Beat The Odds

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Beat The Odds is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the Authors's imagination or are used fictitiously

Serena Susu Dazes parents were murdered in cold blood in their very own home. Serena spent two hard long months in foster care. Before her auntie from her dad's side gained custody of her, Serena's upbringing wasn't far good nor bad as she got older and feeling herself. Serena vowed to make something of herself at all costs.

Working at the hotel with her cousin Layla, they meet a mysterious man who changes both of their lives for good and bad. Driving loads of cocaine up and down interstate 81 from Jacksonville, North Carolina to NYC. When she meets the love her life in NYC, he steals her heart and motivates her to turn her career choice around. As things start to go smooth Serena eventually realizes not everything is sweet as candy.
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                     6 months earlier

     My heart wouldn't accept what was going on right in front of me but my eyes knew better. Watching these ruthless savages torture the ex-love of my life had became unbearable to stand. I wanted to rip out my own eyes just so I couldn't see his pain any longer. One out of the five ruthless robbers snatched me up by my face and roughly forced my eyes open to watch the men beat the ex-love of my life, until he bleed out on the floor.

"Now what bitch! Y'all ain't so tuff tuff now!" The guy roared spitting in my face.

I tried to warned him about playing Russian Roulette with our lives, especially mines. I just wish he wasn't so naive and selfish to cause this much pain into my life. But I cannot blame all this madness on him because I, once or a few times in the past, have participated In his wild activities. This is our karma bonding together now. I'm face to face with fate praying god will make a miracle for the sake of my future. I know I haven't spoken to God in a while but I know in my heart he hasn't forgotten us.

The five surrounded us with their guns drawn and ready to end this sticky situation in a flash before our eyes. "One last time where's the dough?"

"Fuck you! Nigga! You can my suck my dick and die bitch!" He spat as tears rapidly fall down my face it felt like this moment, this minute, this second was our last. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM BOOM!! POW POW! POW! POW POW!!

A few months ago

Serena Dazes received respect from the streets, her parents put North Carolina on the map before they're viciously murdered. Since day one, her father Quincy taught her how to hustle and to be a good princess. As for mother Queen, she taught her daughter how to act like a lady and think like a man. With both of her parents teachings prepared her for a lot of occasions in life. She was definitely a daddy's girl however she loved her mother just as much.

On the warm summer night when her parents were killed right in front of her, reality changed drastically. Serena had a few family members in North Carolina from her father's side but none of them where in the position to adopt, so she was sent to foster care. After two long months of having to fight for rep and gain muscle, respect, and loyalty her auntie Dolly was finally able to adopt her niece. Dolly was a God fearing woman who wanted nothing but the best for her kids and niece.

Taking them to church nonstop, teaching about the miracles of God and the blessings God give to people who live righteous through him. But as they got older and more involved into the things they enjoyed or wanted to do, Dolly lost control over them.