The name is Ashley Michelle Blackstone. I'm a young black woman living in Brockton, Massachusetts. I attend Commonwealth Tech, a private school located in Bean Town and currently major in Business Administration. Someday, I'm going to be a big-shot businessman. Yeah, that's my dream. Until then, I'm earning a living in the world's oldest profession. Yes, I am a Lady of the Night. An urban prostitute. Any questions? Cool. This here is my story. College student by day and high-price hooker by night. It's going to be a bestseller for sure.
Man, if most of my classmates knew what I was doing, they'd be knocking themselves over. That's proof that you never really know anyone. I'm one of the best students in my program at one of the top schools in the country. The Commonwealth Institute of Technology only accepts the best that collegiate America has to offer. The school has two campuses, Boston and Woburn. I'm at the Boston campus. It's a short trip to Boston from Brockton, know what I mean? Unlike most students at colleges and universities across America, I didn't feel the need to move across the country after graduating high school. Nope. I wanted to stay close to home.
When I graduated from Brockton High School in 2006, I had a lot of options. I could attend Boston College, UMass-Amherst or Boston University. I was one of the best players on the Women's Basketball team at my old school. However, I didn't want to play Basketball in college. I wanted to try something else. The Commonwealth Institute of Technology was holding walk-on tryouts for its first-ever Men's and Women's Varsity Rugby teams. I used to play football, back in the day. So, I thought I'd give Rugby a try. I'm glad I did. I won myself a student-athlete scholarship on the spot. Yeah! At last, I made it! Commonwealth Tech was one of a few Division One schools around the country with Varsity Rugby teams for both men and women. I had a golden opportunity to shine while doing something new.
At first glance, the Commonwealth Institute of Technology looked downright imposing. The school had twelve thousand students. Most of them came from small Massachusetts towns neighboring the city of Boston. I wasn't the only student from Brockton High School there. Nah, I ran into a whole bunch of people. The campus was wonderfully diverse. Thirty two percent of the students were African-American, forty percent were Caucasian and the remainder were of Latino descent. I liked those demographics. Gender wise, the campus was fifty three percent male and forty seven percent female. I could live with that. I wouldn't want to go to a female-dominated campus. Females are catty and I don't want drama.
One thing which really amazed me about the Commonwealth Institute of Technology was the sheer size of its sports teams. I've never heard of anything like it before. The Commonwealth Tech Department of Athletics sponsors Men's Intercollegiate Baseball, Basketball, Football, Cross Country, Soccer, Swimming, Wrestling, Rifle, Volleyball, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Golf, Tennis, Rugby, Squash, Archery, Bowling, Gymnastics, Rifle, Water Polo, Rowing, Sailing and Fencing. For female student-athletes, they offered Women's Intercollegiate Softball, Basketball, Football, Cross Country, Soccer, Swimming, Wrestling, Rifle, Golf, Tennis, Rugby, Squash, Archery, Equestrian, Ice Hockey, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Bowling, Gymnastics, Rifle, Water Polo, Rowing, Sailing and Fencing. All of these sports teams, called the Tech Men and the Tech Women, compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division One.