Small town Girl meets Big city Girl.. Open.. Female only

[MelissaG1]

It was New York City that Melissa’s small, sneakers tapped tiredly upon the pavement. Her quest to come to the big city has came true in one part only. She was here, but the job that she thought was hers in the modeling company didn’t pan out for the fat bastard wanted her to give him a sample of her gifts before she could audition for the part. Least to say he had sore balls and she was on the street with seventeen dollars to her name. She was depending on the advancement that the agency would have given her to get a place to stay but that all went up in a puff of his gut.

She has been walking for about an hour now, wanting to put as much distance away from that place as she could and not to mention that he barked out to have the cops called. She couldn’t go to jail for kicking some pig when he deserved it. She thought back and wondered if she could have blackmailed him or something, but with the way he was so blunt and had no fear of what he was doing indicated that he has done this many times so that wouldn’t have worked either, instead he could have blackmailed her for blackmailing him. She rubbed her temples for they ached just thinking about the whole encounter.

The sun was settling down casting it’s murky orange glow over the streets. Her stomach was growling and the backpack upon her shoulder was getting heavy. Everything she owned was in this backpack, and that wasn’t going to help her get back to Iowa. She left that place with big hopes of making it too the big time in the big city, just like thousands of other women whom made the same mistake as she did.

Night came, and her feet hurt something awful, her head pounded from the stress of what she was going to do to the hunger pain that was gripping her stomach. She pulled out the money with a slight shaking of her head. What am I going to do? Her eyes swelled up with tears as she continued to walk the streets.

The attack came from the shadows as the hands gripped her mouth and one grabbed a hold of her waist and yanked her into the darkness of the alley. His arm around her waist held her to him, while the other one ripped the backpack from her. Tossing it to the side and bringing his hand back to her tank top. She twisted, slapped, hit the man several times with her fists, but did nothing but piss him off. His thick fingers tore at her top, exposing some of her heavy breasts to his gawking eyes. “Let me go!” she cried out, her body trembling from the fear. His meaty hand moved down from her breast to the waist band of her shorts. “No, Please.” She whimpered too tired to fight him off. “Please stop.”

Her eyes popped open when the man stopped groping her. She couldn’t figure out why till she seen the glint of a sharp blade held to the man’s throat. It was a females hand for the nails were painted black and the wrist were small, but muscular. Melissa’s green orbs followed the arm just to fall upon a pissed off looking females face..

 

[MelissaG1]

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[esmeraldaflame]

Rita had been stalking the drug dealer for several weeks now, waiting for the opportune moment to strike. The young woman was dressed all in black to blend in with the shadows - black leather boots, black jeans, and a skintight black turtleneck that hugged the curves of her body, showcasing her taut muscular stomach and her E-cup breasts. Even her ponytail was jet black. Only her pale white skin and piercing blue eyes stood out as color, though it was such a small area, one could easily miss it. She hadn't meant to act so hasty, but the sight of the dealer getting bored and deciding to grope a helpless, frightened young girl enraged her. Rita wasn't sure why - perhaps because the girl had the look of a frightened young doe - but she felt she had to do something.

Placing the blade against the man's throat, Rita hissed to the terrified girl, "Run! You didn't see anything." She pulled the man back further into the shadows.

 

[MelissaG1]

Melissa’s tired, sore feet fell back down to the pavement after the man’s grip released her. Her body still trembled from the initial shock of the attack. She took a few steps back pulling her clothes together concealing her breasts once more. The words telling her to run echoed in her mind but her legs didn’t respond. She stood staring into the darkness as the two shadows faded. “But I have no where to go!” Melissa’s voice cracked from the fear. Her emerald orbs searched the dark shadows, but found nothing.

She slowly turned and looked toward the road that she came from, now shrouded in darkness as well as the alleyway. Fear gripped like an iron glove, she was afraid to move in any direction. Tears streamed down her face and fell to the ground. She turned and twisted looking at everything, every shadow to see if anything was moving toward her.

“Please.” she whispered into the wind, hoping that someone would come. Her mind wondering where all the cops were and why they weren’t here when she needed them. She wrapped her arms around her chest attempting to feel secure. “Why didn’t I listen to them.” Again whispering into the wind. Her head lowered as she began to weep. Her body trembling as she lowered herself to the pavement and took a cradling position.

