The Wrong Side of Twenty-Five by Dionne Abouelela

Author:Dionne Abouelela [Abouelela, Dionne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pen Name Publishing
Published: 2018-08-13T16:00:00+00:00

I rolled my eyes. Jersey didn’t deserve a word, a breath, a huff, or anything to give her satisfaction. If anything, she did me a favor. She torched every little thing I had still tying me to my old life. She set my past on fire with a smile on her face and hands thrown in the air in deep satisfaction. Little did she know, that sudden breeze tousling her dull over sprayed hair was made of my inhibitions and self-doubt.

With one match, with one can of gasoline, with one plan she thought would hurt me, she unknowingly set me free.

Tonight I would get on that stage, dance better than any other girl had ever danced in this dilapidated building in this dilapidated town, and I would show her. I would walk with even more of her money. What could she do to me now? Blow up my car? So be it. I may not have much, but I did have great insurance.

“Ladies, ladies, let’s talk about tonight,” Jeremy shouted, walking in to the dressing room. “First of all, limit the alcohol on this one please,” he chuckled and pointed my way. “I don’t need to be cleaning up any more piles of vomit off the floor.”

“You didn’t clean any vomit,” I scoffed. “I scraped my bra off the floor from a huge dry puddle.”

“No one would have noticed. Anyway. Since you were a hit last night, you’re going to dance twice tonight. Your lack of rhythm and horrible dance moves are shockingly good for business. The boys couldn’t quit talking about you, which means they stayed longer, which means they drank more, which means I made more money. Thanks for that.”

“You have got to be kidding me,” Jersey said. “Twice? That’s some bullshit.”

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