Gabriela's tale

eight

*Monday Morning*

I woke up at seven and felt fresh, having slept in yesterday and just relaxing. My body felt brand new. 

I got up and started getting ready for work. I had some breakfast and made my way to work. My office is at the Shelby house/gambling den along with everyone else's. 

tommy was always there early on Mondays and he gives me a list of things to get done for him and I'm always usually busy when I'm working here. There's always something for me to do. I got to the house and made my way to my office. 

As I made my way into my office I saw Esme getting the ballets ready. 

"Good morning Esme." I said, with a smile.

"Good morning gabby." she said, smiling back up at me. 

I got to my office and took off my coat and sat down at my desk. I grabbed my notebook and read over the things I needed to do and what I needed tommy signature on and things like that. 

Thirty minutes later tommy got here and walked into my office. 

"gabby." he said. The only people who called me that were him and Esme.

"Good morning tommy." I said. 

"Before you say anything else. Could you sigh these and I'll get them sent out today." I said, he nodded and began signing all the papers. He passed them back to me and I put them to the side. 

"I'm going to need you to send Alife Solomons a happy birthday letter from me and the company. Along with some flowers." he said, and I began writing things down. He went on with more stuff and I wrote them down as he spoke. 

"That's all. I need all that stuff done by Friday, and I'm going out to London for some business, I'll be gone for a couple of days. I'll be back by the end of the week." he said.

"If you have questions ask Polly, and if she doesn't have an answer call the Eden club." he added. 

"And would you like me to send a letter to Miss. Carlton asking her about Secret?" I asked. 

"Sure." he said.

That was tommy's beautiful white horse he bought for racing. May Carlton was helping train the horse. Her name is Grace's secret but I like to call her secret. 

"And would you like me to pay Lizzie for her first month working at the Garrison? Its on Wednesday." I asked. 

"Yeah. Just ask John for the money, he knows where it is." he said. 

"Right. Well I have to get going, thank you and I'll see you soon." tommy said. 

"Bye tommy, be safe." I said to him as he walked out of my office. 

I began my work. First starting on the letters, typing them up and putting them in envelops and getting them ready for sending. 

As I worked the doors of the gambling den were open, a lot of people coming in and out, throwing away their money fighting about which horse is going to win the next race. 

John was working in his usual spot. I haven't seen him, but I could hear him. Polly was working in her office and Arthur was helping Esme with the ballets. 

Around twelve I was done with most of my work for the day, but It was still early. 

Since the den had gotten less crazy I decided to ask John for the money now and just hold it until Wednesday. 

I really didn't want to talk to him. I was still so angry at him, and he still hasn't come to apologize. Since I was at work I wasn't going to make a big deal out of it. All I'm going to do is ask him for the money and go on with my day.