Short Story At 19 years old, Timiko Abeni has been through it all. After her father left for the army, her and her mother has been struggling to maintain their restaurant. After a robbery happens, they end up bankrupt and don't know what to do. Then she meets up with August Alsina, a stick up kid from New Orleans, they come up with the unthinkable to help save her family's restaurant. UrbanTai™ Copyright© All Rights Reserved®

Who can you trust these days?

When Asia was younger she fell in love when she was 16 years old. Her family was all dissapoinments, and he was her escape to reality. A drug dealer who thought he had nothing going for himself but drugs at the age of 20. When Asia get's pregnant by him she has to has a decision to stay or leave his world behind for her child, and start off new. She is scared, and feels alone, so she gets away, and finds a better life for her, and her child. What will happen when she comes back 4 years later, when everything has changed?

Hampton Monét Blues, age 18. Daughter of Nicky Blues, known as "the black godfather". At a young age she was hurt alot. She never could rely on one person before that person was just out of her life. She knew she could always rely on Monroe. Hampton swore she would find the person that caused her so much pain. She would make them suffer the way she did. To make them feel what she felt. At this point in her life she owns most of every kingpins empire. She chooses if their empire should fall or not. Very smart taking on the fact that she is a female who hasn't graduated college. Kingpins flock to her begging for her forgiveness to get their empire up and running. Its just one person's empire she needs. It will just get her one step closer where she needs to be. She just needs to keep quiet.

I think she was afraid to love sometimes. I think it scared her. she was the type to like things that are concrete,like the ocean. something you could point to and know what it was. that's why she struggled with love. she couldn't touch it. she couldn't hold on to it and make sure it never changed.

"If You Ain't Gang Then You Can't Hang. . ."

Will Anaya let her past relationship affect her future relationships ? or will she learn to leave the past in the past and move on

"Thank you, Loren. For everything." - M.S. When you're emotionally and physically in love with someone, does their past matter? What if you find out your partner's family is the cause of your parents death, would you still love them? Completed in 2016.

"Shit happens everyday, bro. Might as well forget about it." - 12tH.S. God gives you a second chance for a reason. Either you acknowledge that chance or just let it go to waste. Only those who really want the second chance will take it and acknowledge it. Will a felon and a teenager, who was almost knocking at her death's door, take their second chance or will they let it go to waste? Published 2017. ©

Keep in mind . Every choice you make today will shape your tomorrow ... Ruthless for life... COMPLETED 9.28.17 [UNEDITED] 2k17 ©Shayylondon ** All Rights Reserved to "Shayylondon" ©2017. CHOICES is under direct ownership of the author. For copyright purposes, I don't own any photos; images, or music that are apart of this novel. Content has been retrieved Via the Internet