Buried Treasure (a boondocks fanfiction)

Creamy

flashbacks & present day chapter. Another extremely long chapter.
JPOV
2 weeks after Nyla's birthday
New York
This is getting ridiculous. This is my 2nd session with this woman and I've only been here for 2 minutes and I'm ready to go. I hate mommy for making me come here. I'm a grown woman yet she's giving me rules and a contract to take care of my own kid.
"Jazmine if you aren't taking this seriously and leave I'm going to be forced to tell your mother. Which means you won't get to have your daughter. Do you really wanna walk out?"
Sigh. I take my seat back on her couch.
"Good. Now let's pick up where we left off"
   Ruby Fin, that went to college with my parents, is a therapist in Manhattan they are making me go to. Mom thought it was a good idea because Ruby is also a mulatto woman from Woodcrest. She thought I could "relate" to her.
"Jazmine what was college and New York like for you when you first got here?" She asked
"Well I thought it was big. Way out of my comfort zone but I got used to it. I missed my baby a lot."
"Did you meet any friends here?"
"Yeah I had a roommate. Her name is Porsha. I thought she was incredibly sexy. Big booty,flawless dark skin, and a pretty baby face. She was the sweetest girl I've ever meet. She was always looking out for me. We're still really close."
"Does she know about Nyla?"
"No. No one here in New York knows I have a daughter."
"Did you meet anyone else in college?"
"Yeah this guy named Remy freshman year." Even saying his name till this day still burns me.
"Tell me about him."
"He's my ex. He's the first real boyfriend I've ever had. He reminded me of Huey a lot but he had a fade and he didn't scowl. Remy actually smiled a lot. At first I didn't wanna be bothered but he always sent me flowers with funny cards. So I agreed to one date sophomore year. He was really smart,political and spent his free time reading like Huey too. Except he always saw the positive in the world while Huey saw negatives. Huey was skilled in martial arts while Remy was really good at boxing. I really liked him but only cause it was almost like being with someone I could never have."
"Was Remy everything you've ever imagined?"the therapists asked
"No not really." I replied
"What exactly was wrong?"
"He wouldn't tell anyone I was his girlfriend. He only claimed me in private. I couldn't keep up with his sex drive either. He felt really entitled to sex and wanted it all the time. I'd tell him no but he knew ways to manipulate me and threaten to break up with me. I gave in but the sex wasn't really that good. As a matter of fact it was terrible. I had to stop myself from laughing a couple times. I thought he was the nicest guy I knew so i had to deal with the bad sex."
"How did he compare to the two previous partners before him?"
"No comparison what so ever. Huey was amazing. I think he was the only one in my life that ever satisfied me. Caesar didn't fulfill my needs that much but at least I can say he was good and I had fun."
"So how was things going for Nyla around that time?"
"She was growing up so fast. She was walking and getting into everything. Mommy would send me pictures and videos so I didn't miss out. She started asking me to send money to get her whatever she needs. I had no problem with that so I got a part time job at the Waffle House near my school. It wasn't much but it was enough. I would come home on birthdays and never missed a single one. One particular visit I wish I could've missed."
"Why that one?"
"She was talking and she started calling me shit like 'sissy'. My mother didn't even try to correct her."
**flashback**
I went to find my mother in the laundry room.
I needed to confront her about what I just heard come out of my toddlers mouth.
"Hey mommy can I ask you something?"
"Sure what's up?"
"Does Nyla realize I'm her momma?"
"I don't know. She was only a little baby. She has no memory."
"So my daughter has no memory of me?"
"I don't know Jazmine."
" she thinks I'm her sister!"
"Let up its only a little nick name she probably heard on tv."
"Are you telling her you're her mother?"
Mommy didn't answer me.
"I CANT BELIEVE YOU!?!? I didn't agree to that part. I didn't say you could take a name that's rightfully mine!"
"Uh actually you did and I have been the one doing everything. Common sense. Now come help me fold these sheets"
I just sighed and shook my head
**end flashback**
"Jazmine if you continued to allow Nyla to call you such a thing then why do you continue to call her your daughter?"
