Extra Credit

Introduction

Present Day

I walked across the parking lot in a hurry not believing I had just done something so crazy and yet…wonderful at the same time. My heels clicked under me as I approached my car, ready to head back to my apartment for the night. I sat in the driver's seat and fanned myself before getting my car started up…I needed to stop this. It couldn't continue…

Two Months Ago

My name is Aria Marie Bautista but my stage name was Aria Rose. I know what you're thinking…and you may be right. I was a smart girl with a bright future, but I worked in a strip club throughout college…I had big dreams of doing some type of business in my adult life so that's what I went to school for. College was going pretty well during my first semester until my father, Dave Bautista decided to act brand new. He was a big time body builder and made enough money to afford my college funding. I'll admit, he spoiled me rotten my entire life so I kind of expected him to pay. Then one day, he told me I was a grown woman and had to learn to take care of myself. He cut the funding for me to be in school, leaving me to fend for myself.
College was hell my first year. I was smart enough to keep my grades up but always extra stressed about affording books, food, and other things needed to survive in college.

I was about to drop out, not really wanting to pay out of pocket for myself, when this guy approached me and my friends, Sami and Ally on the street. He told us that he was opening a new club where girls like us could make at least $500 a night by simply using what we had. At first I thought he meant becoming a prostitute but in fact he meant stripping. I was scared to do it at first, but after learning how to handle my liquor and work my body in heels, I was all set and ready.

I was walking out of that place every single night with $200+ in tips and then another $300 from the boss. I got through my first year in that place without getting myself caught up in any drama or relationships. However…that all changed when I returned to school the following year. It was the first day of my Algebra 4 class when I walked in and saw him for the first time….