Rebellious

By Lacherrie Delahoussaye Anderson

Rebellious is a very-high-concept drama fiction of nonstop adventures. This novel contains arousing escapades full of lust, betrayal, revenge, and fearlessness. Monalisa Batise is rebellious and started with her life challenges early on in life. She is willing to shed blood, sweat, and tears for the street life and her happiness. Monalisa gets turned on to the exotic entertainment business to escape rules at home. She ends up hanging out with the wrong crowd of friends. In the midst of her transformation, she undergoes a near-death experience for the love of money.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Mar 3, 2016
• ISBN: 9781504983228

Lacherrie Delahoussaye Anderson

Lacherrie Delahoussaye-Anderson is a wife and a mother first. She is a graduate from Sanford Brown College in Houston, Texas, and attended Houston Community College for two years. Everything she does, she is passionate about. Lacherrie created this book for young ladies that face some of the same trials the character Monalisa faced. This novel teaches you that you can get over your storms and move on and never look back. The ladies of the new century need to know that they are not alone.

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Published by AuthorHouse    03/17/2016

ISBN: 978-1-5049-8323-5 (sc)

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Contents

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1

I Am Who I Am

Chapter 2

Genisis

Chapter 3

Puppy Love And Deciet

Chapter 4

Enemy Is Disquise

Chapter 5

Time Away

Chapter 6

The Beginning Of An End

Chapter 7

Pay Back Is A Bitch

Chapter 8

Action And Night Life

Chapter 9

Prince Charming

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Acknowledgements

G od, you are so phenomenal to me! People say all the time that they shouldn’t be here or they don’t deserve your blessings. Well I figure if I wasn’t supposed to be here you would have been passed me on to glory. Lol! So I understand when you say you have plans for me, and I have a purpose to serve. I truly believe I have fulfilled 10% of that purpose. I know there is so much more to come if I stay focused on making it happen. Thank you Lord for being there for me even when I turned my back on you. You never left me nor have you forgotten about me. Second, my husband thank you for entering my life your presence alone made me want to finish what I started. I almost gave up on this book but I wanted to prove to you that I wasn’t just some simple girl from the clubs. I wanted to show you I was a woman with past mistakes with goals and ambition. You were worth the new change in me. My family, words can’t explain how much I love and appreciate. All the phone calls all the crying all the advice, thank you. All of you have wanted nothing but the best for me since I was born. My friends the ones who stayed down from the start. I have so much respect for you guys. I’m so glad God crossed our seasons right on time.

You guys have played a major part in my life. When I forget who I am you guys remind me of how powerful, strong and beautiful I am. Saving the best thank you for last. The NAYSAYERS. You guys have pushed me beyond my limits. All because you didn’t believe in me, it did something to me. It ignited a fire that I couldn’t even put out myself. The worst thing you can do to someone is pretend you love them and care for them. However, pretending towards me made me realize how important I really am and I say thank you. May all you enjoy this book and when you complete it pass it on to someone else.

