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Arabella:

August 27th 2022

I bounce my leg anxiously in the car. My eyes focus on Mario's smiling face as he sings One Direction, "Straight of the plane to the new hotel NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA-"

I smile lightly for the first time since this morning, he's completely off key and it makes it even more hilarious. A giant man who kills people for a living singing to a boy band in the car, but if his mission was to make me smile or definitely worked.

Every so often he turns to look at me singing right in my face making me laugh harder. This friendship is truly something i'm grateful I get to hold onto, especially when my skin is falling apart. Bad joke.

We slowly pull into a parking garage before parking the car. I sit in bouncing my foot aggressively before my door opens thanks to Mario.

He grabs my hand helping me out, "Need help?" I shake my head limping lightly as I follow his lead walking to an elevator. This is by far the nicest parking garage i've ever been in. It's not cement and smelly it's cool and clean.

I cant believe this is where Vincenzo works.

Mario pressed the button and it open quickly after a few people leaving before we enter. They were all dressed very fancy and I suddenly felt completely underdressed, even Mario was wearing a suit.

I look down at my sweatpants and cropped long sleeve as I cross my arms over my stomach. I think Mario notices because he suddenly breaks the silence, "You're the bosses girlfriend Arabella, you could show up in a shower curtain and no one could or would say anything."

The bosses? I thought he just worked here.

As the elevator opened I grew more nervous. I watch Mario move in-front of me, "Follow me." He said before walking quickly through the open building. There were tons of people on fancy clothes wandering around the grey interior. I got weird looks from men and women making my skin crawl, but I refuse to cry again already. I already know when I see Vincenzo I will completely break down.

We finally stand in-front of a staircase that Mario leads me up, he watches me carefully the whole time making me embarrassed of my dumb limp.

We reach the top of the stairs as I notice a scary door at the end of the hall, it has two giant men in front of it and they look like they could eat me for breakfast.

But Mario leads me to a different door, a door at the opposite end of the scary one. Mario types in a code before turning back at me, "Stay behind me." I feel fear creep up my body but I do as he says hiding myself behind him.

Vincenzo:

I'm in the middle of discussion with some shit for brains I work with. Five men, three women. And I can full heartily say I hate every person in this room, but I can say that about a lot of people.

The five men are either kissing my ass or trying to beat me at my own game, both I hate. The three women are smart but flirt more than they use their knowledge.

I've fucked many women who work in this building but I don't fuck annoying, and now I don't fuck at all. Past me would find how long i've gone without sex humorous.

I'm the middle of my sentence a stubby, ignorant, balding man speaks, "I agree boss, that's a great point honestly. I think-" I slam my fist on the table my patience gone.

He stops talking as he looks at the floor. I grab my gun from the table but I'm interrupted by the door unlocking.

I watch as Mario's figure comes into view standing on the doorway. He has an unsettling nervous look on his face. I set my gun back down, "che cosa?" Mario moves to the side hesitantly showing my favorite sight.