When The Going Gets Tough

What happens when the going gets tough ? What do you do ? Seriously,answer that question and let me know what you really do when the going gets tough.

This story is about a 19 year old boy named Harlem growing up in the hood with no one to look up to just knowing he didn't want to look anything like the people he grew up around. Harlem is a handsome golden brown complexion male with dark brown curly hair and light brown eyes. Harlem never really thought much about life after high school .Being forced to grow up at a young age like most of the people where He's from ,he didn't have much time to think about the future he just tried to make it to the next day .

Harlem ,Harmony,and Harley lived with their grandfather Bob until he died.After Bob dies ,Their biological father Troy gains full custody of them . Harlem's mother dropped her kids off with her father Bob when Harlem was 9 and they never heard from her after that.

Troy was a man who worked a lot ,but Troy would have women in and out of his house until he met Rachel.
Rachel was the sweetest at first until Troy had to leave and go back to work .Rachel was a con artist.
She would be one way in front of Troy but when Troy and Harlem was gone ,she was abusive to Harley . Harley is sixteen years old.
She had to make a decision to get away and to protect her sister but she knew she could never tell Harlem .Harlem had been in enough trouble already.She knew if she told him he would lose it.

Harley decided to tell Rachel she found a job.She would dance at a strip club with her friend Skylar at "The Lounge". Dancing gave Harley a way to get away and dance to escape the pain while knowing Harmony was in good hands. Harley told Rachel she signed Harmony up for an after school program at the church for kids.Harmony did what she knew to protect her family because if Harlem found out , there's would be no limits to what he might do .

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