Something Called Love..............

18: Part time

Chapter 18: Part time

    Stasi was going over the numbers again on the calculator. She was working as a bartender at her sisters club she was earning five hundred dollars a night. She wanted another job to help out with the bills and getting stuff for the kids.

  She didn't want the help her siblings was giving her since they had already done so much for her, she was forever grateful for the help they had giving her but it was time she stood on her own two feet.

  She works at the bar at night on weekdays and goes to school in the day and had the weekend off to do whatever she wanted. She over heard one of the girls from the club saying that Black Diamond Records was hiring. They were in desparate need of a cleaner.

  Tomorrow she was going down there and apply for the job

The next day she got up around 7:30 and prepared breakfast,  which was fried breadfruit and smoke herrings and Lipton tea. She went to wake up the kids. She helps them brush their teeth's and shower. Then she helps them with their clothes and they all went to the living room where they ate and watch cartoons.

   She then took a shower and put on jeans and T-shirt and brown flats and grabbed her keys and phone and went back downstairs. "Mrs Peterkins, will be over in a few please behave" she told her children.
"We will" they said in union not even looking away from the TV.
She smile at them and left. It took her 15 minutes to find the place. It was one of the tallest buildings she saw in Richmond.
"Amazing isn't it"someone said making Stasi turn around. She saw it was the man who gave her the ride to her sisters house the other day.

   She was about to reply when a lady grab a whole of his hand and pulled him towards the building,he just looks at her and Wink. She dust off the lint on her jeans and went in. The reception area was busy with people going to and fore into offices and elevators and even climbing the stairs.

  She walks up towards the receptionist desk. The lady whose name tag says Gina held up one finger signalling she had to wait. "What can I do for you?" She asked once she came of the phone.

"Am here to see Mr Falcon about the cleaning job"
"One minute, you may have a sit.Mr. Falcon would be with you shortly".

   Stasi sat on one of the plush couches while looking at a magazines. Gina walks over and tells her that Mr falcon would see her now. She told her she could either take the stairs or the elevators and his office was on the third floor and it was the first door to her right. She chose the elevator since it would be a lot faster.

  She stood behind men and women dressed smartly in there work attire she felt out of place; she felt like she didn't belong there. Then she thought about her kids,how she wanted to give them the world. She wanted to see their happy faces when she bought them gifts.

  She follows suit behind the group and stood in the far corner, and said a quite pray. Lately she been asking God to help her and she have seen the changes and one day she hopes that he could help her and her mother regain their relationship.

  Getting off the third floor, leaving behind the well dressed people she walks to the first door to her right but first making quick glances all around the busy office and buzzing of fax machines and ringing of phones was music to her ears. To her left was nine small cubicle all lined up to form a square. Outside of Mr Falcon was a empty desk where his secretary suppose to be.

  Knocking on the door she heard a voice called out to her for her to enter. Walking in she couldn't look away from the other side of his office which was only glass which made the view of Richmond breath taking.

"Beautiful, isn't it" Roscoe said pausing behind her."you must be Nastasi Adams" he said going to liquor cabinet where he poured himself a drink and for she as well.

"How do you know my name?"she asked taking the drink from him.

  He gave a half smile and drank his drink"Queenie Adams one of Richmond finest business woman the only woman who thought of bringing a club to this country bumpkin place"he said
"Andre Adams, a young man who is smart in the streets and has a degree in accounts. Four years ago I tries to get him to come work for me but he decline he said the money I was paying him, he could make that in a day in he streets".
"Now you Nastasi"he said turning around to face her,"I have no clue what you do but I have a job for you my secretary quit. All you have to do is answer the phones and organize my meetings and get me my coffee I prefer it black.  Oh get your sister to host my birthday party at her club. "
She looks at him"does this mean I have a job"
"It seems so, now I know you go to the college and you work at the club. I am offering twice as much as your sister is paying you"
Stasi grinned from ear to ear"thank,thank you"
"You start Monday at 2" she nods and left. This time she took the stairs. She was happy things was finally working out for her.
"So can I have your number now"she was startle yet again by that voice following it she saw him lean up scrolling through his phone. He was smiling at her. "In your dreams "she said.

"I would be dreaming about you tonight but it ain't about getting your number" he laughs when he saw her blushing
"Have a nice evening Miss Adams"