Chapter 27

I made no reply, my blank expression indicative of my awkwardness. I wouldn't have stepped foot into a nightclub like this if I weren't in such desperate need of cash. "Alright. I'll stop teasing you," Desiree said. "Go change into the uniform and put on this mask." I took the feather-adorned mask she handed to me. Baffled, I asked, "Why do I have to wear a mask?" "It's for our monthly masquerade night. It's just a themed night where we switch things up for our customers," Desiree explained. They certainly were creative. "Will the customers be wearing these, too?" "We'll provide them with the masks, but it's their choice to wear it or not," Desiree clarified. Having asked a few more questions about what I could expect from the job, I headed into the dressing room to change. From what Desiree told me, each private room would be overseen by a host and a hostess. Our jobs were to mainly attend to the customers. While the four-thousand-dollar pay wasn't much, the commission that