Ut ameris, amabilis esto.

"Arthur get down here quick! One o'clock to the school hall. The wonder-boy wanted to see you." Joe said.

"Who? wonder-boy?" I asked

"Yeah, at least that what they called him." he said "it's Adri, Adri Baccala he's getting a title, intellect. Don't you hear the news already."

"Yes, I heard somebody talking about it in the Canteen."

"Well their telling the truth," Joe said "he's ask for you, be there in one o'clock."

"Joe, wait. Don't hung up yet." I said

"Yeah?"

"How do you knew him?"

"I tell you there, Ok?" and he abruptly hung up the phone

So I went to school hall and in to what people call middleschool cause of its location on the middle of school, well hell I said to myself, one thing for sure, it dazzle me. The ivy and ferns grew through the crevices of the old winding stone path, which led directly to the colossal structure. The Great Hall as they could it loomed proudly behind creaky iron gates. The outer walls were roamed by gorilla-faced Scouts in black uniforms, armed with a Gas-rifle. I went inside, into the big room with great chandeliers glooming above their heads and black oak panelling and padded across the long red carpet. All the important people of school was there, from the School Council with their formal suits untill the true intellect nerds whom care not for their dress.

As I approached the man who sat behind a desk with the high round windowed above him, he got up, grab my hand and said "Arthie."

"Congratulation, Adri I'm sure Gary would appreciated this." I praised, still holding his hand.

"Look Arthie, its not official but I would want you to stick around with me. I heard that you decline the Boss Jobs."

"You heard right." I said "I decline, what's up?"

"I'm in need of your assistant." Adri said

"Your offering me a job, is that it?"

"You could say that."

"How much," I said "The cash."

"It'll flow like fountain." He smile, and laugh "I'll expect you to do right away, you do know your job right?"

"Sure, after all of this I'll manage what there's to manage." I said "You need anything, just call I'll be there with Fat joe."

He smiled and then nodded.

I walked over to Fat joe and pulled him from the crowed, I leaned against him and said "Where the hell you knew him from?"

He slowly pulls out and plead "look calm down, I'm not doing anything wrong ok."

I nodded and puts my hand on his shoulder to urge him out.

"Ok, here Arthur." He gulp and continue "The boss, wanted to make relation with your guy, Adri. The rising star of school. So he put me and Gummy on the task.."

I walked Fat joe up and down and to the stairwell hand on joe shoulder, and nodding my head with understanding to keep up his courage.

"Gummy was as usual drunk and get at people like always, so I introduce myself and got to talked to him for a while until he told me to tell you about him, he knows you won't budge."

"Ok, ok." I didn't give him time to answer. I watch his mouth get ready, then went on "ok then. But if gummy so as to lay a finger on him his dead. You tell him that okay."

Joe nodded with understanding, not making a sound

I walked away but before disappearing, Joe then calls my name "Arthur." And i turned.

Joe collect his nerve and eventually asked "Why do you accept Adri offer, but the Boss—"

"The boss." I interrupted "Just another routine, you tell him I'm just a hired guy for Adri ok. I'm still his guy." and left.

The title 'intellect' has its own fortune for Adri, I said to myself, the title and adoption of him to the School Council was the very thing I needed, and him going there was just a matter of time, I was right. My foretelling was right. But before I knew I was right, things doesn't just turned around like that, it start slow and as it builds momentum, and that's the fun part, a gamble that turns everything in your way.

(Several days had passed since the meeting, and i've been working with Adri as a hired man.)

Morning arrived and I was greeted with the now usual morning calls, I still feel very much lucid, and eventually manage to find the phone and answered. It was Joe, he says to get to the Office, its urgent. I skips my morning routine, took my coat, toothbrush and brass knuckles, who knows when you would need it. I got into the School Council room and asked for Mr. Adri Baccala, its strange that you're supposed to call them with their tiles in front of them, I just can't rapped around it, how the school teaches value of other by the mere usage of title for them. Not every one is called Mister here. Just top-brass intellect or Student Council member. Can't see why this was never called discrimination, cause it checks all the marks.

The Assistant with their polite smile inform, Adri was at the second floor. I went to his office and knock on the big door. I opened the door and stormed in, there were familiar faces, too familiar. Joe, with his large head hung forward and elbow lying on his hips, he undisturbedly reads a magazine. And the other one. Gummy.

I swiftly walked towards him and clutched his coat "Why are you here?!" I yelled, then turn my head to Adri.

I saw him in shirt sleeves, lay back on the cushions at his thirty-degree angle, with his feet propped on the chair in front of him.

