Broken Pieces by L. S. (cat reading book TXT) 📕

“Yummy” Nicole whispered in my ear.

I shook my head

“You already hooking up with Keith” I whispered back as the two guys continue to chat.

“So who are these chicks?” Nate asked cocking his brow.

Keith smiled proudly.

“Well, they are my Missouri babes” Keith introduced us. “Nicole and Jillian, girls this is my partner Nate”

Nate offered his hand and Nicole gladly shook it, I felt that he slightly squeezed my palm when it was my turn to shake it.

“Nice to meet you girls” he grinned.

“Likewise” Nicole replied while I just nod at him.

I don’t know if it was just me or what but I felt like his eyes are following my every move although I just stood there waiting for Keith and Nicole.

“Hey by the way I have to discuss something with you” Nate told Keith

Keith nod.

“Okay, let’s talk in the office” he said. “Annie” Keith called.

A girl with a shocking red hair color came from the back stage, I think. She was wearing a micro mini skirt that’s almost showing her bare skin paired with a red strapless top that covers only half of her breasts and a pair of red stilettos. She has black tint on her eyes that looks like Jenny Humphrey, her nose is cute and her lips are so red. I must say she loves red so much that even her long nails have that color.

“Yes?” she asked as she noisily chewing a gum.

“Yeah, these are Nicole and Jillian; they’re new, so show them their place and tell them the rules okay?” Keith said. “This is Annie she is in charge with the employee” he said.

Then Keith and Nate walked towards the back of the stage, I figured that’s where they’re office is.

“So, where are you from?” Annie asked.

She took her phone out of her pocket and started pushing something on the screen.

“Well, where from Missouri, I am Nicole and she is Jillian” replied Nicole.

She just nods but didn’t even bother to look at us. I found that kind of rude.

“Okay, follow me” she said then started walking.

Nicole rolled her eyes as we tailed behind her.

“What a bitch” Nicole whispered and I just shrugged my shoulders.

Annie showed us around the place, the bar was huge, aside from the one that we saw earlier; there are also VIP rooms at the back. It was cozy but I started feeling a little strange about it. At the back of the VIP rooms were the Keith and Nate office and the storage room. As we reach the exit, there was a tall and wide wall that has a small door at the end side. At the back of the wall I was completely shaken by what I saw; small houses that looks the same. Wow! I never thought I’ll see something like this. That was a small community.

We followed Annie as she walked her way on one of the houses. I can’t help but notice the name of the state on each house. I wasn’t surprised when she opened one of the houses that have Missouri written on the door. The place was nice, it has blue paint all over the place, it was nice and beautiful, there was a small living room on the right side with L- shape black couch and a complete television set, and a dining room on the left, there was a square table with 4 dining chairs on each corners, the kitchen has a small fridge, stove, and a sink and cabinets. There was also a bar table and bar stools that separates the kitchen to the dining table.

There were also a couple of paintings from Missouri that hangs on the wall; the place was actually nice and neat. It is even nicer than our house in Missouri. I glanced at Nicole but like before she just shrugged her shoulders.

“Alright, so this is your place.” Annie said. “There are two rooms, it’s up for you two to decide which room would like to take” she added as she pointed the doors on the hallway. “That is your kitchen, for starters like you we will provide your supplies for the week, but we will deduct it on your salary. Also, the rent for the house will also be deducted on your pay. Don’t worry everything is documented, tonight we will show you your contracts with the terms and conditions included.” she explained. “So welcome to the United State of America, the biggest and hippest club in Florida” she said bluntly.

I thought I was the least cheery person in the world but it seems like the throne was taken from me by Annie.

“By the way, I’ll dropped by at five for your costumes, so I will suggest to be prepared before that, boss loves those who are punctual, and please you have your girly things in your rooms so make use of them and FYI those will not be deducted on your pay okay?” she instructed.

I really didn’t know if I was just dumb or what, but I am really getting super confused about this whole thing.

“Costumes?” I asked

Annie nod.

“Yeah, every night we have a theme, so you will wear costumes.” She answered.

“Maybe you mean uniforms” I corrected her.

She smirked.

“Whatever you wanna call it, see you later at five. The club opens at 7 but we gather our employees at 6 for a nightly briefing” then she walked her way out of the place.

