Part 1

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"Ugh" I groaned as I heard my 8am alarm ring signaling that it was time for me to wake up. I had a killer headache from the ratchet festivities that had taken place the night before. Yesterday was my 18th and my best friend London made sure it was night to never be forgotten.

Dragging my body out of bed I slipped on my slippers and made my way to the bathroom to do my morning hygiene routine. After I was done I checked my phone, clicking through Snapchat I saw videos and pictures from last night. After laughing at them I then called my mom as I do every morning. My mom is like my best friend , she's always been understanding and supportive of me and I appreciated her for it.

"Hello" she answered. "Hey ma" I said as I rubbed palmers cocoa butter on my legs. " Looks like someone had quite an eventful night last night" she said. I scrunched my eyebrows trying to figure out she could've known about that. "Who told you that ?" I asked trying to mask the smile forming on my face. "Don't worry about all that, I got eyes on the streets" she said making me burst into laughter. "Eyes on the streets huh" I replied. "Anyway what are your plans for the day ?" She asked me. "I have class today and then after that I'll probably just chill until it's time for work" I replied. "Don't forget that your dads birthday is Sunday and we're having family dinner" I'm glad she said something because I had totally forgotten. We talked for about another 15 minutes before we said our goodbyes.

It was now 9:15, class started at 10 so I decided to fix myself some breakfast. Coming out my room I ran into London. We have been best friends since middle school so when we both decided to go to A&T it only made sense for us to live together.

" How do you not look like shit after last night ? Clearly I didn't do my job" she said laughing while grabbing a bottle of water out of the fridge.  " Well I feel like shit if that counts for anything" I responded. Last night London and I went to club Freeze where we drank our weight in patron and Hennessy. Since I was only 18 and her 19 , we had to get fake ID's and figured since we went through the trouble of getting them we might as well use the hell out of them.

After talking with London I headed to my classes for the day. They went by pretty fast as I only had 3 today. Being a nursing major most of my classes were science based. While in high school I completed my freshman and sophomore years of college so I was no stranger to hard work. 

Once I was done with my classes for the day I went back to the apartment to do some homework and get ready for work. After finishing my homework I took a shower and straightened my wig and did my makeup. I then put on my Hooters uniform on and glanced in the mirror before grabbing my keys and leaving for work. Working at Hooters it seemed like everyone had an opinion. I paid it no attention because I loved my job. I get paid to look like a bad bitch, flirt with customers , and of course serve food.

Parking my car in the parking lot I got out and walked inside. I instantly smiled as I saw London and our friend Maya. Most people couldn't imagine being around someone as much as I was around London but she's like a sister to me. I could never get tired of her.
Maya was 25 and in law school. When London and I first started working she really showed us the ropes. Ever since then we've all  been friends.

" Welcome to hooters my name is Leah and I'll be your waitress today. Can I start you guys off with drinks ?" I said without ever looking up. Waiting tables this introduction became second nature to me. Taking out my pen and pad I finally lifted my head to get their drink orders. Looking up I realized that this table was full of beautiful black men. They all looked in their mid-thirties but they were still cute nonetheless. However, there was one that was the sexiest man I've ever saw. He had Carmel skin with a decent amount of hair on his that has  a few grey hairs here and there. Though he had on a suit you could tell his we worked out and to top it all off he had a beautiful smile.

When returning with their drinks I made sure to scan the table for wedding rings. I swear god must have been smiling down on me because just my luck he was the only one with a ring.
While taking their food order I overheard one of his friends call him Trey.

The men had just finished their food when I heard one of them speak to me. What did you say your name was again sweetie ?" The man  asked me. He was a tall chocolate man with waves. "Leah" I responded with a smile. " well thank you for serving us Leah" he said. "You're welcome" I responded with a smile. Once they left I cleaned the table and collected the tips they had left. It was $250 in tips. I laughed and thought to myself " I wonder what those niggas do for a living" while cleaning the table I noticed once of the men had left their wallet. Opening I felt a smile creep on my face as I realized it belonged to Trey.

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