CHAPTER 3

After sitting and pondering about her new life for a while, Amaya decided to take a bath instead of idly sitting and waiting for Damian to come, she walked up to the door on the left which she had assumed was the door earlier, opening it she saw a brand new room, this room had an infinite amount of clothes, bags and shoes which all seemed were from high class designer brands, she was in so much awe of what was before her eyes, walking down she found a section in glass casings laid the most beautiful collection of jewelry she had seen, her father owned a jewelry brand so of course she knew high quality jewelry and this was high-end, they all looked so polished and fragile, sets of the most expensive precious stones, the apparent walk in closet was big enough to open a high class million dollar store and finally she noticed another door and finally this was the bathroom, even the bathroom looked luxurious it had everything a set of body care lotions and soaps, and everything ranging from body care to haircare with so many options to pick from, the bath tub basically sparkled, the shower station was luxurious too, the lit up mirror showed a perfect reflection of luxury and class.

Amaya took off her clothes picked the right products and took a hot and relaxing bath, getting dressed up in the comfiest pajamas she could find, picked up a random book, tried reading and then drifted off to sleep. A shuffling sound woke her up but when she opened her eyes there was no one there, she was sure felt someone’s presence, getting up to check around her and out the door but there was no one in the hallway either, oh well maybe it was her imagination.

By evening Doris had come to get Amaya downstairs for dinner ‘’Madam dinner is ready downstairs, please come’’ Doris said standing at the door ‘’I’ll be there in a minute, where’s Damian?’’ Amaya asked ‘’He’s not home madam’’ Doris answered ‘’oh’’ Amaya said more to herself ‘’I’ll be down in a bit then’’ Amaya finally closed off and Doris turned to leave.

He still wasn’t home and for some reason this made her heart sink, why wasn’t he home, was he really so uninterested in her, He wasn’t the least bothered about their wedding or even meeting her, well if he didn’t care to meet her, she didn’t care either, she wasn’t interested in getting married to him anyway.

Amaya walked downstairs in her pajamas as carefree as ever, meet a few maids lined up and waiting in the dining area including Doris, at first she was surprised and then remembered how extravagant everything in this house was, the dinning set was a rectangular glass structure it could take a up to 20 sitters. Although this didn’t surprise her she still wondered why Damian always had extra of everything, did he always have guests or was he just dramatic anyways looking closely at the table she noticed so many dishes had been prepared and set, she couldn’t help but ask ,‘’Doris is there an occasion or will more people be joining me’?’ ‘’No madam, this is just for you ‘’ Doris answered politely her head still bowed, it was then Amaya noticed these servants never spoke except their heads were bowed ‘’oh I see now, you’re trying to fatten me up right’’ Amaya said trying to lighten up the mood but didn’t receive even a smile but just silence, hence she gave up and picked a random chair.

Amaya was tired and hungry so did eat a lot, after dinner she asked Doris to share the rest among the servants and nothing should go to waste, tiredly threaded up the stairs and basically passed out in bed.

Amaya woke up still tired, this was weird but she hadn’t really slept since the news of her wedding, she just tossed around in bed thinking of ways to get out of her new predicament but now there was nothing she could do so of course she slept and she did sleep well.

Feeling tired Amaya decided to get a few more hours of sleep and by the time she woke up, she was happy and refreshed, checking the time it was already passed two. Amaya jumped out of bed and straight to the bathroom got ready and texted Kelly ‘’I’m so sorry darling, I kinda overslept, I’ll be there in a minute’’.

Practically running downstairs, Amaya almost bumped into Doris ‘’oh-oh sorry darling I’m in a bit of a rush I’m really sorry, I’ll be back later darling, bye’’ Amaya said almost mumbling and rushing out the door a car waiting on standby for her.

‘’What do you mean your husband did NOT attend his own wedding’’ Kelly crossed her arms and leveled me with a disapproving look ‘’This is some new level of disrespect, darling your parents really got you an arranged marriage and to some proud, spoilt rich billionaire and in the span of such a short time’’

‘’they did exactly that but you know what I am not going to worry about a man who doesn’t think I’m worth it, I’m just going to live my life and continue with my plans and besides I wasn’t planning in the whole spending my life with a random person but this is a plus I guess’’ Amaya said ‘’ oh really? A Plus, I would have gone for a more romantic outlook but okay, I was hoping it’d be like the romance novels, you know forced marriage, they fall in love and blah blah but we don’t even get to see this guy’’ Kelly said ‘’well I don’t really care I’m happy I get to keep working’’ Amaya replied ‘’Yes miss workaholic Barrister’’ Kelly said in a mocking tone

‘’How about you, how’s work, no new runways or contracts? ‘’ Amaya asked, well work is same, same producer fashion competition shenanigans, I need a break honestly, a vacation or something I’ve been thinking of maybe Italy or even the Bahamas’’ Kelly said rather excited now ‘’you’re literally always on vacation Kelly’’ Amaya said in an amused tone, well work is toxic and prioritize my peace and mental health’’ Kelly lightly defended.

‘’Yes young miss’’ Amaya replied playfully bowing her head with her hand on her chest trying hard to throwback a giggle

‘’would you young ladies prefer tea or coffee’’ A young handsome waiter asked ‘’Tea please’’ Amaya replied ‘’Coffee but you’re fine too’’ Kelly said with a sheepish smile

‘’oh-o-er-okay ma’am’’ the waiter

timidly replied and hurried away, as soon as the waiter got far away both ladies erupted into laughter. ‘’poor man, he looked so confused why do you always do things like this’’ Amaya said amidst laughter ‘’did you see his cheeks turn red, he definitely enjoyed it too’’ Kelly replied ‘’yea yea sure whatever’’ Amaya said now giving an amused look.