"Um because she IS mine? I carried her for 9 months, I birthed her, she drank milk from my breast for a whole year. My fucking tits still look like deformed pears"
"In that sense you are right but it was only natural for her to think Sarah was her mother. You didn't correct her either."
"I didn't give a fuck! She's mine. I didn't want my daughter calling her that. My daughter calling me her sister really broke my heart."
"Alright let's move on then. How did you and Remy end things?"
"After I came back from that visit. He did something really despicable. Porsha and I went to a party his friends was throwing. I was really uncomfortable but I was still upset about the whole 'sissy' thing. So i thought it was ok to get out a little. Porsha was ready to go but I told her I wanted to stay with Remy a while. So she agreed to stay and party. Remy gave me a couple of drinks but I didn't notice he put anything in one. I was really out of it. I could hardly see or walk. I just remember blacking out. I woke up in a hotel room,hot,naked, head was pounding and my vagina was really wet & sore. I really didn't understand until I could hear Porsha yelling at Remy. She had been looking for me all night."
**flashback no POV**
"Where the fuck is Jazmine?"
"Yo chill out She in the room sleep."
"I'm taking her home right now."
"Bitch you better gone with all that shit. We having a good time in here." Jazmine didn't recognize that voice. It was another man.
Porsha opened the door where Jazmine was. When she saw the state Jazmine was in Porsha screamed. She went back to Remy and the other guy punching and questioning them.
"What the fuck did you do? What the fuck is wrong with y'all? She on the floor passed out with no clothes on."
"What's wrong? I thought it was cool. She just a hoe."
"Cool? You think this shit is cool? Oh my god you're sick."
Porsha ran back to wake up Jazmine and put a jacket around her. Jazmine woke up
"Hey,what's going on?" Jazmine asked hazy
"Remy a grimy motha fucka that's what's going on. Hold on baby I'mma get some help."
**end flashback**
"Remy admitted to putting Flunitrazepam in my drink so his friend Frank could fuck me. He justified it as doing a favor for a friend and friends share everything. Including bitches."
"So what happened after?"
"After Porsha sent me to the hospital Remy confessed. He and Frank was arrested and went to jail. Last I heard Remy got out on probation and came back to school. It made me sick to my stomach. I deserved it tho because I used him to fill a void that Huey left. I didn't like him like that. I only went out with him so I could pretend it was Huey. I'm just glad I can't remember it."
"Jazmine DuBois, that is no excuse for what he did. No one deserves to be raped no matter what."
"But it was my fault. I shouldn't have lead him on. I used Caesar too. I used my friend to get back at my other friend."
"It's not your fault. It's never your fault. Now continue."
"After he got out Porsha & I moved in with one of her older sisters, Mercedes. I didn't wanna stay on campus anymore. Too many memories and I didn't want him popping up at my dorm. I lost my job because I was at the hospital on the day of my shift. I needed money fast. I had to send my mother money to support my daughter,I had to pay for my school books, pay Porshas sister to with live them and my car just broke down at the last minute. Lexus, Porshas other sister, told us about the club she worked at and how she could get us on."
"So that's how you started at the Blue Jewel?"
"Pretty much. She told me I could make lots of money fast so Porsha and I went. We got hired right on the spot. The owner, Big Mike, said my ass would make the most money I've ever seen.
He named me 'Strawberry Cream'. Strawberry cause he never seen a black girl with my hair color naturally before. Cream because I was so light skinned. Sometimes I would go by the name 'Creamy'. My first night was tragic. I couldn't walk in the shoes, I was shy,half naked. It was my first time dancing and I fell on my face. I ran outta there so fast. I was determined to never go back but Lexus convinced me to come back. Big mike gave me a 2nd chance but only cause he thought I had potential to be a moneymaker. Lexus taught me how to walk in the shoes and a couple of pole tricks. But I was still nervous about being out there in front of all those men. So I meet this white girl named Dawn but her stage name was 'Blonde'. She told me that all I needed to do was loosen up. We took some tequila shots and I was ready to go. She advised that I smoke a little blunt."
"Is Dawn the one that got you on drugs?"
"I'd say no but she thinks she did. She only had me do weed but I got prescription pills and X on my own. Every now and then I did a pinch of coke. Dawn is still my friend."
