IF LOVE HAD A PRICE

Chapter 1.Let Me Explain

*Sound Of Sirens Set Off In The Neighborhood*
Ma'am!Ma'am! Try to keep your focus on the sound of my voice. If you can understand me try to blink.

I looked up at the paramedic as he carried my lifeless body out of the house. You know that moment that everyone speaks about,"my life flashing before my eyes"? It didn't hit me until after I was already being taken into an ambulance and trying to keep myself from falling asleep. No, it wasn't the good memories that hit me first. I was seeing the moments that led up to this moment; as I visualized the face that tried to take my life away. Maybe if I rewind you'll be able to understand, so here it goes...

5 Years Before
I came from a family that had everything that every child dreamt of. My mom was a marriage counselor and my dad was an architect and a dope dealer. Anything I wanted they'd buy me and anything I needed they made sure it was the top of the line. I didn't have any siblings growing up, at least I didn't think so considering my parents both were hoes. I was the only one they had to take care of so regardless if they did have other kids it was just me with them.That sounds amazing right? No, being the only child was a bust. Parents were never home but would try and buy my love for their absence. I was in everything but they never came to watch me play volley ball, run track, do cheer, or even see me act and sing. You'd think because i was the only child that they'd have a little time saved for me right? No, I'd be watched by this nanny that soon became like my mom and she raised me to be independent. If i had any events I'd let her know and she'd pull up to support me. Just when i thought i had someone in my life to latch onto she showed me who she really was. It turns out that my mom was paying her to be there at my events and my dad was giving sexual favors to thank her for when she'd do anything extra for me. She soon tore my family apart when my dad left my mom for her and soon after my mom found out she had cancer. I was only 15 when my mom passed away and my dad never turned back to see if we were okay. Yeah, life got real real quick for me but i always held my own ,so I learned how to hustle and kept going when it came to school. My mom left me all of her prized possession like our house, her cars, money she saved since i was a baby, and everything inside the house. Everything was paid off or already owned so all I had to worry about was staying up on the mortgage for the house.I never met either of my parent's side of their families except for some cousins but that's because we all ended up going to the same school. My uncles and aunts only saw me through passing of picking up my cousins and they weren't allowed to talk to me. Now I'm 22 and learning how to live my life better than my parents handed me...

"Hi, my name is Alona Avery Walsh. I'm here for the nursing program that Mrs.Walker added me in."

Monica(Mrs.Walkers Assistant):" Yes, but Mrs. Walsh your meeting for the program started 30minutes ago. Mrs. Walker took the next client because of the time. I'll see if she has time to take you after if she doesn't already have a meeting. "

Alona:"Okay, I'm so sorry I was late. I had car trouble before getting here." *i lied*

*Monica Rolls Her Eyes As She Looks Back At The Computer*

Monica:"I guess she has a fit in at 5:30."

Alona:"Thank you so so so much!"

Monica:"Please, wait until 5:30 to come back or you may have a seat until Mrs. Walker comes back out. "

Alona's POV
I had some business to take care of so I decided to leave and come back around 5:15. I pulled up to my house to see my bestfriend's car parked and her nigga's car parked behind her. I ran inside to grab some extra clothes only to hear her having the time of her life up in her room..Avaiyah:"Daddy, slow down. Daddy, please slow down...mmm. Right there babe." I rolled my eyes and continued to go up the stairs to my room. I grabbed the bag I had prepared for myself earlier and headed back down stairs. "Hey babe!" I heard Avaiyah say as I headed toward the kitchen. Her and her boo were now on the couch looking worn out and watching something on Netflix. "Hey, have you seen my wallet? I forgot to bring it with me to the meeting." She shook her head yes and threw it my way. "Bitch, you took my $20?" She gave me a puppy dog look as she looked down and said," I needed it for gas. I promise l'll pay you back when I get paid Friday ." I wasn't too bothered about it I continued grabbing my things and went in my safe to grab my gun. "You got some shit to handle?" , she said as she came in the room to see me closing the safe back. "Yeah, Roger thought I was playing about my money and I heard he's been smoking and snorting the supply Ken gave him to sale. I guess I have to go buss a cap in his knees for him to understand I'm not a fucking joke." Roger was my cousin but we never got along until I had no choice but to be around him. My man and him are best friends and Ken heard that his ass was doing bad so we set him up to start working for us. I'm the head of the business but my career always comes first so Ken steps in when I can't set up plans or Avaiyah . "Roger was caught out hanging with the other side and he hasn't been picking up for any of our crew so I made it my mission to find his ass. He owes me money first before he can even have the decision to replace us for the enemy." She ran back downstairs to tell her man to leave as she got ready with me."If you thought I was going to let you handle business by yourself you had life fucked up." She grabbed her strap and threw her bag by the door as we locked up the house and headed out to find this nigga...