She looked at him flabbergasted as she responded, “Responsible for all of what bullshit?”
He gazed at her for a second before he finally responded, “This whole scam…this business trip…everything!”
She pushed him away from her as she replied, “You telling me that the corporation is responsible for Whitney’s death?”
As she finished her statement, she immediately thought about the packet that she sent to Corporate. She knew that the one she swapped and sent to Corporate had incriminating information on him embezzling corporate funds, but she did not know what he was talking about as far as Whitney’s death. She sighed as she unhurriedly responded to his statement.
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Are you sure, Travis…what are you saying…that you didn’t know about this whole con?”
He sighed heavily as he replied, “I…uhhh…I didn’t know…uhhh about the whole plan!” “You see I was approached by someone and I…!”
Before he could finish his sentence, she immediately interrupted him, “Approached…what do you mean you were approached…by who…somebody from the corporation?”
He gazed at her as he began to respond to her question.
“
That’s just it…I don’t really know!” “At first, I thought it was somebody from the Corporation, but then as everything started to move…and that Lady Davenport came into the picture…things seemed to run differently!”
India sighed as she remained silent, looking up at him with an innocent expression. She strolled over toward the door and opened it as she said, “Travis…I really don’t know what you’re talking about so I suggest you leave right now!”
He glared at her with astonishment as he quickly realized that she did not believe a word that he was explaining to her. He continued to glare at her as he stood up and slowly ambled out of her suite. After he stepped out into the hall, he immediately turned around and shouted, “You’ve got to believe me, India…I know that this sounds crazy but I’m right about this!” “You’ve got to stay away from that Lady Davenport!” “STAY AWAY BEFORE YOU GET HURT!”
She sighed as she slammed the door in his face. She quickly turned to walk toward her suitcases as she thought, “What if he is right…what if Lady Davenport is involved in this con somehow?” “I think I should talk to her about this…I really need to get some answers!”
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Ursula filled her glass with ice cubes and poured Crown Royal Black over them. She would come to grips with her problem now. She told herself, by the time she finished her drink, she would have made her decision, finally. However, she drank the drink, the ice cubes melted and became tepid water, and Ursula continued to sit at the table, her mind vacillating. She knew that she had to find a way to keep Marc from going to the corporation or the police about her involvement in the embezzlement con. Having him beat down would not be enough she thought as she glanced at the glass in front of her. She knew the only way to stop would be murder.
Suddenly, she flinched as the sound of her cell phone vibrating on the coffee table startled her. She glanced at the phone number that appeared on the caller id, quickly recognizing it was Marc as she sighed and then picked up the phone. She quickly regained her composure as she pushed the button to answer the call. Before she could say a word, Marc commenced to speak, “I’m sure you know by now that I got your message!”
Ursula tried to act as if she was clueless to what he was talking about as she replied, “Marc…what on earth are you talking about?”
“
You know what I’m talking about…you had some guy stop me in the parking garage and commenced to fighting my ass!” “What happened to you Ursula?” “What happened to you that turned you into this uncaring bitch?”
She sighed heavily as she slowly replied to his question, “Marc…you really need to quit with this silly nonsense!” “I don’t have any idea what you’re talking about so I suggest you stop with this, calling me and harassing me with this silly idea that I have problems with India!”
She laughed slightly as he replied, “That’s really funny because I recall you telling me that you despise her because she’s always making the right moves at the company and you wanted your recognition!” “What happened to all that?”
She stepped up to the window, gazing out at the Kansas City skyline as she replied, “I may have said something to that effect, but that doesn’t mean nothing!” “What are you trying to imply here, Marc?”
He looked down kitchen table as he sat down trying to decipher her intentions.
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You sent that thug after me to try to get me to not go to India or the police…well plan didn’t work!” “I’m gonna expose you, India, the company and the authorities as well!” “You have issues girl and if you send anyone after me again…I swear I coming after you!”
She smiled with a demented expression as she responded to his threat, “So you want to play ball with me, huh, Marc?” “You know those are some extremely harsh words to be using on a phone that may be bugged!”
He quickly looked at his phone and then returned the phone back to his ear as he replied, “You just stay away from me!”
He quickly ended the call as Ursula smiled as she thought, “I see that this problem isn’t going away…I need to get this plan completed before it gets really ugly!”
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Meanwhile back in the Caribbean, India was preparing to go down to the front desk to check out of the hotel, stepping out of her room and strolling toward the elevator. As she stood waiting for the elevator to reach her floor she thought, “I really need to get some answers from Lady Davenport…I know she can straighten out all of this mess.”
As the elevator doors open, there stood Lady Davenport. She looked extremely surprised as she was now staring at India. She smiled slightly as she responded, “I was just coming to your suite to see you before you left.” “I was hoping we could talk.”
India smiled as she stepped into the elevator, standing next to her. As she stood next to her, Lady Davenport immediately grabbed her right hand and slightly squeezed it as the elevator doors commenced to close. She glanced at Lady Davenport as she noticed that she had a glow in her eyes that was distinctive. She knew that something was unique about it as she felt her slightly rubbing her fingers with her own. She felt as if the relationship had changed and it was intriguing to India. Lady Davenport smiled as she asked India a question, “So are you excited about going back to the United States?”
