Starlene Patterson

Up Against The Wall Starlene Patterson

This was the biggest day of Lynn Styles life; she was finally getting married. Lynn never thought she would truly find happiness after all she went through with her daughter's father Mel. He was her first love who she thought she would be with forever but life has a strange way of changing things when you least expect it and she ends up in the arms of a New York Drug Dealer named Jazz. Jazz and Lynn were friends for years, they always had mutual respect for one another but Jazz always had his eye on Lynn. She was drop dead gorgeous, educated hardworking woman who held her own and was motivated to succeed in life. Lynn had a style about her that made heads turn. All the good things Jazz saw in Lynn made him overlook her short temper and reckless mouth. Jazz believed in taking the good with the bad and he was determined for Lynn to eventually become his woman. Lynn always felt like Jazz was a good guy who was more like the brother she never had but she despised his drug dealing ways. Their friendship started to change when Lynn made the wrong decision and began sharing her relationship woes which was Jazz's opportunity to move in on her. Lynn couldn't resist the temptation and they crossed the point of no return. They both vowed to keep the secret to themselves and continued on as friends like nothing happened. Lynn loved Mel but she grew weary of the way his life going. It seemed as if they were going in opposite directions while she worked hard, went to school and cared for their daughter, Mel started hanging with the wrong crowd, spending more time in the streets which led to him getting locked up several times. Lynn got tired of the lies, always bailing him out and once Mel went on the run, Lynn was through with him forever. Jazz became her man and she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him. What she didn't expect was that part of spending her life with him included them getting arrested by the Feds on their wedding day for Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine Base. They faced a mandatory minimum sentence anywhere between 10 years to Life. With her back UP AGAINST THE WALL and her mind in a state of confusion, all of Lynn's plans for her life were quickly fading. However, little did she know everything was going as planned according to God's perfect will for her life.