SYNOPSIS :
Tori is a young girl living in Chicago with her mother and older sister. Her days consist of school, shopping, boys, and lots of drama. Tori, just like any other teenager her age, wants to be grown. From her relationship with a neighborhood hustler who spoils her, to the ongoing drama with her friends, Tori is definitely not your typical girl. When she hits a major speed bump, Tori's life begins to spin into a whirlwind of events. Forced to grow up too fast, Tori is thrown into the shoes of an adult and she must wear them well.
Tori begins to see everyone and every thing in a new light. She realizes thing's aren't always what they seem. Her maturity is tested when she is faced with decisions and dilemmas that may alter her life forever. Tori takes her challenges head on as she struggles to become the woman she aspires to be. Many friendships are laid on the line, as well as relationships as Tori decides what is important to her.
When her boyfriend runs into trouble with the law she is forced to take over his business. Armed with minor knowledge of the task at hand, Tori jumps into the dope game face first. After finding love elsewhere, Tori takes off to finally live happily ever after. But, destiny has other plans for her. Life has a funny way of knocking you down, just when you think things couldn't be better, they get worst. Can Tori survive it's wrath?
EXCERPT FROM CH #15
“Baby, wake up” Melanie said. “Somebody’s at the door.”
Ron opened one eye and looked at the clock. “It’s midnight, who the hell could that be?” he questioned.
Living so far from everyone he never had company, so he really couldn’t imagine who would be knocking on his door and in the middle of the night at that. Ron got up and tossed his robe on, Melanie did the same.
“Who is it?” he asked making his way to the door. The person at the door said something but he couldn’t make it out. “Who” he questioned. There was no answer but more knocking came. Ron slowly cracked the door to look out and it was violently kicked in. men dressed in black with ski mask busted in, Melanie tried to run to the phone but was hit in the back of the head with one of the men’s gun.
“Shut up bitch” one of the men yelled as she squirmed around crying on the floor. The other man grabbed Ron and made him lay face down next to her. He instructed the other man to go and get Ron Jr. out the bed. Ron pleaded for them to do whateva but please don’t hurt his son.
“Nigga, shut yo hoe ass up” one man instructed and hit Ron on the back of the head with his pistol. Melanie’s body started to shake and then went limp, she was no longer making noise. The man threw Ron Jr. over his shoulder and walked out the apartment. The other one stayed behind. “You ready to die motherfucka” he asked Ron before emptying his clip into his back.
“Tori look at this shit, hurry the fuck up” Di-Di screamed. Tori ran in to the living room, Di-Di pointed to the TV.
“A small north side community is in awe this morning, 24 year old Melanie Mitchell was found murdered when neighbors heard several gunshots. Ron Jeffrey’s a 22 year old was also found with 6 gun shots. 3 in the back, 2 in the right shoulder and 1 in the neck. He is in critical condition at Mt. Sinai hospital. So far Chicago police have no leads.”
“Oh my god” Tori said.
She was stunned, she just starred into space. “Call Tammy she said.
Di-Di pulled out her phone and dialed Tammy’s number the voicemail picked up after the 1st ring.
“Man, this shit is truly crazy, did they say anything about the baby before I came in here?” Tori asked.
“No they was just showing pictures of the apartment that’s all” Di-Di replied.
“Call Tammy again” Tori said as her mind was racing. The buzzer rang.
“Who is that?” Di-Di asked. Tori walked to the intercom and pushed the button.
“Yeah.”
“Let me in’ Tammy said.
Tammy came up stairs holding lil man in her arms, Tori and Di-Di were in shock. The conversation Tori and Tammy had the day before played in Tori’s head.
“Tammy, what did you do?” she asked.
“I did what I had to, to get my baby” she replied.
“Oh my GOD, Di-Di said.
“Bitch you fucking killed that girl.”
“Fuck that hoe, and I ain’t kill nobody.
“I ain’t saying I don’t know who did it, but I didn’t” Tammy responded.
“So what now, cause you know they go be looking” Tori said.
“Yeah well, how long can I stay here?” Tammy asked.
“As long as you need to, but how you go do this Tammy?
“You can’t hide forever, they go know you had something to do with it cause they ain’t go be able to find you.”