XOXO,

Chapter 1

I AM WHO I AM

E verything happens for a reason; that goes without saying. However, some bad choices that we make in life can be avoided. Life is what you make it, and it would behoove us all to start making better choices at a young age. We need to stop making so many excuses about why we can’t do this, and why we can’t do that. Your past will and can determine your future! I personally had to learn the hard way. I am done using all of the shoulda coulda woulda excuses. The time has come for me to face and accept responsibility for all of my indiscretions. It is time to allow my past to become my foot stool as I strive towards the road of betterment. I will be the first to admit that I have gone down many wrong paths in my life; but at the same time I am so grateful that I have the ability to recognize and learn from my failures and mistakes. The only thing left for me to do at this point is to move forward, and continue to push harder to do the right things and make the right choices; not only for myself, but for my children as well. There are so many young females out there crying for help and attention. They are going down the wrong paths simply for acceptance and validation. Everyone has to go through their own life’s experiences whether good or bad, in order to be able to understand someone else’s reason for change. Our PAST is our TESTIMONY. It’s a hard knock life for many of us. Faith, motivation and simply believing in yourself can take a lot of years to develop. You must practice these characteristics on a daily basis. You cannot move forward when you are your own worst enemy. One has to find and create a positive philosophy on life that will propel them towards betterment. Our tests will eventually turn into our testimonies. In my life, I have experienced a long journey of heartaches, breakups, great times, bad times, depressed times, fearful times, homeless times and just plain vulnerable times. I was raised in the church, however I had no clue who God was, and I surely didn’t recognize and understand the power of the holy spirit. I got to a point in my life where I just didn’t love myself at all, or maybe I just didn’t know how to love myself. I was oblivious to what I was capable of. I didn’t even feel smart enough to become someone in life. I was stuck looking in the mirror and finding a blank reflection staring back at me. I wasn’t even worried about making good decisions; nor was I worried about suffering the consequences of making bad decisions. Now, don’t get me wrong, I would always day dream and envision good things happening to me, but I would eventually snap out of that fantasy world somehow. The thought of becoming a strong, black, intelligent woman sounded so good; yet I was afraid to actually wake up and chase my dreams. I had no motivation, no ambition and no drive. My fuel was on empty. I have always known deep down inside that I was supposed to be somebody and serve a purpose in this life; but I had no clue who I truly was as a person. Instead, I would just sit there and wait for my visions, goals, and my dreams to just fall into my lap. Needless to say, I waited for a very long time. I was so terrified of failure; so scared to just spread my wings and fly. I often found myself in a huge, tangled web of disappointment. I felt like a complete failure; so I simply gave up and gave in to stress. Stress that was so bad that I couldn’t keep anything down in my stomach. I suffered from anxiety day in and day out. I couldn’t remember what it was like to have a good night’s rest. I tossed and turned and worried myself about so many petty things.

