Imperfection

A young girl rushed into a house in joy with a white envelope, it was her acceptance letter. She has been accepted in a school, City University of New York (CUNY) plus, it would be affordable for her. She had worked really hard for it, had many sleepless nights because she was studying. As the only hope of the family, she didn’t want to disappoint her hardworking mother who is the caretaker of the family. As she shut the door forcefully behind her, she regretted it immediately for the door fell off its hinges. “Christ Lillian, when are you going to learn to be gentle with this door?” she muttered to herself before clasping the envelope under her armpit and gently —but with a enough force to lift up the door— she perfectly fixed it into its hinges again.She looked at her work with satisfaction before taking the envelope from her armpit and ran towards the kitchen. The floorboards creaked under feet like in horror movies but she paid no mind to it, she was quite used to it. The house l

“I’m letting you work here because of the history with your family and mine. Your parents are good servants. I have never had a problem with them and I would not like it if I happened to have with you. The rules here will be explained to you by Gina, but most importantly, I would not like to hear a complaint that you aren’t doing your job well. I won’t be paying you for no reason. Is that clear?” Margaret said nonchalantly.“Yes ma’am,” Lillian curtsied.“Good. One more thing, you will be living in. Only the older servants are allowed to leave at night except the head of staff, Paulina. She is the head cook as well. She will keep an eye on you as you are new. Whatever report she gives me about you, I will not hesitate to take action, so whatever you do, make sure it’s something you are allowed to do, am I clear?”“Yes ma’am.”“Your mother will guide you. I don’t like things not being done my way, so whatever you are told to do, you should carry on with it with no complaints. I don’t t

Lillian’s heartbeat increased when she heard him pronounce her name, it was almost as if he was caressing her skin with his voice. Don’t, don’t, what the hell is wrong with her, what is she thinking about? She wondered, but she still looked up at him and answered, “yes sir?”Shane scanned her face with his eyes but at the end, he shook his head softly with a soft smile, “never mind. You remind of someone.”Her heart was ecstatic at the thought that he might be remembering her, she couldn’t stop herself from asking, “who?”Shane looked at her briefly, “not to worry. I’m sure they are looking for you now downstairs, close the door after you,” he walked passed her as he spoke.Lilly couldn’t hide her disappointment, she thought he remembered her, she must have been stupid. She should be happy that he didn’t even get angry at her for standing, lost in thought in his room. Thinking to that, she concealed her hurt feeling and nodded curtly, “yes sir,” she curtsied before leaving the room, c

Shane opened his eyes at the sunlight on his face. Damn, why didn’t I close the drapes last night? He thought as he remembered that the night sky was so beautiful with the twinkling stars and he had wanted to admire the view a little more and might had fallen asleep while doing that.He laid still in his bed, counting the ceiling, lost in thought. A knock on the door brought him back and he removed the duvet and climbed out of the bed. Fixing his feet into his slippers, he walked to the door and opened it. With a slightly raised eyebrow, he looked at the maid who was standing there. He had forgotten her name but he was sure Paulina introduced her yesterday.Nora smiled and curtsied while clutching tightly onto the bedspreads she was holding, “good morning sir, breakfast will be ready in thirty minutes.”Shane nodded but she didn’t appear to be leaving. He stood, seeming to ask her ‘anything else?’ With his eyes.“I need to dress your bed sir, but that’s if you are already up,” she gul

It was getting to the evening when Lilly and Shane finished working in the studio. Satisfied with their hard work, they both nodded and smiled.“Finally, it’s just as it used to be.” Shane commented.“Yes” Lilly replied in a dreamy voice as she remembered that faithful day she was carried into the studio by him.Shane looked at her. Noticing that she appeared to be lost in thought, he smiled. “I used to think that he was born a painter. I’m still surprise why he didn’t make a career out of it.”“Maybe he likes painting just for fun.”“I guess so, considering the fact that he was very good in the business world. He really worked his sweat in that company, only for him to just...leave it,” he shrugged. He still can’t understand how his father was able to abandon the company he worked so hard for after the divorce. Normally, even if they divorced, shouldn’t he still be working in the company?Lilly glanced at him when he said nothing else. Seeing his face closed up in a frown, she knew h