Lena

“Gentlemen, give it up for the one and only… Candy!”

The announcer’s voice blasted through the club, dragging me back from the haze I’d been lost in. I sucked in a deep breath, fixing my robe tighter around my body as I waited for my cue.

My palms were clammy. It didn’t matter how many times I did this; my nerves were always all over the place.

The neon lights flashed brightly, and the crowd cheered. “Time to go,” I muttered under my breath.

I stepped out carefully, putting one heel after the other. They were outrageously high. If I weren’t careful, I’d trip and fall flat on my...