India smiled as she replied, “I am but I’m really worried about everything…I”
Before she could finish her sentence, Lady Davenport interrupted, “India…don’t worry…I have this taken care of for you!” “You just go and get your affairs taken care of back there and hurry yourself back her to me, okay?”
India smiled slightly and then she responded, “I spoke with Travis this morning and he claims that all of this is some type of set up that involves you…are you part of this con Lady Davenport?” “Are you involved in getting me to take the fall for this scam that he’s taking about?”
As she was now gazing at her flabbergasted, the elevator door opened. She now stood there speechless as India waited for her to respond to her question.
Fade to black…Stay tuned Part II coming soon!
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Redsnapper has writing several short stories and has five novels and one anthology to his credit. Scandalous Motives, Scandalous Motives: Relentless Ambitions, Scandalous Motives: Heartless Reactions, Memoirs of a Creole Crime Cartel: The Origin of Tangie Laurie, Contagious Lust: An Anthology, and a paranormal epic Redsnapper Writing as R. Jay Leonard, Curse of the Nocturnal Seductress. Redsnapper is a native Kansan who was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas. He has also served his country, spending 22 years in the U.S. Army. He has a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Missouri, Kansas City, a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies from Excelsior College in Albany, New York and a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kansas. He is currently working on his next novel, Acts of Congress.
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IN 2008 ADULT FILM STAR INDIA DECIDED TO LEAVE THE ADULT FILM INDUSRY FOR GOOD. "It was time for me to move on with my life and focus on the other things that I always wanted to do." Since the age of 10, Shamika "Mika" Brown aka India, had always dreamed about doing music. In 1994 she got her break. She started a girls singing group, Harmony Innocent, with some High School friends. They practiced everyday after school, weekends and every free moment they had. After becoming local favorites, the group met producer Lorenzo Pryor. He had worked with many R&B heavyweights. Lorenzo took on the girls and polished their craft and after a lot of hard work they received a record contract from Quality Records. They release the single, "That's What I Like," which quickly climbed to the top 100 Billboard Charts. India was balancing her freshman year in college when the group started to fall apart. Harmony Innocent broke up two years later.
AFTER HAVING BAD EXPIERENCES IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, India decided to do something so different that no one was prepared to comprehend. In 1998 India entered the adult industry and soon was getting noticed and becoming very popular. She was told that most black girls don't last in the adult film industry. She took it as a challenge to prove that she had the staying power. Doing more and more movies and became one of the most popular black adult stars ever, she was everywhere, almost a poster rep for porn. India was sought after by many of the large porn companies and eventually signed with Video Team and was exclusively with them for years. Prior to Video Team, India worked for many big name companies, Vivid Video, Wicked, VCA, West Coast Production, New Sensations, Metro, Hustler and Playboy TV. She also starred in many magazine covers, Hustler, Cheri, Brown Sugar by Hustler, Black Tail, Players, Black Illustrated, Club Magazine 3xs. In addition, she has been featured in many mainstream magazines such as XXL, Source Magazine 2XS (cover story), Blackmen's magazine (feature story), King magazine and many music videos. She was on the box cover for the Snoop Dogg adult film, "Doggie Style," which sold over 1 million copies and was the highest seller in porn ever. India was one of the few black women to receive a toy collection by Cal Exotics, the "India love doll." At the AVN Adult Video Awards she was nominated every year in many categories and had won many awards. Even after leaving the industry she was nominated for best supporting actress and best music. She won the best music award. Her fans love her and when she does personal appearances she attracts large crowds and long lines. She loves her fans and always stays until the last fan has her autograph.
NOW THAT INDIA HAS LEFT THE PORN INDUSTRY SHE IS FOCUSING ON HER BOOK AND MUSIC. "I always loved to write so it was natural for me to write about my life."
India independently released the album "Role Play" in 2006. Even though the album had limited promo and no radio, she still sold 15,000 copies on her own. After that, the major record labels came wanting a piece of the action and she was offered a distribution deal with different labels. She signed with ADA/Warner Music Group; but she wanted everything to be right and get respected from her music peers and she didn't feel as though she was getting it. India worked hard on her craft and changed the direction of her music no longer talking about sex on every record. She wanted to talk about other situations but the label felt otherwise so India made a break with the label. She recently released on her own 2 new singles on Amazon and iTunes, "High Class" and "Money Stacks." She is focusing on a book idea. With all of her life experiences and all of the celebrities and interesting people she has met, she knew her life would make a great story. "I remember talking to my ex fiancée in our beautiful California home about crazy stories and experiences with Hollywood and entertainment elite and he convinced me that people want to hear about it".
GROWING UP IN THE ROUGH STREETS OF COMPTON THIS GIRL IS A SUCESS STORY IN HER OWN WAY. India has made it out the hood and wants to go back and help others. Because of her fans, in May 2009 India started an internet radio show. It already has over 44,000 listeners and she has had many recognizable names on the show from platinum artist to "A List" adult stars to sports owners. Her radio show, The Dollhouse, has become one of the most popular internet shows on the net. India's
www.myspace.com/indiasplayhouse
has received over one million views and 677,000 music plays. India continues to re-invent herself and stay in the public eye with her fans eager to know her every move.