BOOT STRAPS
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You know that feeling when there are lots of responsibilities and things you have to do pulling you down alongside emotional issues that's making you feel like thousands of straps are tying you down to a torture chair ....well that's how skai feels
Skai Hart is an African American who lives a peaceful and calm life ... she's about to graduate from college with her long term boyfriend of 5 years,Andre Matthews
As she had dinner with her family and finance in a restaurant ....a mafia gang bursts in and turn the building in disarray looking for a particular blackjack ....little does she know that's her boyfriend.....she witness the lash out between the gang and her boyfriend....finally realizing her boyfriend is part of a mafia group that deals on drugs and weapons which leads to the serious breakup .
And that's how the scandals began to unfold in her life....just after the incident she learns of her parents divorce leaving her alone to cater for her younger brother, Sekani who disagrees to go with any parent . That's when Skai decides she's going to cater for her and her brother not depending on anyone for help making her to work hard and be diligent .
Hardwork paid off..now she's a big business tycoon who landed a partnership deal with an attractive but stuck up Drake Johnson who doesn't take the slightest bit of nuisance .
How would skai relate with her new business partner ?
Would she finally find someone to let down her guard and depend on another person ?
Would she be able to recover from her hard break up with Andre ?
Would she finally be able to relax and not be anxious about anything ?
Please read on and see how skai"s life filled with 1 million and 1 event unfold as she lives under a boot strapped life
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