{Joy}
They want me to be this picture-perfect girl
In a little picture-perfect world
Ego
Bibi Bourelly
"Wassup lil sis, haven't heard from you in a minute " I heard his voice through my phone.
I hesitated before I said anything, wondering if this is the right thing to do.
"Hello" I hear him said as I was about to speak.
"Troy, I think it's time" I tell him.
"You sure" I hear him moving around in the background.
"Positive" I tell him
"What about yo mamas" he asked me I hear the Curiosity in his voice.
"I'm doing this for her own good, but funny enough I bet she won't know I'm going to be gone" I tell him, speaking the truth. I can't help her with out her wanting her to help her self and get clean.
"Ight, I'm be there in 30" I hear the phone click.
Now Troy is not blood at all, he is just like my brother though. Meet him in 3rd grade and we stayed at each other neck. In middle school I got picked on and he stood up for me but he still bullied me. In early years of high school we stop talking because he got deep in the street but our senior year we got close again. You know when you graduate people say they keep in touch so far he is the only one I still talk to.
I pack a overnight pack not knowing how long I'm be with him, I honestly don't know anyone that works with him. This is honestly my last choice. My job is barely giving me minimum wage and I can't pay any bills like this and my mom has no job.
I hear I knock on the door and I see it my mom I open it and she slowly walks in like she has never been here before.
"Where you going honey" she walks into my room.
"I'll be back just make sure when you leave lock the door ok" I hand her a spare key betting she lost hers.
"Your leaving me" she said sounding like a child.
"I said I'll be back" I said continuing to pack my bag.
"Your leaving me just like you fucking father" she spat at me. I turned around and not seeing my mother that I grown up with. I don't know this lady she is weak, hopeless, and torn.
"How can I leave you when you already left me"I grab my stuff and walked out the door. I immediately wiped a tear that was coming down my face. I remember Troy told me don't show your emotions don't be weak and vulnerable.
I walk do the step of the apartment and right on time I see a all black Camaro pull and and I see the window go down and I see Troy sitting there.
I get in the car and he pulls off.
"Ok, Joy you know I'm not comfortable with you doing this, but I rather you work for me than anybody else" he tells me not breaking eyes from the rode.
"What made you choice to pick this instead of getting another job" he ask me.
"I need the money by next week, 2000 to be exactly. I get paid about 300 on a good week, you know this" I tell him.
"Yo, J why didn't you tell me you been struggling like that. Joy you know you basically fam" he looks at me and narrows his eyes.
"Thought I had it under control" I lie right through my teeth, I honestly thought my mom would get it together but she fooled my ass.
"Well you didn't, so don't do that shit again" he looks at me then the road. I just lay my head on the window and wishing this was all a dream, my whole life a dream. Wish I didn't have to sacrifice my life for the mistake my parents made, but that's life. Right.
20 minutes in I notice he pulls down a gravel road that you would not know that was there unless you knew it was there. We pull up to this warehouse that look awfully new.
"Ok I'm give you a quick run down, the niggas in here don't play. Well some a little childish to be a grown man but ignore they ass. Everyone calls me Money, because I work with all of the money. I'm introduce you to the hnic (head nigga in charge). His name is Kyree but don't call him that everyone calls him King, I tell you what your going to be doing when we get inside" he gives me the basic rundown of the place, I take mental notes on what he is saying.
We get out the car and walk inside, once we walk in side the smell of weed hit me like a truck it is also very loud. I follow Troy and walk pass a room with girls all naked packing boxes. I better not be doing that. We pass another room with just couch and guys smoking. We walk up some stairs and then the sound does down. I follow him into a nice office.
"This is my office, you will be working over there" he points to a machine with some bags next to it.
"I'll show you it when we get back" we walk out then we go up the hall into a office a little bit bigger than his.
"Yo, King" he says. Then a guys turns around in his chair and face us.
"Who might this be" King says he honestly doesn't look that older that us. He is quite good looking to. I thought he was going to be some old man, but how he is talking he may be one.
"This my homegirl but she like a sister I never had Joy, remember" Troy tell him and I give a little fake smile and wave.
"Well nice to meet you Joy, but you know the routine for new recruits, Money" he tell Troy I wonder what him means by routine for new recruits.
"Right" Troy says.
"I'll be right out that door, he is just going to ask you a couple questions ok" Troy whispers in my ear. What did I get my self into?
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