As soon as the door closed behind me, I heaved a sigh of relief. Thank God that went well. Mrs. Thompson was only going to deduct my paycheck. I could manage that.
But unknown to me worse was coming. I bent to pack up the dress and leave the room when the closet door opened and Tianna stepped out. She had changed out of her dress, and was putting on a yellow sundress with a hat on head. A flat nude sandal was on her legs.
Immediately she saw the empty room, the smile was off her face in seconds. She glared at me and came to stand in front of me, seething she said “You. You did that on purpose, didn't you?”
She continued again without waiting for my response “You intentionally burnt my dress because you were angry with me for taking V
I paced around the room with annoyance visible on my face. I glanced through the door, swearing under my breath before turning to the second occupant in the room.“Mom. That son of a bitch is late again” I scream at her. We’ve been waiting for an hour now but he hasn’t shown up.“I told you to fire him when we had the chance” I repeated grumbling under my breath as I finally forced myself to take a seat across from her.“Calm down, Tianna. I’m sure Lavelle will be here soon” Mom replied with a slight irritation on her face as she glanced at her watch. I knew she was as frustrated as I was but was trying to rein it down.“Mom, I can’t calm down not unt
“I never believed she could allow him to kiss her. Not after the way she dumped you” Tianna was saying the next day as she sat in front of my desk, once again distracting me from completing my job.“Who kissed who?” I asked her as I finally dropped my pen and folded my hands together as I rested my back against the chair, giving her my utmost attention.“Who else if not Valerie” Tianna glared at me like it was an obvious thing for me to know.I clenched my fists together as I turned to stare at the wall clock directly in front of me. Her words hurt right now but I would rather die than admit that to Tianna “They are meant to kiss, aren’t they?” I asked her as I stood up and went to stand in front of my window gazing down the street that leads into Thompsons Enter
If there was anything I could change right now I’ll right to turn back the time to when Victor’s mom had asked me to stay away from her son. I would love to tell her no. I would want to tell her that it hurt so much haven’t to pretend that I wasn’t in love with Victor. I love him so much.Hearing him confess all of that to me in there was so sad. I knew and I was convinced that he hasn’t done any of that to any woman before but what can I do? My hands are tied. Right now, I wish we weren’t two worlds apart. I wish we were equals but it's just like that___ wishes. And wishes are like stars which can never fall.“When will you learn, Valerie?”The voice brought me out of my thoughts as I turned to the door. I was inside the female washroom where I had sat down to cry my
I stood watching the house after Lavelle’s car had disappeared down the street. The house was enormous from here but I was reluctant to go in most especially not after everything I heard.There was no longer that safety I had felt the first time I came here. Right now, I wish there was someplace I could be. Some place that wasn’t the Thompson’s Mansion.I turned away from the entrance door and took a walk into the garden. I needed to gather my thoughts and grief and to do that, I needed to be away from the house where everyone hated me. I don’t even know who to trust.My legs carried me down the partway into the deepest part of the garden past the spot where Tianna had accused me of sleeping with Victor. Speaking of Victor, can he ever forgive me?
Two Weeks Later“So, what are your plans now?” Gia asked me as we were seated on our bed in the maids’’’ quarter. It was during her lunch break. Lisa and Audrey were the one who replaced her.“Honestly, I don’t know anymore” I replied with a shrug as I turned to look out of the window “Sometimes, I feel like leaving the house but I still haven’t completed Mrs Thompson’s mission”Gia sipped her coffee while looking at me with bewilderment “What?” I asked her, surprised she was looking at me that way.“I’m just surprised at how you want to stay to fulfil Mrs Thompson heartfelt desire when she doesn’t even care if you exist or not”“It is
“Grandmother”I heard Valerie gasping as she made it to enter the mansion. We were just returning from the store and I was beyond tired and angry. Angry that Victor ignored me but paid attention to whatever it was that Valerie did.Though I was glad to see him hating her at first but it soon turned weird. How could he have mistreated her like that? I thought he liked her. Something was definitely not, right? I have to find it.“Grandmother. What are you doing here?” I heard Valerie exclaim in shock as she went into the house. I rushed to follow behind her leaving Victor to look at me in shock.Immediately I got into the room, Grandmother Willow was smiling at Valerie as she pulled her into her embrace. I frown at her gesture. I really dislike my grandmother; she was one of the people who made my childhood a living hell.“Grandmother?” I groaned in frustration as I walked towards her. She didn’t even acknowledge my presence in the room, instead she stared at me like I didn’t exist.“I’
“How is she, doctor?” I heard whispers around me as I struggled to open my eyes. It was like something heavy was obstructing my view. My throat aches from thirst and my back hurts like I’ve been run over by a truck. I wanted to stand up and move around but my limbs felt so weak. This doesn't look like my body.“She’s going to be better. The anaesthesia should be wearing now, she should be up in an hour or so” Another voice was saying. I opened my mouth to ask where I was but no words could come out. I tried to move my head to the right as soon as I felt a hand grasp my weak hands but my head felt so heavy. What was wrong with me? Was I dead? Is this how it felt like?I squinted my eyes as sudden bright light peels through the room causing me to frown. Was I in heaven? Will I be able to see my parents?“The room should be ventilated. She needs air and natural oxygen" The same man was saying again. I listen as I watch his footsteps receding from the room. Was he leaving? Who was he and
As soon as I opened the bathroom's door. Gia's unsmiling face greeted me. I scanned her face and down to see her holding a paper in her hands as she glared at me.“Is that what I think it is?” I asked her coming into the room, my eyes taking in the empty spot where I had kept the test result earlier.“If you are talking about the pregnancy test result, yes, it is” she said as her eyes watched me from the other side of the room.“How can you do this?” She asked me, her voice breaking. I turned to her in shock, why was she behaving this way? Is she still in love with Victor?“It wasn't intentional. We didn't use protection that night and I didn't for once think that maybe it could lead to this_____ I wasn't thinking” I said a