Chapter 1.

I'm sorry, Miss Zöella...but we won't need you; your services are no longer required here. We appreciate them, but they are no longer required." According to her boss.

"But, sir...what went wrong?" She inquired, perplexed.

"I'm saying your services are no longer required...do you want me to call security on you?" He inquired angrily.

"No, sir, no need...I'd leave." She added as she walked out of the office.

As she walked through the door, she let her black hair cascade down her back as she grabbed her bag and phone from her office.

Goodbye Zealot and co. She said to herself as she flagged down a cab.

"Thanks." She paid the driver and entered her apartment.

"Luciano, Estoyencasa." She kicked off her shoes.

"Luciano?" She was walking towards their bedroom when she heard moans.

When she opened the door, she discovered her three-year boyfriend in bed with another woman.

"Luciano...how could you, who is this puta?" She inquired, angry tears streaming down her cheeks.

The agony of losing her boyfriend and her job was simply too much for her.

""Zöella, I'll explain," Luciano said, climbing out of bed after her.

"No, Luciano...you cannot now get that puta out of my house." She added that he threw his belongings out as he dressed and walked towards the door with the girl in his hand.

"Buen Viaje a la Basura Mala," Luciano said as he slammed the door shut.

Zöella sat on the couch, her hands in her lap. Where was she going to begin? She pondered. How could Luciano do that to her? She thought to herself.

"Zöella, I came as soon as you texted," Zendaya said as she entered the apartment and greeted her friend with a glass of whiskey.

“"Oi...mami, gather yourself and tell me what happened," Zendaya said as she took the bottle of whiskey from her friend and sat beside her.

Zöella told her everything that had happened between the time she was fired and the time she met Luciano in bed with that puta.

"I'm so sorry...we'll get through this phase soon," Zendaya said, hugging her friend.

Zöella sat on the Lazy chair in her backyard, holding a glass of orange juice. She had contacted every contact she had for a job, but to no avail.

Was she going to start over? When she didn't have anything and nowhere to stay? She questioned herself.

“How's it going?" Zendaya inquired, placing a plate of hot Italian pasta with meatball sauce in front of her friend.

"Same old, same old."She moaned as the taste of the pasta exploded in her mouth.

"Well, I'm not sure if you'd be interested, but an agency is looking for a maid for Alejandro Antonio as soon as possible."

However, the monthly salary is $2000, plus other benefits." She said this as Zöella turned to face her friend, almost breaking her neck.

"Alejandro Antonio?" She was surprised. She might consider taking the job, but then quit when she gets a job in an office.

"Thank you for this information, Zendaya. It means a lot." She added.

Zendaya gave her friend the website of the agency where she applied right away.

"Well, I've got to go...

I have some things to take care of." Zendaya added.

“Alright...

"I'll see you soon and let you know if I hear anything," Zöella said as her friend walked out the door.

She received a notification on her laptop after a few minutes of lazing around.

She crossed her fingers, hoping it was from the agency, letting her know she'd gotten the job.

Her heart was pounding as she opened the mail, which read...

Congratulations Miss Zöella

You've got the job you applied for. Kindly report to the Maids Agency Limited 99th Street, tomorrow at 9:00 am sharp to be taken to your place of work. No lateness.

Thank you.

She squealed after reading through the mail for the third time.

"Thank goodness...I need to call Daya." She stated that she was getting her phone and dialing a friend's number.

"You guessed it." She screamed with delight as Zendaya answered the phone.

"Caray mamá, do you want to destroy my eardrum?”

Zendaya inquired, taking the phone from her ear.

"I got the damn job, Cállate." She informed her friend.

"I'm excited for you, Mami... this calls for a celebration," Zendaya said.

"Si, Si." Zöella concurred.

"I'd meet you there in an hour... Hasta logo." She said this before hanging up the phone.

Zöella sat in the reception hall with other ladies who had also worked as maids in various houses.

The agency had assigned an agent to transport them to their various workplaces and new residence.

When they arrived at the agency, they were told to pack their belongings.

The ride to their house was exciting; she talked to other maids and even exchanged phone numbers with the majority of them.

"Miss Zöella Castillo, you've arrived at your workplace and home." The agent announced as he assisted her with her luggage to the gate of Alejandro's mansion.

His home was breathtakingly beautiful.

The agent rang the bell, and a bodyguard came out with the caretaker to open the gate for them.

Kathy showed Zöella her room before leaving to attend to other matters. Alejandro had gone on a business trip and would return in three days.

Zöella took out her phone and dialed Zendaya's number. She told her about the beauty of the mansion and how she might have found a new friend in Kathy.

They talked about random things before Zendaya had to leave because she had business to attend to.

Zöella began unpacking and organizing her belongings because this would be her home for who knows how long.

She listened to music while unpacking and arranging the room.

She was finished in a few hours and decided to take a shower.

She descended the stairs to the kitchen a few minutes after her shower and after she was fully dressed to get something to eat because she was hungry.

As she rushed to the kitchen, she detected a delicious aroma.

She came across a shirtless man who was 6'9 and had a well toned body, olive skinned, black hair with a messy undercut.

“Errrm...Hola?" She greeted with a question.

“ You must be Zoëlla, the new maid?" Alejandro asked.

"Si, Sir." She responded.

"Nice to meet you." He said leaving the kitchen after dishing his food.

Zöella then proceeded to prepare food for herself and cleaned up the kitchen before sitting down to eat.

She went back to her room after the kitchen was spotless, wondering where Kathy was and how her boss had returned early from his trip.

She later retired to her room. She turned on her laptop and began watching movies.

She had some snacks with her the entire time she was binge-watching a series.

"Tomorrow is going to be a long day." She murmured and sighed to herself as she fell asleep.

"She appears to be different from the other maids I've worked with. Let's see how that goes."

Alejandro thought to himself as he went over some important files on his desk.