"Calm down Arthur." he said with authority "Put the man down and step back listen to what I've got to say, Ok."

I step back and sat in one of the chair facing Adri."Look Arthie, why make enemy when you can make friends—"

"You better tell me quick!" I demanded "Before I kick him out."

"Boss wants to meet the star." Said Gummy.

I turned to Adri "This true?"

"Yes." Adri corrected

"What's the catch."

"Nothing." Gummy exclaimed "By God why would the boss asked something from you just because he wants to meet you…"

"Cut to the chaise, what is it ?" I said "I know Boss too long to think he wasn't a business man."

"Just an invitation after the speech, to the Boss place at down-South, School Bar."

I clenched my fist and For minute I thought I was going to bash his head to Adri desk and cracked it wide open, with my brass knuckles. And so does Gummy.

"Well then Gents." Nodded at Adri "If that's all. I'll let myself out now." He embraced Adri once again before disappearing into the hallway.

Adri smiled at me "Arthur, It's just business, lighten up!"

I sat heavily and took a drink. I had just told Joe not to let boss get his hand on Adri, even thinking about it he did not, he just swoop in and "make him an offer he can't refuse" tipe of bullshit. Fuck, the very thing I dreaded for is happening again. Dealing with him.

Seeing me gulped a drink midday, adri noticed and explained the details of this arrangement. He just need to prepared the speech that will be set at the great hall, ten o'clock tomorrow. Gummy will set up everything. Then Adri clapped his hand together with decisive authority "Now I want you." Pointing at me "To make the head of the Student Council and Vice Student Council as well as Dede to come."

"The fuck, How?" I accidentally said, from sheer habit

"Just do your job!" He ordered "I careless how you do it, just make it done." He abruptly stand and walked to the door, as his hand touch the handle he said " Tomorrow. Make it done!" then slipping through the giant door.

The fuck, I think to myself. How do I get three of the most influential School Councils member to attend his speech, as I poured another drink, then drank it straight.

After a moment of peace. Suddenly in sheer panic, I quickly took my coat, and yelled for Joe to meet me in the dormitory Bar at twelve o'clock. The three of them were, in a sense, Hitler, Himmler and Göring, and for those of you who didn't do their studies they're the three architects of the holocaust and the man behind nazi-germany. They ran the school inside and out, against three thousand students they had to put on an iron-fisted-glove cloaked in red velvet. These student top brassed student were ruthless and a businessman, they'd sell the school even for a cent if they can. But most importantly they're hard to come by, since well, they're bussy as shit and wouldn't even bat an eye for anyone beyond them. And so I stood there cold as ever, and burning from god how many drinks I took. thinking a way,

honestly I dont even know why I'd go to such great length for this thing, for him. I don't. Looking back at it now, I never knew what was I thinking. But maybe its just for the simple reason I had nothing else to do, or that I was in it for the money. What ever it is. I did it and succeeded.

But not without its struggle. You do not make them come without a struggle if you actually want them to come, it's sure was fucking hard, but you don't just want them to come with ease, not if you're a made-man or consider expert like myself. If you make them come with ease, there would be no opportunity to use you technique. But fortunately I had an opportunity to use mine.

As it was said from before, I took the afternoon sitting in the school bar, surrounded by a limitless supply of bottle (one of the perk working with a School Council member, expense was carried by him and not me, luckily enough.) the slight booziness was beginning to kick in, so I lighted a newly bought cigarrete with still the fresh smell tobacco. I asked myself several question How could he, Adri, a new-comer and barely walking, could have, not just nominated but gotten in effortlessly to School Congress? I know he'd eventually come by but not at this pace.

Bribery, extortion?

Nah. Adri just don't have the muscle to do that. Dede or the School Council gents wouldn't budge maybe a bit, their pride just too big to swallow.

How about connections?

No way. maybe is the very least. He just arrive not so long ago and his only friend was Gary, me and Samantha, Gary maybe could helped him, he is a very influential Gent even if he got nothing to do with the School Council he could move several muscle and boom, Adri as head of School Congress, but concerning today political climate he can't take any risk. Samantha well it could very be her, but she's just a Bookclub girl and doesn't have a connection with the School Council.

Good Impression?

maybe, he may got a good impression on himself before taking a seat in the Council. The idea isn't so far fetch. but it's improbable Dede would encounter Adri, cause Adri usually hang around in places that would be improbable to encounter him. But… Of course the bar that would be the place, all of the higher ups usually hangs in the school bar. But still the possibility remains low.

But there's no other place to look for, beside the bar, then so be it. Off to the bar. If fortuna was on her good-side maybe I'll get some luck off of it.