• tab I was poor, pitiful, and sad...running around the streets, searching for food. That is, till he found me. I had heard of the famous Johnny K. Gambino but I had never seen him...I wished I was in his shoes though, he had money and plenty of it. Its amazing how I see people spends hundrends of dollars on a nice and fancy meal, but I have to search the allies for a nibble. My life changed though...when Mr. Money had found me.
    tab The night was cold and crisp, the wind blew softly through my torn dress, chilling my skin. I was sitting in the alley between a fancy resturant and a shoe store and I could hear the diners inside. Someone leaving opened the door of the resturant and the smell of food flooded my nose. For some reason, I started to sob...I was so hungry and the smell of food was taunting me. "Are you...ok?" I looked up to meet eyes with a man....a man full of money. He was covered head to toe in formal attire, his eyes were the color of fresh blood, and his hair was the color of bright, pale early morning sunshine. He wore a golden belt buckle of the letter "G"....what did it mean? "No sir, im very hungry..." A guilty look wiped across his face, he had just enjoyed a filling and fancy meal but with one look at me you could tell I havent eaten in days. He reached down to me, offering his hand. I looked at his hand and then back at him...I had to grab it, I had nothing to lose. Once my frail, weak hand latched onto his, he pulled me up and looked me up and down. I was dirty and unappealing, what would he want me for? "You poor thing, let me take you home." I couldnt refuse, he led me to his waiting car and even held the door open for me. We slid in the back seat and sat quietly on the ride to my new home. "By the way, the names Johnny, Johnny Gambino."
    tab The Gambino mansion was truly the grandest thing i've ever seen! It commanded attention, it bled glory, it shined money! Mr. Gambino led me inside to my new home, I was greeted by a huge red carpetted staircase. I was too busy admiring the glame to notice Mr. Gambino call servants and maids over to me. "Make her pretty for me." With that, I was pulled away from Mr. Gambino's side and into a nearby bathroom. They fixed my hair, cleaned me up, and gave me one of Mr. Gambino's dress shirts to wear till I was bought something prettier. His shirt was very big and very long, it went down to my knees,"Oh shes beautiful!" I turned around to meet Mr. Gambino's eyes, which sparkled in the bright light of the bathroom,"Where shall she sleep sir?", one of the maids asked. "She can sleep in my room tonight!" he replied, grabbing my hand and leading me out of the bathroom before anyone could protest.
    tab "Thank you Mr. Gambino sir!" I said as he pulled me up the grand staircase that greeted me when I first came in, I didnt really care where I was sleeping...it had been forever since my back had every touched a bed. "No problem, love." he replied to me as he pried open two large doors with the name "Gambino" running across it in gold. Once we where in, he closed the door and let go of my hand,"Stay here love, im going to go change." With that, he headed off to his personal bathroom, leaving me alone to explore his bedroom. It was more like a small apartment, the walls and ceiling was a shade of gold and the carpet was red...it was everything that one person could ever need. I turned around to the sound of an opening door, Mr. Gambino was done changing and even though he only wore a slightly open blue robe, he still gave off that feeling of royality. He sat on the side of the bed and motioned me over, I sat by him and he wrapped one of his large arms around me. If he wanted to, he could of crushed me...but I couldnt help but feel safe and warm. I didnt understand it though, we were complete opposite...he was rich and I was poor, he was strong and I was frail. But then, we had much in common....we sat there and talked for hours. We talked about his late wife, his son, his loneliness....my rat family, my rat life, my loneliness.
    tab Sleepiness had almost taken over us though, so we deicided to sleep. I crawled over to the other side and nuzzled myself under the thick blanket, turning my back to Mr. Gambino. He slipped into bed along with me and pressed his back against mine. I quickly fell asleep, not noticing Mr. Gambino flipping over and wrapping his arms around me. When I woke up, Mr. Gambino wasnt there...insted there was one of his many maid, carrying a tray of breakfast. She sat it down infront of me and bowed, leaving the room. On the tray was a pile of numerous breakfast foods, with a note. I opened it up and read:

    Dear love,
    tab Im sorry I had to leave you in bed by yourself.
    I had to deal with some buisness at my casino but
    I should be back later today. Once your done with
    breakfast, I left you a change of clothes in my
    bathroom. I hope you like them!
    tab Love, Johnny

    Even though Mr. Gambino had just met me last night, hes been so nice to me. As I ate my breakfast I vowed to make it up to him, some way. When I was done with my breakfast, I laid the tray on one of the side tables and headed into Mr. Gambino's personal bathroom, where I was greeted by a pretty yellow dress. I slipped off his big shirt and slipped on my new dress, admiring it in the mirror. It was perfect size and I was comfy, it felt good wearing new clothes! I exited the bathroom to see a maid had already taken the tray and fixed the bed, so I left Mr. Gambino's room and walked down the grand staircase and sat on the bottom step. Maids and servents glanced at me sitting on the final step, but went on with there duties...even someone who looked like a smaller version of Mr. Gambino glanced at me as he walked up the stairs and into one of the rooms. I sat and waited for Mr. Gambino for what seemed to be forever, just like a dog waiting for its master...and just like a dog waiting for its master, my ears perked up when I saw Mr. Gambino's head poke inside the door.
    tab From that point on, we spent everyday in paradise and many people told me that Mr. Gambino had never been happier. I grew to love Mr. Gambino just as much as he loved me, it was perfect! Until the day he kicked me out...I was heading to the kitchen to get Mr. Gambino and I a piece of cake. I didnt know he was following me to the kitchen though and I wish he wouldnt of have....because when I turned around from the cake to get two plates I ran into a man servent and accidently kissed him. Mr. Gambino came in at the exact second and got the wrong idea, he gasped,"You filthy, spoiled rat....!" and grabbed my hair, pulling me out of his mansion. He threw me out...just like that, and with that I sulked back to the alley, ruining my pretty yellow dress.

    What I didnt see inside though, was the servent explaining what had happened. The great Gambino's mouth dropped,"What have I done?!"

    Dear Mr. Gambino
    tab If you ever want to take me back, you know where i'll be waiting
    tab Love, ratgirl