The Preacher's Daughter ( August Alsina Edition )

Chapter 16

* Chanelle's POV *

I walked into the room while he laid there "asleep". I gently took my clothes off & turned on the warm water for a shower. I was trying to hurry & get ready to go since Tonya was coming to get me. I grabbed my towel & walked into the room where August was; grabbing my shirt & jeans. I must have woke him up cause he sat up in the bed.
August: Where you going?
Chanelle: Out w/ Tonya.
August: Tonya?
Chanelle: Yeah, we work together.
August: You don't have to lie to me about going to see no nigga.
Chanelle: I'm really going out w/ Tonya.
August: So what? You gay now?
I sighed & sat down at the end of the bed to put my shoes on.
Alana: I don't see what's the problem. She just wanted to go out & invited me.
August: Yeah whatever.
Tonya pulled up & beeped her horn.
Chanelle: See? It's a woman, not a guy.
August: My bad..
Chanelle: I'll see you in a few. I might pull a double tonight.
I said lying & picking back up my uniform to back up my lie.
August: Aight. I'll see you in the morning?
Chanelle: Yes.
I said giving him a kiss.
Chanelle: Goodnight.
I closed the door behind me & got inside the car w/ Tonya.
Tonya: Ready?
Chanelle: Yes.
She backed out of the parking lot.
Tonya: So let me tell you how everything goes. There's the strippers. They have a nickname & dance for the dudes. You might make $800 tonight cause you're new. On a good day when they're use to you? $1200. Private dances will make you an extra $1000. There's also the prostitutes. They go out on the block & do any favor for the customer. You'll make probably $700 tonight. On a good day? $1000. Now, Latrell is the money man/pimp. He gets $400 of what you make from the night. You don't wanna get on his bad side either.
Chanelle: Stripping?
Tonya: Yeah girl. I'm one of the strippers. He's got 4 prostitutes. You stripping?
Chanelle: ...Yeah.
I didn't want to do either. I didn't want to get involved. A woman's body was her temple, right? Unfortunately, my parents didn't want anything to do w/ me. I had moved all the way here w/ August. I was basically all he had at the moment. Temples didn't matter so much anymore. We pulled up to a building that seemed abandoned.
Tonya: Come on...
She said so I followed behind her into the building. Smoke was so thick in the air. Dudes were sitting down everywhere.
Tonya: Customers.
We walked into a room full of other girls that were half naked & getting dressed.
Tonya: Meet Zoey.
Zoey was about 5'9 w/ long jet black hair, caramel colored skin.
Zoey: Hey.
Chanelle: Hey. I'm Chanelle.
Zoey: Nice to meet ya.
She said smiling.
Tonya: There's Lady, she's the oldest of us all.
Lady was about 5'6, cocoa skin, & brown shoulder length hair until she threw on this black wig.
Lady: Hi. How old are you?
Chanelle: 18.
Lady: A young one. I'm 38.
Chanelle: Really?
Lady: Been doing this 5 years now. It's the way to be.
She said smiling & standing up from her mirror. She turned around revealing her nipples. She was wearing a bra that sparkled in rhinestones w/ an open area for her nipples to be seen.
Chanelle: I think your bra is tore up.
I said pointing it out while the others laughed.
Lady: Baby get on board. No, it's made like this. If you gone make the money, you gotta look your best.
She said before walking out the dressing room. This was only the beginning of my night.