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"๐ด ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐... ๐ด ๐๐๐ก๐โ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ก..."Katherine's PovI round the counter, amidst Ramon telling me to get him another shot. The bar was filled with people andI snorted, glaring at Ramon who walked to the counter and sat on a chair. "You're acting bitchy tonight, what's up?" He asked, cocking a brow.I said nothing. Hell! I was tired. I wasn't the bitch who signed up for any of this.Fuck! I was tired."When I talk to you." He mumbled in the deadliest tone he could muster. "You answer me.""Here's your drink." I passed the drink to him and he grabbed it."You're working till midnight, you cรปnt." He glared.And that was it."Look here Ramon," I called him back, and he turned holding the most evil glare I'd ever seen.That was his problem."I'm not your worker. You were just asked to look over the Bar tonight. You can't tell me to do things. This isn't your Bar." I pointed out to him, watching his brows knit to a deep frown and then he walked away.Good riddance."Hey, pretty girl.""What's your order, I'm fucking busy." I wasn't going to entertain anyone today. I was fucked up tired and the fact that Cray wasn't around to help was devastatingly frustrating."Who got you fuzzing?""White Margarita, right?" I asked, passing the drink which he grabbed and send me a wink before walking away.Good riddance, once again.The bar got unbearably full, I wanted to leave.To leave for a place without headaches and peace, and my crampy apartment got all that.I was feeling dizzy, It probably was the alcohol from the wine I had taken earlier or maybe from the smoke of cigarettes that danced in the air... whatever it was got me holding my throat like some bitch drawing some cock down her throat.My phone lit up and I reached for it but stopped in my track as Jones grabbed the phone immediately.. chuckling like some Joker who had stepped out from the children's museum booklet."Give that back, ain't got the time to shuffle." I glared at him."Maddy." He read.If Maddy was calling, that means she had what I wanted.Earlier that week, I contacted Madison. My bitchy friend who made money seems like something she picks at Snow Hill.Well, once upon a time I was that little naive girl that lived in Snow Hill. A town just outside the city of New York. Madison was my roommate, we weren't friends but as time went on, we became close. We were both poor but things changed when she began to work in New York.She would come home at night and she would bring in dollars. Many dollars.I was so convinced that New York paid a lot, and I decided to give it a try. My first work was awful, with an ugly boss, ugly kids, and ugly pay.And then I began to work here. Although the bar didn't pay much, it was better than nothing."Here." He tossed the phone and I grabbed it before it could hit the counter."Fucker.""Someone is coming." He mumbled, grabbing a glass."VIP?""If Thatcher called to inform me about this mysterious person, then I'm sure he's VIP." He nodded, as I poured a bottle of Bacardi into his glass."And I'm taking care of this person, right?" The words left my mouth like bitter lemon. Although they would give me a few tips."Yes." A smirk formed on his face.Jones wasn't that Handsome but he was good. But there was no way I'd fuck someone from work."I think he's here." He dropped the glass. "I'll send them through the back door. Please put that scowl away." He said and brushed his palm on his trousers and walked away.I was left thinking about this new VIP. The bar wasn't that famous and the VIPs we had were just low-medium businessmen. Yes, I did say low medium.I signaled to Ramon to come closer and he did."Talk quickly." He scowled. "I was two seconds in screwing that cรปnt.""Well, that cรปnt has to wait 'cause I gotta run some errands to the VIPs," I said and the scowl deepened.The motherfucker."You've got to be kidding." He chuckled. "No, I'm not." I pointed out. "Call Jones to come over, I'm not staying behind that counter." He said."Why? Cause it would make you seem a little less than what you are?" I raised a brow. "What the fuck did you just say to me?" He glared and towered over me."Calm your horse down, Ramon and come sit behind the counter," I said, pulling off the apron I had on me and throwing it in his face.A victorious smile formed on my lips, as I rounded the counter.โขโขWhen I got to the VIP room, Jones was about to leave. He stopped when he spotted me."This is Katherine and she will be attending to you." He said and walked away..not after bowing?Who were these guys?I gave them the best smile I could muster. If Jones could bow to these people, I better not piss them off. My tip depended on how well I served them.Was I bowing too?The blonde winked at me and pressed his firm hands on the couch and leaned forward.His eyes had those glints..or should I say amusement on them."Turn around, sweetie. I wanna see how.. ouch!" He winced and rubbed his arm."The lady is not complaining, Enzo. Is she?" She faced me with another wink."Don't mind him, Dante acts childish sometimes." The dark-skinned guy who was called Enzo spoke and smiled at me.I swallowed as my eyes lowered to what was on the table slab. It was a gun. A metal powerful enough to put a man six feet under.And this man was telling me not to mind? I would mind! I want to mind!"It won't bite." He chuckled, looking down at the gun.These men were anything but businessmen.I heard the door open but I remained rooted."The man of the hour." The blonde chuckled.I was feeling tired! Very tired!"Are your feet aching, Miss Thawne?" A deep voice