Young Money/Cash Money Records starts a mentoring program. Nicki Minaj gets paired with a teenage girl named Belle. She's from a poor neighorhood in Florida. She was abandoned by her father and her mom loved her boyfriends more than her. Nicki Minaj...
"Belle take that ugly outfit off. I bought you something." My mom said handing me a shopping bag.
"It's nice. Where did you get the money for it?" I asked.
"Don't worry about that just remember who your mom is when you get famous. Go change." She said leaving my room and closing the door. I quickly changed
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I grabbed my phone and put it in my pocket. I walked out the room and my mom's boyfriend is sitting on the couch smoking.
"What's in your pocket, Belle?" My mom asked.
"Nothing." I replied quickly.
"I want to spend more time with her." Her boyfriend said eyeing me.
"No, she's off limits." My mom said.
"You can make a lot off of her." He replied. My mom glanced at me.
"How much do you think?" She asked.
"MOM!" I shouted shocked.
"I'll give you fifty right now." He answered standing up. My mom grabbed me by the shoulder and turned my back to him.
"She has a big top and bottom. She has to be worth more than that. Maybe 500?" She negotiated.
"250 is as high as I'll go." He said.
"Okay." I ran to the front door but he got there first. He grabbed me by the arm then I kneed him in the balls and shoved my mom out the way. I ran to my room and locked the door then I pushed the dresser in front of the door. I quickly dialed my best friend's number while crying.
"Where are you? I'm at the bus stop." She said.
"Alex, I had to lock myself in my room. She's trying to sell me to her boyfriend. I'm scared." I cried into the phone.
"Baby, he'll be gentle and you'll make it to the rapper in time. It's time you start helping me pay these bills." My mom yelled through the door then there was banging.
Alex told me, "Climb out the window and run." I opened my window and pushed on the screen but it wouldn't budge. I grabbed a pair of scissors off the dresser and cut the screen out. I pulled myself through and ran.
"I'm coming." I said before hanging up. A usual 20 minutes walk, I turned into 5.
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"Are you okay? Here I have water." Alex handed me an open bottle. I gulped it down and choked a little in the process.
"She almost found out about the phone too." I told her in between breaths.
"We can't live here anymore. We need to make boss moves in LA." She said.
"Definitely." I replied.
"Speaking of boss moves. Do you remember Anastasia? She didn't have the money to pay me after I did her hair so, I told her I would drag her if she didn't pay me and then she was like she just stole some designer things I could have whatever. That's when I found these bags. They're $700 a piece but you and I got them for freeeeee. I bought you some things. Take a look." She said excitedly. I looked in the bag: a shirt with nicki minaj face on it, 2 of her perfumes, and a choker.
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"You really have to stop spending your money on me. This, you bought me the latest iPhone and you're paying the bill and everything else you buy me. You spent $400 on this lace wig and you put it in. One day I'll pay you back plus interest. What's in your bag?" I asked.
"Makeup and cash." She answered.
"How much?" I asked.
"A couple grands." She replied.
"Dude. What if somebody mugs you?" I exclaimed.
"Then I've lost my life's savings besides I can't leave it home. If I do my mom will find it and buy drugs until she overdose. There's the bus." She said pulling out a couple dollars for us to get on. She paid and we took our seats at the back of the bus.
"Do you think she'll like me?" I asked her.
"She'll love you. Don't forget our rules." She replied immediately.
"Don't cry when I meet her. Stay true to myself. She's my key to getting out of this place." I chanted. We sat there in silence for about 30 minutes then we got off and took another bus the rest of the way. We stepped off the bus and spotted the crowd around the restaurant.
"Are you ready?" Alex asked me.
"Yes." We walked to the entrance but men in black was blocking everything off. I met eyes with one of the men. They pulled out a picture then he spoke to the other men.
"Please step aside." They yelled. They made a way for us. We held hands as they pulled us through the crowd. People were yelling how lucky I was, pushing each other, taking pictures, and videos. Once inside we let go of each other.
"How do I look?" I asked.
"Amazing but you could use some lip gloss." Alex said before pulling out lip gloss. I quickly put it on then she ran around me to make sure I'm fine. "Girl you look like a meal." She said with a huge smile.
"You look great too." I told her.
"I know." She said doing a courtesy.
"If you're done. I'll take you to the table now." The guy said interrupting us.
"Sorry, we are definitely ready." I said. We followed him. As soon as I rounded the corner I made eye contact with the one and only Nicki Minaj. She got out the booth.
