I packed up my bags and hugged Celine.
“See you tomorrow.”
When I was 10 mins away from the house, I switched my mask and continued my journey.
It has been 20 mins. I looked at my GPS for 15 mins more. I took a valley that would lead to the highways to get home faster. I was about to take a right turn when suddenly, a group of men dressed in black jumped out and attacked me. I recognized them from last week and the week before and the week before. They had been attacking me since I started working for Lorenzo. I guess these are his enemies. But who are they?
I threw some of my karate moves on them and they all fell to the ground unconscious. I never kill anyone because I don’t want to make my life worse as it already is.
I thought for a sec that if Lorenzo won’t tell me who these people are, I might as well find out myself.
I took out my gloves from my backpack and put them on. I was searching for anything I could use for my research. I pulled on the shirt of one man and I was shocked. The same tattoo that was one the man beside Dante in the picture.
That means, my boss is my devil’s enemy and I am stuck in the middle of this.
What the f**k
My life really is a mess.
I found a gun and kept it in a bag. I continued my journey back home.
* * *
The lights were off. I went to mom’s room and saw her sleeping peacefully with Julie.
I showered in another bathroom to not wake them up. I walked back to the room and crawled into bed. I felt a hand touch mine.
“How was work?” mom said tiredly.
“It was good. Now you need to sleep.” she gave my hand a squeeze before drifting off to sleep.
* * *
The next morning, I woke up to mom tapping my arm.
“Get dressed or you will be late.”
* * *
“Hey, Hannah, can you please take this to Dante. He's in the office.”
“Sure.”
“It’s on the second floor after the hall, the door to the left.”
“Got it.”
I used the elevator since the trolley can’t go up the stairs.
I knocked.
“come in”
I walked in while Dante was typing speedily away on his laptop.
“Drop it over there.” he pointed to a small table in the corner.
I was leaving when he called my name.
“Miss. Brown, may I have a chat.”
“Yes sir.” I slowly made my way over to his desk but didn’t sit.
“Why don’t you go to college?”
Should I tell him about my situation or should I lie so he can pay for me? I can’t let him know the truth.
“Financial problems.” I simply state.
“Well, I always ensure that my young employees are treated well so..” he pulled out a card from the drawer and handed it to me. “I want to offer you a chance to go to college.” I stared at the card dumbfounded. This is finally a chance for me to fulfill my dreams and I am being given a free one.
“Thank You so much sir. I really appreciate this opportunity.” I said with a smile on my face.
“No problem. You may resume your work.”
I thanked him again before leaving. Maybe a mafia boss is not so bad but who knows, you can’t trust nobody.
I was smiling to myself when I bumped into a hard chest.
“Hey, watch where you’re going.” I snapped but when I raised my head to see who it was, it was the same guy who I met when I came to the mansion and he was smirking at me.
“Funny running into you again.” I rolled my eyes
“What do you want?”
“To be your friend.”
“Why would you want to be my friend? You don’t even know me. What if I am some wanted criminal?”
“Well, you can’t be a wanted criminal.”
Offensive
“Hey, what does that mean?”
“It means that you are too cute to be a criminal and yes you seem cool so yeah I do want to be your friend.”
He called me cute.
“Well, if that’s the case, I guess I can be your friend too.” I smiled and he smiled as well.
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4 months later.
Everything changed both at work and at home. Julie grows stronger and bigger everyday. Mom is doing very well and her health is getting better and better. At work, I am pretty much close to everyone. Matteo and I are really good friends. My relationship with Celine has grown stronger and we are inseparable. Dante is still the cold boss he’s always been but besides that, everything else is good.
I still work for Lorenzo with new and dangerous missions everyday but it’s alright.
Right now, I’m in Richard’s studio with Kevin,mom, Richard and Julie. Richard said he wanted to hear my song I completed.
“Sit over there.” he pointed to a chair in the middle of the room.
“Can you take the chair out?” he told one of the workers to take it away.
“Are you nervous?” Kevin asked.
I nodded like a child.
“Don’t worry, this is what you are good at. You will do well. Fear not.” my nerves calmed down at his brotherly tone.
“Hey relax.” Richard said
“Is this gonna go live?” I asked
“No but it will be recorded.”
“Ok.” I took a deep breath. I can do this.
I'm so into you
I can barely breathe
And all I wanna do
Is to fall in deep
But close ain't close enough
'Til we cross the line, hey, yeah
So name a game to play
And I'll roll the dice, hey
At this point, I didn’t care about anything around me but me as the lyrics flowed through me.
So, baby, come light me up
And maybe I'll let you on it
A little bit dangerous
But, baby, that's how I want it
A little less conversation and a little more touch my body
'Cause I'm so into you, into you, into you
Got everyone watching' us
So, baby, let's keep it secret
A little bit scandalous
But, baby, don't let them see it
A little less conversation and a little more touch my body
'Cause I'm so into you, into you, into you
Ooh, yeah
Yeahhhhhh!!!!!! I reached my highest.
“Whoo. Yeah.” I heard cheering in the background.
So come light me up
So come light me up, my baby
Little dangerous
A little dangerous, my baby
A little less conversation and a little more touch my body
'Cause I'm so into you, into you, into you
When I was done, I felt so pleased and free of stress. Singing really helps me a lot.
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