fifteen Years ago before my mum and Dad died in a car crash sadly even my parents bodies weren't found she said in her thoughts and began to cry out loud after a few seconds she withheld her tears as she wouldn't want to be the center of attention for the other passengers in cab . Twelve minutes later she was dropped by the cab ,her facing the street where the surrounding where littered due to overflowing of garbage bags