What It Do!
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After we got our gown and pajamas on and lay down to go to sleep, Rhonda said, “Good night, Victoria...” “Good night.” I told her. Then I smiled. “And by the way, you can call me Vicki.” “Vicki? Hmm, okay. I’m glad you came, Vicki.” “I’m glad I came too...Good night.” “Good night.” We both lay down to go to sleep. I would say that I had a smile on my face when all of a sudden the sights and sounds of Faye’s city, Oakville, at ten o’clock began to sound off. It definitely was not a good night. All night long I heard sirens, people yelling and screaming, and the sounds of gun shots. I couldn’t sleep a wink. Then after standing all I could stand, which had to be about three hours of tossing and turning, I had to awaken Rhonda. “Rhonda...Rhonda,” I whispered loudly, “do you hear all of that?” “All of what?” she replied, with a sleepy voice. “Those sounds.” My eyes were popped out of my head as if I were in a Jason movie. “They’ll go away,” she told me. “Just go back to sleep.” I laid my head down and tried going to sleep, but it was just no use. Quite frankly, I don’t remember falling asleep; it had to be about five o’clock the next morning. Nope, not a good night at all. By the time I had awakened the next day, I was definitely tired. It was about noontime, and Faye had peeked her head into the bedroom. “You woke, My breath replied more than my voice, “Yes. I am.” She could tell I was drowsy. “Oh, I’ll let you sleep,” she said. “Go on back to sleep.” “No. It’s okay, Faye. I was about to get up anyway.”
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For most seventeen year olds, graduating from high school is something to look forward to. But not for Victoria Johnson, who has just learned, two days before graduation, that she has been living a privileged and sheltered life in the gated community of Laketon, with ‘adopted’ parents. “What It Do”, is the story about what life does to a young girl of class and prestige, when her biological mother arrives and wants to spend time with her. The weekend after graduation, Victoria finds herself being driven from the happy world of two story homes with Mercedes Benzes parked out front; to the mean streets of Oakville, where being naive and simple-minded, are just not allowed. With the help of a street wise younger brother; a strong willed little sister, and the admiration of a handsome young street thug, Victoria learns very quickly - What it do! Natalya LaBauve-Williams was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Oakland, California. She loves to express her creativity through writing. Natalya has spent time at Ohio State University, U.C. Berkeley Extension and has experience with the theater at Laney Community College. Employed with the United States Attorney’s Office, for the past 19 years, Natalya has never given up on writing. She can easily take an urban love story and explode it with written flavors of hip-hop, street and thug loving! Through her novels you find out what happens when different social classes mix and mingle while finding love.
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Natalya LaBauve-Williams still resides in the Bay Area with her husband and two children.
