Badass Dynasty

Having the struggle

{Erica}

After the orientation party I sit in my room clearly in distress and anger as I stare at my ceiling talking to myself.

Erica: Bad? What? Nah..Jason isn’t like that. He’s just being the protective father he’s always been. Yeah, yeah that’s it. I wont just do as he says anymore, I’m an adult.

In the middle of my rant, my mom walks in and sees me ranting to myself. She walks in, closes the door behind herself, and stare at me with a slight frown on her face.

Mrs. Kim: Erica? Honey are you okay?

I sit up and look at her as I prop myself up with my arms.

Erica: No! Dad is telling me to stay away from Jason and won’t even tell me why. How do I know he’s not just being a overprotective father and making sure I don’t someday date one of the guys in the business?

My mom looks at me and sit down next to me, her face unreadable as she sighs.

Mrs. Kim: I won’t say that your father isn’t crazy when it comes to you, but you HAVE to at least understand where he’s coming from.

Erica: Yeah I know, he wants me to stay alive and safe as he can keep me.

Mrs. Kim: That’s not all honey.

I sit up fully as I look at her and frown more.

Erica: Mom you’re scaring me..what else is he trying to do?

She sighs heavily and holds my hand as my heart stats to slightly race.

Mrs. Kim: He’s trying to prevent the same mistake he made 5 years ago, when he let another girl join his business.

My eyes widen in shock at her words, my throat nearly feeling like it would collapse out my mouth any minute.

Erica: He had another girl in on the business? What was she like? Was she badass? Did the guys also hate her?

My mom paused as she looked away and gathered up her courage to speak.

Mrs. Kim: She was quite the opposite actually. She was pure, sweet, and all the guys loved her the minute she stepped foot into the room. It got so intense when it came to her that the guys fought daily for even a millisecond of her attention.

I sat there and listened, my eyes scanning hers as I felt my mind going in loops as I’m confused about this whole story.

Erica: What does that have to do with my safety?

Mrs. Kim: she was so loved that the guys..wanted to love her too, a certain way that is. So, they took her, all of them, one by one, day by day. They called her “the man’s stress reliever”. And since that happened, she disappeared, without a trace.

I sat there as frozen as a statue as I listened to her words, my heart not only aching for the girl who had to go through that, but my heart also burned with fury as I started planning the murders of all the guys.

Erica: That’s..

Mrs. Kim: The reason why your father didn’t want you joining the business. He was so upset about what happened, that he blamed himself for it and made sure to never let another girl who decided to join his clan go through that ever.

Erica: And that’s where I come in..

My mom nods, her hand never leaving mines.

Mrs. Kim: Erica..don’t let your guard down around those disgusting men for even a second. If they- I can’t even think about what they’ll think around you..

I squeeze her hand tight as I look at her with slightly wet eyes. I put on a confident smile as I nod at her.

Erica: Mom, you raised a future badass legend. No sloppy smelling man will talk that from me, I’ll make sure of it too.

A month after the ceremony of my orientation, I worked extra hard. I worked myself to the bone, not only to protect myself, but to prove to my father that I won’t let those men break me for even a second.

When the time came for me to official start working my dad pulled me to the side and held my hands like he didn’t want to let go. He had a look of genuine fear across his face and I knew immediately what he was saying in his mind.

Erica: Dad, I’ll be okay. If anything happens I’ll come to you, you’re the first person I’ll go to.

He nods and lets my hands go, watching me walk out the house with my bag filled with my training clothes as I head to the training grounds.

I walk to a tall looking building as I enter and I’m greeted by a guy moping the floor. He’s a little short stubby guy with curly hair and seems to be in his mid 50’s. I wave at him and he just gives me a simple polite nod.

I walk further into a building when I hear cheers and I stop at a door that’s labeled “training” so I enter and nearly hundreds of guys eyes lands on me, eyeing me up and down as whatever conversation they were having, seemed to be posponed with unspoken words as it was just stares all across the room.

I set my bag down as I walk further into the room, my heart nearly pounding out my chest as I stopped and stood tall.

Erica: So, you guys gonna welcome me or what?

The look in their faces were priceless as I spoke. Eyes filled with anger as each of their body language clearly stated must for my presence.

Random guy: We won’t be doing much of anything, pretty girl. You’re in our territory now so you will-

Erica: I will beat your ass and laugh in your face if you even THINK about doing anything to me, and that goes for all of you. I may be a girl but I’m not a weak one, so tread lightly or suffer the consequences, that being my deadly fists.

I watch their faces immediately pale. My smirk never leaving my face as I pull out my pocket dagger and swing it around as I paced the room, the guys yelling at me.

Random guy 2: WHAT DO YOU KNOW? YOU’RE JUST A BITCHY RICH GIRL WITH NO-

As if the literal wind was knock out of him, he freezes when I chuck my dagger at him and it barely misses his head my centimeters, landing in the wall next to him.

The room went dead silent again as I calmly walk to him and pull the dagger out and pointed it at him neck as k whispered loud enough for them all to hear.

Erica: I may have enough money to get whatever I want, but that doesn’t make me a b***h like you’d expect me to be. So be a kind man and welcome me warmly hm? That’s the least I ask for.

With that I walked away, grabbing my bag and heading out the door as I sigh and walked further into the building as I ignore the deafening silence from the training room as soon as I left.

After that I head to the kitchen, where I’m met with a sweet looking lady who’s seemingly in her late 70’s. She’s moping the floor when a guy walks over and purposefully pours his drink on the floor where she just mop and throws the glass down, causing it to shatter.

Random guy: Clean this up old ass woman.

With that he left, and the lady frowns as she grabs a nearby broom when I stop her and take the broom from her hands.

Erica: Here..let me do this, you go rest.

Nancy: Oh dear I couldn’t possibly have you do that for me.

I shake my head a su begin to clean the mess myself, the lady watching with a heartfelt smile as she walks to a nearby seat and sits down.

Nancy: I must say, you are a respectful young woman. What is your name sweetie?

Erica: Erica. I’m Mr. Kim’s daughter.

As soon as k told her that she stood up and immediately bowed to me but I rush over and help her back down in her chair.

Erica: Oh no no no! You don’t have to bow to me, trust me, just treat me like any other person.

Nancy: But you’re the blood of greatness. Your father has saved me and my family countless times that I have no other way to repay you guys but to work here.

I shake my head as I sit next to her with a gentle smile.

Erica: You don’t owe us anything. If my father helped you it’s because you deserved it. My dad only helps those who are in need of it, nothing more, nothing less.

The lady smiled at me as she patted my head and stood back up.

Nancy: You can call me Nancy, I’m like a mother to these men, but unfortunately they don’t see me as one and just the cook and cleaner in these parts.

I smiled as I stood up with her.

Erica: Well you’ll be like a mother to me here, I won’t treat you wrong Ms. Nancy, I promise.

Nancy: Thank you Erica.