 

[esmeraldaflame]

Rita made short work of the miscreant who thought he could sell drugs on her gang's turf and get a free petting session with a girl. Rather than slit his throat, she broke his neck with one twist of her arms. To prove to her gang leader she succeeded, she took the man's medallions and slipped them into muffler pocket of her coat. She wasn't worried about the murder being traced to her. Pimps, drug dealers, and gang members turned up dead all the time in dark alleys. Unless someone was stupid enough to attack someone near a crowd, in a public place like a store or park, or accidently catch a kid in the crossfire, the police wouldn't ask questions and no one would think twice at a twenty-something year old man in a dumpster.

Retracting the knife blade, Rita slipped out of the alley and fell into step along the sidewalk. If the cops came by, she was just a normal resident shuffling on home. Presently, she came upon the girl from earlier. The kid was curled up in a fetal position on the curb, weeping her heart out.

"Is everything alright, kid?" Rita asked, adopting a softer, more feminine tone than earlier, in the alley. She knelt beside the girl and put a hand on her shoulder.

 

[MelissaG1]

Melissa jumped at the voice, fear still holding a grip upon her, opened her emerald orbs and looked up to the one that spoke to her. She flinched at the touch upon her shoulder. The woman’s voice asking if she was alright brought a slight head shaking that things wasn’t alright. Yes, she wasn’t physically damaged but the mental stress of all that has happened to her and the fear of not knowing what she was going to do in this City, in which, has already proven to be more dangerous than she anticipated wrecked havoc upon her mental stability.

She looked down away from the woman, tears still dripping from her cheek, “No, not really.” She mustered to whisper out. Pushing herself up to a sitting position, she clutched close her clothes, “ I was assaulted just moments ago.” She managed to speak out in slightly higher in tone. “If it wasn’t for a stranger saving me I would have been rape and more than likely killed.” She looked up at the woman again, “I don’t know my way around here.” she looked about the street and only darkness and deep shadows were what greeted her gaze. “Where am I?” looking back at the woman..

 

[esmeraldaflame]

"Not in a very good part of town, let me tell you that," Rita said, glancing around the street. "Most respectable people steer clear of this area whenever they can help it, unless they're social workers, and even they know better than to travel alone after dark. Even the families that live here know that when the sun goes down, they'd best stay indoors if they can help it." She helped the girl to her feet. "And it doesn't help that you dress like that. No offense, but at this time of night, the only women who walk around dressed like that are hookers, though they tend to cluster in better lit areas and/or close by thier pimps. I'm not saying you're a hooker - you're too clean and innocent looking for that - but those clothes send the wrong message around here, this time of night. Best I get you back to your hotel."

 

[MelissaG1]

Melissa still trembled from the images that kept hunting her mind, the feel of him ripping her tank top, the feel of his hand sliding down under her waistband. She shivered with the distaste of the entire event. All she wanted to do now was to run away and go home, but then again seventeen dollars wouldn’t get her even out of the city. She had no where to go, no one to call to help her for her father disowned her for events back home that she didn’t even do.

She cleared her mind as the woman began talking to her explaining the rules of the area. Rules that made perfect sense and something she would remember. But the little town she grew up in, the only thing you had to worry about when the sun went down was not to get rolled up with the sidewalk for there the town went to sleep by ten o’clock.

She stood with the help of the woman whom continued to inform her of her wrong doings. She listened to them closely for this was a completely new way of life here, something that she only heard about the horrors here but didn’t believe them till now. She kept one hand on her tank top to keep it closed, her other hand wrapped around her waist. “I had an audition at the four stars casting company and this was that I was told to wear.” She offered her excuse for being dresses like she was.

Her green orbs lowered along with her head when the woman told her she would help her back to the her hotel. Shame of her current situation showed in her body language. “I don’t have a hotel room, nor a room at all.” she looked at the woman brushing back some of the blond hair away from her lips. “I was to get an advance from the company that would have been enough to set me up.” She felt stupid now but earlier in the week she was so excited she didn’t even think about this happening. “And I only have seventeen dollars as well.”

