The Serpentine Syndicate MC: Manix

Chapter 7

Waking up abruptly, is never nice but waking up abruptly and not knowing where you are is even worse. The nights sleep, although a rocky one, was still much better than the infrequent nights sleep I'd had in recent years.

Deciding I wouldn't be welcome for much longer, I scurried out of bed putting the crumpled clothing back on and the underwear I had washed previously, doing the same washing process to the dirty pair, whilst I brushed my teeth. I would really need to find a shop today as I'm sure the smell would not be pleasant for much longer and I would start to resemble a tramp of some sort.

Looking in the mirror, no longer was my hair pin straight from the straighter I was used to grabbing daily. My natural waves were starting to return and it had started to remind me, of the girl I had been six years ago. Determine to find somewhere to settle, I placed the set of keys on the bedside table before leaving.

Exiting out of the room and into the club bar, the place was quite. The glass that had been spread across the floor last night, was now gone. However, the bar was still littered with bottles, over flowing ash trays, rubbish and the odd item of clothing. Deciding the state was probably due to the ruckus I caused late into the night, and felt I should probably clean it before the building wakes up, the handsome man from last night had mentioned a meeting at 9, and looking at the clock there was still a few hours before then.

I made quick work of scrubbing down the tables and seating, wiping the bar top and mopping the floor. Walking round with a bin bag collecting the rubbish, I was satisfied the place was looking better.

'Hey Hun', I turned round letting a small yelp escaping my lips, only to be met with a bubbly short blonde standing before me. She looked to be a few years younger than me maybe 20 or 21. Blonde shoulder length hair with pink streaks running throughout. Her tank top and denim shorts would look plain on anyone else, but on her they looked cute.

'I'm Alice, I was here last night when you had the run in with Crystal, I'm so glad you shut her up for once, she treats that boy like shit and the other girls here just as bad'.

I decided in that moment that I already loved the blonde girl and if I was to stay in the area I could see us being friends.

Noticing the black bin bag I was holding, Alice looked puzzled. 'Did you tidy this place up?, I would have just left it for the guys to do, those men are always trashing the place. I'm sure boss would have just got the prospects to do it if not'.

'Oh no its fine, I probably caused half this mess anyways', we both looked at each other knowing that not to be true, as she smirked in confirmation.

'So what are your plans hun, you should stay for breakfast! We ain't got much in right now, Manix has been meaning to hire a new cook so we're working with cereal and toast, but I'm sure the boys wouldn't mind if you came, and I could use a girl friend, a lot of the other dancers don't tend to hang round the clubhouse during the day so it can get a little lonely.'

'Thanks for the offer, that's really sweet, but I promised your prez that I would be gone by the morning, I just wanted to clear up the place as a thank you before I left'.

As if on queue, Ranger came walking through the door surprised to see me and Alice standing there.

'Look Ranger, don't you think. Oh sorry I didn't get your name hun'

'Carina'

'Don't you think Carina should stay for breakfast and look how good she did tidying the place'

'Your welcome to stay Carina, my ol lady would be turning over in her grave if she knew I'd let a young thing like you on her way with no breakfast. The boys are all in church right now, so if you girls don't mind getting things ready in the kitchen for when they arrive that would be great'.