" You know how to do this Therese, it's almost end of shift come on "say my friend Sheryl her hands on my shoulders. She knows how hard it is for me to do this job. I look at the mirror and see a sad looking girl wearing a red set of lingerie. A gift from my boss, Jamie, to " make good impression" he said. Sheryl lock eyes with me in the mirror and give me a sorry smile before getting in the main room and I follow her not long after. Money is money after all and I need it if I want to get away from this shit hole so I get on stage and start sliding on the pole. I move my hips slowly then lock my legs on the cold metal stick before touching the top of my body with my hands. The crowd go crazy and Jamie gives me a thumb up with a satisfied smile, sign for me to leave the stage. The red neons are blinding me and I don't notice the hands trying to grab my legs, I fall on stage and more hands gets on me. I start kicking the hands with my feet and I loose my heels during the fight. The security go to my rescue and take me to safety in the changing room. Fucking pigs, I hate it here. I put my clothes on quickly and head outside. The fresh air envelop me and I take a deep breath of it. I start walking toward my home and notice a red car parked in front of the club with its lights on. A silhouette seem to be watching me.
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I shake my head, must be my imagination... I arrive, after a moment, to my front door and raise my hand to knock on the door but it opens quickly before me and I receive a strike on my cheek. " Do you fucking know what time it is ?!" My mom yells. She grab my arm and shove me inside. " You have no respect for yourself or for this family" she continue Her hair is a mess, her clothes are all torn it's smells like alcohol and cigarettes. I ignore her and storm upstairs to my room. I trow myself on my bed and cover my ears with a pillow to ignore her screams and the dishes she's breaking. Suddenly, I feel vibrations under my bed and and I put myself upside down to find a small sniffling figure. " Andrew ? What are you doing under my bed ? " "I'm not Andrew, I'm a ghost you can't see me " my little brother answers, his blond head burried in his arms. I chuckle and join him under the bed and start caressing his back softly. " Well, my little ghost, I'm happy to see you in safety. Mommy was harsh tonight again ? " He nods, his head still in his arms. I envelop him with my arm " One day, I'll take you far far away from her, Andrew" He looks at me, his eyes full of tears. " You promise ? " he ask me. " I promise "
