Torn

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Chico's was owned by Chicago Knight who was very known around Texas. He was a brown skin man that stood at about 6'7. He was always in a suit which complemented his hazel eyes and toned body. He had full plump lips, coily curly hair that always stayed in neat braids with a crisp haircut.

Every girl wanted Chicago, but he declined all of them and stayed single. He didn't have time for a relationship, he was all business.

Chico's wasn't the only thing Chicago owned, he always owned his own record company, called Dynamite Records.

*

As Faith walked inside the diner a chill hit her as she looked around the empty diner, she furrowed her eyebrows because Chico's was always busy. Everybody loved the food and drinks there, plus the entertainment. Chicago always had at least one of his newest artist perform at his diner to get them warmed up to a crowd.

She made her way to the back and saw that no one was there at all. After putting her things into her locker she proceeded to get everything ready that she needed.

As she was grabbing her notepad and pen, she heard the back office door close..A tall figure walked down the hall with another person behind him.

As the men came into clear view Faith started to get a little nervous at the unfamiliar faces, "Um...Excuse me."She said a little above the whisper but loud enough for them to hear.

"What you doing here? Nobody's supposed to be here today."Chicago looked up from his phone and eyed Faith.

"I-I-I didn't know.."Faith stuttered instantly regretting it.She hated that she stuttered when she was nervous.

"You work here?"

Faith nodded slowly, "I'm sorry...who are you again?"She cocked her head to the side looking between the two men.

Chicago looked back at his bodyguard Vernon and they both busted out laughing at her words. Faith didn't find anything funny though, she was really curious on who these strange men were.

"You hear this shit V? She had the nerve to ask me Chicago the OWNER of this bitch, who the fuck I was."Chicago laughed some more.

"Bitches be trippin boss."Vernon chuckled at his words.

"I didn't kno-"

"Well now you know."Chicago's face went serious has he gave Faith a look that scared her.

His hazel eyes pierced through her as he stared at her intensely. She rubbed her sweaty palms together and swallowed hard.

"Nobody is supposed to be here today. It's a gas leak so we're closed today, you don't read your emails?"

Faith shook her head slowly and Chicago scoffed to himself, "Your starting to irritate me, please leave before my temper gets bad."He continued to give her that look that brought fear into Faith.

She nodded and quickly made her way to the back to get her things so she could leave.

She made her way back to the front she glanced over and saw that Chicago was on the phone, she wanted to apologize but decided against it.

Faith was so embarrassed that she didn't know who Chicago was. She never met him before, just only heard about him. She just couldn't get over the fact that he was so rude and cold to her, and that look...she knew it all to well.

That was the same look Demarcus gives her before he beats her. It always brought fear into her.

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Chicago walked into one of the recording studios where one of his number one artists Taliah was recording her newest single.