monica torres-brown

          “In my younger, ignorant stages of youth, I will never forget Frenchie’s face in my rearview mirror. She was standing in the rain with two garbage bags in her hands; they held everything she owned.”  

Natalia is consumed with the drive for money and fame; working to impress Malik. In the end, the connection between them is what ultimately saves her life. When she learns that her pimp has fallen in love with her, she is enamored in the beginning, but after the love turns sour, she turns to the only people she can trust, her tricks.  

As time passed, the secrets of these men from all walks of the world; pro-ball players, actors, medical professionals, pastors, politicians, law enforcement down to an average guy next door mowing his lawn starts to destroy her sanity. Natalia decides to seek a way out of the ‘Game’. 

The memories began to haunt her nights, she couldn’t find an escape, so the bitterness grew until it ruled her life. However, living a straight life seemed impossible. So, facing the change kept her hostage to a lifestyle she hated. Before long, she trusted no one; the betrayal to her blood family ate at her soul every day. In the end, she became just like the cheating, lying people she despised. “I am no better than these men I have grown to hate,” Natalia. 

Natalia finds a way out of the ‘Game’ permanently. It took years for her to overcome the wall of hate. However, the one message she wants the readers to understand, the strength you need to survive is buried inside, you must be willing to endure the pain of change. 

                “I am proud of the person I am today: loving, compassionate, helpful, strong, and honest. I took the good traits from the ‘Game’ and brought them to the “Straight Life.”  

               “My message to you,  stay strong, be positive, and no matter how much you want to give up, don’t. You are stronger than you think.  I’m not that young naive girl anymore, but I am well-rounded and blessed. I feel that I have a lot to offer and am proud to announce this chapter in my life is officially closed.”

Natalia finds a way out of the ‘Game’ permanently. It took years for her to overcome the wall of hate. However, the one message she wants the readers to understand, the strength you need to survive is buried inside, you must be willing to endure the pain of change.

                  “I am proud of the person I am today: loving, compassionate, helpful, strong, and honest. I took the good traits from the ‘Game’ and brought them to the “Straight Life.” 

                 “My message to you is stay strong, be positive, and no matter how much you want to give up, don’t. You are stronger than you think.  I’m not that young naive girl anymore, but I am well-rounded and blessed. I feel that I have a lot to offer and am proud to announce this chapter in my life is officially closed.”