Silence. This was the sound that greeted the brunette woman in her mid 30’s as steps were taken down from her upstairs apartment. Unlocking the backdoor that lead into the storage area of the club and then out into the bar, Angelina flipped on lights as she went – making sure not spook or animal lurked within the shadows. You could never be sure within Cascade City. The populace wasn’t your average mountain dweller or vacationing skier either.
Once assured that none lurked within the realms of the club, for now, Angelina flipped on the stereo and turned on a country song, she’d listen to that till any sort of customer came in, unlikely as the first face she’d seen in the joint in over a month was Mrs. Baslazari and she’d left with Mr. Baslazari soon after arrival. She was happy to see the two so well off, it was a far cry from their other visit prior to the holidays, when furniture had flew along with her repair bill.
Taking a rag and wiping down the counter tops, hazel eyes took in the place she’d lived by and within for the past eight years. She’d meet Stan in this town, married him, had a child with him, and then lost him to some tragedy…it was the only explanation that made sense. Their daughter Dessiree had moved off to college and most of the old crew that had haunted this place on a nightly basis had faded into the woodwork or out of town.
But where normally this would get a person down it only made Angelina stronger. You can take the cowgirl out of Texas but you can’t take Texas out of the cowgirl, and Angelina was living proof to the fact. Humming along to the George Straight song on the radio she cleaned and tidied up the place, content in her work till a face came in that needed a drink, an ear, or a shoulder to cry on. She was here for it all, and would be till the day she died.
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Angelina Uris
An Angel In Waiting
Club Alien Owner
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Waiting on an angel.
One to carry me home.
Hope you come to see me soon,
cause I don't want to go alone,
I don't want to go alone.
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