Then one day, out of nowhere, I finally found something that I was actually good at. Now, as far as being a hustler and having street smarts; I gained those stripes EFFORTLESSLY. I mean, I earned my crown so to speak. Stacking money was my thing, manipulating men for their money was the game, and I played it oh so well. I found a home away from home. In this place my problems didn’t matter. It was a place where I felt beautiful. The men threw themselves at my feet and the women respected me. I learned the power of the P.U.S.S.Y. I felt important and I felt loved. By day, I was Monalisa Batise, and by night I would transform into my alter ego SaShay. After sunset, as the moon would rise, a sexual and arrogant woman would arise. I had the body language of a goddess and the conversation of a queen. I was without a doubt the absolute best stage and pole performer in ATL. No one else’s skills could even compare to the skills that I had. My style was different from the rest. The way I moved my body, so soft and exotic in a graceful way. I made it look easy without even trying. You would have thought I was floating on water. Being an exotic dancer was the only thing that kept me in my zone. I was at a time in my life that everything felt right and I was appreciated. The game had its ups downs but I didn’t let that stop me. I mean being on that stage made me feel powerful and untouchable; it also made me feel immensely independent. You wouldn’t believe how much money I made. Trust and believe, I easily earned close to a million out of the exotic dancer game. My money made me feel superior. I was splurging and spending all kind of unnecessary money. People chose to hang out with me because they knew they didn’t have to spend any money on anything when they were with me. I took care of my people. You couldn’t tell me anything I’ve always been a people person when it comes to men; but with women… . not so much! Don’t get me wrong, I still have a lot of female friends that are in my corner; but best believe they have been around for many, many years. In my opinion, women can be very hateful and vindictive. For the life of me I cannot understand why so many women are always out to get one another or bring each other down. When in all actuality we should be embracing one another and helping each other out. Instead, they would rather compete with one another in order to feel superior over the next woman. It’s an ongoing battle that needs to cease. I have always had better relationships with guys because of my dominant characteristics. Often times, I think and talk like a man. I will speak my mind at any given moment. However, over the years I have learned that you have to sit back, relax and simply listen. Half of the time, women tell lies anyway. I’ve always been the type of person that will call you out when I suspect that you are lying. I refuse to knowingly allow you to lie to me during a conversation. I won’t sugar coat or waterproof myself or my lifestyle for anyone. I will go in on you and I will tell you exactly how I feel about the issue at hand. I am here to give these women the truth and I could care less about your feelings. I should, but I don’t; I wouldn’t be able to call myself a true friend if I chose not to be honest with you in every aspect. I have to give you the truth in a language that most people will understand. I really don’t mean any harm by it; that is simply who I was. I could feed a little bit of energy to my haters right now, but I don’t want to waste any more paper than I already have. People are going to talk about you; whether you are doing good or bad. At this point in my life, I allow my haters to be my motivators. I remember when I used to be an uptight, stressful person. It would kill me to know what people thought of and said about me. During that time, I had blinded myself from what was really important. I wasted a lot of negative energy on people who really could care less about me in the first place. No one will ever love you the way God loves you; and no one will ever love you, like you love yourself. Nowadays you cannot expect people to act a certain way or share the same opinion as you. When I was growing up, my mother would always try to drill that in my head; but I was so naive that I just didn’t get it back then. No matter what, I was never a bully. I never teased or pushed anyone around. I was never a mess starter, but best believe that if you started it, I would most definitely finish it.! Yea buddy, I was no punk. If you called me out, you can bet your life that I was going to go toe to toe with you. These hands of mine have knocked out many people who were brave enough to try me. So be careful of WHAT you say to me and HOW you say it (please).; because if you decide to test me, I will not be responsible for the aftermath. I laugh at myself and the old me quite often believe or not. I really trip out at times. I have been really hard on myself for so many years. Instead of just kicking back and relaxing and allowing God to do his job, I try to do his job for him. Now I pray faithfully and ask God for favor and help in controlling my attitude and how I present myself to the world. He also knows what I need before I ask for it; patience, happiness and faith. Those three things have been cloudy areas in my life. When someone like myself has gone through as much in life as I have; it becomes harder and harder to look at the brighter side of things. Personal development doesn’t just magically transpire. I have always tried my best to maintain a great sense of humor. However, what may be funny to some people may not necessarily be all that funny to me. I would often times look at you like you’re stupid or I would just simply shake my head at you. I really needed to lighten up. It is so hard to smile once you have left your comfort zone; especially when there is nothing to smile about. If you ever caught me smiling then I must have had a hell of a day. I didn’t know how to smile just because. My lifestyle didn’t allow for it. Jealousy has never been my cup of tea. I’ve never been the jealous type. I don’t believe jealousy is even in my bloodline. God has done a wonderful job on creating this face and body. I could never be envious of another person’s accomplishments, grace and beauty. Personally, I love to see people with great jobs, nice homes and cars. To me, that defines hard work. I also respect those who will do whatever needs to be done to provide for their family; there’s no judgement here. I completely understand because I have been there and done that. I have also met some low down, dirty people in the game. There is a certain way that you must treat people. We have all done wrong or hurt someone in our lifetime; but kharma is ugly and it is a force to be reckoned with. I have also met some amazingly beautiful people that genuinely cared about me and how my day went, and how I was feeling inside. God has blessed me with many godly people. People come and people go, but the real folk will always remain a part of your life. I have some friends that have become family. You guys know who you are. I have friends that have been there in the midst of it all. We have had bad times and good times; we have kissed and we have made up. My friends are always there for me mentally, spiritually and physically. It doesn’t matter what I’ve got going on; they are still very supportive of me. I can talk to them about any and everything. I never felt judged about the choices that I made around them; however, they have always made me aware of the times when I was wrong, or when I was right. They have always given me the best advice to follow. It feels good knowing that you have people in your corner that will never turn their backs on you, that will listen to you, and wipe every tear.

I thank all of my true friends for giving me a sense of love and security. For it is because of my family and true friends that I have built up the courage to share my story with the world. I have finally found my purpose in life, and that purpose is to at least touch one young lady’s soul and to inspire her and make her aware that there IS life AFTER the pain. The message that I would like to convey is that ANYONE can be succeed in life and anything is possible; THE SKY IS THE LIMIT! You have to put all that you have into your dreams. Don’t just sit around and wait for handouts. Take your chances, take those risks, and create opportunities for yourself. At times, you may even have to knock on doors and answer them yourself! Yes, it is true that good things come to those who wait; but by doing so you may get only sloppy seconds from those who actually got out there and got it THEMSELVES. It is now or never! Get out there and get every single thing out of life that your heart desires before it is too late. There is no more room for excuses and whining about what you could have done differently. Accept yourself for who you are, hold your head up high and tell yourself that you can make it. God has a purpose in your life. It’s time to fight for your happiness even if you have to go through hell or high water. Success takes a lot of sacrificing; you have to give up your blood, sweat and tears to get to where you need and