"So after a bad experience with a boyfriend giving you a drug, you decided to partake in more drugs?"
"In my mind that wasn't the same thing. I thought I knew what I was doing and I just wanted a little something so I could feel numb at work."
" So what did you get out of being a stripper?was it fulfilling?"
"It had its pros and cons like any  job. I was getting quick money, met some nice girls and came out of my shell. It's was kinda empowering. On that pole I felt like I was flying . I thought I was a bad bitch. But of course came the bullshit. Women and men that thought they was entitled to touch me, demanding and in this business you can get screwed. The customers was required to pay $10 to get in the club and a two item minimum but was really cheap when it came to the dancers. Some didn't even tip. They just sat and watched the dancers for free and this was a club rappers and rich guys liked to visit. You had to pay a house fee. It's when you pay a percentage from what you made to your boss. So I had to work extra hard. I did more private dances,I booked gigs like bachelor/bachelorette parties and if I had them buying drinks for me I get a cut. But the money was still going as quick as I was making it."
"Besides the drugs was it easy to lose yourself in that lifestyle?"
"Yes and no. I made two separate alter egos. Jazmine DuBois and Strawberry Cream. Jazmine was just a scared little girl that was sheltered cause of her dad. Jazmine runs away from all her responsibilities and never had a taste of the real world. Creamy on the other hand seen some shit. Creamy was a brave and did what the fuck she had to do."
"Is that so?"
"Yeah however I did turn down the opportunity to dance in a music video. They told me I was perfect but ICY,Porsha stage name, was 'too dark and they didn't want roaches.' So I backed out. Porsha was a good friend to me and I wasn't going to allow someone to disrespect her like that. Honestly the guys that came to Blue Jewels was colorist. I think the reason I was favored so much was because I was the lightest and I was mixed. Big Mike said whatever it was it made me one of his best attractions."
"But you kept working there..." the therapist pointed out.
"Well I had a child in Woodcrest that was starting school."
"I hear you on that one. So while you was stripping did you do anything extra or illegal on the side?"
"I wasn't a fucking prostitute!"
"I only wanted to know about your gentleman friend your mother asked about. In order to help you I need to ask."
"Is she telling people my business?" I snapped
This woman wanted my entire life story. What's it to her anyway? That's not hers or my mothers business. She's still look at me waiting for me to talk.
"Melo was a friend of Big Mikes. He was was an older Puerto rican man that was very well off and had connections. I met him after graduation. He wouldn't stop staring at me. He creeped me out a little. One day Dawn asked me about him."
**flashback**
"Creamy,who is that grampa over there looking at you?"
"I don't know but it's making me nervous."
"Well go over there and get friendly with that man."
"If he wants me he can come here and request a dance like the other tricks."
"Babe he's probably loaded. Just touch the dick a little."
"No!I'm not here for that."
" You here to make money tho."
***end flashback**
"I went over there to introduce myself. He didn't want a dance but paid me for conversation. He told me all he wanted was my time and company. I knew what that meant and I turned him down. I was a dancer not a personal concubine. He wouldn't give up tho. Everyday for a year he'd come in the club to see me on the regular. He started sending me nice bags and jewelry. I didn't need all that shit but I wasn't giving it back either. I was tired of the chase so I decided to give him a chance. I had sex with him in his Benz. We made a deal. He would give me clothes,jewelry,vacations,money and whatever else I wanted. All I had to do was entertain him at the four seasons hotel at least once a week. Just in a blink of an eye months turned into years and I was still sleeping with Melo."
"Did Melo ever tell you he was married?"
" No. He acted like a single man. There was no signs at all."
"So meeting up at a hotel wasn't a red flag?"
"I didn't understand why he needed the hotel but I didn't care. I didn't wanna be seen with him anyway. I wasn't in love with him. I just wanted enough of his money so I can have my daughter back."
"So you was only seeing what you wanted?"
"Exactly."
"So how did you find out he was married?"
"His wife walked in the club. She looked similar to me just prettier & tan. She looked like a runway model and I looked like video hoe. Her name was Bonita."
