MAFIOSO

#01

"Breaking News: The Red OS are at it again. Yesterday at midnight, they stroke at Abbot Street and there are two dead bodies found. These bodies have been identified as Mr. McCoy and Vos. The Red OS needs to be stopped.

This morning, The BEL have gone against the police as a member attacked a policeman and stabbed him to death. The armed forces are looking for them. If you see them run away, they are not held in custody anymore. I repeat they are out there. This is nine o'clock news."

"Wow, this city is no longer safe anymore."

A young woman looked at the old couple talking then to the television and she shook her head.

"Good day, Marie! Good day, Prince!" Another young lady walked into the room yelling and waving her hands. The people in the building turned to her because of her loud voice and she smiled sheepishly at them, "sorry."

The Marie and Prince shook their head at her with a smile on their faces and the young lady walked toward them and smiled again. She walked into the left room behind them and dropped her handbag into a cupboard and picked up an apron that had a write-up on it, 'Cup o' Bean Cafe.' She wore the apron on top of her cloth.

"Ella!"

The young lady stopped and turned to the voice and she spotted her co-worker, Arie. "Hey, the manager is calling you, he said that he really wants to speak to you."

"What? For what?" She questioned with a pout on her face, "I didn't do anything wrong- I mean I did come a little late but he can't fire me," she paused, her brows furrowed, and cried out, "I need this job for money." She paused again and with raised brows, she smiled "I actually wanna go to Disneyworld, eat more food like dessert, cupcakes, ice cream, sugar burger... Wait, is there a thing like that?" she suddenly stopped and asked with widened eyes.

Arie looked speechless and she opened her mouth to talk but Ella cut her, "whatever, whatever. I have to pay my rent; my bills and I have to buy a car and-"

Arie interrupted to stop the rambling, "no!" She smiled at her and continued, "maybe he just wants to tell you something, I guess."

Ella stopped talking and thought about it then she raised her eyes to her and smiled, "yeah! Or else, I won't buy my ice cream, des-"

The other girl, Arie widened her eyes and said immediately to stop her, "yes, yes, yes. I understand. Now go," she took hold of Ella's shoulder, turned her around, and pushed her out of the room gently.

Ella smiled and walked away to the office on the left side of the cafe. She stopped opposite the door and raised her hand to her mouth as she bit her fingers.

"Should I just go in? What if I get sacked?" she whispered softly to herself then she whined, "I need this job~" She let out a hiss and turned her back to the door, and said slowly, "Okay, think positive. Ella, think positive." And she finally turned back to the door and walked in.

A man who looked like he was in his late thirties looked up with tiredness over his features, he frowned, "don't you know how to knock?"

She looked back at the door and to him with widened eyes, "I didn't knock? Should I go back and knock?"

The man looked at her for a moment and let out a hiss, "you are late, again."

"Well, I'm here and that's what matters and it won't happen again. I promise." she smiled sheepishly.

He let out a huff and shook his head at her, "well I like your energy and-"

"I don't have any energy, I'm like a potato," she cut him with an adorable frown on her face.

He glared at her, "can you stop cutting me off?" She smiled at him again and nodded.

"I need you to do an official job for me. Can you, do it?"

"Is it like a promotion?"

"Yes, Ella."

"Then, I'll do it."

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"No!! I'm not doing it! It's like I'm embarrassing myself! Don't you get it!" She shook her head at him as she whined.

"It's not like you have a choice, Ella. Take it and go now," the manager pushed the envelope into her hands.

"Why am I the one supposed to do this?!" She stomped her feet on the ground and dropped the envelope back on the table.

"Yes, because you ramble too much and talk loudly and, sometimes you are funny. I saw all these qualities in you. Now take this and leave," he gestured to her to pick up the envelope.

And she picked it up and walked away grumpily with a pout on her lips. "So now, I'm the stupid one. But don't worry I will show you. I will show them how the good person does this," she muttered and walked out.

She stomped her foot and walked away and into the kitchen.

"So, what did he say?" Arie asked picking up the towel from its hanger.

"Can you believe it? I was the one appointed," she pulled her bag aggressively from the cupboard, "to wear a big burger outfit and give out flyers to advertise?"

"Well, that's a promotion right there," Arie chuckled as she wiped the counter.

Ella turned to her in a flit, "no Arie, that's embarrassing!" She whined.

"You have to do it or you lose your job."

A voice said making Arie and Ella turn to it, and there stood their manager who stood beside the door.

Ella let out a huff and picked up the envelope that was on the counter and walked away grumpily.

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01/09/2022
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