“I don’t care, I’m taking him to Minnesota and leave him with my daddy but I’m coming back for a few months before I move up there.”
“I mean why not I don’t really have no reason to stay, my man in jail, my mama’s on crack, what do I have?” Tori was beginning to look at Tammy in a whole different way. Although Tori has known Tammy for years, she never thought she was capable of murder and kidnapping.
EXCERPT FROM CH #27
“Stay here for a minute, shorty let me see yo bike. Renee hoped on the little Dino and went to the next block. She was filling the Hennessey and almost fell off the bike a couple of times. Renee pulled up and barely stopped before jumping off the bike. Shana and her little friends were standing at the basketball court. “Nay, what you doing?” Shana asked.
“You seen Rock?” Renee asked ignoring her sisters question.
“He over there” Shana said pointing to the benches on the other side of the park.
“Where?” Renee asked squinting her eyes, but still couldn’t see anybody.
“He was right there” Shana assured her. Renee spotted his car and that’s all she needed. She knew if his car was there so was he. She walked to his car, no one was inside. She didn’t know where he could be and then she stated thinking about the message.
“Oh hell naw” she said. Renee spotted Rock. Sitting under the gazebo. He was facing the other way, there were three people standing around so Renee couldn’t really say who he was with so she walked up on him.
“What’s up baby?” she said sitting on the bench next to him.
“Hey, how ya’ll doing” Renee said. Once she walked up she seen it was Tony and his girlfriend. She knew 2 of the 3 people standing there.
“What’s up Renee” they spoke and walked off. Renee looked up at the other person, she was a tall brown skinned girl with a short bob and a big booty. Renee bucked her eyes thinking.
“Why you still standing here.” The girl didn’t budge, she stood with her hand on her hip. Renee turned and started talking to Rock.
“What she need, some weed or something?”
“No” the girl answered.
“Oh, okay, you want some white my bad” Renee said.
“What, I ain’t no fucking smoker” the girl shot back.
“You never can tell these days” Renee said sarcastically.
“So we go talk or what, I can’t keep putting this off.”
“What we got to talk about?” Renee replied crossing her legs and sitting up real business like. Rock had a stupid look on his face and didn’t utter a word.
“Hello” Renee said waving her hands in front of his face.
“What’s going on, who is this?”
“That’s Kristal, she cool.”
“She cool?” Renee was flabbergasted.
“For real, for real enough with the games, Kristal is it?”
“What’s the deal ain’t you the bartender?”
“Look little girl, cutting Renee off I don’t gotta explain nothing to you, I don’t know you and you don’t know me.
“Bitch first of all you don’t wanna know me, to know me is to hate me. By this time Renee had stood up and was no longer playing the tit for tat game. She was dead ass serious and wanted this hoe to give her a reason.
“Further more, hoe anything you wanna discuss with Rock, you discuss with me if not ain’t shit to say.
“You funny, am I suppose to be intimidated?”
“Rock, who the fuck is this bitch?” Renee yelled in his face. Rock was now standing in between the two girls and he was holding Renee back. He finally spoke.
“She ain’t nobody, its nothing believe me.”
“Oh its nothing?” Kristal asked. “Don’t do this to yourself” Rock said.
“Naw, nigga you did it to me, on the regular.”
“Renee, come on” Rock said taking Nay by the hand.
“Let me go, Rock get yo hands off me.”
“Ain’t nothing, I’m pregnant Kristal yelled, now muthafucka it must have been something.” Renee hit Rock dead in the mouth before he could get a word out.
“Bitch as nigga” she said and ran up on Kristal. Renee hit Kristal one good time and knocked her back. Kristal pulled out a little Cutco knife and start jabbing Renee. Renee kept swinging and Kristal kept jabbing. Rock broke it up, Shana an her friends ran over.
“What the fuck” Rock said looking at all the blood on his hands. Kristal was running toward her car, but the guard grabbed her and tackled her to the ground.
“Nay, what happened, get up” Shana said trying to stop the blood that was seeping out of her sisters stomach.
“Nay, get up.” Renee was non responsive, but still breathing when the ambulance came and whirled her away.
