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: This story is in no way endorsed by or affiliated with the Insane Clown Posse or Psychopathic Records. It is NOT implied that ICP or any real persons mentioned in this story are depicted accurately or condone the behaviors portrayed. It also does not attempt to define or exemplify the Juggalo lifestyle. Juggalos come from many different backgrounds and lead such vastly different lives that trying to portray a 'typical' Juggalo would prove impossible. There are Juggalos of all races, all classes, all genders, and all sexual orientations, and this story is only meant to reflect a small, fictional group within that larger whole.
EPISODE 1: HOT TICKET
Chapter 2: "Play With Me"
HELL'S PIT
(aka Divine Trailer Court, aka Home)
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
Liz arrived at the Divine Trailer Court in North Las Vegas a little past 2am. Usually she wouldn't make it home until closer to 3am because, without a car, she was at the mercy of the night bus schedule, but this evening she was lucky and caught a ride with a new dancer who it turned out lived nearby.
She was dropped off at the entrance where she took one last hit off the joint the two were sharing before thanking the girl and sending her off with the roach.
Alone, Liz made her way up the gravel road towards the mobile home she shared with her two roommates, and she had one thing on her mind: Bruce Carroll, entrepreneur.
Bruce Carroll was not like the usual type of guys that made their way to Gary's Topless Villa. He was polite and attractive; sexy and vulnerable. He was a professional with his own business, and he showed real interest in Liz beyond getting his rocks off. After their private dance, he had stuck around to watch her stage performance. Where most of the guys near the stage would slip a dollar or two into her panties for each song, stretching their fingers wide to cop a little feel off of her, Bruce had slipped her a dozen fives during her routine and not once made flesh on flesh contact.
That was classy
, she thought.
When she finished her stage time, she dressed quickly backstage in order to rush back out to the club area -- only to see if she could interest him in another private session, she tried to convince herself -- but when she got back he had already left.
He probably wanted to change out of his sticky clothes
, she reasoned. She wanted to believe that had it been another dancer who had gotten him off in the back room, he would've left immediately after the session finished. But with Liz, the man just couldn't resist a chance to watch her on the pole. And she felt like she definitely gave an energetic show. She was driven by the image of him sitting uncomfortably in a pool of his own cum, wanting to head home and clean himself up but unable to take his eyes off of her. Whenever she caught sight of the wet trail she had left on the outside of his pants, a rush of adrenaline seemed to pulse through her veins and pump even more energy into her dance.
Maybe it was the weed, but it almost felt like a dream now -- that it hadn't really happened. She reached into her pocket and pulled out the folded business card to reassure herself it was real.
And there it was:
Bruce Carroll -- Entrepreneur
. Two phone numbers and an email. Posh fonts and quality paper. She got the distinct impression that he wanted more than to simply sell her VIP tickets. Maybe it wasn't so much an impression as a desire on her part. She wanted to get to know him. They should get to know each other...
The hoarse sound of a someone coughing in the distance abruptly interrupted her day-dreaming. It was late and she didn't expect anyone to be up at this hour, so the noise rattled her nerves a little. She quickly turned around to look where it was coming from, but she didn't see anyone anywhere. She wasn't surprised as it was dark and the trailer park had very sparse street lighting, most of which had been burnt out for as long as she had lived there. Liz had always thought this was the perfect place to jump someone. Or worse.
She nervously quickened her pace. She stuffed the card back into her pocket and fumbled for her keys so she'd be ready to go right inside when she reached her trailer. However, when she got to her steps, the coughing started again -- louder and closer. It sounded as if it were coming from right above her.
She hurriedly went to unlock the door but found her key wouldn't turn the right way. She tried turning it again, but it was stuck hard. After grunting in frustration, she turned it the other way and realized the key wasn't working because the door was already unlocked.
"Liz?" a voice called out.
She jumped. The voice seemed to be coming from the sky. She pushed open the door, but before she could get all the way inside she heard it speak again.
"Is that you, Liz?"
She paused in the doorway, thinking she recognized the voice. It almost sounded like one of her roommates.
"Matt?" she called.
"Yeah."
She couldn't see him, but she was certain his voice wasn't coming from inside the house. "Where the hell are you?" she asked.
"Up here."
She stepped back outside and looked up. On the top of the trailer she saw her roommate, Matt, sitting in a lawnchair and waving at her.
"What the hell are you doing on the roof?" she asked.
"There's no moon. You can see the stars pretty good tonight."
"How'd you get up there?"
"Jerry left his ladder out, so I borrowed it. It's on the side by Mayra's room. It's really beautiful; you should come up."
"Yeah?"
"Bring a chair."
Liz went inside, dropped her bag of work clothes on the kitchen counter, and took a drink from the faucet to assuage her cotton-mouth. Even though she was a little stoned, she should've guessed it was Matt from the beginning. This was the kind of thing he did. She admired how he always seemed to find the sublime when no one else was looking.
Liz turned off the water and came back out into the dark. She grabbed one of the folding chairs from the yard and made her way to the roof.
Matt sat with his head leaned all the way back over the edge of the chair, staring up at the night sky. He had a bottle of schnapps and a flashlight sitting next to his feet, and he was smoking.
"It's so beautiful tonight," he said as he flicked some ash into the air.
"What you got there?" Liz asked as she unfolded her chair and sat down beside him.
"Just a cigarette," he apologized. "There's some liquor though."
"That'll do."
Matt handed her the bottle, and she took a long drink before sitting it in her lap and putting the cap back on.