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"Don't kill my daddy, please!" I screamed at the man who was aiming his gun at my father's head.

"It's going to be all right, baby girl, I promise you." He smiled nervously.

Tears started to fill my eyes. I cried, "But daddy, I don't want you to leave me."

He grabbed my face and brushed my tears away quickly. "I'm always going to be with you. Now I want you, your mother, and your baby sister to leave as quickly as possible and not look back at me. Make sure you help mommy take care of your baby sister. I love you, baby girl."

He kissed me & my sister on the forehead and kissed my mother on the lips. She put her forehead on his, and she began to weep. She got up as soon as she could, and took off running with me and my baby sister in her arms. I reached out my arms for my father.

"DADDYYYYY!" I cried out to him.

"I LOVE YOU ANGEL!" He yelled.

"MA'AM!" I heard loudly.

I jumped out of my sleep immediately and looked around to see where I was. In front of this giant ass mansion, the Uber was parked and I couldn't believe how giant this is. This is the house that my father left for me, I believe. I opened my wallet to pay the taxi driver.

"Thank you. You've had a good day," said the Uber driver.

I nodded. "You welcome. You've had a good day as well."

I took all my things out of the trunk. I marched up to the gates with my mouth wide open. This mansion is much more stunning up close, and I can't wait to get inside. I still can't believe that my dad actually left this big ass house for me. I just wish I could thank him and hug him for doing this for me.

I started looking around the front yard to enjoy the grass and tresses. The front yard is bigger than my entire place. Trust me, my place back in New York is fine, but it's not as big as this one. The grass is cut really good and the trees are tall and beautiful.

The fountain is wonderful, and the water is crystal clear. I haven't even got inside yet, and I'm already excited. I got up the stairs looking through my pocket to get the keys that my mother gave me for the house. I unlocked the door, and when I told you I was so speechless I couldn't talk.

I couldn't believe what I was looking at. The decorations and colors are so lovely. It feels like I'm a princess living in a big castle. I just love the way the stairs look, and I like the designs of the floor.

I kept walking around looking at the beautiful paintings on the beautiful white walls. All of a sudden, It felt like I knocked into something that was rough. It was a white man wearing white gloves and a suit. He stared at me with a straight face, not even with a smile.

"You must be Ms. White?" He asked politely.

I shook my head agreeing with him. " Yes I am. Who are you?"

He reached his hand out for me to shake it. "Hi, I'm Mr. Walker by name, but you can call me Tom. I am a personal butler of yours. All you have to do is yell my name, and to support you I'd be glad."

I shook his hand and smiled, "Thank you Tom. Can you please carry my bag upstairs for me. It's a bit too heavy for me to carry."

He nodded. He took my things and moved them upstairs. I feel like a spoil brat really and I love every bit of it. I continue moving to see how everything looks and when I tell you that the living room is phenomenal.

I raced around the living room like a little girl jumping around. I really can't believe that I got all this house for myself. In this big living room, I can't wait to watch Netflix. I shifted to the kitchen, and it's even better in the kitchen. I can't wait to prepare some delicious food for myself and fill up the fridge and cabinets with my favorite snacks & food as well

I went on to the steps to the bathroom and bedrooms. It's like 9 bathrooms and 10 bedrooms up here. I picked the one that I really wanted, and it was great. The bed, just for me, is as big as hell. I jumped into the bed, and it was really cozy. For a second, I laid down and got back up right away. On the dresser, I see a picture frame.

When I was younger, it was a photo of me, my mother, sister and my father. I looked at the photo and started to get sad. I can't believe that these people have taken his life, and I can't see him anymore. I placed a kiss on the picture and put it back where it was.

I heard my phone ring before I could get myself settled. I snatched my phone and saw that I was being called by my mother. I was immediately delighted because I thought she would never have called to see if I had made it to LA.

"Hello sweetheart. Have you made it to the house yet?" She asked softly.

"Momma, yes , I did. I love it so much and I haven't even been here for 30 minutes yet." I looked around the room.

She laughed at me. "I knew that you were going to love it, but I don't care how old you are, you don't have a man in your house, and you don't hang out late either. I'm going to call Tom every day and night to see what your little hiney is up to."