snapped me out of my thoughts and I whirled to see the man I feared the most....Holy cow!TBCChapter 49 The City of New York ~Katherine Two weeks later, I was standing in front of Grandma, Enzo, and Dante as Cherry and Amy pushed my bag into the car.You'd be surprised to know that Luna is the pink van we'll be driving to the airport and she'll be transporting with us, I don't know how but Cherry and Amy got that covered. And Dexter is Amy's chihuahua. You heard me right, a chihuahua.God help me!"Don't forget to call and send me messages," Grandma said as she pulled me into a long hug.She looked so small in my arms and so tired, I felt like comforting her but I really needed to go. If I were to stay any minute, I'll damn everything and go back upstairs."And you can grow these on your farm." She said, dropping a small bag of seeds in Cherry's Van."It contains a seed of melon, maize, a seed of pawpaw, and also kiwi and many other things. I labelled them differently, you won't get confused. Take good care of Katherine for m
Chapter 48 Everything ~Katherine I was done working for the day and Cherry, another worker who happens to really like me, dropped her bag on the chair and took a seat.I don't know why she does but we've never had a conversation that lasted for five minutes before.It was just our normal Hi and heys but whenever I pass by, she gives me the best smile there ever is and pleads to be my friend."Are you done working?" I asked and she nodded."I don't know why the whole place is so busy today. I hate it, really. Thank God I'm off, I can't say the same for Amy though." "You mean the redhead?" I asked."Yes. She's my roommate. But we're planning to relocate to New York. Italy is beautiful, yes but New York would be better for us. Amy has an Aunt over there who owns a building and since we don't have money for rent..I think it's best we go back and lay low for a while." "Oh. But I thought the payment was huge.""Of course it is. But w
Chapter 47 Deal~Alexander The Irish bastards laughed too loudly. Their voices filled the private suite of my hotel, smoke curling in the air, whiskey glasses clinking against the polished mahogany table. The meeting was meant to be clean, business-only, but Iโve been in this game long enough to know: when the Irish gather, thereโs always some filth clinging to the edges.I hate them, but this business is one I've been betting on for a long time, and I wouldn't let it slip away.I was already calculating the angles, weighing every word as Seamus OโDonovan droned on about percentages, shipments, the necessity of an โunderstandingโ between his family and mine. My mind, as always, was five steps ahead. If this deal slipped, the Colombians would taste blood and demand a share in quarter four, something I would never bend for them.Three years, I reminded myself. Three years of this charade until the contract dissolved and s
Chapter 46 Breaking Point ~KatherineI didn't go to work today. Reese came to get me and when she saw my pale face, she demanded I stay home and continue next week.I stayed in my room most of the day, reading the books I had taken from the library upstairs.I didn't eat anything at breakfast this morning, I couldn't stomach anything at all. My mouth felt greasy and bitter.I picked up the iPad and began to scroll through some ideas I had gotten from Reese and her department. I was now known as the genius configuration master. Ask me how I got to do that and I wouldn't even know how to explain. "Hey, guys." I waved at the group.We were having a video call on how to analyse and decode a series of data."I don't know this, so please, I just called to learn. I really love doing this." I said with a smile and Josh nodded."Okay, here's how we're going to decode this and-"Time went by till it was noon.I sighed, dropping the p
Chapter 45 Silence ~KatherineI woke to the sound of silence.That kind of silence that isnโt really quiet, but presses against your ears so heavily it feels like the ocean is holding its breath.It wasn't even up to forty minutes.The faint glow of the moon filtered through the blinds of my window. My pillow was still damp from the tears I had spilled hours ago, the salt of it clinging to my lips when I dragged my tongue across them. My chest ached so hard, I'm not sure there's a medicine for it.I sat up slowly, hugging my knees to my chest, staring at the faint steam curling from the abandoned mug of tea on my nightstand. It was cold now, forgotten, much like me.The thought made me smile sadly. Forgotten. Maybe thatโs what I had been all along, just a thing until something better came along.A knock startled me. It was firm, like whoever was behind the door had been standing there for a while, debating whether to com
Chapter 44 Like Before ~Katherine The small party continued as slow music tuned through the air.Grandma said it's like a ritual, holding a party in the beach once a while. She said it makes them look..... different somehow. I don't know how but it sure did.To every other eyes, they were like a big family, coming together after a nasty week."Do you want another?" Grandma asked and I shook my head.She's been asking me that for over thirty minutes. I didn't know she liked me that much but after my little emotional drainage, she's been everything I never had while growing up. It felt...good to finally have someone who cared for me truly."Hi." Dante smiled, taking a seat with us.Grandma and I were seated at the farthest place, away from the crowd and I liked it. I like the silence and I loved the clashing of waves, sweeping off the shores of the beach and leaving silence at it's wake. It made me feel... peaceful."Hey." I sm