As agreed upon , at nine a . m , I was showered , dressed and ready to be out and about to get a dress for tonight' s party . At first , I thought it must be rediculous to acquire a fancy dress for a birthday party but turns out, the mafia members either go big or go home . When I left my room and decended the stairs , it was like a whirlwind of activities . All the people around seemed to be caught up and busy doing something or the other . Maria was rushing with a huge pile of , what looked like , white linen table cloths . She was headed to the left passage which was across from the hallway where Marco 's meeting room is . Janice was towing a trolley of highly stacked glass ware not too far behind Maria . It was a side of the mansion I had not delved into before but I'm sure there ha