I sucked my teeth."Momma, I'm literally 25 years old. I'm no longer a child. Stop treating me like that."

She sighed. "I'm sorry, baby. You know how overprotective I am, and you're in California on your own, and you don't know anyone over there. My nerves are getting really bad."

I sighed as well."I know momma, but I can do it on my own. Trust me, I'm going to be fine, and you don't have anything to worry about. I know you're going to miss me, but I promise I'll visit you every time."

She started sniffing and I could tell she was crying."I love you, sweet heart, and I want you to be safe. Please give me a call at any time and be careful."

"I will momma. I love you too."

She ended the call, and I put my phone on the dresser. I took my clothes off so I could take a nice shower. I decided I was going to go shopping for the house because there's no food here for me to eat, and I love to eat. I stepped into the bathroom, and the bathroom looks so great.

I quickly took off my clothes and took a bar of soap and a washcloth and washed my body. For 15 minutes, I washed my body and stepped out of the shower.

I got out of the shower and rolled my towel up. I went to my suitcase and pulled out the clothes that I was going to wear today. I picked up what I wanted to wear, so I dried up and put on my bra and panties, and I lotioned my legs and arms.

Eventually, I put on my clothes, dried my hair and stylized my hair. I instantly took out my phone and snapped a couple of images and put them on Instagram. If you know me, everyone knows that I love Instagram.

I put some lipgloss on my lips and spray some perfume on me. I grabbed my purse, and I was ready to go. I went downstairs, and I remember I don't have a car. I was about to call a Uber, but Tom tapped me on my shoulders. He had three keys in his right hand, and a black card in the left hand.

"You want the Jaguar, Range Rover, or Bentley truck? And there's a lot of money on the black card. Spend as much as you want. This card is yours." He hand me the black card.

I stared at him as if he had two heads on his body. I was instantly pleased."Tom, I'm really beginning to love you. You know my taste in cars, so I'd be delighted to get the keys to Bentley truck."

He nicely gave me the keys."Make sure you're back early. Your mother told me that your curfew is at 9 p.m. Please be safe and enjoy yourself, please."

I opened the door. "Tom, here's the deal. I was beginning to like you quite a bit. I am a grown woman, not an infant. I'm a self-sufficient person. My mother will be fine if I arrive late."

I closed the door behind me and walked to the garage. The garage door opened, and the Bentley truck was there. I unlocked the door, jumped right in. The seat material is so beautiful, and the color of the Bentley is also beautiful. I cranked up the truck and I was ready to go shopping for myself and the house.

I put my location in the GPS and headed for the nearest Walmart. I wanted to connect my phone to the truck because when I'm driving, I love jamming music. I figured out how to connect my phone to the truck, and I decided to play NBA YoungBoy Slime Belief.

I rapped the lyrics and all of a sudden my phone began to ring. I picked it up quickly and saw it was my baby sister back in New York. I answered the phone right away and began shouting.

"BITCHHHHH I MISS YOU!" I yelled so loud.

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She started giggling on the other line."Bitch, I miss you a lot. I can't believe that you left me in Harlem, really. After you left, I've just been crying."

Rubi and I are three years apart in age. We're really close and don't play around with each other. She's a little more outgoing, although I'm more reserved. Since she's like my other half, not having her with me hurts my feelings. She would have been looking for a Hennessy bottle to drink out of if she had been here right now.

I rolled my eyes because this girl is so dramatic."Rubi, don't be so emotional. I'll be visiting you on the weekends, or you and Momma can come visit me sometimes."

"You know I don't mess around with planes, girl. I'd be afraid to ride on them, but how is the new mansion treating you so far?" She asked.

"It's way bigger than my old place, and it's even bigger than momma's place, and I even have a butler. Dad had to be having the time of his life over here."

She sucked her teeth."Something told me to jump with you on the plane. Dad should've left that house for me, because I'd have turned that mansion inside out, and I'm sure California has some fine ass niggas over there too."

Technically, the house isn't just for me. It's for the both of us, but since I'm the most responsible and the oldest, Mom prefers that I move in. Rubi is a very reckless person who often parties, gets intoxicated, and gets into fights.

