01. Arrival

"Brave women are not born from comfort zones, they are made in the fire."

~ Cheryl Hale

"Hurry up!" The angry old driver yells at the poor girls as they climb the trash looking bus.

I follow behind the girls and enter the bus, if I said that the outside was trash looking than the inside is a shame to trash.

Well what can be expected from the mafia, they won't provide luxurious buses for their new batch of maids.

I find an empty seat in the third row, I hurriedly run and take my place beside the window, I desperately need ventilation for this trip or I'll pass out.

Did someone die in here? The bus smells like something has been rotting in here for years.

I try my best not to show my discomfort on my face but I can't help it.

Soon the bus is filled, another girl has taken a seat beside me. I didn't pay much attention to her as I was gawking outside the window at the guards who were discussing something with the old irritated driver.

Few more minutes pass than the driver enters the bus, one of the guard takes a brief look through all the windows of the bus, checking if everyone has settled in.

His eyes stop at me, he winks at me, I roll my eyes at him, he smirks before continuing his inspection around.

I'm not one to be intimidated easily, I know these mafia men aren't of any good but I'm not going to be scared of them and let anyone take advantage of me.

I'm here to work, not to entertain them.

The bus starts after a few tries and in no time we're on a deserted road on route to the Italian mafia palace.

It will take us 7-8 hours so most of the girls get comfortable, I too lean back in the hard seat sighing softly.

I shut my eyes pondering over my situation, I see the faces of my poor mother, my 3 younger brothers and one teenage sister.

I see our broken house, our poor living condition, my mothers tired face, my siblings torned clothes and empty stomachs.

Unknowingly a tear escapes my left eye but I quickly wipe it, I am not about to cry, I am here to change the past, I am here to provide a better future for my.

I belong from a small village near Sicily, mostly all men of my village work for the Italian mafia and some of the women work as maids or whores for them.

My father too was a guard in the mafia, who got killed in a cross shooting with the enemies 5 years ago, I was 16 at the time.

Our situation turned upside down, dad was the only bread winner of the house, we weren't too rich but lived a comfortable life.

Mom had to struggle a lot after dad's death to raise us, we requested the mafia for compensation, hundreds of men die every year for the mafia, they don't care much for the lives lost or the broken families.

They know if they loose one man than 3 more are standing in que to take the position.

After 5 years of continuous request and struggle I was offered a job as a maid in the mafia palace.

Every year a new batch of mafia men, maids and whores are hired by the mafia to accommodate their growing space and fill in positions for any life lost.

Mom was reluctant to send me off but later agreed after she and I had a brief discussion.

Working as a maid in the mafia palace is nothing less than a great opportunity which only the luckiest girls get, most of the girls only get entry in the mafia as whores and that is not the most desirable job.

Working in the mafia palace as a maid meant that I'll be exclusively working for the Italian mafia family, no one will try to take advantage of me as maids cannot be used for the guards need without their consent.

And most important of all the pay is great, I get vacation after every 6 months which is fine with me as long as my family is well fed back home.

I have so many plans for them, I have talked to mom that as soon as she receives my first pay check, she and the kids will eat a good hot meal without wasting a second.

She will slowly refurnish the house and repair everything, the kids will start going to school so they can have a good future.

I had to drop out from school but I will make sure my siblings make something good of themselves.

Soon everything will get back to normal, we can't be the happy family we used to be before but I know everything will turn a lot better than it is now.

I decide to take a small nap before our arrival to the palace, who knows if I'll get proper sleep their.

I just hope that for the time I work for the family, I don't lend myself in any trouble.

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