I didn't wanna think about her. I hated Bonita. She ruined me. She's the reason I live my life in fear now.
**flashback no POV **
A sophisticated woman with a golden complexion and wavy honey blond weave walked in with two other women. She went to Big Mike asking for someone named "Strawberry Cream". She was willing to pay Big Mike $300 for a private dance in the back room from Creamy and no rules. Sold.
Big Mike called Creamy over.
"Give Mrs.Perez and her friends a show in the private room." Jazmine thought it was too much of a coincidence this light skin black woman had the same last name as her sugar daddy. Probably just a common last name.
Creamy obeyed and took the 3 women to the back. Once they entered the room the two friends sat by the door and Bonita sat on the couch. The music came on and Creamy was ready to do her routine. As Creamy was dancing Bonita started to speak.
"So you know a Carmelo Pérez?"
"Um yes I do why?" Creamy asked confused but kept dancing.
"How well do you know him?"
"That's not important right now."
Creamy climbs on the womans lap with her breast towards the woman face. Creamy bounced on her lap while the woman talked.
"Oh but I wanna talk about it." She said as She placed her hand on Creamys waist. The dancer slaps her hands away.
"Ma'am you can't touch."
"Well for your information I worked it all out with Big Mike and I'm paying good money so I suggest you keep doing what you're doing."
Creamy already hated this woman. Who the hell does she think she is telling her how to do her job? If she worked it out with the boss then oh well. Creamy got off and got on her knees to dip her head in Bonita's lap.
"So did you know Carmelo had a wife?"
Creamy lifted her head to look at woman like she was crazy. She got off her knees to stand up.
"No. How would you know?" She asked as she was about to untie her top.
"Because.." Bonita held up her hand to flash her expensive wedding rings. "I'm his wife bitch."
"WHAT?!?" Creamy stops dead in her tracks and ties the front of her top. She couldn't run out the room because Bonita's friends blocked the door. At this point Bonita had already gotten off the couch and stood up so she could look her husbands mistress in the eye.
"Now you listen to me and you listen good. I use to be a stripper too until I married Carmelo. I scammed and finessed men like you doing, so I respect your hustle. But what I don't respect is you doing it with mines. You not about to fuck up the jackpot I got and he leaves me for you."
Bonita pulled the tie string apart on Creamys top exposing her boobs.
"I can see why he likes fucking you tho. If he didn't get to you first I probably would've had some fun with you." She said while pinching creamys nipple. Creamy slaps her hand then covers herself back up. "Ooh I got a fighter"
Melos wife took out a large stack of money out of her bag to hand to the mistress.
"Now here you take this and you stop this shit with my husband. I'm that bitch and with a snap of my fingers I can fuck your life up real fast. You got your warning now take it." With that Bonita and her friends left.
**flashback**
"Did you take heed her warnings?"
"Actually no. I just thought she was this crazy bitch. Why was she mad at me? I'm not the one cheating on her."
"But you understand in her mind you would be the one to break up her family right?"
"That wasn't an excuse for what she did. I didn't know how much clout she had and her ties with gang members and criminals."
"What did she do?"
"I was going to meet Melo again at our suit but Melo wasn't there. In the room 3 men was in the room waiting for me." I could feel a tear escape and roll down my cheek.
"Did something happen?" Ruby asked.
"Yeah. One man had a gun and hit me in the head with it. They beat me and each took turns raping me. They tortured me and made me do things I didn't wanna do. I think it went on all day. When they finished they tied me up and left me in the bathtub. Bonita walked in the bathroom to laugh at me. I'll never forget her exact words was 'I told you and now look at you. I better not see you around us again unless I'm fucking you myself.'
Melo came for me in the morning. He took me to a hospital but begged me not to tell what happened. I looked so stupid telling that doctor I didn't remember what happened. Melo paid my hospital bill and I healed up in a month. In exchange for my silence and not to press charges he bought me a car,paid off, found an apartment for me to live in, got me a nursing job with his connections at the hospital and paid me a large amount of money. The job I could've gotten myself because I had my BSN and passed the NCLEX-RN."
"So you got a pay off?"
