It was a hard night. People were moving about, causing all sorts of trouble. cutie held a heavy box to her chest filled with bags of cocaine. She gives the box to a scary looking man with an awful taste of fashion. The only thing that stood out was his ruddy cheeks. The man, who goes by the name of Fat Tony hands over a small amount of the days earnings to cutie. She holds the cash in her hand and counts it. $80? Holy shit, not even a homeless version of cutie would take this considering the amount of money cocaine had produced on this day. "This is it?" cutie stands in straight posture with her hand to her hips. She worked damn hard for the yeyo and she wasn't going to back down now. The man drops everything in his hand including the cocaine and grabs cutie by the collar. He shoves her into a wall, and looks around making sure no one from his family is watching. "You're an associate. You wanna fuck with me? You fucking with the best." 

Fat Tony lets cutie go and spits on her. "Useless rat." 

cutie grunts, rubbing the dust off her clothes. She stands up and puts the money in her pocket. She staggers to a nearby mirror in the factory to gawk at her sweaty form. She sees more than what anyone else sees. She sees a visual that calms her fear of being left alone again. She sees muscles and bones that not so long ago were bruised. She sees a new version of herself - who works to make a living instead of consoling herself at the local coffee shop with another commiseration prize. 

Then, she smiles. Remembering what Mr. Castellano said to her.

"You are young. But there is more than what meets the eye. You do what I say, and my promise for you will be fulfilled." 

cutie keeps it in mind, knowing that her parents would've been proud. But she still had to discuss with Mr. Castellano more about this. She knew one thing though. Mr. Castellano wanted to take his enemies down. And guess how he wanted to do it? By taking cutie in and..

Faking Delinquency. 

When cutie came back to the SoA HQ that evening Bobby noticed there was something unusual about the way she was acting, almost distraught in a way but she was trying to power through it he could tell. Wanting to know if something had happened today Bobby walked up to her and decided to ask.

cutie, did something happen today? You don't seem yourself this evening and it really looks like you're trying to hide something. If something happened please tell me.

cutie sat me down and explained what had happened today with Fat Tony and the cocaine in the warehouse. Bobby immediately was furious, slamming his hands down on cutie's deks he yelled.

This is absolutely unacceptable cutie! Tony has no fuckin' right to tell you that, you're not even an associate in this thing of ours anymore. You're a damn capo, NO ONE puts their hands on you without my say so! Do you know where this fucker is? I will send someone to get much more than your money and dignity back, we don't need these kinds of fools dealing in our business.

As BobbyMunson slammed his hands down on cutie's desk, it almost felt like cutie's world shattered too. She needed to be strong for her SoA family, she knew that. But the insults and put downs she gets almost every other day away from the HQ is restless and sickening. This was nothing. Just a few cuts. cutie took a deep breath and clenched her fists. "I'm sorr-" she said.

Before she could say another thing, Bobby walked out - leaving a trail of furiousness behind. cutie never knew what he would do. He was the classiest man she knew. Doing things at a quick pace, while paying attention to accuracy. cutie was serving under him, and Mr. Castellano being a close relative. She would always go to them for help, protection and love but it's good to show a little independence of course. Tomorrow, cutie would go back to the warehouse. Remembering to not take things personal. It's all just business, as they say. 

It was another day. cutie felt better than yesterday and that's all that mattered, right? She looked to her right, and saw the man she'd be working with today. He was a pretty short guy, and cutie was the shortest in the family. "Nice to meet you, ma'am." cutie gave him a handshake and they reviewed what the plan was for the bank heist. Los Angeles was the perfect location. It's the bank robbery capital of the world. cutie nodded towards the man, who she later learned was named Jose. Jose was a clever man. He knew the ins and outs of these type of stuff, and cutie was still learning. Time was running fast, so they quickly gathered their things and talked to... Fat Tony. He gave cutie a disgusting look as he looked her up and down. "Jose, you're working with her?" Fat Tony said. Jose raised an eyebrow. "Yes brother, why..." Fat Tony shrugged and let them go. Jose and cutie signed a slip before they exited. The factory was big, but there was only one door to get in and cutie breathed a sigh of relief as she and Jose reached the exit. Jose let her go in the car first, and closed the door after her. He walked around and went into the drivers seat. Jose and cutie headed off to Goldman bank in Downtown, LA. 

When they reached the bank, Jose and cutie waited in line like regular customers. Jose saw the nearest teller available and he nodded for cutie to follow him. cutie didn't believe the next thing he did. He spoke in a calm way. Like he wasn't even committing a crime. cutie saw him grab a pen and an envelope. He wrote instructions to the bank teller to give him all their $50s and $100s. cutie was trying to hold back her laugh at how terrified the bank teller was. The great thing was though, that cutie and Jose didn't have mask. No gun. No threat. Not suprisingly, the bank teller did exactly what he asked. The bank teller complied with Jose. Jose had told cutie before that, that's how America works. The amount of money a bank gives up per bank robbery is infinitely less than the amount of business they'd lose if shit got wild in a bank full of customers. cutie brought a hammer, just in case they needed to break out of a locked door. She felt around her thigh for it. It was there. Safe and secured. It was 3pm. The perfect time to rob the banks because the cops would be changing shifts now. cutie looked at the clock to make sure they weren't wasting time. The bank teller took the cash out, and made sure no one noticed. cutie and Jose walked out, feeling accomplished. They drove back to the factory, and told Fat Tony what happened. Suddenly, cutie got a call and she moved away from the conversation. 

"It's Mr. Castellano. Let's talk some more." cutie ended the call. She told Jose that she had to go back home, completely dismissing Fat Tony's existence. She walked out of the factory, and noticed a shiny black car waiting for her. She walked up to it.