Anastasia

Maxximo POV

Ever since my parents passed away when I was a child, only my grandmother took me in, but after a few years, she also left me and my life seemed to have lost its meaning. I was forced to work as a Stripper to earn money for a living. It has not been easy to live alone but I have to stand on my own two feet even by dancing naked in front of people who have done nothing but lust my whole body.

I'm Maxximo del Valle, just call me Maxx, 23 years old, working as a stripper since I was sixteen years old. I lived by dancing naked in front of rich women and even men were entertained to watch me dancing Naked in front of them.

I could see the comfort in their eyes as they watched me dance on stage.

I am no longer ashamed to show them my whole body, even my manhood, because I learned to live my life alone for seven years because of the money I earn here. Being a Stripper is the reason why I am still alive.

After my hot dance show, I immediately wiped the sweat off my body with a towel and poured wine into the glass to ease my feeling. I saw Brent approaching me, my co-worker stripper as well. I smiled at him and he sat down in front of me as he happily bragged about the thick money he was holding.

“Just tell me if you want to make more money dude, I'll recommend something to you. Look at how much I earned tonight ”Brent told me and smiled.

I shook my head because I knew it was from the old woman he was sleeping with outside the Bar. Brent became desperate to do everything to make money. Many rich women became his clients and all of them give him a large amount of money by having sex.

"It's up to you if you don't want me to help you as long as I stand for the job I chose here. Everyone has seen my whole body again so there's no reason for me to hide it as long as I have money dude" he told me.

“You can give me some either," I said smiling.

I saw him shake and pat my shoulder. I looked at him and I saw him simply smile at me.

I consider Brent as my best friend since he is the one who is always there for me at my down times.

"I'll just remind you that you will not progress in your principles.

We won't be strippers for the rest of our lives so think of it dude" Brent said as he poured the wine into the glass and it stumbled.

"So you're saving money? Can’t you afford to be a stripper for life?" I asked him seriously.

"Of course, I also don't want my children to see me like this,I'm not getting younger.

I know they will be affected by insults from other people so I have a plan to build a business when I can save up one day" he replied.

“I told you while you are young, take advantage of the opportunity,”he added.

I just sighed because I feel like my role in this world is only as a poor stripper. 

I will probably grow old and die in this place because I only earn enough money to pay rent, food and apartment bills so that's not enough for me to save money in the bank.

Around 10 pm,I said goodbye to go home after my two shows and waited for a taxi and rode home to the apartment. I looked for a moment at the money in my pocket and then I calculated the bills in my mind.

When I arrived at my apartment, I saw a piece of paper and obviously it’s an electricity bill this month and I also have to pay the rent to Ms.Susanne tomorrow.

I first sat in front of the door and then lit a cigarette and took a deep breath.

I looked at the stars and remembered my Grandmother again. I miss her so much that it's as if I just want to follow her in grave so I don't have to think about any more problems.

"Grandma, just fetch me so that this endless problem will end, it's hard to be alone!" I cried and said to myself while blowing the smoke out of my mouth.

After a while, I went inside to rest because my whole body felt tired.I took off my clothes and shoes and immediately lay down on the bed.

"Grandma! Wake up please don't leave me" I cried while Grandma's cold body hugged me.

"Grandma! Grandma!" I shouted and cried.

I wake up from a bad dream caused by a painful event in my past. My whole body is sweating profusely and my knees are shaking in emptiness.

After a while, I immediately got up to get some drinking water to at least get up. 

I took a deep breath and took a cigarette and lit it. I wanted to calm myself down during those times. I took the wine out of the refrigerator and poured it into the glass and drank recklessly.

“Grandma, are you mad at me for what I said earlier? I'm sorry , I'm just tired of my life, ”I asked myself in tears.

I feel that my Grandmother doesn't want what I think. I just follow her in the grave but I hope that one day the world will change so that I don't have to suffer like this. I want to work honorably but I know no one will accept me because I didn't finish high school and I work as a stripper.I consumed one bottle of liquor before falling asleep again.

Around 9 am, I woke up because of a knock from the door of my apartment. My body was heavy to get up and I grabbed my nape because I felt a headache. 

I was just wearing a short boxer and topless as I approached the door and I immediately opened it. I saw the owner of my apartment, Ms.Susanne started from the bottom and middle of my shorts up to my six-pack abs. My body was really muscular with pride. I just shook my head and was disgusted by her reaction.

"Good Morning Ms.Susanne" I greeted her with a smile.

"Uhmm, I'm here to collect your monthly rental max," she said stammering.

“Uhmm. Ms.Susanne…” I couldn't finish what I was about to say when she suddenly approached and caressed my chest.

"It's easy for me to talk to Max,"she said seductively.

I was annoyed because I hated what she did so I backed away and took money out of my pocket.

"I have a payment, Ms.Susanne," I told her with a smile.

She looked at me badly once she raised her eyebrows and immediately accepted the money and she rolled her eyes. 

"Someday, you'll cling to someone like me Max," she said smiling and left.

I shook my head because it never crossed my mind to attract a woman like Ms.Susanne's age. She's already 40 years old, fat,curly hair with thick eyebrows and she walked like a duck. I look at her as a grandmother because her face is 10 years older compared to her age.

I immediately took a shower,got dressed, and ate a little because I was going to my grandmother's grave to visit her. I thought maybe I could have dreamed of her because she wanted me to visit her at her grave.I hailed a taxi and told the driver to stop in front of the shop.I bought flowers for her. When I arrived at the cemetery I walked towards her grave.

"Grandma, don't sulk anymore. I've already visited you" I said smiling in front of her grave.

If only I could bring the dead back to life. I want to bring my grandmother back to life at least one day so that I can feel her again even if I hug her. The amount I want to say and ask myself who killed my parents. Why were they killed? Why was my morning orphaned? I couldn’t quite imagine that I was able to live alone.

As I was walking out of the cemetery I noticed I had lost my wallet so I was confused about tapping my whole pants.

"Fuck! How can I go to the Bar now?" I said irritably to myself.

I had no choice but to walk One kilometer to get to the Bar at exactly 7 pm because I was not allowed to be late, especially since our manager was hot-headed. I walked fast to catch up with the time because I knew I would still have a long way to go.

"Fucking asshole!" I said irritably to myself.

While walking I saw three men hanging in front of me and they were looking at me.They are wearing hats and they smoke while leaning against a wall on the side.

The place is a bit dark and this is the first time I will walk in that place. I know the news about the place but I have no choice because there is no other way to go to the Bar.

I saw their evil looks at me as if they wanted to beat me at those times.

As I was walking towards them, they suddenly stopped me and asked me for money.

"Give me your money!" Said the dark man arrogantly.

"I have no money, that's why I'm walking, so I'm sorry,”I said calmly.

"I said give me your money!" He shouted and it was annoying.

"I said I have no money!" I scolded him.

He suddenly punched me and I also retaliated with a punch to him. I punched him and he fell to the ground but I could not avoid the blow from his companion and I felt something hard hit my head so I was caught and touched by two men in my hand and was about to punch me when a car suddenly stopped in front of us.

“What’s going on here?” Said the woman inside the car.

Even in the dark, I can see her face. She is obviously rich because she is wearing glittering jewelry.She’s so beautiful and blonde but it is obvious in her voice that she is quite old.My eyes widened at what she did.