[Prologue] - introductions
SVETLANA
I was walking through the crowded floor of the club, making sure not to bump into any lustful men, i held a tray of food and a bottle of wine, i got to the table that ordered the food and bottle of wine.
"Here you are, sir" I say, placing the bottle of wine in front of the man that ordered the food and wine, flashing a smile to him, i lifted to my full height from my bending position, i placed the plate of food in front of him as well.
"Thanks" The man grumbled, his deep voice rumbling from his chest, i nodded as i walked back to the back, i was a waitress and bartender for an infamous club that normally had mafia gatherings, gang meetings and transactions between gangs and mafias, the man i served was the mafia leader, Enzo Russo, i was forced to serve him every time he came as the other waitresses and waiters were too scared to do so.
"Svetlana!" Ambroze, A kitchen staff, yelled from the kitchen, seemingly needing me for something.
"What can i do for you?" I remarked playfully, earning a slight smile and chuckle from Ambroze.
"Go tell Smokey that he's needed in the back, big boss needs 'em" Ambroze said, Smokey was a biker who worked for the bossm who was also the owner of the club, the club was neutral territory, the club was a mafia and gang meetup, so we had many encounters with mafia and gang leaders fighting, physically and verbally.
"What am i, a messenger?" I sarcastically remark before going to Smokey, who was near the door, making sure nobody who wasn't permitted snuck their way pass the three bouncers who stood at the door along with the five security guards.
"Smokes, boss needs you" I called out to Smokey, calling him by the nickname everybody called him, or at least the staff did.
"What'd i do now?" Smokey asked with an exasperated sigh, his voice raspy and rocky, it was from his constant smoking, he always had a cigar in his mouth or hand, i was genuinely shocked when he didn't have one at all.
"Don't know, Amber just said go to the back" I said, shrugging, calling Ambroze his nickname then i walked off to go serve more people, as another chef yelled out a order that was for one of my tables, i grabbed the order and quickly walked to the table, leaving Smokey to go in the back, which he did, telling another biker, named Rio to watch the door, which he did, yet as i was walking back to the bar to make sure nobody was taking anything, i caught a quick glance of Enzo staring at me attentively while the sluts who also worked at the club giving him dances while the strippers pole danced on the round, spaced out stage-like platforms with very little clothing on, i shrugged it off and went to the bar, handing some drinks out to some people, Smokey came back, surprisingly perfectly fine.
"Big boss is maaad" Smokey said dramatically yet still very playfully, i knew he was serious.
"Why..?" I asked, giving an exhausted sigh, giving him a tired gaze, then i turned my attention to some sluts who came up to the bar, i slid them their regulars before turning my attention back to Smokey.
"Kat was slacking off on books, missed an entire month" Smokey explained, nearly bursting out laughing as i groaned.
"Anywho, he wanted you to see you" Smokey continued. "I'll take care of serving and the bar" he added, not leaving any excuses for me, i walked to the back to the boss, who was named Alvarez Rossi, most of the staff called him 'boss', i called him Al, he didn't really care about what people called him.
"Alvarez" I barged in without knocking, and in deed, as Smokey said, he was pissed, i shut the door behind me and walked to the couch in front of the chair he sat in, his tainted, toned skintone being a carmel brown, his green eyes stood in stark contrast to his black hair that had natural brown highlights.
"I need you to find someone to help with the books" Russo groaned, rubbing his large, veiny hands on his face in annoyance.
"Why can't Stone or Kirara do it? Weren't they in charge of books before you hired Kat..?" I asked, crossing my arms as i tilted my head, sitting down on the comfortable, soft couch that was in front of him.
"Stone runs the other side of the club now, and Kirara is the only other bartender if you can't make it in one day" Russo said, there were two halves of the club, one for the sluts and whores went to hook up with the visitors of the club, the previous person who did the books was Stone, who now ran the that half of the club, Kirara worked and filled in for me when i couldn't make it or when i was stuck tending for the bar in the other half.
"I forgot he ran the other half, also Kirara could just do the books when i'm here and bartend when i'm not" I say, making a decent argument, but, that wasn't how our club worked.
"Svetlana, you know that when you are given or take a role in this club, you stay with it, just like how you chose to become a bartender, and how i gave you the role of waitress as well" Russo said, getting more and more annoyed with my antics the more i argued or tried to make an argument.
"So? You could just give her the role of recorder again" I said, knowing full well that he was getting more and more annoyed, recorder was the person who did the books.
"Ptichka, she got the role because she was still an apprentice when Stone moved over to the other half" Russo said, calling me by my Russian nickname.
"I can teach her" I said, I was the mentor for Stone, despite me being much younger than him, nobody knew how i was so young yet still able to do the books perfectly.
"You sure?" He asked, almost uncertain.
"POSITIVE"
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Okay i know i was supposed to continue the painting story but i lost ideas and this one has been in drafts for a while, so pray for me :'}
