This story is going to be similar to my other TYGA fanfiction but not too similar. Anyways, thanks to everyone who supported the last story & I'd appreciate if you did the same for this one. Thank you (:
| Lai |
On my 21st birthday, my friend and I flew out to Miami from LA so we could explore the city. In Miami, we came across a club I've never seen nor heard of all my life. The crowd outside of the club was huge so I wanted to see what the big deal was.
"Are you sure about this?" My friend, Yaris, asked over the loud music. I nodded. I was sure, very sure.
Anyways, we ended up loving the club and wanted to do something similar to this. We were talented and had the looks for it. Once we got back to LA, we packed then started booking our flight to Miami. Yaris and I were determined to get this job as an exotic dancer.
It wasn't easy but we did it. Our family back in LA didn't approve but we needed this badly. We bought a condo out here, and split the rent and it has been this way since '11. We stuck with our stage names Yaris and Lai all the time. Nobody really knew our real first names.
That's something we haven't let anyone know besides a few people but nobody in Miami knew. They won't.
"You going in tonight?" Yaris asked, sitting on the sofa beside me. "No, this is my weekend off," I replied, propping my feet on the glass table.
She squinted her eyes, smiling. "Hm, all right. I have to go but I'll see you when I get home." "Bye."
After she left, things got real quiet and boring so I decided to call my grandmother. She's the only person who didn't judge me based off of my career choice. It's like everyone always has something bad to say about dancers, but we're all just trying to make money like everyone else.
"Hello?" Her soft voice came through. "Hey," I replied.
"Oh, hey sweetheart. How have you been?" "Good, just livin'... You?" I said, sitting on the stool. "Fine, your brother asked about you." "When?" I replied.
My last time seeing my younger brother, Amare, was on his 16th birhtday and I flew back to LA so we could spend some time together but my father wasn't having that.
"You're degrading yourself," My dad screamed in front of everyone. That's all he had to say for me to lose contact with everyone except my grandmother.
"Earlier today. Your dad bought him over and I told them I spoke to you." "Don't tell them anything about our conversations, ma."
"All right, I'm sorry.. Are you still going to college?" "Let me call your right back," I replied. "OK."
It would break her heart if I said I wasn't getting my education like I promised her I would so I just had to hang up.
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"Look who woke up," Yaris smiled, cracking eggs into a bowl. I still don't see how she comes in at 5 AM but wakes up before me all the time. "Hush."
"All right, so last night I met this--" "No, don't even finish that," I interrupted. "No, Lai, this is important. He's a video director."
I have been looking to expand my career a little. I mean, I do have my portfolio, and I'm pretty sure Yaris could do it also.
"He asked if I modeled and I said no but I do have a friend that's interested in that. Here's his card," she grabbed her purse from the counter top.
"Thank you," I smiled, taking the car. Matt Alonzo.
Anyone could make a card but his was eye-catching. Mr. Alonzo will get a call most definitely.
"Anything else I need to know?" "I showed him a picture from my phone and he said you looked interesting," she said.
"OK."
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My hand was shaking as I dialed Matt's number. He could say no or yes, and I'm really hoping he accepts. It would mean so much to me if he did.
"Hello?" He answers. Suddenly I get the feeling to hang up but that wouldn't be right and it would be immature.
"Uh, yes, this is Lai. Yaris's frien--" "I know who you are," he interrupted.
"Good, so I was calling about the--" I paused. I'm not even sure what I was calling for. Yaris only said he directed videos, it's not like he needed me.
"Proceed," he chuckled. "Um.. I was wanting to know.. If you needed a video girl or something?" "Actually, I have a spot for you but I would like to meet you. Do you think that's possible?"
"Of course, when?" "Give me a time." "Um... Later on today," I replied. He cleared his throat, "4 will do. I'll send you the directions to my office." He said before we hung up.
This was finally going to happen. Well, I wasn't going to get my hopes up too high because he could still deny me. My phone vibrated then his number popped up along with the text. "Yaris!" I shouted.
"Yeah?" She walked into my room, holding her phone. "That Matt man wants to meet me." "What? That's good!" She exclaimed.
I walked over to my closet, "I know, right? This better be it!"
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The Miami weather was blazing today so I stuck to a maxi skirt and crop-top. It seems boring but you have to know how to put it together.
"Hey, Lai, right?" A man, I'm guessing Matt, pulled me aside as soon as I walked in. "Yes, Lai," I replied. "Okay, cool. You're gorgeous."
"Thank you."
He looked me up and down again then took a seat on the chairs, in the lobby. I sat across from him, looking at my surroundings. He had to be paid because this hotel was so high class.
"You're with Elite agencies?" He asked. I nodded, smiling. It had been the very first thing I'd did when I got to Miami and I loved it. When I wasn't on the pole, I was modeling or at home.
Matt turned out to be pretty cool. There were a lot of questions asked, but I didn't mind because I had an answer for each one. After that I was very confident about the job. Once I got home and checked my email, he had already sent me a message stating that he wanted me in his video and was going to contact Natalee, my manager, about it.
She better not mess this up. It was all in her hands now.
Just getting started, don't stop reading yet...
