psychopath
/ˈsʌɪkəpaθ/
noun
.a person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior.
This is what most people would define me as. A psychopath. Someone who's mentally unstable and has violent behavior. Yes, some of that is me. I am somewhat mentally unstable, I do have violent behavior, I don't have control of all of my emotions. Really no one does though. Fear, sadness, guilt, happiness, regret. All of these emotions in one person just float around waiting to explode. And no one can control them except you. Most of the time people's emotions do explode. Sometimes their emotions explode in tear's or yelling, screaming, smiling...but me. My emotions explode in laughter. You see, laughter is a great way to let your emotions go, even if those emotions are deadly. That's what my father told me when I was little. That the best way to let go of your emotions was to laugh. I never wanted to laugh though. Because laughing, believe it or not, is a powerful weapon. Just like it can bring you happiness and excitement. It can also bring you fear and terror. The only time I've laughed is when I've been forced to. I've never laughed because I was happy, or because I found something funny. I only laughed when my father wanted me to, and most of the time me laughing was a sick thing to do. Because whenever I was forced to laugh someone had most definitely died, or worse someone had been killed. I despise laughing, even though laughing is meant to bring you happiness and joy, all it brings me are memories, and not the good kind. So I've never laughed before, not naturally at least. If I laugh at any time, anywhere, I will most definitely get called a psychopath. That's not who I am though...
My name is Cecilia Napier and I am the daughter of the clown prince of Gotham. The one and only Joker. This is my story.
A ragtag gang of teens teams up with a neighboring girl gang when a major cartel moves into town, threatening their families, their turf, and the community they've worked so hard to protect.
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Cash West formed the Seven 20s - a gang of six overzealous teens with guns - to keep his tiny, crime-infested town in nowhere California safe. His methods are unorthodox and frankly illegal, but the town loves his Robin Hood heroics. However, the gang gets more than they bargained for when the Mendoza cartel rolls into town, determined to knock them off the map. As the threat hits closer to home, Cash has no choice but to team up with his ex-girlfriend Tiana's neighboring girl gang, the Hearts of Spades. Soon allies become enemies, families get trapped in the crossfire, and romance brews as Cash fights to unravel a massive conspiracy that puts everyone that matters to him at risk. When the stakes are life and death, will the gangs be able to overcome an enemy more powerful than any of them could have predicted?
Book One of The Seven Twenties Series
Content and Trigger Warning: contains violence, drug use, mentions of domestic abuse, and mature themes.