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twenties, hundreds, tens, fives and one. When she was done, she was speechless. The amount she counted, adding the money she gave dude outside the store came to 334,300. Which was way less than the little over 500,000 Dre quoted earlier. She was happy since she never had this much money in her life. Plus, she didn’t have to split it with Dre any more. That thought made her think of something else. Picking up the pen and paper she used to calculate the money amount, she divided the amount in half.
    “Shit. 167,150. Just like in the dream,” she thought to herself.
    She couldn’t believe it. The dream was trying to tell her something after all. She flipped the paper over and began to make a list of things she needed to do. She needed a car and a place to live . Where ? She wasn’t sure. Maybe New Jersey or maybe she’d go back to New York. She had people she knew there and she wouldn’t be totally alone. It would be easy for her to get an apartment.
    Joy counted out a stack and laid it on the bed. She gathered the rest of the money and her belongings and placed them all in her bag. She put her shoes back on and opened the room door. It was too dark to see. Slow, she moved with her hands out. It was a straight shot to the living room. She found the door, cracked it open and went out and closing it behind her. She went through the second door and let out the breath she was holding. She really hated to sneak out like that but she wasn’t for all the questions when she didn’t have any answers. Joy always had been very impulsive; something she needed to try to control.
    She sat down on the steps, just now remembering that it was late and none of the buses were running. Joy got up and walked towards Frankford Ave. Once she reached the corner, she looked around. No cars were in sight, so she kept walking towards Bridge and Pratt.
    The night air felt good on her face. She continually looked behind her to make sure nobody snuck up on her. She had all this money in her bag and she decides to go after three in the morning. A car drove by, the driver horning at her. She ignored him and kept up her pace. A hospital sign caught her attention and she walked towards it. When she got close enough, she saw that it was Frankford Hospital.
    Joy walked inside and saw that no people were in the waiting room. She went over to the payphone and opened the phone book to look for a cab company. When she found one, she dialed the number from her cell phone, despite the no cell phone signs posted throughout the waiting room.
    The wait for the cab wasn’t long. Not even ten minutes later, the cab driver was beeping the horn for her to come out.
    Once inside the cab, Joy gave the driver the directions and hoped that she was making a wise decision.
     
     

Chapter Six
     
    Joy looked up at the building she had the cab driver let her off at. She knew his new address because he had somehow got her cell phone number and left her a message letting her know where to find him, if needed.
    She looked for his name among the bells. She pressed. No answer. She pressed it again, a little longer.
    Finally, she heard a groggy, “What the fuck you want?”
    “It’s me, Joy.”
    “Oh my God, Joy?”
    He buzzed her in and she went inside. She took the elevator to his fourth floor apartment. He was standing in the hallway waiting for her. When she made it close enough to him, he grabbed her and hugged her. Joy stood there, confused by his strong display of affection. After all, she just recently met him and found out he was her estranged uncle Curtis. And then shortly after that found out he wasn’t her uncle because her father wasn’t even her father.
    “Come inside.” he pulled her inside his apartment before she could move.
    “Sorry to bother you but I need your help.”
    “No problem. I was so worried about you since what happened to your parents. And with everything you found out all at once.”
    “Well you don’t have to be because I’m doing