It's just bad thing after another for Flame on this week's WIP It Up Wednesday #Wipitup

From FLESH -
Scene set - Flame and Peyton have "met". She was performing - he tucked a $50 tip into her bra. Now she is backstage finished peforming for the evening. She's depressed about her current life.



Flame slid her hands under the wig, released a few bobby pins and dropped the false hair onto a mannequin head. She peeled off her black leather bra and thong, flipped a towel over her shoulder, grabbed a small plastic bag, and headed for the shower. She tried to always shower at the club that way she wasn't paying for water. Every little bit helped.The warm water streamed down her body, washing away the stage makeup, glitter, and sweat. Also easing a few of the aches nagging her. After she finished rinsing, she turned off the water then ran her fingers through her short brown hair. Quickly drying, she dressed in a worn pair of baggy sweat pants and a U of M sweatshirt. Not her Alma Mater. She found the shirt in a used clothes store for three dollars. Cheap was good.Padding back to her makeup area, she rubbed her hair and released a small yelp when she stubbed her toe on her chair. She dropped the towel over the back of the chair. Something nudged at the back of her mind. Something wasn't right. Her stomach dropped as her hand flew to her mouth. The drawer where her purse was hidden was open."No. No. No." She ripped open her wallet. The fifty dollar bill was gone. Anger seethed in her. She wanted to smash things and scream. Confusion mixed with rage. Who'd do this to her? Not one of the girls. They were friends.She shook so violently she collapsed on her chair. Were they friends? Not really. They were just people she worked with at a shitty job in a shitty club. Fifty dollars. How could she lose that much? Tears rolled down her cheeks and dripped onto her sweat pants. For a brief moment she'd had a hope that she could afford the rent increase and everything would be decent for a while.Her heart skipped. Fear gripped her. Was this the moment she dreaded? The moment when she'd have to face losing her second dream? An anguished sob escaped her lips. She wrapped her arms around her shoulders and hugged herself. No one was there to console her. There had never been anyone there for her with a comforting embrace.
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