"Yes. Melo and I also agreed to end our affair. Last I heard Bonita went to prison for 3 months for something completely unrelated but got out on early release."
"Did your family ever find out about you stripping?"
"Yes they did but I didn't intend on it. That was the worst visit I've ever had."
"Why is that?"
"Nyla asked me about Huey and I didn't know what I was supposed to tell her. She didn't know I was her mother or that this random guy was her father or that I was just some slut that conceived her from my first sexcapade. And Bonita? Apparently breaking my spirit wasn't enough for her."
**flashback**
Jazmine tucked Nyla in her bed safe and sound. She kissed the sleeping child on her forehead then quietly closed the door behind her. The child was turning 9 in the morning
"JAZMINE GET DOWN HERE NOW!!" Her mother yell for her.
"SO THIS WHAT THE FUCK YOU DO? IM TAKING CARE OF YOUR CHILD SO YOU CAN DO THIS?"  Sarah handed Jazmine her cell phone so she could see the pictures. There was several photos of Jazmine topless working at the Blue Jewels, smoking and one of the rare times she snorted coke. There was also some of her with the married Carmelo Pérez. Jazmine was heartbroken. She wasn't planning on her mother to see this.
"Mommy I can explain.."
"WHAT IF YOUR DAUGHTER SEES THIS? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY TO HER?"
"MOMMY PLEASE DONT.."
Tom heard all the noise walked in.
"What is going on? What's all the yelling?"
Sarah gave Tom the phone and he couldn't believe his eyes.
"Jazmine. Is all of this true?"
"Yes daddy. But I stopped I swear."
Tom sighs "I can't even look at you right now"
With that Tom walked away.
"DADDY!" She breaks down on the floor crying. She's never seen her father like this before.
Sarah went to Jazmine to speak to her.
"Tomorrow after Nylas dinner I expect you gone."
**end flashback**
"I wanted to die. I started drinking more and went back to drugs. It got so bad I'd show up to work late and drunk. The hospital eventually fired me. I knew there was no chance I would be reunited with my girl again. One day I just took a bunch of pills in hopes that I could die. Porsha found me and had me rushed to a hospital. They managed to save me but things was so they had to call my father. He & mommy flew here to see me and checked me into a rehab center. Daddy said I needed to get better if not for myself then at least for my Treasure. She was turning 10 and I didn't need to have her see me like this. So I got clean,went back to my apartment with Porsha and worked at a new hospital."
"So you did very well for yourself after."
"Yeah I did and in a couple of weeks my baby will be here with me. I finally get to be the mother to her that I should've been."
"Now even tho she's not a little baby anymore you know parenting isn't easy right? It's ok if you mess up just a little. I have 2 kids myself."
"Yeah but I know I can do it."
"So after all this time what made you finally decide you was ready for her?"
I laughed because it really was funny
"Netflix. 'Orange is the new black'"
**last flashback**
So tonight me,Porsha and Dawn was having Netflix night. It's when we get together and watch an entire season of a Netflix original. I'm hosting it this time. Porsha moved out because I was doing so much better and I didn't need her anymore. Tonight was OITNB.
We are on the flashback scene where Black Cindy is arguing with her mom.

**end flashback**
"That part really got to me because I thought that was a reflection of me and my mom. I didn't want that to be us anymore so I decided my daughter should be with me. I had everything together so why not?"
"Wow" Ruby put down her notebook "Jazmine I think we are making a breakthrough. Right now we are out of time but I think I have something that could help you." She ripped off a piece of paper and hands it to me.
"After you get Nyla settled in I want you to visit this address at this specific time."
"Ok and thank you Dr.Fin" I grabbed my purse and began to walk out
"Oh and Jazmine?" I turned around to see her
"Yes?"
"Good luck with Nyla."
/end chapter/
Yes I know another long ass messy chapter but I ain't doing no part 2 shit. Please vote and leave comments. The top photo of cardi B is to represent the stripper life. Stripping is hard honest work. Yes they make money but it's a doggy dog world. It's not as glamorous as it seems and I wanted to highlight how racist the strip culture is now with bartenders being the new thing now . Sex workers should not be slut shamed. Also please take the opportunity to check out my new work "we're stuck together"