She jumped when a tin can clanked across the street which drew her eyes on the several guys making there way down the sidewalk. She turned back and looked at the lady, “I think we need to go. Would you be kind enough just to walk me out of this area.” her voice trembled slightly..

 

[esmeraldaflame]

"Don't worry about those boys," Rita said. "They're no threat. They might make catcalls and lewd comments, but I know them, and they're no threat. They'll see you with me and they'll pretty much leave you alone. Come on." With one arm, she escorted Melissa down the street, right past the gang of guys. Sure enough, they called out sexual innuendos and grabbed at thier crotches - a few of them slipped homophobic slurs at Rita and Melissa - but then they continued down the street.

"Four Stars Casting Company?" asked Rita. "How'd you get mixed up with them? They produce some of the lowest porn I've ever seen. My brother subscribes to thier website. I don't know why. All it consists is of women dressing up in silly costumes, stripping, then having 'sex' either with each other or one of the employees - if you can call what they do sex."

 

[MelissaG1]

Melissa moved closer to the woman as they walked past the boy group. Their comments and groping themselves made her withdraw into herself. It was like walking in a concrete jungle filled with noting but hungry animals. Now she was starting to believe tells about the city that never sleeps. She moved even closer to the woman upon realizing she was out of her league here.

Melissa gasped at the information giving to her by this woman. Her eyes widened with disbelief, “They advertised that it was for commercials and Store ads. Which could lead to auditioning for movies.” She shook her head slightly realizing now why she was asked to dress like this and why that fat bastard wanted her to do the things he told her to do. “That makes senses the manager asked me to get on my knees and show him my talents. Well all he got was my foot kicking his balls.”

She looked over to the woman, again her fingers moved some hair strands out of her mouth, “My name is Melissa.” She didn’t know if the woman even cared what her name was but she wanted to know hers. Melissa owed her for picking her up off the street and offering her a sense of safety. Something that she welcomed whole heartedly . “May I ask do you live around here?”

 

[esmeraldaflame]

Rita giggled at the girl - Melissa's - tenacity. "Great job!" she laughed. "But seriously: I can't believe Four Star actually got into a legitimate model site directory. I assume that's what you're trying to get into. My name's Rita. I do live around here. I was working late, and on my way home when I happened to pass you by. It's still early enough where the drivers are still sober, so I could wear black to blend in with the shadows and avoid attracting attention. I take it you have no place to stay?"

 

[MelissaG1]

Melissa’s face turned red with shame for being easily dopey into their gasps and even more shamed that she didn’t prepare better before coming out here. Something that she would never do again. She has had a life changing scare in just a matter of minutes. Something she hoped she would never relive again. Now, something she never thought would happen, happened, She missed her home town.

“Thanks again Rita.” Thanking the woman properly now that she knew her name. She nodded her understanding about wearing clothes that make you blend in to the environment, something that wasn’t done in her home town it was quite the opposite. She had so much to learn about the big city and the big city ways. She just hoped she could survive long enough to do so.

She looked at the woman and shook her head, “No, I don’t.” Her gaze left the woman and looked away so she couldn’t see the tear that was forming in her eyes.

 

[esmeraldaflame]

Rita patted Melissa's back sympathetically. She felt sorry for the poor girl, obviously lost and alone in a strange place. She was so naive and innocent, almost like a child.

"You could stay at my place for a while," offered Rita. "While you collect your thoughts. Seventeen dollars won't get you far in this town. Besides, where I live, it's relatively safe. There's enough light and traffic that some decent people can go out at night, but not too far. And it's not a long walk. Just a couple of blocks. You don't have any bags or anything, right? Just the clothes on your back?"

 

[MelissaG1]

Melissa warmed by the comfort of Rita walked arm and arm with her. She was thankful that Rita was the one that came along for if she didn’t, those boys might not have been at bay like they were or someone else, like the man whom tried to rape her, could have found her. She was lucky and she knew it, she didn’t take this rescue from this lady lightly nor for granted. She would follow the rules that this lady told her about this area, however, she will not even come in this area again, not even in the middle of the day.

