First day of work
Richard will be dropping me off since I want to talk to him about the song I’m working on.
“Pumpkin, so what is it you wanted to talk about.”
“Ok.” I brought out my songbook from my backpack and sang the song to him.
“That’s really good. You get better everyday.”
“Thankyou” I blush
“How about I come pick you up then we can talk about in the studio.”
“Okay.”
“See I told you, you have so much potential you just need to unlock it.” he pats the top of my head.
Richard is a very famous musician known by half the world. I always considered him as my older brother. I even made the nickname “bubba” for him when we were kids and he calls me “pumpkin”. I don’t think I have heard him call me anything except pumpkin.
“Bubba, have I ever told you how cute you are?” I teased. He scrunched his face.
“Don’t call me a cute pumpkin.” I pouted
We got to the mansion
“I’ll come back later.” I nod
“Bye.” he gave me a quick peck on the cheek and left.
When I got to the door, it was 9 o'clock. A woman who looked to be in her 40’s opened the door.
“Miss Brown, I’m Angelica Smith and I will be your supervisor. I will tell you what to do and you are to obey me. Understand?” I gulped.
“Yes ma’am.”
Is it me or is everyone here this scary. Mrs. Smith showed me my station and there, I met Celine. She is a college student in her first year. We were the same age and I had a feeling we were going to be best friends. Celine showed me my room and we were roommates. From what Celine said, there were 4 floors.
For a maid, this room was pretty big. Celine introduced me to other maids and I made new friends. The only friends I had were Chris, Ari, Kevin, Richard and some highschool friends. Chris and Ari left 8 years ago and have never contacted me since. I still keep in touch with Kevin and Richard. Richard is like my big brother. Our relationship is nothing personal but we are really close like husband and wife or more. Richard is a pop-star, businessman and a ladies man. Kevin was my middle school crush. When we were in highschool, we became close friends and it turns out, he had a crush on me too and it was really nice. We tried to date but we liked the fact that we saw each other as friends and it was all good. We loved each other but not as bf and gf and it was okay. We are close friends. He is a successful businessman and also owns the most popular restaurant in town. Celine showed me more of the mansion while we got to know each other more.
“Favorite color?” she asked
“Red or white. You?”
“Same. Favorite food?”
“Ice cream.”
“Me too. How about future careers?”
“Singer and dancer. You?”
“Fashion designer.”
“Nice. I’ll probably buy my clothes from you.” We both laughed.
We also had the same birthday and so much in common.
“So, what college do you attend?”
“I don’t go to college.”
“Aww, that’s sad. Maybe the boss will pay for you.”
“Mr. Agosti.”
“Yeah. He pays for my education. I couldn’t afford college. I’ve been working here since highschool. After highschool, I wasn’t able to find a good college. Mr. Agosti found one for me and paid for everything.”
“That’s really generous of him.”
“I know right. Imagine a mafia leader being so kind to you. He may seem tough on the outside, but he is very soft on the inside.”
“Wait, a mafia leader.”
“Yeah, you didn’t know.”
“No.” she pulled out her phone and showed me a picture of him and another guy but none of their faces were visible to the camera.
“The one on the left is Dante and the other is a part of a mob but they work together.” Dante’s mafia is called ‘The Lion’.He had a tattoo of a lion on the side of his neck. The other man had a tattoo of a wolf on his arm. They both looked so dangerous in the photo.
What am I saying? They are dangerous.
I wasn’t as shocked as most people would be working for a mafia boss. I have been working for Lorenzo since I was 14 years old.
“Anyways, let's go back to work.” She handed me a trolley that had a mop, broom and other cleaning agents. We walked to a door and the inside was a disaster. There was pretty much mud everywhere there were cobwebs.
“So, your first test is to make this place shine again.” she chuckled at my expression and left.
I decided to start with the bathroom since it wasn’t that dirty. I scrubbed the tiles, the bathtub, and the shower floor. I used the water from the bathtub to rinse out everything. I took out the bedsheets and pillow cases and washed them with the machine. I dusted the drawers and shelves. I swept and mopped the floor. In about 45 mins, I was done. I went to the backyard.
“I’m done.”
Celine looked shocked. “That was fast.”
Mrs. Smith came and expected the room. I couldn’t tell what was going on in her head since she was showing no expression. I waited.
“It’s good.” she said and handed me a uniform. “Wear this and report to your station.”
“Yes ma’am.”
I quickly put on the uniform and reported back to the station.
* * *
It was lunchtime and apparently, the other maid was part of the servers so I had to serve the food. I walked out of the kitchen with Celine to the dining room and started placing the foods in front of the men. There were at least 15 men sitting side to side on the table with Dante at the head seat. I went back to get more juice. I kept the juice in the middle of the table when someone called me.
“Refil.” it was the same man that was who I saw when I first came. He was dressed in a white button up shirt and black jeans. The first three buttons of his shirt were unbuttoned and he had the same tattoo Dante has on his neck on his chest. To be honest, he looked so hot in his outfit.
“Yes sir.” I took the glass and poured the juice in the cup. While I was at it, some random person touched my ass.
“Dante, you got yourself a better one than before.” I held my breath. I can be really sensitive when men touch me because it brings back really bad memories but right now, I wanted to beat the hell out of him.
“Togli le mani di dosso da lei” (get your hands off her.) he said.
“Come on. Let me borrow her for a night” Dante glared at him as he removed his hand.
“Here you go.” I handed him his juice.
I went into the kitchen.
“Were you scared?.”
“Of what?”
“The men”
“No, why would I be? You told me that there is nothing to be afraid of.”
“You’re really something aren’t you.”
“Come on. No time to chat, let's go clean up.”
We tidied the kitchen and when we were done, I went to go get the plates. We washed them and Celine and I went back to our room.
* * *
Buz buz buz. I looked at the caller ID and it was mom.
‘Hey mom’
‘Hey sweetheart.’
‘Yeah’
‘I’m gonna be coming home late because of work.’
‘Ok.’
‘Will you be okay with that. I can put Julie in daycare so you don’t have to worry.’
‘It’s fine sweetie. You just focus on yourself.’
‘Thanks mom, you’re the best.’
‘Love you.’ She cuts the call.
Afterwards, I called Richard and canceled our plans and made another date to meet up.
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