I rolled my eyes." Girl please get the hell off my phone with that. You acting like you don't have a man in New York. You just tryna be a hoe."

She started laughing loud as hell."Man, you're always trying to kill the mood. We're not married sis, so I can do whatever I want."

I shook my head because she don't know what to say out of her mouth sometimes. "That's not how a relationship works Rubi. You would have killed your boyfriend if it had been the other way around, so don't do him like that."

She sucked her teeth."Hoe, anyhow. Since you're no longer in New York, are you going to change schools or are you still going to intend for Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai?"

When I was in New York, I was intending college to become a doctor. Being a doctor was always my dream when I was a kid, and I'm going to work hard to make sure that dream comes true. I want to be New York's most successful doctor, and that's going to happen.

I huffed."Girl, I don't know. I think I'm still going to go to the Icahn School of Medicine. I'm just going to do my work online. Dad put all of this money aside for us, so I don't have to juggle school and work at the same time."

"Girl, I'm not even interested in school anymore. It's just too stressful for me. I'm having a lot of fun stripping at the strip club. There are so many rich rappers and drug dealers. I'm making hella money there."

I stared at the phone for a short second because I couldn't believe what I just heard. "Why are you still stripping Rubi? You told me you were going to stop. You better not let momma find out that you're stripping because she's going to be mad as hell. You don't need to do that anyway. Dad has left us a lot of money."

She sucked her teeth. "I'm not book smart like you, Angel. There's no point in going to school and trying to be someone."

"Rubi, you're a bright woman, and I know you'll succeed in school. You must try, and you must not give up when things get difficult. You must continue to fight. You already know that stripping won't get you anywhere. Remember how you said you wanted to go to cosmetology school? It's always possible for you to succeed. All you have to do now is put your mind to it."

In the background, she began sniffing. "I'm not sure what I'd do without you."

I smiled. "You know I got you sis, but I'm going to talk to you later . I'm about to pull in Walmart and do some food shopping. I love you so much, and I'm going to call you later."

She did the kissy noise through the phone."Okay, well, I love you so much sissy. Please give me a call later."

With her, I ended the call. I locate a parking space and park it quickly before anyone else gets it. I grabbed my purse and got out of the truck. I locked the door and kept walking inside Walmart. I don't mean to sound arrogant, but when I tell you that everyone's eyes were on me, they were on me.

I mugged them and went about my business. I took a cart and walked down the aisle of snacks. I picked up a whole bunch of chips. I know that I'm a very fat person.

I went down another aisle to look for some ingredients so I could make some Supreme Homemade Crunchwrap for myself. I felt someone run their cart on the back of my foot, causing me to tumble a little. I looked back at the person and mugged him badly.

"Watch where the hell you're headed. You almost ripped off my goddamn ankle. Whatever you're looking for will not go anywhere." I rolled my eyes hard as hell.

The man glared and licked his lips at me. He rubbed his chin and grinned at me, thinking that shit was funny.

"I couldn't see where I was going ma because the entire aisle was blocked by your ass." He grinned.

I settled down and started to walk down the aisle to look for the ingredients. I kept sensing his presence behind me and it began to piss me off. I turned around quickly and he was still standing behind me, as if he was lost.

"Why are you still standing behind me? You're very irritating." I rolled my neck at him.

He chuckled."Why do you have an attitude? It's not cute ma."

You can say he's a good looking guy. His voice is very husky, and one thing I love for sure is a man with a very deep, husky voice. He kept staring at me, and it pissed me off even more.

"I don't care if it's adorable or not. I just want you to stop following me like a goddamn lost puppy." I continue to push my cart.

"My name is Donnell and what's yours?" He asked being funny on purpose.

I rubbed my fingers through my hair."You're like a fucking parasite. You're acting like you can't leave me alone."

He laughed some more."I'm just trying to be nice to your mean ass. Just tell me your name, and maybe I'll leave you alone ma."

I stomped my feet and rolled my eyes."Angel is my name. Can you please leave me alone now?

He smacked his teeth."Nah, but, again, give me your number. I might try to holla at your fine ass later on."