The Way In Which Things Work

"The road to self discovery is a long one and since I'm the one who stumbled down it, I can tell you it's not easy. I'm accepting but in no way am I naive. Many people will tell you that you can't do it alone and that you need someone to guide you. I can tell you that that statement is false. The only reason I got to where I am today is because I took matters into my own hands, no matter who it hurt because your own happiness is the only one that matters in the end anyways. Right?" I tell the group of young and eager adults who took time out of their day to listen to me speak. To tell them how to become successful and how I became the most influential person on the face of Earth.

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Jacki Burke was given a choice, keep falling into the same abusive trap her boyfriend would set for her or give someone else a chance, perhaps an old friend. She was given a choice, to stay in the city that drowned her or to prevail above the poverty that struck her and her family. She was given a choice, let everyone else decide things for her or plan out her own fate. With a younger brother to take care of and about $20 to her name, she takes small steps towards each victory. Nobody, not her boyfriend, Danny, not her stepdad or her mother, not any of her friends, no one was going to stop her from making something of herself.

This is another rags to riches story with a little twist on it. Deceit and betrayal with a little bit of regret is the only way to reach the top, she's sure of it. Will all the lying and the deception catch up to her? Will the very thing that made her so successful also be the reason she fails so terribly?

*All these ideas and characters are forged from my own imagination. If anyone attempts to steal or copy my ideas, action will be taken accordingly. There are several adult themes portrayed throughout such as violence, drugs, strong language and sexual situations.*