“My backpack!” her mouth gaped open as she now just realized that she didn’t have it. “The man tossed my backpack into the shadows just before he picked me up.” she stopped with the rest of the story for Rita already new the rest. “I had just a few extra set of clothes, and the basic female get pretty stuff.” She felt foolish now coming to New York with just your basic travelers gear.

Her gaze moved back to Rita with a smile. “I don’t want to impose on you.” Something that she has already done and didn’t want to further that burden. She was never a free loader at home and she wasn’t going to start now. “I will give you what money I have and I will be out daily trying to find work as long as it is daylight.” She didn’t ever think she would trust the night anymore. The saying that there is nothing there at night that’s not there during the day was very, very wrong here in the big city.

 

[esmeraldaflame]

"I'm doing this out of the kindness of my heart," Rita said. "As a favor from one girl to another. You can stay as long or short as you need to. Tomorrow, we can go down to the drug store at the corner to pick up the necessities, and there's a Goodwill down the street where you can get some clothes. And unless you're running away from something, keep that seventeen bucks. It should be enough to buy you a bus ticket back home. Of course, if you are running away from something, you're welcome to stay with me. It's a lot better than most runaways get. They're usually easy prey for pimps or guys like at Four Stars." Rita smiled at Melissa and gave her a reassuring pat on the back.

 

[MelissaG1]

Melissa looked over to her again and smiled, “Well you have a big heart taking in a stranger and offering them to stay with you. I guess I do have to be honest with you. I am running away from something and I cant go back home.” She looked away and shook her head like it was something real big and personal. “Don’t get me wrong in not wanted by the police or anything.” She quickly added so that Rita wouldn’t have to worry about that. “I can use the money I have to get the things I need. Maybe you can help me look for a job since you know this place more than I do.” She was beginning to feel a little relaxed. “Rita, to let you know I come from Millspring, Iowa…So this big city living is all new to me.” She moved closer to Rita wanting the companionship of a friend. “I hope we can become friends instead of me being a burden to you.” She looked about the area wanting to get familiar with it for if she was going to be staying her it would benefit her.

 

[esmeraldaflame]

"Millspring, Iowa," mused Rita. "Never heard of it." It was no wonder Melissa was so naive and frightened. It was a classic case of country-girl-runs-away-from-her-sleepy-small-town-and-seeks-adventure-and-thrills-in-the-big-city. Well, she'd found adventure alright, and it was certainly enough to last a life time. Rita hoped Melissa wouldn't be having anymore. Normally, Rita wouldn't have allowed anyone to stay with her, considering who her friends were. But she took pity on poor Melissa simply because the girl had nothing else. Hopefully, the incident in the alley would scare her off the streets at night and away from Rita's circle of "friends."

"Here we are," Rita announced as the approached her flat.She unlocked the security door, and held it open for Melissa.

 

[MelissaG1]

Melissa allowed her gaze to drift from side to side of the street taking note on landmarks so that she would be able to find this place. She turned back toward Rita, “Most people hasn’t it’s one of your one stop-light grocery store hick towns.” She shook her head slightly for what was really funny is that she wish she was back there, minus her uncle of course. Her gaze followed Rita when she opened up a gate and informed her that this was her pad. She nodded and moved forward pasted the gate. Her emerald eyes scanned over it several times before looking back at Rita. “Nice, Are you sure that I’m not imposing upon you?” she felt guilty for the handout, but what choice did she have? She waited for Rita to walk by and then proceeded to follow her into the building.

“So what are the rules?” she replied with a smile upon her face. “And please don’t say there isn’t any for there always are.” Her green orbs sparkled.

 

[esmeraldaflame]

"You're right, there are rules," Rita said, leading Melissa into the narrow stair well and up the flight of steps to her level. "I work from 10 to 7, Mondays through Fridays. During that time, you're locked out. Some nights I go out from 8 to 10, sometimes later, especially on the weekends. Be home no earlier than 7:30, but no later than 8. If the police find you waiting outside the gate, they'll arrest you for loitering. They might think you're a drug dealer, a hooker, or a burgaler. There is panel outside the gate with an intercom system for all the units. Mine is unit 507. When I answer, identify yourself, and I'll let you in. When you come to my flat door, knock first, then I'll let you in. Second, when you're home alone, do not answer the door, no matter what. I carry my key with me always, so I will let myself in. Finally, don't question where I've been or what I do on nights when I go out. I like my privacy, and I'll respect yours; so please respect mine. Other than that, I think that's about it." By this time, the two women had reached the fifth floor landing, and stepped into a well lit coridoor. There, Melissa could see Rita in a better light - her pale skin, blue eyes, breasts forming bulges in her tight sweater, and the way that sweater hugged her narrow waist and flat stomach.