I was left there confused and clueless on what is really waiting for us tonight.

I got more confused when I saw my room, after Annie left us and after we took a short tour of the place Nicole and I decided to check our rooms and have some rest since we’ll start working tonight.

The room was nice; the walls are painted pastels with butterfly wall paper on some parts of it. There was a single bed in the middle of the room, the bed sheet were just plain white just like I would like it. There was a night stand on the left, and a small side table on the right that has one drawer which is perfect for some of my things. There was also an empty study table and chair on the left side of the room while a closet on the right side and beside it was a huge mirror. I am still wondering why Keith would invest something like this to his employees. I know he looks rich but why would he spend so much for his waitresses, he maybe super nice but honestly with the looks of Keith I don’t think he is the type who will do nice things without expecting something in return. I don’t mean to pry but based on my experiences I am not really the type of person that sees the best in people.

I sighed as I started to unpack my things. I opened the closet and I was stunned with what came after my eyes. The closet has some item in it that in my opinion are very inappropriate for a waitress. Those were lingerie, in different styles and colors. Now I am no longer wondering and confused, I am now nervous and terrified.

I know something is up and it’s either Nicole is also not aware about it or she isn’t telling me the truth. And my instinct is telling me that my second thought is right. I pulled one of the lingerie’s out of the closet and ran to Nicole’s room. She was lying on the bed, with cucumber on her eyes.

“Nicole tell me the truth, are we really here to be waitresses?” I asked with the obvious anger on my tone

She almost fell from the bed cause I didn’t even knock.

“Geez, don’t you know how to knock?” she growled.

I ignored her angry gaze; I am so pissed being clueless about this whole thing.

“Just answer me”

She sat on the bed and set aside the cucumber on the plate on her night stand.

“I already answered your questions last night. What else would you want to know?” she was pissed.

“The truth” I threw the lingerie on her bed.

She reached the piece of clothing.

“Wow this is sexy, where did you find this?”

“I found that in my closet, that was just one, there is still a couple of that there. You should check your closet too” I said then she gets off the bed and walked to her closet and I was right. Although we didn’t exactly have the same reaction, she was actually excited to try them on.

“Now answer, are we really waitresses here? Or are we here to strip?”

She put the lingerie down and looked at me trying to figure out what to say.

“No offense Nic, but all I want right now is the truth and I’d really appreciate it if you will tell me what is really going on”

She sighed and sat back on the bed.

“Alright, but before anything else I want you to know that I did it because I want you to know that I did want you to be free from that evil” she said referring to Dan.

I listened though I’m still pissed.

“What I told you last night was true. . .” she took a deep breath and rolled her eyes “well partly true. . . When I met Keith in a bar, she offered me a job, she runs this club, not just an ordinary club, it’s a high profile club and he calls it USA club where he collects girls from different states in the country. He was recruiting local girls to work with him the night that I met him. He asked me if I knew someone who would like to work with him, someone who is experience with that kind of work. So I thought about you cause I knew like me you want to be free from our town.”

I shook my head. I do not believe this is happening.

“And you didn’t tell me because?” I asked.

She looked at me I can feel she is nervous.

“I didn’t tell you because I knew you would react this way and it’s going to ruin our plan.” She answered.

“Of course I was going to react this way” I was yelling, I am really angry “I left town because I want to have a new life, a better life and I trusted you cause I thought you want the same but you signed me up for this?”

She stood up and tried to reach my hands but I pushed her.

“Why don’t you just look at the bright side? We’re here in Miami, we have a place to live, a food to eat and we have work. We are having a new life so will you please stop acting like a baby?” she snorted.

“Acting like a baby? Well you don’t really get it do you? I left town because I wanted change, not like this. If it is easy for you to sell yourself to earn money well not me, sorry but I wasn’t born a slut like you.”

Then I stepped out of her room, I don’t know but as soon as I closed my door room tears fell from my eyes. I know what I said was harsh but I am so angry at her for lying to me. I trusted her, even if it was hard for me to trust people. I believed in her, I even imagined some good things that we will do together, but in the end she just tricked me.

I put my things back on my bag and headed out of the house. I didn’t even bother to tell her I was leaving. I don’t know where I am going but what is important right now is that I