 

[MelissaG1]

Melissa followed Rita up the tight confinement of the stairwell with a little unease about this. Images of being attacked in this stairway sent shivers down her already scared body. But she was in no position to reject this offering so she wrapped her arms around her body and continued to follow Rita up five flights of stairs. She wondered if there was an elevator. Rita moved down the hallway telling her the rules and how strict they were, but she would abide by them. She noticed Rita was petite as she was but more muscular. She became more withdrawn now that there was light and her shirt was ripped to shreds, she pulled the torn fabric together the best she could, and concealed the rest with her arms.

“I understand the rules and will abide by them.” she smiled looking into Rita’s deep blue eyes. “Is there a place you can suggest that I go to when your at work. I don’t want to be on the streets at all.” her voice still shaky and innocent. Fear still lingering deep in her emerald eyes.

 

[esmeraldaflame]

"I assume you'll be looking for work," Rita told Melissa. "There is an employment office down the block. Otherwise, it would be best to stay here." She paused as she gazed at Melissa, taking her all in.

((now's your chance to describe your character.))

 

[MelissaG1]

Melissa nodded to Rita’s question about finding work. She wasn’t a freeloader and wasn’t afraid of work. She just wanted a life a little more than what she had in Iowa and she thought she had a foot in the doorway, but the antics of the big city was a snare that she fell into unprepared. Something that she wont do so easily next time, she will do her homework and fact finding before leaping into the preverbal flame.

She nodded again when Rita told her about the employment office and that it would be best for her to stay here when not going there.” Her emerald orbs noticed that Rita was looking her up and down as if she was evaluating her for some possible job. She felt a little uneasy as her self awareness kicked in. She instinctively brushed back the long blond strands of hair out of her eyes to revel her tanned, triangular face, a small thin lipped smile fidgeted under Rita’s observing eyes. She pulled the tank top tighter around her canceling her little more than a hand full sized breasts. Her abs were toned but not rippling with muscle and they connected nicely to her long, thin legs, her full body dark tan indicated that she hit the booths a lot back in Iowa. “Rita is there something wrong?” she finally asked a little concerned about the sizing up..

 

[esmeraldaflame]

"No, nothing's wrong," Rita said with a smile. "You just look pretty, that's all. I can see why you'd want to become a model." Rita shrugged casually, as if it were no big deal. She lead Melissa down the hall until they came to the door to Rita's flat.

"Don't mind the mess," Rita said to Melissa as she unlocked the door. "I don't get visitors that often, so I'm not in the habit of really cleaning up that much. I hope you don't think I'm a slob."

 

[MelissaG1]

Melissa smiled with an eased mind for she didn’t know what brought the intense observation glare from Rita but it was concerning. She began to relax her grip upon her tank top now that she has passed the inspection. “Thank you.” she replied to Rita comment of her looks something she wasn’t used to getting from another female, but let it pass without further inquiry.

“Oh don’t worry, I have three brothers at home whom I am most assuredly sure that are far worse than you could be trying.” She smiled as their faces came to her mind’s eye. She missed them dearly even their messy rooms right now. She waited till Rita entered first then followed her inside. Her gaze went about the room and was mildly humored. “The place is a nine what are you talking about. Here I was expecting a two or even a one on the clean scale.” She moved to the center of the room and like a guest stood until given the be at home speech.

 

[esmeraldaflame]

"Have you had anything to eat?" asked Rita, switching on the light. She walked over the cramped kitchenette, and opened the refrigerator. "I still haven't had dinner, and I'm pretty famished. Let's see..." She started muttering to herself as she rummaged through the contents of the fridge in search of a meal she could prepare swiftly. Eventually, she'd have to go back out to present the proof that she'd ended the foreign drug-dealer presence in her gang's turf, but she needed dinner for her and her guest first.